Southampton Photonics Develops High-power Fiber Laser

SPI (Southampton Photonics) and the Optoelectronics Research Centre at the University of Southampton (UK) demonstrated over 600 Watts from a single fiber laser while preserving beam quality. This is believed to be one of the highest powers reported to date with a single fiber gain module. The company anticipates that single-mode output powers well in excess of a kW will be achieved in the not too distant future. The work was funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency under their High Power Fiber Laser program.
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