A 168-W high-power single-frequency amplifier in an all-fiber configuration

We present a high-power,single-frequency,narrow linewidth fiber amplifier based on master oscillator power amplification chains in an all-fiber configuration.The effect of the delivery fiber on the maximum output power is studied.A home-made 1064-nm seed laser with a 20-kHz linewidth is boosted to 129 W,and limited by stimulated Brillouin scattering(SBS) when the delivery fiber is 1.2 m long.By shortening the delivery fiber length to 0.7 m,the SBS threshold is increased efficiently and the maximum output power rises to 168 W with an 82.9% power conversion efficiency.The experimental results indicate that the output power can be further raised by shortening the delivery fiber length and increasing the pump power.     

国产大功率全光纤主振荡功率放大器

 以国产掺Yb光纤为增益介质,利用国产泵浦源和光纤器件,构建了主振荡功率放大结构的全国产大功率全光纤激光器。在注入的最大泵浦功率为75 W时,获得了52.5 W,1 080 nm激光的稳定输出,光-光效率为70%。实验结果表明,提高泵浦功率可获得更高的输出功率。     

国产全光纤结构激光器实现245 W高功率激光输出

 以国产掺镱光纤为增益介质,利用国产泵浦源和光纤器件,构建了主振荡功率放大（MOPA）结构的全国产大功率全光纤激光器。激光器包括10 W种子激光器和高功率放大器两部分。在注入最大泵浦功率为356 W时,获得了245 W波长1 080 nm激光的稳定输出,光-光效率为69%。激光器单次连续出光时间约30 min,功率稳定性在1%以内。目前激光器输出功率受限于泵浦功率,增加泵浦源的数目有望进一步提高输出功率。     

1018nm光源及光纤激光同带抽运实验研究

设计了级联式全光纤1018nm光源。该光源采用两级级联放大方案,实现了对低功率1018nm种子光的放大,获得了4.2W的最大输出功率,并分析了影响放大效率的因素。以获得的1018nm激光为抽运源,进行了1070nm信号光的同带抽运放大器实验研究,测量了放大器的输出特性。在纤芯抽运实验中,获得了明显的放大效果和较高的功率转换效率。进行了瓦量级包层同带抽运的实验研究,分析了导致包层抽运实验中功率转换效率偏低的原因并提出了解决方案。     

A 168-W high-power single-frequency amplifier in an all-fiber configuration

We present a high-power, single-frequency, narrow linewidth fiber amplifier based on master oscillator power amplification chains in an all-fiber configuration. The effect of the delivery fiber on the maximum output power is studied. A home-made 1064-nm seed laser with a 20-kHz linewidth is boosted to 129 W, and limited by stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) when the delivery fiber is 1.2 m long. By shortening the delivery fiber length to 0.7 m, the SBS threshold is increased efficiently and the maximum output power rises to 168 W with an 82.9% power conversion efficiency. The experimental results indicate that the output power can be further raised by shortening the delivery fiber length and increasing the pump power.     

Coherent beam combination of two slab laser amplifiers based on stochastic parallel gradient descent algorithm

Coherent beam combination(CBC) of laser arrays is an efficient way to scale brightness.We demonstrate CBC of two slab laser amplifiers based on active phase locking.Instead of the complex phase detection system,intensity detection is used and the feedback control signal is calculated based on the stochastic parallel gradient descent(SPGD) algorithm.The experimental investigation on a 101.5-W CBC of two slab amplifiers shows that the entire system in a closed loop performs well for long-time observation.A combination efficiency of nearly 81% is realized.The slab amplifier laser arrays are the coherent beams efficiently combined by active phase locking based on the SPGD.     

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．     

122-W high-power single-frequency MOPA fiber laser in all-fiber format

We demonstrate a high-power single-frequency master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) fiber laser.The central wavelength of the single-frequency fiber laser seed is 1 063.8 nm,with a linewidth narrower than 20 kHz and output power of 120 mW.By using two-stage amplification,a single-frequency fiber laser with an output power of 122 W is obtained,and the optical-optical conversion efficiency is 72%.No significant amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) or stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) is observed.The output power can be further increased by launching more pump power.