高效率掺Tm~(3+)双包层光纤及光纤激光器的研制

掺Tm3+光纤激光器有着广泛的应用前景,而掺Tm3+光纤是其核心与关键.本文采用改进的化学汽相沉积(MCVD)工艺和气相液相复合掺杂技术,在MCVD机车上实现了掺Tm3+石英光纤预制棒的制备,并制备了掺Tm3+石英双包层光纤(芯包比为10/125).利用上述光纤搭建直腔型全光纤激光器,在波长为793nm的LD抽运下,获得激光光谱中心波长为2002 nm,最大的激光输出功率30.7 W,光纤斜率效率为59.32%.     

光纤环形镜线形腔掺Er3+光纤激光器输出特性的数值分析

在分析光纤环形镜工作原理的基础上,给出了基于光纤环形镜的线形腔掺Er3+光纤激光器相位和幅度的振荡条件.通过求解速率方程,理论分析了其输出特性,获得了稳态条件下激光器输出功率、阈值泵浦功率和斜率效率的解析表达式.推导出激光器工作所需掺Er3+光纤最短长度,并在给定泵浦光功率时,在特定输出波长上获得最大输出功率所需最佳掺Er3+光纤长度的表达式,且通过实验进行了验证.     

Tm3+掺杂光纤激光制冷的理论分析

近年来,掺Tm3+:ZBLANP玻璃已成为固体材料激光冷却领域中最有希望的新材料之一,但有关掺Tm3+:ZBLANP光纤的激光冷却尚未见到理论研究与实验报道.本文采用一个简单的理论模型,就Tm3+:ZBLANP光纤的激光冷却进行了理论研究与分析,讨论了量子效率、抽运功率、背景吸收、出射荧光波长变化和环境黑体辐射等对激光制冷效果的影响,得到了一些有趣的重要结果,可为掺Tm3+:ZBLANP光纤的激光冷却实验提供可靠的理论依据.     

Tm~(3+)掺杂碲酸盐微结构光纤激光器

以1 560 nm的掺Er3+石英光纤激光器作为泵浦源,在Tm3+掺杂的碲酸盐微结构光纤中实现了2μm的激光输出。采用棒管法拉制出了纤芯由6个空气孔包围的微结构光纤,选取了2.8 cm的微结构光纤,研究了其激光性能,获得了9 mW波长为1 872 nm的激光输出,激光的斜效率为6.53%,激光阈值为200 mW。研究结果表明,所制备的Tm3+掺杂碲酸盐微结构光纤可用于制作紧凑型2μm光纤激光器。     

辅腔泵浦高功率铒镱共掺光纤激光器实验研究

铒镱共掺光纤激光器的功率提高主要受热效应和镱波段放大的自发辐射的限制。为了提高铒镱共掺光纤激光器的输出功率,设计了液冷散热结构并采用辅腔泵浦法进行实验研究。结果表明,采用2.1 m长的大模面积铒镱共掺双包层光纤时,在47.5 W的泵浦功率下得到了波长为1 548.9 nm、最高功率为21.6 W的输出,综合泵浦转化效率为45.7%;辅助腔中镱波段振荡建立前后的斜率效率分别为48.4%和56.2%。     

掺Yb3+光纤激光器的特性与设计

 从速率方程出发，对波长为980nm的激光泵浦掺Yb^{3+光纤激光器进行数值模拟，全面分析激光器阈值功率、输出激光功率、增益等重要参数与泵浦功率、光纤长度、腔镜反射率、掺杂浓度等参量之间的关系。采用高浓度掺Yb3+光纤对环形光纤激光器做了初步实验研究，所得结论与实验模拟结果基本一致。}     

全光纤超短脉冲掺Yb3+光纤环形激光器

讨论了自启动被动锁模掺Yb3+光纤环形激光器产生短脉冲的机理,并研制出全光纤结构超短脉冲掺Yb3+光纤环形激光器.采用两个976nm半导体激光器级联抽运作为抽运源,高掺杂浓度掺Yb3+光纤作为增益介质,利用光纤的非线性偏振旋转效应,得到自启动、十分稳定的ps量级锁模光脉冲.激光器锁模阈值功率260mW,输出功率25mW,锁模光脉冲中心波长1056nm,3dB带宽11.7nm,重复频率20MHz.与其他结构光纤激光器相比,这种全光纤结构具有更高的效率和更好的稳定性.     

全光纤超短脉冲掺Yb3+光纤环形激光器

讨论了自启动被动锁模掺Yb³⁺光纤环形激光器产生短脉冲的机理，并研制出全光纤结构超短脉冲掺Yb³⁺光纤环形激光器.采用两个976nm半导体激光器级联抽运作为抽运源，高掺杂浓度掺Yb³⁺光纤作为增益介质，利用光纤的非线性偏振旋转效应，得到自启动、十分稳定的ps量级锁模光脉冲.激光器锁模阈值功率260mW，输出功率25mW，锁模光脉冲中心波长1056nm，3dB带宽11.7nm，重复频率20MHz.与其他结构光纤激光器相比，这种全光纤结构具有更高的效率和更好的稳定性. 关键词： 环形光纤激光器 3+光纤')" href="#">高掺杂浓度掺Yb³⁺光纤 自启动 被动锁模     

石英基掺Tm3+光纤激光器特性的理论分析

基于速率方程理论建立了石英基掺Tm³⁺光纤激光器³H₆—³H₄抽运方式的理论模型,采用龙格-库塔 (Runge-Kutta) 法对该模型进行了数值分析,得出抽运光与激光功率在掺Tm³⁺光纤中的分布特性,并对Tm³⁺光纤长度、Tm³⁺的掺杂浓度等因素对掺Tm³⁺光纤激光器性能的影响进行 关键词： 3+光纤激光器')" href="#">石英基掺Tm³⁺光纤激光器 龙格-库塔法 抽运效率 掺杂浓度     

利用光谱滤波器实现自启动的全光纤超短脉冲掺Yb3+光纤激光器

讨论了利用光谱滤波器实现自启动的被动锁模掺Yb³⁺光纤环形激光器的锁模机理,并研制出全光纤结构超短脉冲掺Yb³⁺光纤环形激光器.使用980 nm二极管激光器作为抽运源,高掺杂浓度掺Yb³⁺光纤作为增益介质.在净群速度色散为正的环形腔中加入光谱滤波器,抑制Yb³⁺离子在1030 nm强发射峰的同时,通过对啁啾脉冲的光谱滤波实现脉冲压缩.光谱滤波器与光纤非线性偏振旋转效应相结合,实现了激光器在1053 nm可自启动、十分稳定的锁模运转.激光器锁模阈值功率300 mW,平均斜率效率18.3%,最大输出功率53.07 mW,对应最大输出脉冲能量3.2 nJ.锁模光脉冲中心波长1053.6 nm,3 dB带宽10.84 nm,重复频率16.45 MHz.锁模脉冲宽度为皮秒量级,经腔外光栅对压缩至188 fs. 关键词： 3+光纤激光器')" href="#">掺Yb³⁺光纤激光器 自启动锁模 全光纤     

Novel shooting method with simple control strategy for fiber lasers

A novel shooting method with excellent simple control strategy is developed for solving the failure to convergence of the traditional shooting methods themselves in fiber lasers model. Compared with the published literature, the novel shooting method provides a clear physical understanding method for getting the threshold pump power and the exact results with given random functions in Yb³⁺-doped fiber lasers and Er³⁺-doped fiber lasers. Then, the results in Er³⁺-doped fiber lasers and Yb³⁺-doped fiber lasers demonstrate that the solutions using the novel shooting method has high accuracy of 10⁻⁸ W with several iteration steps, which have extended the applicable range of the end-pumped power even lower than 1 mW pump power. Furthermore, compared with 1480 nm pump for the threshold and slope efficiencies of the Er³⁺-doped fiber lasers, 978 nm fiber lasers can extend wider scope of application and be pump source in the coming future. Finally, the lower threshold and higher slope efficiency at 975 nm than those of 910 nm pump in Yb³⁺-doped fiber lasers, 975 nm pump laser provides for broad band excellent cladding pump source.     

百纳秒级单频脉冲光纤激光极限功率的数值分析

建立了百纳秒级单频脉冲光纤激光极限输出功率的理论模型,分析了影响Yb3+掺杂的硅玻璃光纤和磷酸盐光纤最大输出功率的影响因素,计算结果表明影响硅玻璃光纤极限输出功率的因素有抽运光亮度、透镜效应和受激布里渊散射(SBS)效应,而对于磷酸盐光纤除了上述三种因素外还包括纤芯的熔化。在单频脉冲极限输出功率方面磷酸盐光纤的性能要优于硅玻璃光纤。     

LD泵浦掺铥(Tm3+)光纤激光器的数值分析

首先从掺铥光纤激光器的速率方程和光传输方程出发,建立数学模型,通过Matlab软件进行数值计算,分析了泵浦光和激光沿光纤的分布以及各能级离子数的变化.在不同掺杂浓度下,研究了小信号增益与入纤泵浦功率的关系以及泵浦光和激光功率与增益介质长度的关系.在不同泵浦功率下,研究了输出功率与输出耦合镜反射率的关系.进一步对不同泵浦吸收系数,研究了斜率效率和泵浦阈值与光纤长度的关系.分析结果表明存在最佳光纤长度和最佳耦合输出透过率,使得激光输出功率达到最佳值.     

Efficient approximately 2 microm Tm3+ -doped tellurite fiber laser

Laser emission in the range of 1.88-1.99 micrim from a Tm3+ -doped tellurite fiber is demonstrated when pumped with a diode-pumped Er3+/Yb3+-doped silica fiber laser operating at 1.57-1.61 microm. This pump source excites the Tm3+ ions directly into the F43 upper laser level and yields an output power of 280 mW with a slope efficiency of 76% in a 99%-12% laser cavity arrangement and a 32 cm long fiber. This result is very close to the Stokes efficiency limit of approximately 80%. This is, to the authors' knowledge, the first demonstration of high efficiency lasing in a tellurite fiber at wavelengths longer than 1.56 microm.     

包层泵浦的高功率掺铥光纤激光器

研究了一种输出功率高且光束质量好的包层泵浦的掺铥光纤激光器.当泵浦功率达到30 W时,该掺铥光纤激光器产生的最大输出功率是6.1 W,且波长在2 μm左右,斜率效率达到55.6%,产生激光的阈值是2.2 W.当输出功率为3.3 W时,测得光束质量M2X和M2Y分别为1.26和1.32.     

Tm3+/Ho3+共掺碲酸盐微结构光纤激光器

用棒管法拉制了Tm³⁺/Ho³⁺掺杂的碲酸盐微结构光纤,并获得了2 μm的激光输出。以1 560 nm的Er³⁺掺杂石英光纤激光器作为泵浦源,在22 cm长的微结构光纤中,得到了最大功率为8.34 mW、波长为2 065 nm的连续激光输出,泵浦光功率为507 mW,斜率效率为2.97%。研究结果表明,Tm³⁺/Ho³⁺共掺碲酸盐微结构光纤是一种用于研制2 μm激光器的理想材料。     

Optimization of Yb3+-doped double-clad fiber lasers using a new approximate analytical solution

We investigated the properties of continuous wave (CW) Yb³⁺-doped double-clad fiber lasers (DCFLs) with linear-cavities theoretically and numerically using the rate equations. Under steady-state conditions, a new approximate analytical solution for CW Yb³⁺-doped double-clad fiber lasers (DCFLs) with consideration of the scattering losses were deduced. Good agreement between the proposed solution and the numerical simulation was demonstrated. Compared with the known approximate solutions published in the literature, the proposed solution has a briefer expression, higher accuracy and wider scope of application, which extends the applicable range of the analytical result to low reflective feedback mirror configurations. The solution provides a clear physical understanding of the optimal design of the CW Yb³⁺-doped DCFLs and can be applied to different pump and output configurations. Using the proposed solution, the optimal design of the CW Yb³⁺-doped DCFLs was discussed. If cavity reflectivities are given in advance, the optimal fiber length is found to be independent of the pump power. When the pump power and reflectivity of the feedback end are known in advance, the results show that the optimal fiber length increases and the optimal reflectivity of output mirror decreases with increase in pump power. Furthermore, when the feedback mirror is highly reflective, there exists a certain tolerance of the optimal parameters, in which the conversion efficiency decreases only slightly. But the conversion efficiency is sensitive to reflectivity of output mirror if feedback mirror has low reflectivity.     

High-power 83 W holmium-doped silica fiber laser operating with high beam quality

A high-power 83 W cladding-pumped Tm3+-Ho3+-doped silica fiber laser is reported. Using bidirectional 793 nm diode pumping, a maximum slope efficiency of 42% was produced after a threshold launched pump power of 12 W was exceeded. The laser operated at wavelengths near 2105 nm with moderate beam quality, i.e., M2 approximately 1.5. Further power scaling of the fiber laser was limited by thermal failure of the fiber ends.