Fiber lasers represent the state-of-the-art in laser technology and hold great promise for a
wide range of applications because they have a minimum of exposed optical interfaces,
very high efficiency, and are capable of exceptional beam quality. In the near future, the
most important markets such as micromachining, automotive, biomedical and military
applications will begin to use this technology. The scope of this thesis is to design and
develop a short picosecond pulsed fiber laser using rare-earth doped fiber as a gain
medium. The proposed master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) will be used to generate
pulses with high repetition rates.
In this study, first we explain the basic theoretical background of nonlinear optics and fiber
laser. Then, the numerical simulation will be introduced to explain how the laser system
design and optimization. The simulation is based on nonlinear Schrö / dinger equation with
the method of split-step evaluation. The brief theoretical background and simulation
results of the laser system will be shown.
Finally, the experimental study of the developmental fiber laser system that comprises an
oscillator, preamplifier and power amplifier will be discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12615773/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 January 2013 |
| Creators | Yagci, Mahmut Emre |
| Contributors | Altan, Hakan |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | Access forbidden for 1 year |
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