Polarization switching of stimulated Raman scattering in optical fibers by dual-frequency pumping

Experiments are presented showing that under dual-frequency, orthogonal-polarization pumping, stimulated Raman scattering in optical birefringent fibers can be suppressed in one of the two fiber axes. For relatively small-frequency spacing and group-velocity mismatch between the pumps, Stokes light is suppressed along the polarization direction of the highest-frequency pump, owing to the orthogonal component of the Raman gain.     

双折射光纤受激喇曼散射的研究

本文详细地研究了双折射光纤的受激喇曼散射.观测到9级斯托克斯受激喇曼谱.文中讨论和测试了阈值和频移与泵浦光偏振方向间的关系;当泵浦光偏振方向与光纤椭圆核的长轴或短轴平行时的传输损耗.并根据测得的阈值在理论上计算了各级斯托克斯线的喇曼增益系数.     

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.     

980-nm diode-pumped Tm(3+)/Yb(3+)-codoped tellurite fiber for S-band amplification

We report gain measurements in Tm(3+)/Yb(3+)-codoped tellurite glass fibers in the 1460-1530-nm region using a conventional 980-nm pumping scheme. The gain spectrum is dependent on the geometry of the fiber and the length owing to the superfluorescence upconversion pump scheme.     

Theoretical discussion on gain guided and index antiguided fiber laser by variational gain saturation factor

The variational gain saturation factor was suggested for the theoretical model of side pumping gain guided and index antiguided fiber laser, because of the invalid definition of constant saturation power owing to the large scale core area on the cross section. The variational gain saturation factor was defined by an integral formula and obtained by a numerical method. By this approach, the theoretical model of the side pump gain guided and index antiguided fiber laser was analyzed as regards the influence of output laser power by the index step and gain coefficient.     

Utilization of stimulated Raman Scattering as secondary pump on hybrid remotely-pump l-band Raman/erbium-doped fiber amplifier

An L-band remotely-pumped erbium-doped fiber amplifier incorporating a secondary pumping scheme utilizing stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) was demonstrated. 1423 nm Raman laser was employed to generate SRS which became the secondary pump source. The amplifier displayed excellent gain of up to 27.3 dB at 1570 nm for −30 dBm input. Noise figures were also kept to a minimum, with the highest figure measured at 11 dB which was influenced by imperfection of the C/L coupler utilized in this architecture. Overall transmission performance was measured as well and demonstrated an encouraging outcome with gain as high as 24 dB while the noise figure was maintained at about 11 dB. The L-band signal amplification was also contributed by the stimulated Raman scattering along the transmission fiber. The outcome of this study emphasized the feasibility of secondary pumping scheme using SRS in L-band gain enhancement.     

高功率梯度掺杂增益光纤温度特性理论研究

在高功率光纤激光器中, 增益光纤的热效应是限制激光功率进一步提高的重要因素之一. 为了降低增益光纤的最高温度, 提出了一种通过改变增益光纤的掺杂浓度分布, 分散光纤激光的热效应, 从而提高激光输出功率的方法. 基于速率方程模型和热传导模型, 在光纤激光放大器输出功率大致相当的情况下, 对几种不同掺杂方式下增益光纤中的热分布和放大器的输出功率进行了数值模拟. 研究结果表明: 增益光纤的梯度掺杂可以优化光纤中的温度分布并提高光纤熔接点的稳定性; 同时兼具提高输出光束的光束质量、抑制光纤中非线性效应和模式不稳定的效果, 是提高光纤激光放大器输出功率切实可行的办法. 研究结果可以为高功率光纤激光器中增益光纤的设计提供一定的参考.     

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。     

Efficient dispersion tailoring by designing alternately arranged dispersion compensating fibers and fiber amplifiers to create self-similar parabolic pulses

The parabolic similariton pulse formation by alternate arrangements of passive and active dispersion compensating fibers (DCFs) is presented here. These combinations of passive and active DCFs with constant core radii and constant nonlinearities are suggested as equivalent profiles of a dispersion tailored fiber amplifier in normal dispersion regime. The dispersion tailored fibers, usually known as dispersion decreasing fibers (DDFs) in normal dispersion regime, are capable of producing linearly chirped parabolic self-similar pulses. The DDF is designed and optimized with proper choice of fiber parameters so that considerable variation of nonlinearity can be achieved, which in turn enhances the effective gain coefficient of the fiber. Inclusion of this nonlinear variation along the DDF amplifier length leads to obtain the simulated output pulses with very small misfit parameters with respect to perfect parabolic pulse at sufficiently reduced optimum length. At the same time to avoid the fabrication difficulties of the DDF, the alternately arranged passive and active DCFs are suggested as suitable alternatives of the DDF. The performances of the cascaded systems for generation of self-similar parabolic pulses are compared with that of the DDF amplifier as well as combined systems consisting of DCFs with equal gain. The results show that the proposed alternately arranged cascaded system with less pumping requirements, are efficient enough to produce similar parabolic pulses as compared to the previously designed DDF, even when considerable amount of splice loss at each joint is included.     

Theoretical analysis of the multi-pumped light intensity distribution of laser system with different pumping parameters

By approaching of the Gaussian function, the intensity distribution of multi-pumped light with different pumping parameters such as pumping structure, pumping beam waist, gain medium radius and absorption coefficient has been simulated, and the impact of the different pumping parameters on the pumping homogeneity has also been discussed. The conclusion is that the pumping intensity distribution can be strengthened by increasing pumping direction and pumping beam waist, and it can also be strengthened by decreasing the gain medium radius. It also indicates that the absorption coefficient should be moderate.     

Copropagating and counterpropagating pumps in second-order- pumped discrete fiber Raman amplifiers

The gains and noise figures of discrete second-order-pumped fiber Raman amplifiers utilizing copropagating and counterpropagating pump configurations were experimentally obtained, and the gain results were compared with computer simulations. It was found that the additional gain that is due to second-order Raman pumping is larger for the copropagating pumps than for the counterpropagating pumps, in agreement with simulations. In contrast to distributed second-order-pumped fiber Raman amplifiers, a slight increase in noise figure, by as much as ~1 dB was observed relative to the single-pump scheme. However, the advantages of second-order pumping in discrete amplifiers include greater flexibility in design of the gain distribution along the fiber and the ability to spectrally distribute the pump powers to avoid undesired nonlinear effects.     

Four-wave-mixing suppression in Er-fiber amplifiers by backward pumping

Amplification of chirped fs-pulses in an Erbium doped fiber amplifier upto 0.8 μJ resulted in an additional peak in the spectrum at 1584 nm. This peak, attributable to four-wave-mixing between the signal centered at 1559 nm and amplified spontaneous emission at 1534 nm, hinders the temporal recompression of the amplified chirped pulse. Compared to the forward pumping configuration, this four-wave-mixing in the amplifier was largely reduced in a backward pumping configuration. Based on simulations, explanations for the observed influence of the pump direction on the four-wave-mixing efficiency are presented. The results pointed out that the gain spectrum distribution along the fiber strongly influences four-wave-mixing effects in fiber amplifiers even for constant overall gain spectrum.     

一种基于暗脉冲光布里渊时域分析仪的延长传感距离的方法

基于暗脉冲的布里渊时域分析仪系统中泵浦光和探测光的功率较高,相互作用强烈,严重限制了系统的有效传感距离。而现有的系统众多采用利用多段具有不同布里渊散射频率的光纤相互连接延长传感距离的方法,降低每段光纤上的受激布里渊散射效应,延长有效传感距离,但这种方案会增加的系统的复杂度,影响实际应用.本文提出一种简单的暗脉冲光布里渊时域分析仪的结构,可在满足高空间分辨率的条件下,有效的延长系统的传感距离,取代通常的利用多段具有不同布里渊散射频率的光纤相互连接延长传感距离的方法.利用基于光抑制载波的技术,产生具有两个边带的斯托克斯光.斯托克斯光的两个边带和泵浦光相互作用,同时激发布里渊散射增益和衰减效应,在接收端利用两者接收信号的差,可抵消原有暗脉冲泵浦信号中准连续光对传感距离的影响,从而有效地延长系统的传感距离,并利用数值仿真的方法验证了此方法的有效性.     

Broad and tunable multiwavelength fiber laser at the assistance of modulation-instability-assisted four-wave mixing

Based on a piece of highly-nonlinear near-zero-dispersion-flattened photonic crystal fiber (PCF), a broadly tunable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser is proposed by using a bi-directionally pumping scheme. This kind of PCF induces the modulation-instability-assisted four-wave mixing to generate new wavelengths. The proposed laser with excellent stability is tunable and switchable by adjusting the fiber Bragg gratings and the variable optical attenuators. The outstanding merits of the proposed multiwavelength laser are the flexible tuning and the ultrabroad spectral range over 150 nm. Especially, the proposed laser source can work at the wavelength of less than 1460 nm, overcoming the limit of gain bandwidth of erbium-doped fiber.

     

Doping management for high-power fiber lasers: 100 W, few-picosecond pulse generation from an all-fiber-integrated amplifier

Thermal effects, which limit the average power, can be minimized by using low-doped, longer gain fibers, whereas the presence of nonlinear effects requires use of high-doped, shorter fibers to maximize the peak power. We propose the use of varying doping levels along the gain fiber to circumvent these opposing requirements. By analogy to dispersion management and nonlinearity management, we refer to this scheme as doping management. As a practical first implementation, we report on the development of a fiber laser-amplifier system, the last stage of which has a hybrid gain fiber composed of high-doped and low-doped Yb fibers. The amplifier generates 100?W at 100?MHz with pulse energy of 1 μJ. The seed source is a passively mode-locked fiber oscillator operating in the all-normal-dispersion regime. The amplifier comprises three stages, which are all-fiber-integrated, delivering 13?ps pulses at full power. By optionally placing a grating compressor after the first stage amplifier, chirp of the seed pulses can be controlled, which allows an extra degree of freedom in the interplay between dispersion and self-phase modulation. This way, the laser delivers 4.5?ps pulses with ～200 kW peak power directly from fiber, without using external pulse compression.     

反常色散锥形微结构光纤中高效率脉冲压缩研究

设计了一种沿光纤轴向线性变化的锥形微结构光纤,该光纤在1.55 μm波长处具有反常色散.利用自适应分步傅里叶方法求解非线性薛定谔方程,对中心波长为1.55 μm、初始脉宽为1 ps的脉冲在锥形微结构光纤中的传输进行了模拟,利用1 m长的锥形微结构光纤实现了光脉冲的高效压缩,获得了压缩因子为56.9、品质因子为27的脉冲压缩效果.从脉冲在光纤中的演化发现,在反常色散区基于非线性渐增、色散渐减的锥形微结构光纤有利于实现脉冲的高效率压缩.与普通非线性光子晶体光纤相比,锥形微结构光纤粗端具有较大的有效模式面积,这     

DESIGN CONSIDERATION OF ERBIUM DOPED FIBER FOR EFFICIENT L-BAND EDFAs

0　Introduction　　Recently,therapidgrowthofInternetanddatacommunicationsserviceshasdriventhedemandforbandwidthinthelong-distancenetworkstodoubleatleasteverytwoyears.Inordertoexploitthelargebandwidthofopticalfiber,technologiessuchaserbium-dopedfiberamplifiers(EDFAs)anddensewavelengthdivisionmultiplexing(DWDM)arewidelyused.Theconventionalwavelengthband(C-band)ofEDFAsextendsfromabout1530to1562nm.Ithasbeenusedforup-to96channelsinDWDMsystem.Itshouldbenotedthatopticalfibernonlineareffectsbe…     

国产光纤实现同带抽运3000W激光输出

同带抽运是目前实现高功率光纤激光器的有效手段.本文基于同带抽运方式,以国产25/250μm掺镱双包层光纤为增益光纤,构建了全光纤化的主控振荡器功率放大器.实验中采用的国产光纤是中国电子科技集团公司第四十六研究所采用化学气相沉积结合气相-液相复合掺杂工艺制备的,其Yb~(3+)离子的分布更均匀,吸收截面更大,吸收系数更高.实验中,在种子光功率为67.8 W、抽运总功率为3511 W的条件下,实现了3079 W的激光输出,斜效率为85.9%,光束质量M~2约为2.14,3dB带宽为1.4nm,这是目前基于国产光纤同带抽运方式实现的最高功率.理论和实验结果表明国产光纤制备技术不断成熟,已经具备承受高功率输出的能力.继续提高抽运功率,优化增益光纤长度,改良散热方式,国产光纤有望实现更高功率的激光输出.     

Yb：Er共掺杂对掺铒光纤激光器中自脉冲行为的抑制作用

为了进一步提高镱铒共掺杂光纤激光器的实用性，对镱铒掺杂光纤激光器的自脉冲现象进行了理论分析。利用掺杂光纤中铒离子对的可饱和吸收的作用而引起自脉冲运转及离子对互作用模型作为理论基础建立系统模型，通过理论计算分析了共掺杂镱后掺铒光纤的有效抽运速率，证明了镱铒共掺杂可以提高有效抽运速率。使用这种光纤，可以使抑制光纤激光器中离子对导致的自脉冲效应所需的抽运功率水平大大降低。半导体激光器输出的抽运功率足以抑制由离子对导致的自脉冲，提供稳定激光运转。在研制稳定单频或高重复频率锁模光纤激光器方面，这种可用激光二极管抽运的镱铒共掺光纤具有很大的潜力。     

Experimental demonstration of novel end-pumping method for double-clad fiber devices

We present experimental demonstration of an end-pumping scheme based on splicing the multimode pump and single-mode signal fibers directly to a double-clad fiber with a tailored cross section. The method is used to pump a double-clad, erbium- and ytterbium-doped, fiber ring laser. The efficiency of the end-pumping method is tested by determining the slope efficiencies of the fiber ring laser and the fiber laser in a Fabry-Perot configuration. Comparable slope efficiencies are found when both laser configurations have similar output coupler ratios. The developed pumping scheme and double-clad fiber can find applications in cost-effective power fiber amplifiers and lasers.