Nov 26, 2017

MOPA LASER

Optics 

Master Oscillator Power Amplifier




Acronym: MOPA
Definition: a laser system consisting of a seed laser and a laser amplifier for boosting the output power
GermanLaser-/Verstärker-Kombination

The term master oscillator power amplifier(MOPA) refers to a configuration consisting of amaster laser (or seed laser) and an opticalamplifier to boost the output power. A special case is the master oscillator fiber amplifier(MOFA), where the power amplifier is a fiber device. In other cases, a MOPA may consist of asolid-state bulk laser and a bulk amplifier, or of a tunable external-cavity diode laser andsemiconductor optical amplifier.
Although a MOPA configuration is in principle more complex than a laser which directly produces the required output power, the MOPA concept can have certain advantages:
  • With a MOPA instead of a laser, it can be easier to reach the required performance e.g. in terms of linewidthwavelength tuning range, beam quality or pulse duration if the required power is very high. This is because various performance aspects are decoupled from the generation of high powers. This gives extra flexibility, e.g. when a gain-switched laser diode is used as a seed laser. Note also that it can be advantageous to avoid the presence of additional optical components such as wavelength tuning elements in a high-power laser resonator; with a MOPA architecture, one can place these in the oscillator, where they do not have to withstand high optical intensities, do not spoil the power efficiency, etc.
  • The same aspects apply to other kinds ofmodulation, e.g. intensity or phase modulation: it may be advantageous to modulate the low-power seed laser, or to use an optical modulator between seed laser and power amplifier, rather than to modulate a high-power device directly. Slower power modulation may be done by adjusting the amplifier's pump power, without significantly affecting e.g. the obtained pulse duration or wavelength.
  • The combination of an existing laser with an existing amplifier (or an amplifier chain) may be simpler than developing a new laser with higher output power.
  • The optical intensities are lower in an amplifier, compared with the intracavity intensities in a laser.
However, the MOPA approach can also have disadvantages:
  • The complexity of the setup is higher.
  • The wall-plug efficiency is often lower. However, it may also be higher, e.g. if that approach allows to remove lossy optical elements from the high-power stage.
  • The resulting laser noise tends to be higher, since an amplified source can not reach the shot noise level (→ amplifier noise). Effects of drifts of the seed power may be suppressed, however, if the amplifier is operated in a stronglysaturated regime.
  • A MOPA can be sensitive to back-reflections, which are amplified again before entering the master laser. This feedback sensitivity can often be cured only by placing a Faraday isolator behind the amplifier. Particularly for high-powerpulsed devices, this can introduce serious limitations.
MOPA architectures are also used for pulsedlaser sources. In that case, the amplifier may be used as a reservoir of energy. If a pulse from the seed laser extracts a significant fraction of the stored energy, the effect of gain saturationis relevant: the amplifier gain drops during the pulse. This can lead to a deformation of the temporal pulse shape. In some cases, the pulse shape from the seed source is tailored so as to obtain the desired pulse shape and application 



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Dec 10, 2014

ICC World Cup 2015

Its coming fast Feb 14 2015 - Mar 29 2015



Teams: New zealand, Sri Lanka, Australia, England, South Africa, Pakistan, India, Zimbabwe, Ireland, West Indies, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Scotland, United Arab Emirates.

Zim has loss the zim
Great battel is going on .. India won by 76 runs
DateMatch DetailsTimeVenueD/N
GMTISTYour TimeGroundCity
Feb 14 - SatAustralia vs England, 2nd Match, Pool A03:3009:0009:00Melbourne Cricket GroundMelbourne
Feb 14 - SatNew Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Match, Pool A22:00
Feb 13
03:30
(Feb 14)
03:30
(Feb 14)
Hagley OvalChristchurch
Feb 15 - SunSouth Africa vs Zimbabwe, 3rd Match, Pool B01:0006:3006:30Seddon ParkHamilton
Feb 15 - SunIndia vs Pakistan, 4th Match, Pool B03:3009:0009:00Adelaide OvalAdelaide
Feb 16 - MonIreland vs West Indies, 5th Match, Pool B22:00
Feb 15
03:30
(Feb 16)
03:30
(Feb 16)
Saxton OvalNelson
Feb 17 - TueNew Zealand vs Scotland, 6th Match, Pool A22:00
Feb 16
03:30
(Feb 17)
03:30
(Feb 17)
University OvalDunedin
Feb 18 - WedBangladesh vs Afghanistan, 7th Match, Pool A03:3009:0009:00Manuka OvalCanberra
Feb 19 - ThuUnited Arab Emirates vs Zimbabwe, 8th Match, Pool B22:00
Feb 18
03:30
(Feb 19)
03:30
(Feb 19)
Saxton OvalNelson
Feb 20 - FriNew Zealand vs England, 9th Match, Pool A01:0006:3006:30Westpac StadiumWellington
Feb 21 - SatAustralia vs Bangladesh, 11th Match, Pool A03:3009:0009:00Brisbane Cricket GroundWoolloongabba, Brisbane
Feb 21 - SatPakistan vs West Indies, 10th Match, Pool B22:00
Feb 20
03:30
(Feb 21)
03:30
(Feb 21)
Hagley OvalChristchurch
Feb 22 - SunIndia vs South Africa, 13th Match, Pool B03:3009:0009:00Melbourne Cricket GroundMelbourne
Feb 22 - SunAfghanistan vs Sri Lanka, 12th Match, Pool A22:00
Feb 21
03:30
(Feb 22)
03:30
(Feb 22)
University OvalDunedin
Feb 23 - MonEngland vs Scotland, 14th Match, Pool A22:00
Feb 22
03:30
(Feb 23)
03:30
(Feb 23)
Hagley OvalChristchurch
Feb 24 - TueWest Indies vs Zimbabwe, 15th Match, Pool B03:3009:0009:00Manuka OvalCanberra
Feb 25 - WedIreland vs United Arab Emirates, 16th Match, Pool B03:3009:0009:00Brisbane Cricket GroundWoolloongabba, Brisbane
Feb 26 - ThuBangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 18th Match, Pool A03:3009:0009:00Melbourne Cricket GroundMelbourne
Feb 26 - ThuAfghanistan vs Scotland, 17th Match, Pool A22:00
Feb 25
03:30
(Feb 26)
03:30
(Feb 26)
University OvalDunedin
Feb 27 - FriSouth Africa vs West Indies, 19th Match, Pool B03:3009:0009:00Sydney Cricket GroundSydney
Feb 28 - SatNew Zealand vs Australia, 21st Match, Pool A01:0006:3006:30Eden ParkAuckland
Feb 28 - SatIndia vs United Arab Emirates, 20th Match, Pool B06:3012:0012:00W.A.C.A. GroundPerth
Mar 01 - SunPakistan vs Zimbabwe, 23rd Match, Pool B03:3009:0009:00Brisbane Cricket GroundWoolloongabba, Brisbane
Mar 01 - SunEngland vs Sri Lanka, 22nd Match, Pool A22:00
Feb 28
03:30
(Mar 1)
03:30
(Mar 1)
Westpac StadiumWellington
Mar 03 - TueIreland vs South Africa, 24th Match, Pool B03:3009:0009:00Manuka OvalCanberra
Mar 04 - WedPakistan vs United Arab Emirates, 25th Match, Pool B01:0006:3006:30McLean ParkNapier
Mar 04 - WedAustralia vs Afghanistan, 26th Match, Pool A06:3012:0012:00W.A.C.A. GroundPerth
Mar 05 - ThuBangladesh vs Scotland, 27th Match, Pool A22:00
Mar 4
03:30
(Mar 5)
03:30
(Mar 5)
Saxton OvalNelson
Mar 06 - FriIndia vs West Indies, 28th Match, Pool B06:3012:0012:00W.A.C.A. GroundPerth
Mar 07 - SatPakistan vs South Africa, 29th Match, Pool B01:0006:3006:30Eden ParkAuckland
Mar 07 - SatIreland vs Zimbabwe, 30th Match, Pool B03:3009:0009:00Bellerive OvalHobart
Mar 08 - SunAustralia vs Sri Lanka, 32nd Match, Pool A03:3009:0009:00Sydney Cricket GroundSydney
Mar 08 - SunNew Zealand vs Afghanistan, 31st Match, Pool A22:00
Mar 7
02:30
(Mar 8)
02:30
(Mar 8)
McLean ParkNapier
Mar 09 - MonEngland vs Bangladesh, 33rd Match, Pool A03:3009:0009:00Adelaide OvalAdelaide
Mar 10 - TueIndia vs Ireland, 34th Match, Pool B01:0006:3006:30Seddon ParkHamilton
Mar 11 - WedSri Lanka vs Scotland, 35th Match, Pool A03:3009:0009:00Bellerive OvalHobart
Mar 12 - ThuSouth Africa vs United Arab Emirates, 36th Match, Pool B01:0006:3006:30Westpac StadiumWellington
Mar 13 - FriNew Zealand vs Bangladesh, 37th Match, Pool A01:0006:3006:30Seddon ParkHamilton
Mar 13 - FriAfghanistan vs England, 38th Match, Pool A03:3009:0009:00Sydney Cricket GroundSydney
Mar 14 - SatIndia vs Zimbabwe, 39th Match, Pool B01:0006:3006:30Eden ParkAuckland
Mar 14 - SatAustralia vs Scotland, 40th Match, Pool A03:3009:0009:00Bellerive OvalHobart
Mar 15 - SunIreland vs Pakistan, 42nd Match, Pool B03:3009:0009:00Adelaide OvalAdelaide
Mar 15 - SunWest Indies vs United Arab Emirates, 41st Match, Pool B22:00
Mar 14
03:30
(Mar 15)
03:30
(Mar 15)
McLean ParkNapier
Mar 18 - WedTBC vs TBC, 1st Quarter-Final (A1 v B4)03:3009:0009:00Sydney Cricket GroundSydney
Mar 19 - ThuTBC vs TBC, 2nd Quarter-Final (A2 v B3)03:3009:0009:00Melbourne Cricket GroundMelbourne
Mar 20 - FriTBC vs TBC, 3rd Quarter-Final (A3 v B2)03:3009:0009:00Adelaide OvalAdelaide
Mar 21 - SatTBC vs TBC, 4th Quarter-Final (A4 v B1)01:0006:3006:30Westpac StadiumWellington
Mar 24 - TueTBC vs TBC, 1st Semi-Final01:0006:3006:30Eden ParkAuckland
Mar 26 - ThuTBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi-Final03:3009:0009:00Sydney Cricket GroundSydney
Mar 29 - SunTBC vs TBC, Final03:3009:0009:00Melbourne Cricket GroundMelbourne