300 W侧面分布式抽运掺Yb全光纤放大器

采用角度磨抛的方式, 在纤芯/包层为20/400 μm双包层掺Yb光纤上制作了侧面抽运耦合器. 该耦合器对975 nm的半导体二极管抽运光的耦合效率最高可达97%, 对1080 nm信号光的泄漏比小于2%. 分析了侧面抽运耦合器的性能以及多个侧面抽运耦合器的级联分布对抽运耦合效率的影响; 同时, 在前向抽运和双向抽运方式下, 分析了级联耦合器的分布及信号光泄漏比对激光器整体效率的影响, 并进行了数值模拟. 采用自行研制的侧面抽运耦合器, 搭建了侧面耦合分布式抽运、掺Yb双包层全光纤主振荡功率放大器, 获得了波长为1080 nm、功率为303 W 的基模激光输出. 进一步增加抽运点个数, 提高抽运功率, 可获得更高的输出功率.     

Novel grating couplers for diode-bars multi-point side-pumping double-clad fiber

Three grating couplers for diode-bars single-point and multi-point side-pumping double-clad fiber (DCF) are presented. The principles, characteristics and coupling efficiencies of these grating couplers are described and computed by a rigorous electromagnetic theory. We show computationally that the optimized gratings can couple the high-power TE- or TM-polarized pump lights with 94.7% and 79.7% into the DCF, respectively. For an un-polarized pump light, 72.4% efficiency can be reached. We also have analyzed the leakage of pump powers for diode-bars multi-point side-pumping DCF. Besides, the fabrication tolerances and other performances of the grating couplers are analyzed.     

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。     

Side-pumped fiber laser

A neodymium-doped side-pumped double-clad fiber laser operating at 1.06 µm is described. We report here, what is, to our knowledge, the first exclusively repetitive side-pumping scheme with two monomode laser diodes. Side-pumping has been realized by prism-fiber couplers. A pump-light-loss analysis at the pump positions has been performed. An output power of 13.5 mW is obtained with both diode lasers. The highest slope efficiency of 66% with respect to absorbed pump power at 809 nm is achieved when pumping with only one diode.     

All-fiber tunable ytterbium-doped double-clad fiber ring laser

We have designed and realized a cw all-fiber tunable Yb-doped double-clad fiber laser in a unidirectional ring cavity. The side-pumping V-groove technique is used, yielding very good launching efficiency of the high-power pumping laser diode, together with a compact configuration. The fiber laser delivers as much as 800 mW of power and is tunable in the spectral range 1.04-1.10 microm . The laser linewidth is ~0.1 nm .     

强泵浦下掺Yb3+双包层光纤激光器输出特性数值分析和实验研究

对强泵浦下线形腔掺Yb3+双包层光纤激光器输出特性进行了理论和实验研究。通过数值模拟,分析了泵浦光及激光在光纤中的分布、输出功率与泵浦功率的关系、光纤长度及腔镜反射率对激光输出功率的影响。在实验中,利用D型掺Yb3+双包层光纤获得了输出功率10 6W的光纤激光输出,斜率效率达86%。测量了在不同输出耦合条件下的输出功率、阈值泵浦功率和斜率效率,理论分析与实验结果基本一致,为进一步提高光纤激光器功率提供了理论和实验依据。     

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%。     

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.     

Backward pumping kilowatt Yb3+-doped double-clad fiber laser

A ytterbium-doped double-clad fiber laser generating up to 1026 W of continuous-wave output power at 1085 nm with a slope efficiency of 74% by single-ended backward pumping configuration is reported. The core diameter was 20 μm with a low numerical aperture of 0.06, and a good beam quality (BPP < 1.8 mm mrad) is achieved without special mode selection methods. No undesirable roll-over was observed in output power with increasing pump power, and the maximum output power was limited by the available pump power. The instability of maximum output power was better than ±0.6%. Different pumping configurations were also compared in experiment, which shows good agreements with theoretical analyses.     

Fused angle-polished multi-points side-pumping coupler for monolithic fiber lasers and amplifiers

We have developed theoretical model to investigate characters of fused angle-polished side-pumping coupler for monolithic fiber lasers and amplifiers. In the simulation the interplay of different couplers is considered. Five pumping fibers with different polished angles are employed in the experiment. The results showed that, the backward coupling efficiency, forward and backward pumping leakage are lower than 4%, 8% and 10% respectively, while the forward coupling efficiency is about 100%, with the polished angle suitable for commercial fibers. The experimental results agree well with the simulations. Furthermore, we fabricate a two-points co-propagating fused angle-polished side-pumping coupler, with the coupling efficiency of 94.1% and 87.9%. These couplers are quite suitable for multi-points side-pumping high power monolithic fiber lasers and amplifiers.     

Multi-point side pumping scheme of fiber lasers for high-power diode arrays

A multi-point side pumping scheme of double-clad fiber lasers was presented for high-power diode arrays. It made use of multiple dielectric transmission gratings to realize high coupling efficiency and low pump light leakage ratio simultaneously. Appropriate material and practical structural parameters of the transmission gratings were chosen and designed by using a rigorous Eigen-mode theory combined with a genetic algorithm (GA) and a quasi-Newton method. The GA provided initial parameter values for the quasi-Newton method to get the final optimal results. For TE-polarized pump lights, a perfect transmission grating structure was found for side pumping and the coupling efficiency (CE) of 98% can be achieved. Meanwhile, the CE is 83% for TM-polarized pump lights. And the leakage ratios of the pump lights were only 11.3% and 4.9% for TE- and TM-polarized when a multi-point side pumping scheme was adopted.     

Theory of quasilinearly tapered couplers having weighted coupling strength

A calculation is presented for the efficiency of quasilinearly tapered couplers that have a finite coupling phase (non-adiabatic couplers). The resulting very simple formula bridges the gap between the two well-known (and opposite) cases were (i) an infinite coupler length is assumed (nearadiabatic coupler) and (ii) phase-matched guides are considered. It turns out that these short nonadiabatic couplers are quite tolerant of parameters variations.     

Side pumping of double-clad photonic crystal fibers

Side pumping of double-clad photonic crystal fibers is experimentally demonstrated. Optical access to the multimode cladding is obtained by collapsing the airholes over a short length of fiber while leaving the inner single-mode core undisturbed. Coupling efficiencies greater than 90% are obtained. A side-pumped Yb fiber laser with a slope efficiency of 81% is demonstrated with this method.     

侧面泵浦高功率双包层光纤激光器的表面弧形金属槽结构的制作和分析

侧面耦合高功率泵浦光技术是获得高功率稀土光纤激光器的关键技术之一。介绍了一种用于侧面泵浦高功率双包层光纤激光器的表面弧形金属槽结构的制作工艺,并且针对已经实验制作出来的表面连续弧形金属凹槽的侧面耦合结构进行了严格的矢量电磁场理论计算,将120°弧形凹槽等效近似为多层等高不等宽的矩形槽并运用透射矩阵算法对这种近似后的多层矩形结构进行优化设计。这种结构可以用于大功率激光二极管阵列的侧面泵浦中,尤其可用于条形半导体激光器侧面泵浦双包层掺杂光纤,以制作各种大功率稀土光纤激光器。     

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抽运技术的方案分析

介绍了高功率光纤放大器双包层光纤的结构特点和双包层抽运的基本原理,在此基础上对高功率双包层光纤激光器的抽运关键技术作了分析,详细讨论了端面抽运技术、熔锥侧面抽运技术、内嵌反射镜抽运技术、角度抛光侧面抽运技术和V形槽侧面抽运技术等多种侧面抽运技术的结构及系统性能参数,并对各种侧面抽运技术的优缺点作了比较分析.研究结果表明,侧面抽运比端面抽运更有利于获得高功率激光输出,而在侧面抽运技术中则以V形槽侧面抽运技术为佳.     

采用国产大模场面积双包层光纤的714W连续光纤激光器

采用两个中心波长约976 nm准直输出的高功率半导体激光模块为抽运源,通过空间滤波和非球面透镜耦合技术,双端抽运长度为21 m的大模场面积国产掺镱双包层光纤,获得了714.5 W的高功率连续激光输出。采用反向抽运,当入纤抽运功率为760 W时,激光输出功率达到501 W;采用双端抽运,当入纤抽运功率为1137 W时,获得了714.5 W的高功率连续输出,光光转换效率为62.8%,斜率效率为67%。     

不同腔结构下的声光调Q双包层光纤激光器特性研究

报道了半导体激光器端面抽运不同结构的声光调Q的双包层光纤激光器的脉冲输出特性. 对前向、后向不同抽运方式的掺镱调Q双包层光纤激光器在输出平均功率,调Q脉冲宽度及脉冲稳定性进行了对比及讨论;其中后向抽运的光纤激光器,在10kHz重复频率调制下,获得了斜效率为60％的平均功率输出,其脉冲宽度为52ns,单脉冲能量为03mJ. 最后利用不同抽运方式下的速率方程,理论分析调Q脉冲的特性,分析结果与实验相符. 关键词： 双包层光纤激光器 声光开关 前向抽运 后向抽运     

Image guide couplers used in millimeter wave integrated circuits

The dispersion and coupling characteristics of the coupled image guides are studied by using the odd-even mode principle and effective dielectric constant method. The practical design of the image guide directional couplers is presented. The experiments of 3-dB and 10-dB couplers in ka band show several good features which are very useful to millimeter wave integrated circuits with flat coupling, easy design and fabrication, mechanical stability and low losses.     

FEMLAB在模拟掺镱双包层光纤放大器脉冲放大特性的应用1

应用FEMLAB软件模拟掺镱双包层光纤放大器的脉冲放大特性.计算了在915 nm前向抽运下，光纤放大器中的上能级粒子数，抽运光和放大自发辐射在光纤中的稳态分布,以及高斯脉冲和方波脉冲的输出、能量及增益特性.与文献上的结果进行比较证明了该程序的有效性.