包层泵浦掺镱光纤激光器的理论和实验研究

从包层泵浦光纤激光器的速率方程理论出发,推导出了稳态下包层泵浦光纤激光器的输出功率,斜率效率和阈值功率的解析表达式,进行了数值模拟,对模拟结果进行了简单分析。并进行了实验研究,实验采用中心波长为975nm的激光二级管单端泵浦内包层形状为D型的包层光纤,利用二相色镜和光纤端面反馈构成谐振腔,采用了两套不同的准直耦合系统,得到的最高输出功率为24W,总的光-光转换效率为53.5%。     

Threshold characteristics of linear cavity Yb-doped double-clad fiber laser

The threshold characteristics of linear cavity Yb³⁺-doped double-clad fiber laser have been studied theoretically and experimentally. By solving rate equations, the expression for threshold pump power is obtained. The effects of fiber length, mirror reflectivity, pump wavelength, laser wavelength and Yb³⁺ concentration on threshold pump power are discussed. Then, the Yb³⁺-doped double-clad fiber laser with linear cavity is developed. By using various output couplers, threshold pump power has been measured. The experimental results are in accord with theory.     

高功率双包层光纤激光器热效应及功率极限

 基于稳态热传导方程,对高功率双包层光纤激光器的热效应进行了研究,分析了光纤尺寸、冷却条件、泵浦功率等因素对光纤温度场的影响。对给定参数的光纤,给出了理论功率极限。指出对于目前常用双包层光纤激光器,最大输出功率主要受各外包层材料的熔点和非线性效应限制,从而可以确定功率限制的瓶颈所在,提出有效的改进方案,如减弱或消除线性效应、提高外包层的耐热能及改进制冷方案。     

An approximate analytic solution of strongly pumped Yb-doped double-clad fiber lasers without neglecting the scattering loss

A theoretical analysis of strongly pumped Yb-doped double-clad fiber lasers is presented and an approximate analytic function of distributed laser along the whole fiber with the scattering loss is obtained for the first time. A comparison is made between the analytic solution and the exact numerical solution. The results have shown that the analytic function of distributed laser within the fiber is accurate and explicit. With the analytic solution the losses caused by laser scattering are shown in three different pump modes. The results verify that the backward pumping can get the highest output power in strongly pumped fiber lasers.     

高功率双包层光纤激光器热效应及功率极限

基于稳态热传导方程,对高功率双包层光纤激光器的热效应进行了研究,分析了光纤尺寸、冷却条件、泵浦功率等因素对光纤温度场的影响。对给定参数的光纤,给出了理论功率极限。指出对于目前常用双包层光纤激光器,最大输出功率主要受各外包层材料的熔点和非线性效应限制,从而可以确定功率限制的瓶颈所在,提出有效的改进方案,如减弱或消除线性效应、提高外包层的耐热能及改进制冷方案。     

二极管泵浦高能激光研究进展和展望

高能激光广泛应用于材料加工、科学研究、空间碎片清除、军事应用等领域。二极管泵浦高能激光具有结构紧凑,系统简单、全电驱无限弹仓的特点,近年来,各类二极管泵浦高能激光围绕着同时实现高功率、高效率、高光束质量这一总目标发展迅速。详细综述了国内外高平均功率块状固体激光、高功率可见光波段激光、高峰值功率激光、高功率光纤激光、碱金属蒸气激光等二极管泵浦高能激光的研究进展,并对其发展趋势进行了展望。     

Numerical analysis and experimental results of output performance for Nd-doped double-clad fiber lasers

Numerical analysis is investigated for the high-power double-clad fiber lasers and experimental results using different microscope objectives for focusing into a Nd-doped rectangular double-clad fiber also performed. The numerical analysis includes dependence of output power on output mirror reflectivity, absorbed pump power, loss, and fiber length and pump power distribution for the cases of one-end and two-end pumps with 20 dB/km loss. Calculated conversion efficiencies are 76.36%, 69.73%, and 63.84% for lossless, two-end pump, and one-end pump fiber lasers, respectively. Slope efficiencies from absorbed pump power/output powers measured using microscope objectives are 16.8%/182 mW, 53.8%/351 mW, 24.9%/1240 mW, and 13.9%/649 mW for magnifications of 5×, 10×, 20×, and 40×, respectively.     

掺Yb3+双包层光纤激光器实验中的荧光分析

在研究掺Yb3+光纤激光器的实验中,发现伴生有可见区的荧光,用光谱仪测量发现该可见区荧光的波长分别为639.4 nm,520.7 nm,487 nm和474.8 nm,通过对比分析掺Yb3+光纤中杂质的能级结构,发现伴生的红、绿、蓝荧光由Yb3+与Pr3+合作产生,其荧光过程是由于Yb3+离子的能量转移给Pr3+,由Pr3+受激辐射产生的红、绿、蓝荧光.实验结果表明:掺Yb3+双包层光纤吸收泵浦光后产生的荧光是上转换的,这会导致光纤激光器激光能量转换效率的降低.     

碳纳米管锁模双包层光纤激光器的实验研究

本文采用双包层掺镱光纤作为增益介质,用单壁碳纳米管作为饱和吸收体,获得最高输出功率为336 mW的锁模脉冲激光.用飞秒激光诱导水击穿法直接在单模光纤上制备出D形区,通过在D形光纤上滴涂单壁碳纳米管溶液,成功制备出碳纳米管饱和吸收体,并对其饱和吸收特性进行测试,发现其调制深度为27％.利用该饱和吸收体作为锁模器件,制备出具有环形腔结构的锁模光纤激光器.当抽运功率为4W时,获得了脉宽为93.8 fs,中心波长为1083.8 nm,3 dB谱宽为8.6 nm,重复频率为5.59 MHz,平均功率为336 mW的飞秒脉冲激光输出.     

Influence of stimulated Brillouin scattering on the temporal dynamics of an actively Q-switched double-clad fiber laser

The role of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) during the active Q-switching of a typical high power double-clad fiber laser is experimentally and theoretically investigated. Our numerical model reproduces multiples Brillouin Stokes generation and the fast temporal dynamics which were experimentally observed. It clearly demonstrates that SBS is the cause of peak power enhancement effects such as giant pulse generation. The pulse formation process during the active Q-switching and the precise role of SBS in the pulse narrowing is detailed.     

Evolution of modes in double-clad Raman fiber amplifier

Stimulated Raman scattering in a double cladding optical fiber is studied with a continuous wave laser used as a pump source. Under various launch conditions, pump modes are differently excited. Considering the mode coupling effect among the pump modes, the evolution of the power in the Stokes modes is studied. The results show that the scattered waves （the Stokes waves） in the fiber core with 9%tm diameter and 0.14 NA could propagate predominantly in the fundamental mode of the fiber by carefully adjusting the pump light launching conditions.     

高功率双包层光纤激光器

介绍了高功率双包层光纤激光器的结构和工作原理，综述这种新型光纤激光器的主要特点及其在国内外的最新进展状况，展望了双包层光纤激光器的应用前景。     

Design of an Optical Fiber Device for Pumping a Double-Clad Fiber Laser with a Laser Diode Bar

Pumping of a rare-earth-doped double-clad fiber laser with a GaAIAs laser diode bar requires imaging the near field output of a 1 cm long one-dimensional linear array of tens of multi-mode laser diode sources onto a two-dimensional oblong cross section approximately matching the fiber’s first cladding shape. This work describes the design and preliminary implementation of a device (here called a high brightness geometric transformer) that achieves this transformation with minimum brightness loss. This is done by imaging the laser diode bar near field using a fast cylindrical micro-lens onto a linear array of N (≈10) soft-glass, thin-clad rectangular fibers; in turn, the fibers’ output ends are arranged to form a stack that matches the required first cladding shape. For a typical 20W CW, laser diode bar with brightness of 25 mW·μm²·sr^-1, the geometric transformer output brightness is 0.6 mW·μm^-2·sr⁻¹, i.e., there is a ·40 intermediate loss of brightness. If the output of the geometric transformer is used to pump a Nd-doped double-clad fiber laser, an overall brightness gain of ·340 can be achieved.Presented at the International Commission of Optics Topical Meeting, Kyoto, 1994.     

可调脉冲宽度的调Q掺铥双包层光纤激光器

在激光器输出平均功率一定的情况下,峰值功率主要取决于调制频率和脉冲宽度。这使得脉冲宽度的调节具有一定的实际应用价值。对调Q掺铥双包层光纤激光器进行研究,首先确定了激光器的最佳输出透过率,在65%最佳透过率时,得到2 m激光的输出功率3.9 W,斜率效率为31%。外接一个信号发生器,信号门宽从12 s变化到18 s,并测量了调制频率分别在30 kHz、40 kHz和50 kHz时输出脉冲宽度的变化情况,得到了555.6 W的最高峰值功率,实现了脉冲宽度从163.4 ns到207.9 ns的变化。实验情况证实了用外接信号发生器能有效控制激光器的输出脉冲宽度。     

掺Yb3+双包层大模场面积光纤锁模激光器

报道了一种结构简单、运转稳定并可以输出高脉冲能量的被动锁模光纤激光器.激光器的增益介质为掺Yb³⁺双包层大模场面积光纤,具有非常低的非线性系数.利用非线性偏振旋转效应和半导体可饱和吸收镜结合实现自启动锁模,获得了平均功率为160mW、重复频率为55.9MHz(对应于3nJ的单脉冲能量)、脉冲宽度为10.6ps的激光脉冲输出. 关键词： 大模场面积光纤 光纤激光器 锁模     

高峰值功率脉冲激光与石英光纤耦合的空气击穿问题

研究了15 MW峰值功率脉冲激光与600 μm芯径石英光纤耦合中存在的空气击穿现象。对聚焦区域的空气击穿现象进行了理论和实验研究,测得空气击穿阈值为0.79×109 W/cm2。测得固体介质的激光损伤阈值为2.12×109 W/cm2,与理论计算结果相符。提出了七合一光纤耦合器用于解决空气击穿的办法,实验测得7根光纤并束的耦合效率为67.21%。结果表明光纤耦合器可有效解决15 MW峰值功率脉冲激光与600 μm芯径石英光纤的耦合。     

基于相位采样光栅的双波长光纤激光器

提出一种基于相位采样的分布反馈式双波长光纤激光器,在不同的空间化置同时引入相位和采样周期的突变.通过理论分析,这种结构能够实现谐振腔的分离,使不同波长的光波利用不同空间位置的增益介质,克服增益介质均匀加宽引起的模式竞争,实现双波长激射.采用准分子激光器和均匀相位模板,在掺铒光纤上制作波长差为0.46 nm的舣波长光纤激光器,能够实现舣波长激射.通过实验,对激光器输出功率和光栅强度的关系进行研究,表明输出功率和光栅强度成反比.     

纳秒激光诱导石英光纤端面损伤特性研究

实验研究了石英光纤的纳秒激光诱导损伤行为.实验条件下全部为光纤端面损伤,按照损伤形貌可以分为坑状损伤、熔融损伤和溅射损伤三类.提出了光纤端面损伤的判断方法和损伤阈值的测试方法,通过线性拟合得出实验条件下石英传能光纤的零概率损伤功率密度阈值为3.85GW/cm².总结了光纤端面损伤的过程,分析了激光诱导光纤端面损伤机理,指出光纤端面的杂质缺陷是造成光纤抗激光损伤能力下降的内因.因此,通过改善光纤端面质量还可较大程度提高光纤传输激光能量.实验发现光纤注入端面损伤点几乎全部发生在端面中心区 关键词： 激光诱导损伤 高峰值功率 光纤传能 损伤阈值     

基于多模光纤滤波器的可调谐掺铒光纤激光器

研究了一种新型、全光纤、宽带可调谐环形腔掺铒光纤激光器。该激光器利用由单模-多模-单模光纤组成的滤波器实现波长可调谐及激光器的全光纤结构。该滤波器将多模光纤缠绕在偏振控制器上,两端分别与一段单模光纤相连,通过调整偏振控制器的状态,实现了中心波长1542～1560nm的不同激光输出。单波长连续可调谐激光器的波长可调范围为18nm,边模抑制比大于40dB,3dB线宽为0.096nm;进一步调整偏振控制器的状态和抽运功率,实验同时得到了连续可调谐的双波长、三波长等多波长激光输出。对于可调谐的多波长激光器,通过调整偏振控制器的状态,可实现波长间隔及输出中心波长两者可调。     

单频光纤激光器研究进展

单频光纤激光器在激光武器、激光雷达、空间激光通信、相干光通信、高精度光谱测量、引力波探测等领域有着广泛的应用前景,受到了研究者的极大关注.从1.0,1.5,2.0μm三种典型工作波段进行归类,综述了单频光纤激光器的国内外研究现状,内容涵盖了单频光纤激光产生、噪声抑制、线宽压窄、连续与脉冲单频激光放大等技术.此外,结合了...