Michael Steinke
38 Papers
106 Citations
Michael Steinke is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Amplifier & Laser. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 38 publications.
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Papers
Single-frequency fiber amplifier at 1.5 µm with 100 W in the linearly-polarized TEM 00 mode for next-generation gravitational wave detectors.
Omar de Varona,Willy Fittkau,Phillip Booker,Thomas Theeg,Michael Steinke,Dietmar Kracht,Jörg Neumann,Peter Wessels +7 more
TL;DR: This work presents a single-frequency monolithic Er:Yb co-doped fiber amplifier (EYDFA) at 1.5 µm with a linearly-polarized TEM00 output power of 100 W and performs numerical simulations to investigate the off-resonant pumping scheme and confirm the corresponding experimental results.
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Single-Frequency Fiber Amplifiers for Next-Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors
Michael Steinke,Henrik Tünnermann,Vincent Kuhn,Thomas Theeg,Malte Karow,Omar de Varona,Philipp Jahn,Phillip Booker,Jörg Neumann,Peter Weßels,Dietmar Kracht +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review and summary of the corresponding research results regarding power scaling, noise properties, and coherent beam combination for next-generation ground-based gravitational wave detectors.
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Microstructured fiber cladding light stripper for kilowatt-class laser systems.
Mateusz Wysmolek,Christoph Ottenhues,Tony Pulzer,Thomas Theeg,Hakan Sayinc,Michael Steinke,Uwe Morgner,Jörg Neumann,Dietmar Kracht +8 more
TL;DR: An all-glass microstructured high-power cladding mode stripper capable of handling cladding light of up to a power of approximately 350 W with stripping efficiencies >22 dB is presented and an optimized graded structure pattern increased the device's reliability and its power-handling capabilities.
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All-fiber, single-frequency, and single-mode Er3+:Yb3+ fiber amplifier at 1556 nm core-pumped at 1018 nm.
TL;DR: This Letter proposes and experimentally demonstrate a novel and simple method to amplify single-frequency signals at 1.5 μm up to tens of watts by core-pumping single-mode Er3+:Yb3+ fiber amplifiers at 1018 nm.
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Co-seeded Er3+:Yb3+ single frequency fiber amplifier with 60 W output power and over 90% TEM(00) content.
Michael Steinke,André Croteau,Claude Paré,Huimin Zheng,P. Laperle,Antoine Proulx,J. Neumann,Dietmar Kracht,Peter Wessels +8 more
TL;DR: The triple clad design was used to enable high output power levels, a good slope efficiency and an excellent beam quality, and the mode content of the amplifier output was analyzed with respect to the TEM modes.
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