The fiber laser beam processing apparatus includes a fiber laser
oscillator, a laser power source unit, a laser injecting unit, a fiber
transmission system, a laser beam irradiating unit, a processing table,
etc. The fiber laser oscillator includes an optical fiber for
oscillation, an electric optical pumping unit that applies an excitation
beam for optical pumping onto an end face of the optical fiber for
oscillation, and a pair of optical resonator mirrors optically facing
each other through the optical fiber for oscillation. The optical fiber
for oscillation includes a core extending on the central axis thereof, a
clad surrounding the core, an air layer surrounding the clad, and a
support surrounding and supporting the air layer.