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  • 2010 - OSA Fellows For seminal contributions to the development and demonstration of high-power fiber lasers.

Overview

Johan Nilsson is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom and works primarily in the fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy. Their research focuses on several subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Spectroscopy, Biomedical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

Nilsson's main research interests span a variety of topics with an emphasis on photonics and laser technologies. The key topics covered in their work include:

  • Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
  • Solid State Laser Technologies
  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications

Their recent publications illustrate a focus on both theoretical and applied optics, laser systems, and imaging techniques. Selected papers include:

  • "Single step phase optimisation for coherent beam combination using deep learning," 2022, published in Scientific Reports
  • "Modeling Er/Yb fiber lasers at high powers," 2020, published in Optics Express
  • "Tomographic imaging of carbon dioxide in the exhaust plume of large commercial aero-engines," 2022, published in Applied Optics
  • "Widespread slowdown in thinning rates of West Antarctic ice shelves," 2023, published in The Cryosphere
  • "Optimization and visualization of phase modulation with filtered and amplified maximal-length sequence for SBS suppression in a short fiber system: a theoretical treatment," 2021, published in Optics Express

Nilsson has frequently published their work in venues such as Optics Express, arXiv (Cornell University), Optical Materials Express, and proceedings from the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics.

Their collaborative work involves repeated partnerships with several researchers, including Sergey Mirov, J. K. Sahu, Yutong Feng, Ziwei Zhai, and Nilotpal Choudhury.

In 2010, Johan Nilsson was recognized as an OSA Fellow for their contributions to the development and demonstration of high-power fiber lasers.

Best Publications

  • High power fiber lasers: current status and future perspectives [Invited]

    D. J. Richardson;J. Nilsson;W. A. Clarkson

  • Ytterbium-doped large-core fiber laser with 1.36 kW continuous-wave output power

    Y. Jeong;J. K. Sahu;D. N. Payne;J. Nilsson

  • Ytterbium-doped fiber amplifiers

    R. Paschotta;J. Nilsson;A.C. Tropper;D.C. Hanna

  • Power Scaling of Single-Frequency Ytterbium-Doped Fiber Master-Oscillator Power-Amplifier Sources up to 500 W

    Yoonchan Jeong;J. Nilsson;J.K. Sahu;D.N. Payne

  • High power fiber lasers

    J. Nilsson;J.K. Sahu;Y. Jeong;V.N. Philippov

  • Ytterbium-doped large-core fiber laser with 1 kW continuous-wave output power

    Y. Jeong;J.K. Sahu;D.N. Payne;J. Nilsson

  • Ytterbium-doped large-core fibre laser with 1 kW of continuous-wave output power

    Y. Jeong;J.K. Sahu;D.N. Payne;J. Nilsson

  • Lifetime quenching in Yb-doped fibres

    R. Paschotta;J. Nilsson;P.R. Barber;J.E. Caplen

  • Cladding pumped Ytterbium-doped fiber laser with holey inner and outer cladding.

    Kentaro Furusawa;A.N. Malinowski;Jonathan H.V. Price;Tanya M. Monro

  • High-energy, high-power ytterbium-doped Q-switched fiber laser

    J A Alvarez-Chavez;H L Offerhaus;J Nilsson;P W Turner

  • Erbium:Ytterbium Codoped Large-Core Fiber Laser With 297-W Continuous-Wave Output Power

    Yoonchan Jeong;Seongwoo Yoo;C.A. Coderaard;J. Nilsson

  • Concentration-dependent upconversion in Er/sup 3+/-doped fiber amplifiers: Experiments and modeling

    P. Blixt;J. Nilsson;T. Carlnas;B. Jaskorzynska

  • Ring-doped cladding-pumped single-mode three-level fiber laser

    J. Nilsson;J. D. Minelly;R. Paschotta;A. C. Tropper

  • High-power cladding-pumped Tm-doped silica fiber laser with wavelength tuning from 1860 to 2090 nm

    W. A. Clarkson;N. P. Barnes;P. W. Turner;J. Nilsson

  • Multi-kilowatt Single-mode Ytterbium-doped Large-core Fiber Laser

    Yoonchan Jeong;Alexander J. Boyland;Jayanta K. Sahu;Seunghwan Chung

  • Fabrication and characterization of Yb/sup 3+/:Er/sup 3+/ phosphosilicate fibers for lasers

    G.G. Vienne;J.E. Caplen;Liang Dong;J.D. Minelly

  • Photodarkening in Yb-doped aluminosilicate fibers induced by 488 nm irradiation

    S. Yoo;C. Basu;A.J. Boyland;C.L. Sones

  • High-power wavelength-tunable cladding-pumped rare-earth-doped silica fiber lasers

    J. Nilsson;W.A. Clarkson;R. Selvas;J.K. Sahu

  • Single-frequency, single-mode, plane-polarized ytterbium-doped fiber master oscillator power amplifier source with 264 W of output power.

    Y. Jeong;J. Nilsson;J. K. Sahu;D. B. S. Soh

  • Compact diode-pumped passively Q-switched tunable Er-Yb double-clad fiber laser.

    M. Laroche;A. M. Chardon;J. Nilsson;D. P. Shepherd

  • High average power, high repetition rate, picosecond pulsed fiber master oscillator power amplifier source seeded by a gain-switched laser diode at 1060 nm

    P. Dupriez;A. Piper;A. Malinowski;J.K. Sahu

Frequent Co-Authors

Jayanta K. Sahu
Jayanta K. Sahu University of Southampton
David J. Richardson
David J. Richardson Microsoft (United States)
David N. Payne
David N. Payne University of Southampton
W.A. Clarkson
W.A. Clarkson University of Southampton
Morten Ibsen
Morten Ibsen University of Southampton
Anne C. Tropper
Anne C. Tropper University of Southampton
Cyril C. Renaud
Cyril C. Renaud University College London
Liang Dong
Liang Dong Clemson University
Francesco Poletti
Francesco Poletti University of Southampton
Tanya M. Monro
Tanya M. Monro University of South Australia

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