Multi-coupler side-pumped Yb-doped double-clad fiber laser

The side-coupler of angle polished method, using angle-polished multimode fiber and optical adhesive, is used to efficiently pump an Yb-doped double-clad fiber laser. The maximum coupling efficiency of 78.6% is achieved by the side-coupler for a multimode fiber with a circular core of 200 μm and a double-clad fiber with a 350/400 μm D-shaped inner cladding. While laser diodes (LDs) with three side-couplers are simultaneously used as pump sources, maximum output power of 1.38 W and slope efficiency of 48.9% are demonstrated in the fiber laser system.     

国产掺镱双包层光纤的激光特性

 采用MCVD方法研发了掺镱双包层光纤，并对其结构特性、荧光特性和激光特性进行了测试和研究。其D形内包层尺寸为400/450μm，数值孔径为0.36,纤芯直径约为16μm，数值孔径约为0.18。荧光谱线的范围为1 000~1 140 nm，1 030 nm处的峰宽大于50 nm。采用大功率激光二极管单端泵浦6 m长的双包层光纤，在泵浦入纤功率为61 W时， 获得了32 W的激光输出，斜率效率为64%。该光纤在高功率处未发现饱和现象，通过优化光纤参数与泵浦方式还可以提高转化效率和输出功率。实验表明该光纤可以取代进口光纤用作高功率激光器件。     

All-fiber design of hybrid Er-doped laser/Yb-doped amplifier system for high-power ultrashort pulse generation

We propose a design of an all-fiber laser system that combines the most advanced Er:fiber laser in the telecommunication range and an efficient Yb-doped amplifier for generation of high-power ultrashort pulses. The system is based on nonlinear wavelength conversion of 1.56 μm ultrashort Er:fiber laser pulses to the 1 μm range in a short pigtail of dispersion-shifted silica fiber with subsequent amplification in the Yb-doped fiber amplifier. Pulses with a duration as short as 85 fs and averaged power of 200 mW are demonstrated.     

一种基于增益调制技术的全光纤化脉冲Yb光纤激光器

以波长为975 nm的半导体激光器作为泵浦源,周期性地脉冲泵浦一个包含Yb掺杂光纤和光纤光栅对的Yb光纤激光器,实现了基于增益调制技术的全光纤化高功率Yb光纤激光器的稳定脉冲输出.在50 kHz重频下,采用20 W的泵浦功率和2.4 μs的泵浦脉冲宽度,获得了1 060 nm波长脉冲宽度仅100 ns的稳定脉冲激光输出,单脉冲激光能量约为20 μJ.以此作为脉冲激光种子进行功率放大,获得了性能稳定的全光纤结构高功率脉冲激光输出,放大后单脉冲能量超过200 μJ,激光放大器斜率效率达到60%.     

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。     

包层泵浦的铒镱共掺光纤激光高效产生的实验研究

利用尾纤输出的977nm高亮度多模半导体激光器包层泵浦铒镱共掺双包层光纤,采用非球面透镜组耦合方式,使泵浦耦合效率达66%以上,并在法布里-珀罗激光振荡腔结构中实现了高效的连续激光产生,双包层光纤长度为2m,在泵浦入纤功率为1.36W时,输出连续功率最大394mW,斜率效率达35%,激光输出波长1.565μm.     

Output Characteristics of High-Power Continuous Wave Raman Fiber Laser at 1239 nm Using Phosphosilicate Fiber

A high-power singlemode Raman fiber laser (RFL) with maximum output power of 4.11 W and maximum power conversion efficiency of 47.40% at 1239 nm is realized using continuous wave 8.4 W Yb-doped double-clad fiber laser as a pump, 700 m phosphosilicate fiber, and a Raman cavity formed by a pair of fiber Bragg grating mirrors at 1239 nm. The output characteristics of the RFL at 1239 nm for different fiber lengths and output mirror reflectance are reported. Theoretical simulation is done to numerically optimize for fiber length and output coupler reflectivity to obtain maximum first Stokes power.     

33 W continuous-wave single-frequency green laser by frequency doubling of a single-mode YDFA

A high power continuous-wave single-frequency green fiber laser by second-harmonic generation of a Yb-doped fiber amplifier(YDFA)is developed.A linearly polarized single-mode fiber amplifier produces a 60 W infrared laser at 1064 nm with a 103 W incident diode pump laser at 976 nm,corresponding to an optical conversion efficiency of 58%.An external bow-tie enhancement cavity incorporating a noncritically phase-matched lithium triborate crystal is employed for second-harmonic generation.A 33.2 W laser at 532 nm is obtained with a 45 W incident 1064 nm fundamental laser,corresponding to a conversion efficiency of 74%.     

Efficient special S-band ytterbium fiber laser emitting at 1012 nm and its application in tandem pumping

We presented the first demonstration of a special S-band Yb-doped fiber laser with a central wavelength of 1012 nm. By pumping common alumosilicate fiber doped with 974 nm laser diode, efficient lasing at 1012 nm was achieved with a maximal output power of 331 mW and 55% power conversion efficiency. We also built a fiber amplifier to validate the feasibility of the 1012 nm laser as the tandem pump source by boosting the 1064 nm C-band laser power up. The slope efficiency of the tandem-pumped fiber amplifier is 63%.     

Highly efficient 4-W Yb-doped fiber amplifier pumped by a broad-stripe laser diode

A Yb-doped double-cladding fiber amplifier is v-groove side pumped by a 100-mum -wide, broad-stripe, 975-nm laser diode. The amplifier exhibits, separately, 39% electrical-to-optical conversion efficiency, 89% internal optical-to-optical conversion efficiency, 4-W output power at 1060 nm, and a small-signal gain of 53 dB.     

1150 nm High-Power Fiber Laser Oscillator Pumped by 976 nm Laser Diode

We present an all-fiber 1150 nm Yb-doped fiber laser oscillator pumped by a 976 nm laser diode. To suppress amplified spontaneous emission and avoid parasitic laser oscillation, we propose a long-length gain fiber and a high-reflectivity output fiber Bragg grating in the fiber laser oscillator. The 1150 nm band single-mode fiber laser with output power of 20.5 W is demonstrated at room temperature. The optical-to-optical conversion efficiency ranges up to 51.6% at the maximum output. The central wavelength of the fiber laser oscillator is 1150.35 nm, and its 3 dB spectral width is 0.72 nm. No evidence of amplified spontaneous emission, residual pump light, or parasitic laser oscillation were observed in the experiments. The high-power 1150 nm fiber laser oscillator can be used as a pump source in the development of a 3 μm Ho-doped fiber laser.     

1137 nm长波掺镱光纤激光器的出光实验

分别使用976 nm半导体激光器和1040 nm光纤激光器作为泵浦源,实现了1137 nm长波光纤激光器的出光,输出功率均超过百mW。激光器采用相同的线性腔结构,高反光栅和低反光栅的反射率分别为99.6%和39.7%,增益介质是一段8 m长的掺镱光纤,纤芯直径5 m。当976 nm半导体泵浦功率为912 mW时,1137 nm激光输出功率为182 mW,对应的斜率效率为28.5%;当1040 nm激光功率为1.59 W时,输出的1137 nm激光功率为278 mW,斜率效率约为25%。在此基础上对两种泵浦方式进行了对比分析。     

国产光纤实现直接抽运全光纤化3000 W级激光输出

基于国产光纤构建了直接抽运全光纤化主控振荡器功率放大器结构光纤激光器, 放大级分别采用武汉烽火锐光科技有限公司和中国电子科技集团公司第四十六研究所提供的国产20/400 μm掺镱双包层光纤作为增益光纤, 通过全国产化放大级实现了3050和3092 W的1080 nm激光输出. 放大级提取效率分别为67.3%和68.2%, 光-光效率分别为63.0%和63.9%. 据可查询资料, 这是公开报道的直接抽运全光纤激光输出的最高水平, 同时由于采用了国产光纤作为放大级增益光纤, 表明国产光纤具备了3 kW级光纤激光器输出能力. 通过国产光纤横截端面以及光纤熔接显微镜图像实验分析知, 光纤制造工艺的不足是导致国产光纤激光器效率低的主要原因. 继续改进光纤工艺, 提升抽运功率, 优化光纤长度, 有望实现更高功率的全国产化光纤激光器输出.     

Watt-level ~2 μm laser output in Tm3+-doped tungsten tellurite glass double-cladding fiber

We report, for the first time to the best of our knowledge, a watt level cw fiber laser at ~2 μm from a piece of 40-cm-long newly developed highly thulium-doped (3.76 × 10(20) ions/cm(3)) tungsten tellurite glass double cladding fiber pumped by a commercial 800 nm laser diode. The maximum output power of the fiber laser reaches 1.12 W. The slope efficiency and the optical-optical efficiency with respect to the absorbed pump are 20% and 16%, respectively. The lasing threshold is 1.46 W, and the lasing wavelength is centered at 1937 nm.     

基于光纤光栅谐振腔的掺镱全光纤激光器设计(英文)

采用数值分析方法分析了光纤长度、后腔镜反射率等因素对激光器输出阈值泵浦功率、输出功率的影响,为全光纤激光器的优化设计提供了理论基础.在设计过程中采用光纤光栅作为光纤激光器的反馈与选频腔镜,通过锥度光纤实现了泵浦模块与掺镱双包层光纤之间的低损耗连接以及高效率的泵浦激光功率传输,成功研制了具备稳定窄化线宽激光输出的掺镱全光纤激光器.实验得到了波长峰值在1 082 .50 nm,谱线宽度0 .113 nm,最大输出功率8 .5 W,泵浦阈值功率0 .8 W,斜率效率为70 .8 %的稳定激光输出.     

Efficient single-mode operation of a cladding-pumped ytterbium-doped helical-core fiber laser

A novel approach to achieving robust single-spatial-mode operation of cladding-pumped fiber lasers with multimode cores is reported. The approach is based on the use of a fiber geometry in which the core has a helical trajectory within the inner cladding to suppress laser oscillation on higher-order modes. In a preliminary proof-of-principle study, efficient single-mode operation of a cladding-pumped ytterbium-doped helical-core fiber laser with a 30 microm diameter core and a numerical aperture of 0.087 has been demonstrated. The laser yielded 60.4 W of output at 1043 nm in a beam with M2 < 1.4 for 92.6 W launched pump power from a diode stack at 976 nm. The slope efficiency at pump powers well above threshold was approximately 84%, which compares favorably with the slope efficiencies achievable with conventional straight-core Yb-doped double-clad fiber lasers.     

100 W级全光纤化线偏振单频光纤放大器

报道了一种基于主振荡功率放大结构的全光纤化1064 mm线偏振单频光纤放大器。种子源是一个线宽约为3 kHz的单频光纤激光器。输出功率为50 mW的种子激光经两级掺Yb保偏双包层光纤(光纤纤芯直径分别为10 μm和20 μm)和一级手性耦合纤芯增益光纤放大后,最终获得了输出功率138 W、光束质量M2≤1.2、偏振消光比优于18 dB的高功率单频光纤激光输出。在脉冲调制模式下,获得了峰值功率465 W、脉宽宽度约为500 μs的线偏振单频光纤激光输出。     

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%.     

侧面抽运的掺Yb双包层光纤激光器

利用光纤角度磨抛侧面耦合新技术研究了侧面抽运的掺Yb双包层光纤激光器。实验上采取新的加工工艺获得了端面具有小锐角磨抛斜角的多模光纤,专门设计的高精密机械调整结构有效地将多模光纤的斜面和双包层光纤的侧面精确对准,通过不同的折射率匹配材料进行的研究,发现折射率匹配材料对于注入功率和抽运效率都有较大影响。实验中通过光纤角度侧面耦合器能够注入1．12W抽运光进入双包层光纤,侧面耦合效率最高可达80％。将该侧面耦合技术用于侧面抽运的掺Yb双包层光纤激光器,在单个尾纤输出的半导体激光器侧面抽运下得到光纤激光器的最大连续激光输出功率282mW,斜率效率为55．5％。实验结果表明,光纤角度磨抛耦合技术是掺Yb双包层光纤激光器的一种简单有效的侧面抽运方式。     

国产有源光纤成功实现6 kW激光输出

光纤激光是继气体激光、化学激光和固体激光之后的新一代激光技术,是近年来世界各国科学研究的热点领域。制约光纤激光功率提升的主要技术瓶颈是系统集成技术和光纤材料制备技术。目前,我国科研工作者成功掌握了千瓦级光纤激光系统集成技术并实现了产业化,但是所用的光纤激光材料与核心器件还严重依赖进口。相较于比较成熟的系统集成技术,我国光纤激光材料的科学研究和产业化进程相对滞后,尚无法提供成熟稳定的有源光纤产品。 2016年6月,中国工程物理研究院激光聚变研究中心的研究人员经过近三年科研攻关,成功研发了30/900规格（纤芯30 m/包层900 m）镱掺杂铝磷硅（Yb-APS）三元体系激光光纤并实现了6.03 kW最高功率输出,在5 kW功率水平下可长期稳定工作。光纤激光材料综合测试平台采用了传统的1+1型MOPA放大结构（即信号种子源与一级主放）:信号光种子源的功率为40 W,光束质量M2=1.1;第二级MOPA放大级使用的976 nm LD泵浦光总功率9.95 kW,经过CPS功率剥离器激光净化处理后,最终安全地实现了6.03 kW最大功率输出。如图1所示,最高输出功率时斜率效率为61.25%,源于1∶30的芯包比和20 m以上的光纤使用长度;激光输出光谱中心波长1080 nm,3 dB带宽为1.89 nm,受激拉曼抑制比＞15 dB;5 kW稳定工作时,光束质量M2=2.38,未发现光子暗化效应。中物院激光聚变研究中心所研制的镱掺杂铝磷硅三元体系有源光纤(30/900 Yb-APS fiber)成功实现了6.03 kW激光输出,是我国高功率光纤激光材料研究领域的重要进步,为制备低损耗、高掺杂、高吸收、高增益、无光子暗化效应的商业激光光纤产品奠定了坚实的技术基础。