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PLMA-YDF-25/250-UF, PM Yb-Doped Double Clad Optical Fiber

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NuUF fibers offer customers an opportunity to scale up power while avoiding the costs and risks associated with solid state designs. Our fibers provide a path to a seamless transition to a higher powered system with significantly reduced $/W.
This product requires a purchase of a minimum quantity of : 3

Typical Applications

  • Ultrafast Fiber Lasers for Material Processing
    • Chirped Pulse Amplification
    • Second Harmonic Generation
    • Frequency Doubling
    • Single Frequency & Narrow Linewidth Amplifiers

Features & Benefits

  • Lowest Photodarkening – increased reliability and enables power scaling of pulsed amplifiers
  • Highest Absorption – 2-3x absorption reduces cavity length and minimizes nonlinear effects
  • Maintains highest beam quality
  • Enables power scaling and mass production
  • Reduces $/w
  • Designed for extended service life in challenging deployment conditions
Parameter 1427335
Optical Specifications
Operating Wavelength 1015 - 1115 nm
Core NA 0.07 ± 0.005
Cladding NA (5%) ≥ 0.46
Core Attenuation ≤ 25.0 dB/km @ 1200 nm
Cladding Absorption 16.6 dB/m near 976 nm
≤ 15.0 dB/km @ 1095 nm
17 dB/m near 976 nm
Birefringence nominal 2 × 10⁻⁴
Geometrical & Mechanical Specifications
Cladding Diameter 255.0 ± 5.0 µm
Core Diameter 30.0 ± 2.5 µm
Coating Diameter 395.0 ± 15.0 µm
Core/Clad Offset ≤ 2.00 µm
Prooftest Level ≥ 100 kpsi (0.7 GN/m²)