Power scaling of cw high power fiber lasers based on large-mode-area fibers

In this paper, we report on a power scaling of stable cw ytterbium-doped high power fiber laser with 170 W output power based on large-mode-area fibers. Single transverse mode output is obtained from a 28 /spl mu/m core diameter low-numerical aperture fiber.

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