基于曲面空间合束的多单管半导体激光光纤耦合

随着单管半导体激光器光纤耦合技术的不断发展,为了进一步提高多单管半导体激光器的输出功率,本文采用曲面空间排列方式对多个单管半导体激光器进行合束研究,使更多数量的单管半导体激光器耦合进入同一光纤中,获得更高的输出功率。文中利用ZEMAX光学设计软件进行仿真模拟,将34只波长为975 nm、输出功率为10 W的单管半导体激光器合束聚焦后耦合进芯径200 μm、数值孔径0.22的光纤中,获得耦合效率91.76%、输出功率312.03 W的激光系统。实验中,将17只单管半导体激光器耦合进芯径200 μm、数值孔径0.22的光纤中,在10.5 A的驱动电流下,输出功率为100.5 W,系统耦合效率为68.46%。     

Selection of suitable pump diode laser parameters and their effects on efficiency and optimum length of Yb-doped double clad fiber lasers

The effects of diode laser pump parameters on the fiber laser performance are investigated numerically and experimentally. According to our simulation results, the wide spectrum pump diode laser centered at 976 nm wavelength will reduce the fiber laser optical efficiency and increase the optimal fiber length. The effect of pump wavelength on the fiber laser optical efficiency and the output power stability has also been studied. 976 nm pump wavelength is more efficient but the output power at this wavelength is more dependent on the pump wavelength tolerance. The experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical ones.     

光纤激光光谱合束及光栅热效应研究进展

受热效应、光学损伤与非线性效应等因素的限制,单纤的功率提高困难。因此通过光学元件将多束激光进行合束的光束合成技术应运而生。光谱合束方案具有结构简单,合束光束质量好等优点,逐渐成为了合束技术发展的主流。简要介绍了光纤激光光谱合束的几种常见合束方案,对比分析了几种合束技术的优缺点。对光谱合束中存在的光栅热畸变问题,从理论研究和实验研究两个方面进行了针对性的分析与讨论,并对光谱合束未来的发展趋势进行了展望。     

一种掺钕光纤激光器与倍频技术实现的数值模拟

从双包层光纤激光器的速率方程和光传输方程出发，建立数学模型，进行数值计算并对掺钕光纤激光器输出功率沿光纤的分布以及不同光纤长度下抽运功率和输出功率沿光纤的分布进行了数值模拟。以808nm半导体激光器为抽运源，掺钕双包层光纤为增益介质，并以KTP作为倍频晶体，计算并模拟其倍频效率和相位匹配角。最后，对光纤激光器及其倍频的实现进行了模拟研究。结果表明，该光纤激光器能够高效率地实现可见光输出。     

Random distributed feedback fiber laser pumped by an ytterbium doped fiber laser

A random distributed feedback fiber laser operating at 1115 nm has been demonstrated experimentally in standard communication optical fibers by using a LD-pumped Yb-doped fiber laser as the pump source. We have studied the effect of different fiber spans on this new type of random fiber laser output power. It is shown that the generation power is the highest up to 198 mW in a 50 km fiber span. The slope efficiency is more than 28.7%. Stable, high-power continuous-wave (CW) lasing can be generated when the pump power is 3.6 W. The threshold power has also been calculated which well proves a random fiber laser operating via Rayleigh scattering, amplified through the Raman scattering.     

多芯片半导体激光器光纤耦合设计

应用ZEMAX光学设计软件模拟了一种多芯片半导体激光器光纤耦合模块,将12支808nm单芯片半导体激光器输出光束耦合进数值孔径0.22、纤芯直径105μm的光纤中,每支半导体激光器功率10 W,光纤输出端面功率达到116.84W,光纤耦合效率达到97.36%,亮度达到8.88MW/(cm2·sr)。通过ZEMAX和ORIGIN软件分析了光纤对接出现误差以及单芯片半导体激光器安装出现误差时对光纤耦合效率的影响,得出误差对光纤耦合效率影响的严重程度从大到小分别为垂轴误差、轴向误差、角向误差。     

Narrow linewidth continuous-wave and gain-switched fiber laser with intracavity unpumped Er-doped fiber loop

Investigation has been performed for the characteristics of the fiber ring laser incorporating an intracavity unpumped Er-doped fiber Sagnac loop for narrow linewidth continuous wave (CW) and gain-switched pulsed operation. The gain-switched pulse has duty cycle of 4.4% with more than 113 mW in peak power at the reflective optical filter output and the laser was stable both in output power and the peak wavelength.     

一种结构新颖的L波段掺铒光纤激光器

提出了一种结构新颖的L波段环形腔掺铒光纤激光器。用掺铒光纤作为增益介,采用980nm激光器作为前向抽运源,利用起偏器和偏振控制器获得L波段激光,利用光环形器将后向的放大自发辐射再引入铒光纤的前端,重复利用。当抽运功率为103mW时得到了阈值功率约为23．87mW,输出功率达6．34mW的激光输出,斜率效率约为8．05％,与没有重复利用后向放大自发辐射谱的掺铒光纤激光器做比较,该结构对L波段掺铒光纤激光器的性能有明显的提升作用。对于长度不合适的铒纤,在没有重复利用后向放大自发辐射谱时没有获得激光输出;而在利用后向放大自发辐射后,在阈值功率约为88mW时得到了激光输出,从而很好地证明了上述结论。     

使用FBG及更短光纤的高效Er3+-Yb3+共掺双包层光纤放大器

提出在光纤放大器中,使用光纤布喇格光栅作为泵浦光反射镜,所需的双包层光纤可以缩短,同时至少保持了与没有光纤布喇格光栅作为反射镜时光纤放大器相同的性能.基于速率及传输方程,对使用和不使用光纤布喇格光栅的铒、镱共掺双包层光纤放大器的性能进行了数值模拟.结果表明,使用光纤布喇格光栅作为反射镜时光纤放大器可以获得与无光栅时相同的输出功率,但仅仅需要后者长度一半的光纤,无论是前向泵浦还是后向泵浦.对后向泵浦方式并使用光纤布喇格光栅作为反射镜,可获得最高的输出功率及光增益,同时使用了较短的光纤.     

Pressure sensing utilizing linear cavity erbium-doped fiber laser

In this paper, we report a fiber laser pressure sensor based on linear cavity erbium-doped fiber laser. The fiber laser structure comprises of an erbium-doped fiber amplifier, a circulator, an optical coupler and a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) which acts simultaneously as a lasing wavelength selecting components as well as a pressure sensor. The FBG is fitted to the shock tube where the pressure is applied. The fiber laser pressure sensor has a low threshold power of 7 mW, an output power of 2.28 mW and an optical signal to noise ratio over 55 dB. The proposed fiber laser sensor is expected to be an attractive choice for long-distance pressure monitoring.     

无需隔离器的单向运行光纤环形激光器的研究

从理论上设计并从实验上实现了一种简单易行的环形谐振腔结构,它仅由两个耦合器连接成一个环形谐振腔,可以使得逆时针运行光的增益高于顺时针运行光的增益,其比值取决于两个耦合器耦合比的选取。将此作为掺铒光纤激光器的谐振腔,由于两个相反方向具有不同的损耗,因而可以实现在不需要隔离器的情况下也能保证激光的单向运行,从而简化了器件结构,消除隔离器的插入损耗,降低了成本。在实验的过程中使用两个3dB耦合器,结果表明,在阈值及其以上抽运功率下,两个相反方向的输出功率差始终大于17dBm,基本实现了激光的单向运行。     

分布反馈光纤激光器阵列中外腔反馈特性研究

以半导体激光器中的复合腔模型和实测的分布反馈光纤激光器的外腔端面反射率为基础,对不同反射率条件下分布反馈光纤激光器的输出功率进行了仿真,同时搭建了二基元分布反馈光纤激光器阵列实验平台,对仿真结果进行了验证.仿真与实验结果表明:外腔反馈光重新注入分布反馈光纤激光器会增加激光器的输出功率,降低了阵列的输出功率平坦性.并且外腔端面反射率越大,这种平坦性降低的效果越明显.在构建分布反馈光纤激光器阵列时,应考虑外腔反馈对阵列输出功率平坦性造成的影响,尽量选择外腔端面反射率较小的激光器进行组阵.     

光纤复合环形腔单模激光器的研究

单模光纤激光器在光通讯和光传感中具有广阔的应用前景。分析了复合腔光纤激光器的构成及单模的实现特点,提出了一种新颖的光纤复合环形腔激光器结构,并对其进行了实验研究。该激光器使用了波长为980nm的半导体激光器作为泵浦源。三个腔长均为2m,彼此之间的腔长差为1～2mm的光纤环形滤波器与主谐振腔构成复合腔。此激光器在波长为1562nm处得到了线宽小于0.1nm的单模激光输出,输出的光功率可达到1mW。该激光器的阈值为5mW,斜率效率为4%。     

基于组合透镜与渐变折射率光纤改进激光器耦合效率的新方法

提出一种利用组合透镜系统与渐变折射率光纤相结合改进激光 器管芯到单模尾纤耦合性能的新方法. 这种方法首先利用组合透镜系统对具有像 散的激光器输出光束进行整形, 然后采用渐变折射率光纤对整形后的光束进行聚焦处理, 并将处理后的的光束耦合进入普通单模光纤. 利用Jones矩阵理论分析表明, 采用这种方法可以得到86%的功率耦合效率, 1 dB插入损耗对应的渐变折射率光纤长度、 横向偏移和倾斜角容差分别为60 μm, 30 μm和2.4°, 且结构简单, 便于操作, 特别适合于大功率激射的激光模块到单模光纤的耦合. 对于提高激光器输出功率, 改善光束质量具有重要意义.     

High power tunable picosecond green laser pulse generation by frequency doubling of an Yb-doped fiber power amplifier seeded by a gain switch laser diode

A compact tunable high power picosecond green laser pulse source based on frequency doubling of an Yb-doped fiber amplifier seeded by a gain switch laser diode has been developed. The fiber amplifier generates the picosecond infrared pulses with average power of 10.3 W, repetition rate of 1 MHz, pulse duration of 150 ps, and tunable range of 20 nm around 1064 nm. For underwater use, the tunable output infrared pulses are frequency doubled into picosecond green laser pulses, which can be tuned from 527 to 537 nm with average power of more than 1.1 W, corresponding to an overall conversion efficiency of 10.7% by a BBO nonlinear crystal. This kind of laser source will have potential application for underwater optical communication.     

基于光纤组束激光的激光干扰技术研究

为了增强激光干扰技术的机动性和灵活性,迫切需要体积小、重量轻的高功率激光干扰源。通过理论分析和数值计算,结果表明,光纤组束激光具有接近80%的组束耦合效率,并可以达到10kW量级的输出功率。以硅材料CCD为例,该功率量级的组束激光可以有效地实施对光电探测器的饱和干扰以及由温升导致的硬损伤。光纤组束激光是一种新型的激光干扰源,在机载光电对抗领域具有广泛的应用前景。     

基于无源三环复合子腔的2050 nm波段单纵模掺铥光纤激光器EI北大核心CSCD

提出了一种在2050 nm波段的基于新型无源三环复合子腔的单纵模掺铥光纤激光器。对所提出的新型复合三环子腔滤波器进行了详细的理论分析,可以通过调整其有效自由光谱范围和透射带宽实现超窄带滤波,从而确保激光器的单纵模运行。所搭建激光器的输出波长为2048.48 nm,光信噪比为70 dB,100 min内的波长和功率波动分别小于0.02 nm和0.453 dB。实验结果表明,激光器可以工作在稳定的单纵模输出状态。该激光器有望用于自由空间光通信或用作多普勒激光雷达的高功率光纤激光器的种子源。     

An energy-efficient tie-type architecture for stable and wavelength-tunable SOA-based fiber laser

A new and energy-efficient tie-type architecture for stable and wavelength-tunable semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)-based fiber ring laser is proposed and experimentally investigated. Here, the tie-type laser configuration is constructed by two Sagnac fiber loops. The proposed laser also can extend the lasing wavelength to longer wavelength (L-band) even only the C-band SOA is used. The proposed tie-type architecture has >5 dB higher output optical power at bias current of 80 mA when compared with the single ring SOA-based fiber laser. In this measurement, the output power, wavelength tuning range, side-mode suppression ratio (SMSR) and output stability of proposed fiber laser have also been analyzed and discussed.     

High-power Tm-doped fiber distributed-feedback laser at 1943 nm

We report on high-power operation of a fiber distributed-feedback (DFB) laser fabricated from Tm-doped photosensitive alumino-silicate fiber and in-band pumped by an Er/Yb fiber laser at 1565 nm. The fiber DFB laser yielded up to 875 mW of single-ended output at 1943 nm on two orthogonally polarized modes for 3.5 W of absorbed pump power. Further scaling of the DFB laser output power was achieved with the aid of a simple Tm-doped fiber amplifier stage spliced directly to the DFB fiber without the need of an optical isolator. The maximum output power from the DFB laser and fiber amplifier was >3 W for a combined absorbed pump power of 8.1 W. The influence of thermal loading, owing to quantum defect heating in the Tm-doped core, on the output power and longitudinal mode behavior is discussed, and the prospects for further improvement in performance are considered.     

Efficient Yb:KGW lasers end-pumped by high-power diode bars

The laser performance of Yb:KGW under end-pumping with high-power diode bars has been investigated. In one configuration, the pump is delivered through an optical fiber yielding a symmetric but unpolarized pump spot. In the second configuration, the pump is delivered through an optical lens system yielding a polarized but asymmetric pump spot. Both configurations resulted in a maximum optical to optical efficiency of 47% and a maximum power of 12.4 W has been generated with the fiber coupled pump source. The output power was limited by crystal fracture, which occurred at an estimated temperature gradient of 1.2×10⁵ K/m. Thermal lensing and laser tuning characteristics are also investigated. PACS 42.55.Xi; 42.60.Lh