Abstract
Q-switched laser operation using a thulium doped polarizing photonic crystal fiber is shown for the first time producing 6.5 kW peak-power pulses with diffraction-limited beam quality, high polarization purity, and >1000 μm2 mode field area.
© 2012 Optical Society of America
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