主振荡功率放大 (MOPA)短脉冲光纤激光系统的偏振特性研究

对自行研制的MOPA（master oscillator power amplifier）结构短脉冲双包层光纤激光系统（2W,35ps）的偏振特性进行了系统的研究。分别研究了种子源激光和经过包层泵浦放大后输出激光在连续工作和脉冲输出情况下的偏振特性,结果表明在不加偏振控制措施情况下,系统输出为椭圆偏振光,偏振度和偏振角都容易受到光纤扰动的影响;在激光腔内加入起偏器后,输出线偏振光,偏振态相对比较稳定,但是偏振角度仍然容易受到光纤扰动的影响,可以加偏振控制器加以改善。实验证明,经过高功率放大后,输出激光的偏振态稳定性有一定程度的下降,在进行激光相干合成前需进一步加以控制。     

激光原型装置光纤前端系统偏振稳定控制技术

 分析了激光原型装置光纤前端系统的偏振特性，针对激光原型装置光纤前端系统窄光谱、短脉冲的特点以及该原型装置对光纤前端系统输出偏振态的要求，提出了一种稳定光纤前端系统输出偏振态的新方法。采用脉冲方式偏置光纤前端系统的幅度调制器，通过光纤偏振稳定装置在线检测幅度调制器泄漏连续激光的偏振态进行自动调整，实现了光纤前端系统偏振态的自动稳偏，解决了波导幅度调制器长时间工作后消光比下降的问题。光纤前端系统长时间工作输出的稳定度达到了2.9％。     

长周期保偏光纤光栅的偏振特性研究

用高频CO2激光脉冲写入法在熊猫保偏光纤上写入长周期光纤光栅,并对其偏振特性进行了全面的试验研究.试验结果表明,在输入椭圆偏振光偏振角度0到2π的变化范围内,高频CO2激光脉冲写入法在熊猫保偏光纤上写入的长周期光纤光栅谐振峰幅值会随着入射椭圆偏振光偏振角度的改变发生以π为周期的周期性变化,并且相邻两谐振峰幅值变化趋势相反,相位差为π.在相同偏振角度下将两谐振峰幅值相减,其差值呈近似于锯齿波的周期性变化,周期也为π.在没有发生模式干扰的情况下,谐振峰波长几乎没有发生漂移.基于模式耦合理论,文中还对所观察到的试验现象进行了定性的理论解释.     

亚百飞秒高功率掺镱大模面积光子晶体光纤飞秒激光放大器的实验研究

实验研究了掺镱双包层保偏大模面积光子晶体光纤飞秒激光放大器. 获得了平均功率达16W的飞秒激光放大输出，在50MHz重复频率下，对应的单脉冲能量达到320nJ. 增益光纤长3.5m，由于自相位调制效应，种子光脉冲光谱在放大过程中同时展宽，从而支持更窄的脉冲宽度. 经过光栅后，脉冲宽度压缩到了85fs. 系统中的振荡器和放大器基于同一种具有偏振结构的大模面积光子晶体光纤，具有很好的环境稳定性和进一步集成的可能. 关键词： 光子晶体光纤 大模场面积光纤 飞秒激光 光纤放大器     

高功率全光纤啁啾脉冲放大激光系统

采用基于非线性偏振旋转原理的光纤被动锁模激光器作为主振荡器。输出信号脉冲的重复频率为30MHz,脉冲半高全宽为265fs。信号脉冲通过全光纤啁啾脉冲激光放大系统展宽至100ps后,经过1级芯径10μm的光纤预放大器和1级芯径50μm的光纤功率放大器将脉冲平均功率放大至10W,斜率效率41.5%。输出脉冲经光栅压缩器将脉宽压缩至594fs。     

POTDR分布式光纤传感及其在安防监测中的应用

提出了一种基于偏振光时域反射计分布式光纤传感技术的新型安防监测系统.该系统使用偏振分束器获取到具有正交偏振态的两路偏振光时域反射计信号,对比验证以确认是否出现了造成偏振态变化的扰动,提高了系统对扰动远程定位检测的准确度,大幅度减小了误判率和漏报率.同时在偏振光时域反射计系统的扰动探测中创造性的采用差值法和相对坐标相结合的方法,首次可以明显并且直观地检测和定位偏振光时域反射计系统中的扰动.最后采用Visual C++开发了一套实时的数据采集与处理软件.实验结果表明该系统具有较高的灵敏度,并在2 km和14 km处获取到具有较高信噪比的扰动信号.     

高峰值功率大模场全光纤脉冲放大器

报道了一种由纤芯直径分别为15μm和25μm的大模场光纤组成的全光纤脉冲放大器模块.当注入脉冲宽度为10 ns,重复频率为1 Hz.光谱宽度为0.3 nm,脉冲能量为80 nJ的激光脉冲时,经过两级放大输出的激光脉冲峰值功率为30 kW,单脉冲能量为300μJ.此外,实验研究了该放大器模块输出的时间特性.研究发现:由于受激布里渊散射(SBS)效应,限制了单纵模光纤激光在光纤中的高能量放大,采用宽带激光脉冲可以有效地抑制SBS效应,提高光纤放大器的SBS阈值.     

窄线宽脉冲光纤激光的自相位调制预补偿研究

自相位调制(SPM)效应会展宽窄线宽脉冲光纤激光的光谱宽度,降低其相干性.通过相位调制对SPM引起的非线性相移进行预补偿,能够使脉冲激光在光纤中进行放大和传输后保持种子激光的光谱特性.基于三波耦合方程开展数值仿真,研究了在对SPM进行"欠补偿","完全补偿"和"过补偿"的情况下,SPM预补偿对受激布里渊散射阈值和激光光谱特性的影响.开展了SPM预补偿实验研究,将脉冲激光的光谱宽度从1.4 GHz压缩到120 MHz.研究内容可以为窄线宽脉冲光纤激光系统的设计搭建提供参考.     

相干激光通信光学系统偏振像差研究

相干激光通信系统中,光学系统的偏振像差会改变信号光的偏振态,降低信号光与本振光的混频效率。为了定量分析和研究光学系统的偏振特性,提出了三维偏振光线追迹算法。针对大口径相干激光通信检测平台系统,利用该算法对平台的通信系统进行偏振光线追迹,并根据追迹计算所得的偏振变换矩阵,分析了偏振像差对圆偏振信号光偏振态的影响。通过搭建实验平台,验证了平台通信系统的偏振特性。     

用于激光聚变驱动器的全光纤、全固化光脉冲产生系统

报道一种全固化、全光纤的用于高功率激光驱动的惯性约束聚变驱动器的光脉冲产生系统，采用单纵模振荡器输出连续激光信号，经过相位调制器和振幅调制器，得到一个时间波形上已整形且具有一定带宽(约0.1 nm)的激光脉冲，经光纤放大器放大并经光纤分束器分束后同时输出四路激光脉冲，各路激光脉冲先通过时间同步调整单元精确控制时间同步关系后，经可编程光纤衰减器调节各路之间的功率平衡后再通过光纤放大器做进一步放大并通过150 m光纤传输输出至预放系统.该光纤系统可输出0.3—20 ns、带宽0.1 nm、能量数纳焦的几乎任意 关键词： 激光聚变驱动器 前端 光纤激光系统     

高功率全光纤保偏主振荡功率放大型光纤激光器的实验研究

进行了全光纤保偏主振荡功率放大型光纤激光器的实验研究. 采用两级级联放大的方式, 利用纤芯为5 μupm 的小芯径双包层保偏光纤, 在最大抽运功率为88 W 时实现了67 W的1083 nm保偏激光输出, 纤芯内的激光功率密度约为3.4 W/μupm², 光-光转换效率为76%．分析结果表明, 进一步提高抽运功率有望获得更高功率的激光输出．     

220 μJ monolithic single-frequency Q-switched fiber laser at 2 μm by using highly Tm-doped germanate fibers

We report a unique all fiber-based single-frequency Q-switched laser in a monolithic master oscillator power amplifier configuration at ~1920 nm by using highly Tm-doped germanate fibers for the first time. The actively Q-switched fiber laser seed was achieved by using a piezo to press the fiber in the fiber Bragg grating cavity and modulate the fiber birefringence, enabling Q-switching with pulse width and repetition rate tunability. A single-mode polarization maintaining large core 25 μm highly Tm-doped germanate fiber was used in the power amplifier stage. For 80 ns pulses with 20 kHz repetition rate, we achieved 220 μJ pulse energy, which corresponds to a peak power of 2.75 kW with transform-limited linewidth.     

90.4-W all-fiber single-frequency polarization-maintained 1083-nm MOPA laser employing ring-cavity single-frequency seed oscillator

A high-power all-fiber single-frequency polarization-maintained（PM）laser operating at 1 083 nm is demonstrated using a master oscillator power amplifier（MOPA）structure.The seed source of this MOPA laser system is an in-house-built ring-cavity fiber oscillator.Four-stage amplification configuration is employed, in which the maximal output power of the main amplifier is 90.4 W,corresponding to a conversion efficiency of 72.5%.The polarization extinction ratio of the output light is 13 dB.The amplified spontaneous emission is suppressed by a factor of over 25 dB,and no stimulated Brillouin scattering effect is observed when a large-mode-area and high absorption coefficient PM gain fiber is employed.     

High-power continuous-wave output of master oscillator power amplifier system at 1053 and 1083 nm

We report the efficient generation of high-power laser radiation at 1053 and 1083 nm wavelength by using of a hybrid master oscillator fiber power amplifier system, consisting of a diode-pumped Yb-doped oxyorthosilicate solid state laser as the master oscillator and an Yb-doped large-mode-area fiber as the power amplifier. Efficient tunable diode-pumped Yb-doped oxyorthosilicate lasers at 1053 and 1083 nm have been constructed, which was scaled up to a maximum output power of 34.5 W at 1053 nm and 30.2 W at 1083 nm by a fiber power amplifier, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 93.9 and 87.8%, respectively.     

Frequency doubling of narrow-linewidth pulsed fiber laser

A pulsed master oscillator power amplifier system is constructed using a double-cladding polarized Ybdoped fiber and an all-fiber Q-switched narrow-linewidth pulsed laser used as seed laser.This system has a high repetition rate and provides a nanosecond pulsed laser with a narrow linewidth and linear polarization.Moreover,it generates amplified radiation with up to 14 W of average power,narrow linewidth(full-width at half-maximum is smaller than 0.12 nm),linear polarization at 1 080-nm wavelength,repetition rate of 51 kHz,and pulse duration of approximately 50 ns.Based on this pulsed amplified radiation,3.5 W of green laser,with an optical-to-optical efficiency of 27.3%,is obtained via single-pass frequency doubling using a noncritical phase matching KTP crystal.     

Pulsed ytterbium-doped large mode area double-clad fiber amplifier in MOFPA configuration

A pulsed master oscillator fiber power amplifier working in nanosecond range has been developed. An ytterbium-doped double-clad (large mode area) optical fiber was used as an amplifying medium. Actively Q-switched Nd:YVO laser was used as a seed of light pulses. The system worked at the repetition rate from 10 kHz to 40 kHz. At the amplifier output, pulses of 10.9 kW peak-power were achieved. The laser system worked at the slope efficiency of 30%.     

kW级主振荡功率放大光纤激光器输出特性

分析了kW级光纤激光器实现单模激光输出的模式控制方式。采用主振荡功率放大方式,实现了工作波长1.08 m、最大输出功率1.05 kW的全光纤单模激光输出。对激光光谱和光束质量随激光功率的变化等输出特性进行了研究,结果表明:随着激光功率的增大中心波长和光束质量无变化,但谱宽逐渐展宽。分析了激光光谱展宽的原因,认为随着激光功率的增大,光栅纤芯的折射率变化增大,引起本振级的谱宽展宽,而本振级因谱宽展宽引入的噪声在放大级被放大,再加上放大级本身引入的自发辐射,共同造成放大级的谱宽展宽。对光束质量变差的原因进行了分析,认为光纤弯曲导致原先在纤芯中传输的激光部分被泄露到包层中,从而使光束质量变差。     

175-W continuous-wave master oscillator power amplifier structure ytterbium-doped all-fiber laser

We report on hundred watts range ytterbium-doped all-fiber laser assembly based on the master oscillator power amplifier structure. It consisted of an oscillator and an amplifier with all-fiber components. And fiber fusion splice made the laser be an integrated fiber system. It generated up to 175.5 W of continuouswave (CW) output power at 1085 nm with more than 75% extraction efficiency in the amplifier when the total coupled pump power into the double clad fiber was 270 W.     

Experimental investigation of a seven-element hexagonal fiber coherent array

The phase noises of a 10-m polarization-maintaining （PM） fiber and a 10-W PM fiber amplifier are experimentally measured. The results indicate that the 10-m PM fiber with similar phase noise could be used to investigate the architecture of master oscillator power amplifier coherent combination. A seven-element hexagonal fiber coherent array is developed to investigate the far-field distribution and phase controlling technique of a coherently combining fiber laser array. A hexagonal prism is designed as the combining and splitting component to achieve a fill factor of 0.66. The hill climbing method is employed to detect and lock the element phase.