%O © 1999 The Optical Society of America
%A AB Grudinin
%A J Nilsson
%A PW Turner
%A CC Renaud
%A WA Clarkson
%A DN Payne
%L discovery19609
%I Optical Society of America
%X We demonstrate a new concept in development of high power fibre lasers based on single clad coiled fibres. Combination of a highly efficient Yb-doped fibre and glass-air waveguide for multi-point pump injection allows to reduce device length to less than 3 m
%B Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics: Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland, May 23 - 28, 1999
%T Single clad coiled optical fibre for high power lasers and amplifiers
%C Washington, DC, US
%D 1999
%P CPD26/1 - CPD26/2