Optical gain and laser generation in bismuth-doped silica fibers free of other dopants

Luminescence emission and excitation spectra of bismuth-doped silica optical fibers free of other dopants have been obtained to construct an emission-excitation map in a wide wavelength range of 400-1600 nm. The main low-lying energy levels of the bismuth active centers in such fibers have been determined. For the first time (to our knowledge), optical gain and lasing have been obtained in such fibers. A gain of 8 dB has been achieved with a pump power of 340 mW, and a cw fiber laser emitting at 1460 nm with an output power of 40 mW and an efficiency of ≈3% has been created.     

100 W级全光纤化线偏振单频光纤放大器

报道了一种基于主振荡功率放大结构的全光纤化1064 mm线偏振单频光纤放大器。种子源是一个线宽约为3 kHz的单频光纤激光器。输出功率为50 mW的种子激光经两级掺Yb保偏双包层光纤(光纤纤芯直径分别为10 μm和20 μm)和一级手性耦合纤芯增益光纤放大后,最终获得了输出功率138 W、光束质量M2≤1.2、偏振消光比优于18 dB的高功率单频光纤激光输出。在脉冲调制模式下,获得了峰值功率465 W、脉宽宽度约为500 μs的线偏振单频光纤激光输出。     

12 W Q-switched Er:ZBLAN fiber laser at 2.8 μm

A diode-pumped, actively Q-switched 2.8 μm fiber laser oscillator with an average output power of more than 12 W has been realized through the use of a 35 μm core erbium-doped ZBLAN fiber and an acousto-optic modulator; to our knowledge, this is the first 3 μm pulsed fiber laser in the 10 W class. Pulse energy up to 100 μJ and pulse duration down to 90 ns, corresponding to a peak power of 0.9 kW, were achieved at a repetition rate of 120 kHz.     

Watt-level ~2 μm laser output in Tm3+-doped tungsten tellurite glass double-cladding fiber

We report, for the first time to the best of our knowledge, a watt level cw fiber laser at ~2 μm from a piece of 40-cm-long newly developed highly thulium-doped (3.76 × 10(20) ions/cm(3)) tungsten tellurite glass double cladding fiber pumped by a commercial 800 nm laser diode. The maximum output power of the fiber laser reaches 1.12 W. The slope efficiency and the optical-optical efficiency with respect to the absorbed pump are 20% and 16%, respectively. The lasing threshold is 1.46 W, and the lasing wavelength is centered at 1937 nm.     

Amplification of picosecond pulses and gigahertz signals in bismuth-doped fiber amplifiers

We demonstrate the capability for amplification of picosecond pulses in two bismuth-doped alumosilicate fibers. A spectrally filtered supercontinuum source is used to provide a train of picosecond pulses at discrete wavelengths within the gain bandwidth of bismuth fiber amplifiers. With a 30 m length of active fiber, a small signal gain at 1160 nm of over 20 dB is observed. In addition, we assess the viability of amplification of high repetition rate signals in such amplifiers, applying a 10 GHz modulation to a continuous wave Raman fiber laser operating at 1178 nm, finding that such signals are amplified without noticeable distortion.     

Near-infrared ultrabroadband luminescence spectra properties of subvalent bismuth in CsI halide crystals

We observed two ultrabroadband near-infrared (NIR) luminescence bands around 1.2 and 1.5 μm in as-grown bismuth-doped CsI halide crystals, without additional aftertreatment. Dependence of the NIR emission properties on the excitation wavelength and measurement temperature was studied. Two kinds of NIR active centers of subvalent bismuth and color centers were demonstrated to coexist in Bi:CsI crystal. The eye-safe 1.5 μm emission band with an FWHM of 140 nm and lifetime of 213 μs at room temperature makes Bi:CsI crystal promising in the applications of the ultrafast laser and ultrabroadband amplifier.     

All-fiber clad-pumped Tm3+-doped fiber amplifier using high power fiber combiner

The diode laser (LD) clad-pumped 1947.6 nm continuous wave (CW) Tm³⁺-doped fiber amplifier is reported using the master oscillation power amplifier (MOPA) method. The injected seed laser is provided by an all-fiber LD-clad-pumped Tm³⁺-doped single-mode fiber laser, which has a nearly 2.4 W maximal output power and 0.1 nm ultra-narrow linewidth based on the intracore reflection FBG. Using the 25/400 μm double-clad LMA Tm³⁺-doped fiber as the gain fiber, the output maximal output power is 30.6 W from the fiber amplifier, with a slope efficiency of 39.1% respected to the LD total output power. A high power multi-mode fiber combiner is used to couple high power LD light into the gain fiber. The output wavelength is also located at 1947.6 nm, with the slightly expanded laser linewidth of 0.2 nm.     

Efficient stable simultaneous CW dual-wavelength diode-end-pumped Nd :YAG laser operating at 1.319 and 1.338 μm

An efficient, stable diode-end-pumped simultaneous continuous-wave (CW) dual-wavelength laser operating at 1.319 and 1.338 μm in a Nd:YAG crystal has been demonstrated. A total output power of 6.3 W is achieved at an absorbed pump power of 15 W, with a slope efficiency of 43.5%. The instability of output power is less than 1%. With a type Ⅱ critical phase-matched KTP crystal inserted into the cavity as frequency doubler, a maximum output power of 200 mW in red region is acquired. In addition, a sixwavelength laser operation at 1.319 μm, 1.338 μm, 1.356 μm, 659.5 nm, 669 nm, and 678 nm is observed.     

Noncollinear phase-matched four-photon mixing of CO2 laser radiation in germanium

Noncollinear four photon mixing of two TEA CO₂ laser beams in germanium at room temperature has been used to obtain phase-matched generation of step tunable radiation in the 8.7 μm region which is of interest for the uranium isotope separation. Using an 8.3 cm long crystal of germanium, peak output power of ≈10kW (corresponding to 1 mJ per pulse) was obtained at 8.7 μm with 3 MW peak input power from each of the two CO₂ lasers operating at 9.6 μm and 10.6 μm.     

包层泵浦的高功率掺铥光纤激光器

研究了一种输出功率高且光束质量好的包层泵浦的掺铥光纤激光器.当泵浦功率达到30 W时,该掺铥光纤激光器产生的最大输出功率是6.1 W,且波长在2 μm左右,斜率效率达到55.6%,产生激光的阈值是2.2 W.当输出功率为3.3 W时,测得光束质量M2X和M2Y分别为1.26和1.32.     

Picosecond bismuth-doped fiber MOPFA for frequency conversion

We report the development of a bismuth-doped fiber master oscillator power fiber amplifier system. The system operates at 1177 nm, producing 28 ps pulses at 9.11 MHz repetition rate, with an output power of 150 mW and a peak pulse power of 580 W. We subsequently frequency double the output, resulting in a picosecond pulsed visible source operating at 588.5 nm, with a maximum average output power of 13.7 mW.     

Fiber Optic Coupling of CW Linear Laser Diode Array

Based on a set of microoptics the output radiation from a continuous wave (CW) linear laser diode array is coupled into a multi-mode optical fiber of 400 μm diameter.The CW linear laser diode array is a 1 cm laser diode bar with 19 stripes with 100 μm aperture spaced on 500 μm centers.The coupling system contains packaged laser diode bar,fast axis collimator,slow axis collimation array,beam transformation system and focusing system.The high brightness,high power density and single fiber output of a laser diode bar is achieved.The coupling efficiency is 65% and the power density is up to 1.03×104 W/cm2.     

自调Q、自锁模铒/镱共掺光纤激光器

研究了结构新颖的环形腔铒/镱（Er/Yb）共掺双包层光纤激光器.为了获得高功率激光输出,使用6个激光二极管（LD）同时抽运Er/Yb共掺光纤,采用光纤光栅（FBG）Sagnac环作为波长选择器,得到了中心波长为1548.11 nm、谱线宽度为0.06 nm的窄线宽激光输出;并利用增益光纤作为可饱和吸收体,实现了自调Q、自锁模脉冲输出.当抽运功率为719 mW时,激光器输出自调Q脉冲,脉冲周期为20μs,脉冲宽度为2.8μs,脉冲的平均功率为38.4mW,峰值功率为274.3mW;当抽运功率为3.6 W时,激光器输出自锁模脉冲,脉冲宽度为4ns,平均功率为319 mW,脉冲峰值功率大于10 W,重复频率为7.937 MHz.     

2.1 μm可调谐多波长掺钬光纤激光器

为了实现2.1 μm波段光纤激光器输出多波长激光，设计了一种基于光纤Sagnac干涉仪的可调谐多波长掺钬光纤激光器。采用1.9 μm波段掺铥光纤激光器泵浦一段长3 m的掺钬石英光纤，获得2.1 μm波段的光放大；环形腔中，由保偏光纤和偏振控制器构成的光纤Sagnac干涉仪，实现2.1 μm波段周期滤波，获得了2.1 μm波段多波长激光，输出功率1 mW~15 mW可调谐，最多可观测到6个波长的激光输出。通过调节环形腔内偏振控制器，能够实现2.1 μm波段1~6个波长的调谐。     

Fiber Optic Coupling of CW Linear Laser Diode Array

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Er-doped photonic crystal fiber amplifier with 70 W of output power

We report for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, on a large mode area Er-doped photonic crystal fiber laser system. The fiber core had a diameter of 40 μm and NA of <0.04 leading to a mode field diameter of about 31 μm around 1550 nm wavelength. More than 70 W of single-frequency output power at 1556 nm could be extracted using a master-oscillator power-amplifier scheme. Near diffraction limited output beam quality has been verified by measuring the TEM(00) content with a nonconfocal scanning ring cavity.     

基于氟化铝基玻璃光纤的瓦级~3 μm激光

研究了基于Ho3+/Pr3+共掺AlF₃基玻璃单包层光纤的瓦级～3 μm激光。采用单模1150 nm光纤激光器泵浦上述增益光纤,得到了波长2.87 μm的激光输出,其最大输出功率为1.02 W,激光斜率效率为10.7%,输出激光的光束质量因子M2≈1.2。研究结果表明,AlF₃基玻璃光纤是一种潜在的可获得高功率中红外激光输出的增益介质。     

高功率半导体激光泵浦源研究进展

高功率半导体激光器是固体激光器和光纤激光器的主要泵浦源。激光泵浦源性能的大幅提升直接促进了固体激光器、光纤激光器等激光器的发展。主要介绍了8xx nm和9xx nm系列半导体激光泵浦源的最新研究进展,8xx nm单管输出功率已达18.8 W@95μm,巴条输出功率已达1.8 kW(QCW),9xx nm单管输出功率已达35 W@100μm,巴条输出功率已达1.98 kW(QCW)。谱宽<1 nm的窄谱宽半导体激光器输出功率可达14 W。展望了未来半导体激光器泵浦源的发展趋势。     

Stable 10 W Er:ZBLAN fiber laser operating at 2.71-2.88 μm

We have developed a diode-pumped tunable 3 μm fiber laser with a cw output power of the order of 10 W with the use of an erbium-doped ZBLAN fiber. A tunability range of 110 nm (2770 to 2880 nm) with an output power between 8 and 11 W was demonstrated. As the pump power was increased, the center of the wavelength range was shifted toward longer wavelengths, but the width of the wavelength range was largely unaffected. The total tunability range for various pump power levels was 170 nm (2710 to 2880 nm). To our knowledge, this is the highest performance (output power and tunability) obtained from a tunable 3 μm fiber laser.     

2 μm波段宽带可调谐全光纤激光器

设计并实验研究了一种采用Fabry-Perot (F-P)光纤滤波器的2 μm波段宽带可调谐全光纤环形激光器,经过放大的1 550 nm半导体激光泵浦单模铥-钬共掺光纤(THDF)获得2 μm波段宽带增益。实验结果表明,该结构在2 μm波段获得了195 nm调谐范围的激光输出,线宽0.05 nm,边模抑制比66.98 dB。整个结构采用铥-钬共掺光纤放大结构,可使输出功率达到瓦级。