大功率光纤激光合成功率突破1kW

2008年12月24日,中国兵器装备研究院大功率激光实验室成功完成了7路光纤激光组束合成实验,在7路光纤激光输出总功率为1 288 W的情况下,通过自制的7×1熔融拉锥耦合器成功实现激光合成输出1 002 W,其合成效率为77.8%.     

双端输出全光纤振荡器突破8 kW高功率输出

双端输出光纤激光振荡器可以通过一个单谐振腔结构实现两路激光输出,能够减少高功率光纤激光系统的体积和成本,在工业领域有着很好的应用前景。基于双端泵浦谐振腔结构,采用稳波长981 nm光纤耦合半导体激光器（LD）泵浦纤芯/包层直径为30/400μm的双包层掺镱光纤,首次实现了总功率大于8 kW的双端输出光纤激光振荡器。在总最高泵浦功率为10.951 kW时,A端输出功率为3769 W, B端输出功率为4400 W,总功率为8169 W,激光器光-光转换效率74.6%,A、B端激光光束质量M2因子分别约2.13和2.36。在最高输出功率时,两端输出激光中均未观察到动态模式不稳定效应（TMI）和受激拉曼散射（SRS）,通过进一步增加泵浦功率,有望实现更高功率的激光输出。     

高能所光阴极驱动激光系统研制

能量回收型直线加速器(ERL)可能提供低发射度、高平均流强的连续电子束团,其电子枪的光阴极需要高重复频率、高平均功率的驱动激光系统。采用先进的光纤激光技术,特别是在激光系统中采用了掺镱光子晶体增益光纤,能实现高重复频率高平均功率激光输出。利用啁啾脉冲放大(CPA)技术,通过优化设计,将重复频率100 MHz和1.3 GHz的两套激光振荡源集成到同一个激光系统,整个激光系统的结构简化,使用方便。两种重复频率激光倍频效率分别达到50%和30%,绿光能达到5 W以上,满足光阴极实验平台的使用要求。     

高重复频率短脉冲全光纤激光系统

采用时分复用技术在输出80MHz重复频率光纤锁模激光器的基础上,实现了重复频率倍增,获得了160MHz的高重复频率输出。理论和实验研究了高重复频率短脉冲在大模面积掺Yb3+光纤中的放大特性,实验上获得了输出平均功率105W,脉冲宽度12.4ps,重复频率160MHz的高重复频率短脉冲光纤激光系统。     

大功率光纤激光合成功率突破3kW

2010年1月16日,中国兵器装备研究院大功率激光实验室成功完成了7路光纤激光组束合成实验,在7路光纤激光输出总功率为4 204 W的情况下,通过自制的7×1熔融拉锥耦合器成功实现激光合成输出3 434 W,其合成效率达到81.7%.     

基于棒状光子晶体光纤的35W重复频率可调皮秒掺镱光纤激光器

针对激光切片技术缺少重频可调激光光源,设计了一种脉冲平均功率35.4W,脉宽12ps,重复频率300kHz～1MHz可调的高功率掺镱光纤皮秒脉冲激光器。激光器采用全光纤振荡器及预放大系统,配合基于棒状光子晶体光纤的主放大系统,并通过在级联放大中加入声光调制器(AOM)调控重复频率,从而实现重复频率可调的高功率皮秒脉冲输出。激光器振荡器及预放大部分的全光纤设计,相较于空间耦合放大具有光路结构简单、环境稳定性高等特点,有望推动高能量飞秒光纤激光工业化进程,提升其在复杂使用环境的适应性。     

大直径光纤端帽的制作与熔接

为了避免高功率光纤激光器输出的激光对双包层光纤端面造成损伤,设计并制作了光纤端帽。使用新型CO2激光器光纤熔接机完成了双包层光纤与端帽的熔接,研究了双包层光纤与端帽熔接的相关工艺与方法。利用高功率连续激光对端帽的性能进行了测试,实验结果表明,熔接有光纤端帽的双包层光纤可以承受507 W连续激光的输出并且没有发生损伤。熔接有端帽的光纤激光器的斜率效率为64.05%,光束质量与未熔接有端帽时相同。     

1150nm掺镱光纤激光器输出特性实验研究

以光纤光栅对为激光腔、双包层掺镱光纤为增益介质、976nm半导体激光器为泵浦源,研制全光纤化的1 150nm波段长波光纤激光振荡器.在室温下实现了最大平均输出功率为12.7 W的1 150nm波段单模光纤激光输出,激光振荡器的光光转换效率为42.33%.最大功率输出时,激光中心波长为1 150.48nm,光谱的3dB线宽为0.45nm,边模抑制比达38dB.该研究对研制1 150nm波段高功率光纤激光振荡器具有一定的参考价值.     

调Q脉冲保偏光纤激光器的研究

以808nm半导体激光器为抽运源,掺钕双包层保偏光纤为增益介质,对调Q脉冲保偏光纤激光器进行了理论分析和实验研究.利用TDS5104型示波器探测输出脉冲激光的波形,并用光谱分析仪得到输出脉冲激光的光谱图.利用F-P腔型,在1060nm处获得平均功率为2.55W的脉冲激光输出,重复频率为1kHz时,输出单脉冲能量为2.3mJ,峰值功率为4.7kW.改变腔型,把二色镜倾斜放置兼作输出镜,最终获得了平均功率为3.5W的偏振脉冲激光输出,重复频率为1kHz时,输出单脉冲能量为3.3mJ,脉冲宽度为184ns,其峰 关键词： 激光技术 光纤激光器 掺钕保偏光纤 调Q     

亚百飞秒高功率掺镱大模面积光子晶体光纤飞秒激光放大器的实验研究

实验研究了掺镱双包层保偏大模面积光子晶体光纤飞秒激光放大器. 获得了平均功率达16W的飞秒激光放大输出,在50MHz重复频率下,对应的单脉冲能量达到320nJ. 增益光纤长3.5m,由于自相位调制效应,种子光脉冲光谱在放大过程中同时展宽,从而支持更窄的脉冲宽度. 经过光栅后,脉冲宽度压缩到了85fs. 系统中的振荡器和放大器基于同一种具有偏振结构的大模面积光子晶体光纤,具有很好的环境稳定性和进一步集成的可能. 关键词： 光子晶体光纤 大模场面积光纤 飞秒激光 光纤放大器     

全光纤瓦级纳秒脉冲掺Yb放大器

采用单模放大和包层抽运放大的级联方式,在主振荡功率放大系统中,将平均功率0.5 mW、脉宽20 ns以及重复频率为50 kHz的光脉冲安全放大到平均功率0.6 W、峰值功率600 W的脉冲输出.相应增益为30.8 dB.放大输出的脉冲信号信噪比为30 dB,脉冲形状基本没有发生畸变.在前置放大结构中抽运光通过级联熔融拉锥型波分复用器耦合,有效确保了抽运源(976 nm)的正常工作.     

全光纤瓦级纳秒脉冲掺Yb放大器

采用单模放大和包层抽运放大的级联方式,在主振荡功率放大系统中,将平均功率0.5 mW、脉宽20 ns以及重复频率为50 kHz的光脉冲安全放大到平均功率0.6 W、峰值功率600 W的脉冲输出.相应增益为30.8 dB.放大输出的脉冲信号信噪比为30 dB,脉冲形状基本没有发生畸变.在前置放大结构中抽运光通过级联熔融拉锥型波分复用器耦合,有效确保了抽运源(976 nm)的正常工作.     

Space debris laser ranging with a 60 W single-frequency slab nanosecond green laser at 200 Hz

Space debris laser ranging was achieved with a 60 W, 200 Hz, 532 nm nanosecond slab, single-frequency green laser at the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory's 60 cm satellite laser ranging system. There were 174 passes of space debris measured in 2017, with the minimum radar cross section(RCS) being 0.25 m~2 and the highest ranging precision up to 13.6 cm. The RCS of space debris measured with the farthest distances in 174 passes was analyzed. The results show that the farthest measurement distance(R) and RCS(S) were fitted to R = 1388.159 S0.24312, indicating that this laser can measure the distance of 1388.159 km at an RCS of 1 m~2,which is very helpful to surveillance and research on low-Earth-orbit space debris.     

6.2 W laser-diode end-pumped continuous-wave Nd:YALO3 laser at 1.34 μm

We report a compact and efficient LD end-pumped linearly polarized Nd:YAP laser operating at 1.34 μm. The laser system with different crystal lengths, output couplers and cavity types were compared. Based on optimizing of the pump system and laser cavity, 6.2 W laser radiation at 1341.4 nm with c-axis polarized was achieved, corresponding to an optical conversion efficiency of about 24.8% with respect to the incident pump power. The laser threshold was only about 1.3 W and the optical slope efficiency was up to 27.2%.     

Diode-pumped passively mode-locked Nd:YVO4 laser at 1342 nm with periodically poled LiNbO3

In this Letter, we demonstrate a nonlinear-mirror (NLM) mode-locked diode-pumped solid-state Nd:YVO4 laser operating at 1342?nm, in which the NLM comprises a periodically poled LiNbO3 crystal and a dichroic mirror. The self-starting threshold for cw mode locking is 1.5?W, which is significantly lower than that of saturable absorber mode locking. An average power of 1.52?W at 1342?nm is obtained under diode pump power of 10?W at 808?nm, with the slope efficiency being up to 16.8%. The pulse width and the repetition rate of the mode-locked laser output are about 9.5?ps and 101?MHz, respectively.     

50.2W high stability and high compact all-solid-state green laser with extra-cavity frequency-doubling at 500 Hz

A 50.2W high pulse energy green laser system at 532 nm was demonstrated by extra-cavity second-harmonic generation (SHG). The fundamental laser was based on laser diode (LD) side-pumped MOPA Q-switched technology, producing 79W of average power at the repetition rate of 500 Hz, while the pulse width was 6 ns. Type-II angle phasematched KTiOPO₄ (KTP) crystal was used as the nonlinear crystal. The 50.2W average power of 532 nm laser was obtained with the divergence angle less than 0.6 mrad and the corresponding peak power of 16.7MW. The optical frequency conversion efficiency from fundamental to green laser was up to 63.5%. The measured output power fluctuation was less than 0.38% in one hour operation.     

Frequency doubling of narrow-linewidth pulsed fiber laser

A pulsed master oscillator power amplifier system is constructed using a double-cladding polarized Ybdoped fiber and an all-fiber Q-switched narrow-linewidth pulsed laser used as seed laser.This system has a high repetition rate and provides a nanosecond pulsed laser with a narrow linewidth and linear polarization.Moreover,it generates amplified radiation with up to 14 W of average power,narrow linewidth(full-width at half-maximum is smaller than 0.12 nm),linear polarization at 1 080-nm wavelength,repetition rate of 51 kHz,and pulse duration of approximately 50 ns.Based on this pulsed amplified radiation,3.5 W of green laser,with an optical-to-optical efficiency of 27.3%,is obtained via single-pass frequency doubling using a noncritical phase matching KTP crystal.     

Regenerative amplification of femtosecond laser pulses in Ti:sapphire at multikilohertz repetition rates

We have generated and applied noncoherent x-ray radiation in an all-solid-state laser system operating at repetition rates up to 20 kHz. Based on a model that takes into account the strong thermal loading of the Ti:sapphire rod, a laser cavity with low sensitivity to thermal lensing was chosen. With a maximum pump power of 80 W, an output power as high as 27 W was obtained in gain-switched operation, and, with a seeding from a femtosecond oscillator, 60-fs, 0.8-mJ (8-W) pulses at 10 kHz and 0.32-mJ (6.5-W) pulses at 20 kHz were generated. High power femtosecond output was used to generate x-ray continuum radiation up to 5 keV from a liquid-gallium jet target.     

激光二极管抽运Nd∶YVO4晶体1342nm和671nm激光器研究

报道了激光二极管抽运的Nd∶YVO₄晶体1342和671nm激光特性.1342nm激光最大输出功率为1.75W，光-光转换效率为32.1%，斜效率为43%.利用Ⅰ类非临界相位匹配LBO晶体腔内倍频，当输入抽运功率为6W时，获得功率为502mW的671nm激光输出，光-光转换效率超过8.3%；当671nm激光输出功率为400mW时，短期的不稳定度小于2%. 关键词：     

High-power diode-pumped Yb-doped fiber laser at 1150 nm

A model of steady-state rate equations including amplified spontaneous emission for long-wavelength Yb doped fiber laser is set up, which provides design principle for a practical laser system. We demonstrate a diode-pumped all-fiber Yb-doped fiber laser at 1150 nm with an output power of 33.6 W, the optical efficiency is 60%.