Photodarkening in Yb-doped aluminosilicate fibers induced by 488 nm irradiation

Photodarkening of Yb-doped aluminosilicate fibers by continuous wave 488 nm irradiation was investigated. The irradiation induced significant excess loss in the UV-visible spectroscopy (VIS) region in Yb-doped aluminosilicate fibers while pure aluminosilicate fibers showed negligible induced loss. Ultraviolet-VIS-near-infrared spectroscopy revealed an absorption peak at 220 nm in unexposed Yb-doped aluminosilicate fiber preforms. The observed peak was attributed to Yb-associated oxygen deficiency centers (ODCs) and proposed as a precursor of the photodarkening. The proposed model was supported by measurements on oxygen-loaded Yb-doped aluminosilicate fibers. In these, the photodarkening could be significantly reduced, which we attribute to a smaller number of ODCs following oxygen loading.     

Highly efficient Yb-doped silica fibers prepared by powder sinter technology

We report on the characteristics of an active fiber with core material made by sintering of Yb-doped silica powders as an alternative to a conventional modified chemical vapor deposition (MCVD) technique. This material provides the possibility to design very large and homogenously rare-earth doped active fiber cores. We have determined a fiber background attenuation of 20 dB/km and measured a slope efficiency of 80%. These values are comparable to established fibers made by MCVD technology.     

Arc-induced long-period gratings in aluminosilicate glass fibers

Permanent long-period gratings were written using arc discharges in two aluminosilicate fibers, one of which was doped with erbium. Reversible gratings were also mechanically induced in both fibers. The thermal behavior of the arc-induced gratings was investigated at up to 1100 degrees C. It was found that the shift of the resonant wavelengths exhibited a well-defined linear dependence on temperature up to 700 degrees C.     

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。     

Temperature effects on the emission properties of Yb-doped optical fibers

Ytterbium-doped fiber lasers are making impressive leaps in power production. Yet in spite of fiber’s large surface area to volume ratio which is beneficial for cooling, such power inevitably leads to high core temperatures that in turn affect the laser performance. In this paper, the temperature effects on the emission and fluorescence lifetime of ytterbium-doped optical fibers are investigated. From these the temperature dependent emission and absorption cross-sections are calculated.     

伽马辐照对掺镱光纤材料特性影响的研究

掺镱光纤是高功率激光器的核心材料,但在高能射线辐照后其应用性能会显著下降,因此有必要对掺镱光纤材料在辐照环境下的性能变化进行深入研究。采用改进型化学气相沉积法结合稀土螯合物掺杂制备了系列光纤预制棒及光纤,测试了光纤在不同剂量下射线辐照前后的高功率输出性能,以及光纤预制棒辐照前后的吸收光谱及镱离子荧光寿命。结果表明：小剂量辐照后掺镱光纤的高功率输出显著下降,通过预制棒吸收光谱可看出主要是因为伽马辐照后使掺镱光纤材料中Al的相关缺陷浓度增多,在可见光区域吸收损耗增加。Ce离子的掺杂通过缓减辐致铝氧空位中心（Al-OHC）色心缺陷的增加,减少Yb离子荧光寿命的下降,可在一定程度上抑制高功率掺镱光纤的辐致暗化。     

质子辐照对国产“一”字型保偏光纤损伤效应研究

航天器在空间环境中运行时,会受到质子的辐照,光纤环作为航天器上光纤陀螺的重要组成部件受辐照影响 最为严重.为了研究国产“一”字型保偏光纤因质子辐照导致辐照诱导损耗的变化规律及其辐照损伤机理, 选择质子能量为5 MeV和10 MeV,光源波长为1310 nm,原位测量了光纤传输功率变化情况,计算出辐照诱导损耗. 利用SRIM软件,模拟能量分别为5 MeV和10 MeV质子辐照在光纤中的电离和位移损伤分布.借助X 射线光电子能谱仪分析辐照前后O 1s和Si 2p解析谱,借助傅里叶变换红外光谱仪观察光纤辐照前后光谱变化情况研究发现,在波长为1310 nm处, 光纤的辐照诱导损耗随着质子注量的增加而增长,主要原因是由于光纤纤芯中Si-OH的浓度增加所导致. 而且能量为5 MeV质子辐照造成光纤的辐照诱导损耗比10 MeV严重,这是因为5 MeV质子在光纤纤芯处造成的 位移和电离损伤均比10 MeV严重,即产生的Si-OH数量多.     

A 980 nm Yb-doped single-mode fiber laser pumped by a 946 nm Q-switched Nd:YAG laser

We demonstrate a 980 nm single-mode Yb-doped fiber laser with a 946 nm Q-switched Nd:YAG laser used as the pump source. The experimental arrangement exploited a 36.5 cm length of fiber and used the output from both ends of the cavity, providing a total average output power of 100 mW with a slope efficiency of 38%. In order to increase the coupling efficiency and the practicability of the fiber laser, another experimental setup with single ended output was studied, producing an average output power of 80 mW from a fiber length of 23.5 cm. The pulse duration is 10 ns at a repetition frequency of 16 kHz. The linewidth of the laser is 4 nm, ranging from 977 to 981 nm.