Material approaches to thermal management in advanced fiber lasers and amplifiers

J. Ballato, T. W. Hawkins, P. D. Dragic, M. Engholm, M. J.F. Digonnet, L. Dong

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Abstract

For as long as light and matter have partnered, impurities have played a role in optical system performance. This remains generally true for photonic heat engines and especially the case for optical refrigeration. Building on the history of light and glass, including the materials development of low loss telecom fibers, this paper briefly discusses the sources of heat generation in materials and all-material means for their reduction. Particularly attention will be paid to active optical fibers and connect thermal management to parasitic optical nonlinearities, both critical to high and low power amplifier and laser systems.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationPhotonic Heat Engines
Subtitle of host publicationScience and Applications V
EditorsDenis V. Seletskiy, Masaru K. Kuno, Peter J. Pauzauskie
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510659797
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes
EventPhotonic Heat Engines: Science and Applications V 2023 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: Feb 1 2023Feb 2 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12437
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferencePhotonic Heat Engines: Science and Applications V 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period2/1/232/2/23

Keywords

  • Thermal management
  • amplifiers
  • anti-Stokes fluorescence
  • lasers
  • optical fiber
  • transverse mode instability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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