title: 158-microJ pulses from a single-transverse-mode, large-mode-area erbium-doped fiber amplifier.
abstract: We report the amplification of 10-100-pJ semiconductor diode pulses to an energy of 158 microJ and peak powers >100 kW in a multistage fiber amplifier chain based on a single-mode, large-mode-area erbium-doped amplifier design. To our knowledge these results represent the highest single-mode pulse energy extracted from any doped-fiber system.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Taverner
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Caplen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: R V
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authors.lastname: Penty