基于预啁啾管理放大的掺镱锁模光纤激光器

报导了一种采用预啁啾管理放大技术实现的百飞秒级掺镱光纤激光器系统。该系统首先利用非线性偏振旋转技术搭建锁模种子激光,实现重复频率为82.3 MHz、压缩后脉宽接近180 fs的近线性啁啾稳定脉冲序列。种子脉冲通过预放大级和预啁啾管理放大级后获得了平均功率为12 W、压缩后脉宽低于100 fs的脉冲。经过预啁啾管理放大级的压缩后脉冲宽度明显优于种子激光的压缩后脉冲宽度。     

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。     

全光纤高能量飞秒脉冲激光放大系统

研究了一种全光纤飞秒脉冲放大系统。其采用非线性放大环形镜结构的谐振腔输出宽光谱种子光,通过光纤啁啾脉冲放大技术抑制功率放大过程中的非线性累积;主放大部分结合双包层光纤与大模场光子晶体光纤熔接技术,输出中心波长1030nm,平均功率16.9W的高质量皮秒脉冲,经空间光栅对补偿色散后脉冲宽度324fs,单脉冲能量12.2μJ,峰值功率约26.4MW。该放大系统采用保偏光纤特种熔接技术实现全光纤化,相较于空间耦合放大具有光路结构简单,环境稳定性高等特点,有望推动高能量飞秒光纤激光工业化进程,提升其在复杂使用环境的适应性。     

腔模可调的高平均功率飞秒激光再生放大器

介绍了一种腔模可调的高平均功率飞秒激光再生放大器.通过调节再生腔内模式大小补偿热透镜效应,从而获得高效率、高平均功率的激光放大.利用该再生放大结构,在1 kHz重复频率、20 W功率抽运下,获得了平均功率为6.5 W的放大光输出,压缩后的功率为4.8 W、脉冲宽度为35 fs.腔型计算和实验结果均表明该腔型结构能很好地用于高平均功率飞秒激光放大,是进一步进行后续放大的理想前端.     

高功率2 μm波长可调谐超短脉冲光纤激光器

高功率2 μm波长可调谐的超短脉冲激光具有峰值功率高、脉冲宽度窄、波长可调谐等优势,在医疗手术、大气通信、光电对抗等领域具有广泛的应用。利用高峰值功率的掺铒光纤放大器泵浦高非线性光纤,在全光纤化结构中获得了1895～2165 nm可调谐的拉曼孤子输出。采用啁啾脉冲放大技术对拉曼孤子的脉冲能量进行提升,放大后拉曼孤子的单脉冲能量为1.56 μJ,平均功率达到50.6 W,脉冲宽度为83 ps。经过光栅对压缩后,脉冲宽度降低至1.23 ps,平均功率为22 W,峰值功率达到0.55 MW。放大后的脉冲仍具有波长调谐的能力,当输出功率为5 W和50.6 W时,脉冲的波长调谐范围分别为38 nm和8 nm。     

全光纤调Q激光器腔内脉宽压缩技术

为了压缩MOPA全光纤调Q激光器脉冲宽度,对谐振腔基本参数进行了研究。首先,根据速率方程理论推导出脉冲宽度的表达式,通过数值解建立表达式参数与脉冲宽度的关系。然后,分析增益光纤长度、腔镜输出透过率、Q开关性能等谐振腔基本参数对全光纤调Q种子源输出脉冲宽度的影响并通过实验来逐一验证结果。最后,通过优化的参数搭建全光纤调Q激光器,在重复频率为20 kHz时,得到脉冲宽度为54 ns、平均功率为0.86 W的种子激光输出。在重复频率为100 kHz时,对脉宽142 ns、平均功率为1.66 W的种子光进行预放大和功率主放大,最终得到平均功率120 W、脉宽180 ns、光谱宽度为0.67 nm的稳定脉冲激光输出。通过提升AOM性能、减小增益光纤长度等参数优化方式构建调Q光纤激光器,能有效压缩谐振腔内脉冲宽度。     

1 kHz-0.1 TW高效率钛宝石激光放大器

介绍了一种高重复频率掺钛蓝宝石飞秒激光多通高效率放大系统.在抽运功率为23 W，入射功率为660 mW时，获得7.2 W的放大输出，放大效率达30%.经压缩器压缩后，获得单脉冲能量4.5 mJ,脉冲宽度为 38 fs，重复频率为1 kHz，峰值功率大于0.1 TW的超短超强激光脉冲. 关键词： 飞秒脉冲 高重复频率 啁啾脉冲放大     

光子晶体光纤飞秒激光非线性放大系统的耦合动力学过程研究

构建了掺镱大模场面积单偏振光子晶体光纤飞秒激光非线性放大系统. 讨论了腔内净色散量和抽运功率对振荡级输出参数的影响和振荡级参数对放大级输出参数的影响. 在本实验条件下, 当腔内净色散量取较大负色散时, 振荡级直接输出的脉冲更宽, 且携带更少的啁啾. 当振荡级抽运4.53 W时, 选择最接近变换极限的脉冲作为种子脉冲, 放大级在60 W抽运时输出压缩后无基底的短脉冲, 宽度为45.7 fs, 平均功率28 W. 振荡级抽运功率增加到5.08 W, 放大级抽运70 W时, 获得最高输出功率34.5 W, 对应脉宽53.5 fs.     

一种全光纤啁啾脉冲放大系统设计

提出了一种全光纤啁啾脉冲放大系统,在理论分析的基础上,利用分步傅里叶法,通过求解非线性薛定谔方程,对由组合A(1m的DCF+2m的EDF+3.08m的SMF)与组合B(1m的DCF+2m的LMA-EDF+0.61m的SMF)分别构成的两个全光纤啁啾脉冲放大系统进行分段数值模拟,结果发现,将重复频率为100MHz、峰值功率为33.3 W、脉宽为300fs的种子脉冲经过组合A构成的放大系统后,变为重复频率为100 MHz、峰值功率为18 062.43 W、脉宽约为56fs的脉冲;而经过组合B构成的放大系统后,种子脉冲则变为重复频率为100 MHz、峰值功率为31 022.24 W、脉宽约为50fs的脉冲。     

高功率线偏振皮秒脉冲簇Yb光纤激光器

以一个增益调制的分布式布喇格反射结构的半导体激光器为种子源,设计了一个高功率皮秒脉冲簇输出的线偏振掺镱光纤激光器.种子源输出脉冲宽度200ps,重复频率350MHz.在预放大中插入一个基于一级衍射透过的声光调制器实现了皮秒脉冲簇形式的激光输出,脉冲簇的重复频率在10~500kHz范围可调.皮秒脉冲簇激光通过一个基于大模场面积保偏Yb光纤的功率放大级,获得了高功率线偏振激光输出,平均功率83 W,偏振消光比优于15dB.当脉冲簇重复频率固定在100kHz,脉冲簇中同时存在350个子脉冲时,获得峰值功率12kW的皮秒激光输出.与传统连续脉冲输出的激光器相比,该系统能够实现脉冲簇的输出,有利于峰值功率的进一步提高,可应用于激光微加工领域.     

57 W, 27 fs pulses from a fiber laser system using nonlinear compression

We report on the generation of 27 fs pulses with an average output power of 57 W and a repetition rate of 78 MHz. The pulses are generated by combining a high average power fiber chirped pulse amplification (FCPA) system with a microstructured large-mode-area fiber for nonlinear compression. The FCPA system delivers 270 fs pulses in a linearly polarized beam with diffraction-limited quality. Nonlinear compression is achieved by launching the pulses into a short (few cm) piece of microstructured fiber and subsequent compression by a pair of chirped mirrors. PACS  42.55.Wd; 42.55.Xi, 42.65.Re     

Watt-level, high-repetition-rate, mid-infrared pulses generated by wavelength conversion of an eye-safe fiber source

We report on a mid-infrared (mid-IR) source consisting of an approximately 10 W average-power, linearly polarized 1.54 microm wavelength pulsed fiber source pumping an optical parametric oscillator. From this source, we obtained average power in excess of 1 W in the 3.8-4.0 microm wavelength range at a pulse repetition frequency of 100 kHz. With a slightly different setup, we also achieved an average power of 0.25 W at 4.5 microm wavelength. To our knowledge, these values represent the highest mid-IR power obtained through wavelength conversion of an eye-safe fiber source.     

Nonlinear femtosecond pulse compression at high average power levels by use of a large-mode-area holey fiber

We demonstrate that nonlinear fiber compression is possible at unprecedented average power levels by use of a large-mode-area holey (microstructured) fiber and a passively mode-locked thin disk Yb:YAG laser operating at 1030 nm. We broaden the optical spectrum of the 810-fs pump pulses by nonlinear propagation in the fiber and remove the resultant chirp with a dispersive prism pair to achieve 18 W of average power in 33-fs pulses with a peak power of 12 MW and a repetition rate of 34 MHz. The output beam is nearly diffraction limited and is linearly polarized.     

Microjoule-level all-polarization-maintaining femtosecond fiber source

We report on a high-power, high-energy femtosecond fiber source based on direct amplification of parabolic pulses from an environmentally stable passively mode-locked fiber oscillator in an Yb-doped single-polarization photonic crystal fiber. The special pulse shape allows for the generation of high-quality femtosecond pulses beyond nonlinearity limits. The system delivers a pulse energy of 1.2 microJ (21 W average power) at a repetition rate of 17 MHz and a pulse duration of 240 fs in a linearly polarized beam with diffraction-limited quality.     

光纤激光泵浦MgO:PPLN高功率中波红外光参量振荡器

为实现高效率、高功率中波红外激光输出,研制基于MgO:PPLN晶体的中波红外光参量振荡器（OPO）,泵浦源为基于主振荡功率放大（MOPA）结构的线偏振掺Yb光纤激光器（YDFL）。实验结果表明:YDFL可实现最高79.1 W的1064.1 nm脉冲线偏振激光输出;在YDFL泵浦下,通过优化输出镜曲率半径和泵浦光束腰直径,该OPO实现最高9.15 W的3.754 μm脉冲激光输出,光光转换效率为11.57%,重复频率为300 kHz,脉冲宽度约为110 ns。     

All-fiber linearly polarized laser oscillator by fiber coiling loss control

In this paper,we demonstrate an all-fiber linearly polarized fiber laser oscillator.The single polarization of the oscillator is achieved through the careful designing of the active fiber coiling.The relationship between fiber coiling diameter and polarization extinction ratio and optical efficiency is studied,whose results lead to an optimized system.The thermal management of the oscillator is also refined,which allows the oscillator to reach a maximum output power of44.1 W with an optical-to-optical efficiency of 57.9%.A high average polarization extinction ratio of 21.6 d B is achieved during a 2-hour stability test.The oscillator also owns a narrow 3-d B bandwidth of 0.1 nm,as well as near-diffraction-limit beam quality of M~2~ 1.14.     

1 MHz repetition rate hollow fiber pulse compression to sub-100-fs duration at 100 W average power

We report on nonlinear pulse compression at very high average power. A high-power fiber chirped pulse amplification system based on a novel large pitch photonic crystal fiber delivers 700 fs pulses with 200 μJ pulse energy at a 1 MHz repetition rate, resulting in 200 W of average power. Subsequent spectral broadening in a xenon-filled hollow-core fiber and pulse compression with chirped mirrors is employed for pulse shortening and peak power enhancement. For the first time, to our knowledge, more than 100 W of average power are transmitted through a noble-gas-filled hollow fiber. After pulse compression of 81 fs, 93 μJ pulses are obtained at a 1 MHz repetition rate.     

Linearly polarized, 3.35 W narrow-linewidth, 1150 nm fiber master oscillator power amplifier for frequency doubling to the yellow

A high-power linearly polarized Yb-doped silica fiber master oscillator power amplifier at 1150 nm is reported. It produced 3.35 W cw and 2.33 W of average power in 1 micros pulses at a 100 kHz repetition rate, both with 8 pm linewidth. This is the first report, to the best of our knowledge, of a high-power Yb-doped fiber amplifier at a wavelength longer than 1135 nm. The pulsed output was frequency doubled in a bulk periodically poled near-stoichiometric LiTaO(3) chip to generate 976 mW of average power at 575 nm with an overall system optical-to-optical efficiency of 9.8% with respect to launched pump power.     

Millijoule pulse energy high repetition rate femtosecond fiber chirped-pulse amplification system

We report on an ytterbium-doped fiber chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) system delivering millijoule level pulse energy at repetition rates above 100 kHz corresponding to an average power of more than 100 W. The compressed pulses are as short as 800 fs. As the main amplifier, an 80 microm core diameter short length photonic crystal fiber is employed, which allows the generation of pulse energies up to 1.45 mJ with a B-integral as low as 7 at a stretched pulse duration of 2 ns. A stretcher-compressor unit consisting of dielectric diffraction gratings is capable of handling the average power without beam and pulse quality distortions. To our knowledge, we present the highest pulse energy ever extracted from fiber based femtosecond laser systems, and a nearly 2 orders of magnitude higher repetition rate than in previously published millijoule-level fiber CPA systems.