双向级联泵浦部分掺杂光纤实现近8 kW高光束质量激光输出

<正>近年来,级联泵浦方案由于泵浦亮度高、量子亏损小、热管理方便等优势,成为了实现高功率光纤激光输出的重要技术手段。当前常用的级联泵浦源工作波长多为1018 nm,由于掺镱光纤在该波长处的吸收较弱,往往需要使用较长的光纤以实现充分的泵浦吸收,而长光纤导致激光器的受激拉曼散射阈值较低,限制了功率的进一步提升。2021年,国防科技大学报道了基于前向级联泵浦的部分掺杂光纤(confined-doped fiber, CDF)激光放大器并实现了7 kW的高光束质量激光输出,     

Specific mode output from multimode fiber oscillators by designing rare earth doping profiles

Based on rate equations, a theoretical model of a fiber oscillator with a multimode gain fiber was built. We studied the effect of the rare earth doping profile in the core on the output characteristics of the multimode fiber oscillator. The results indicated that a pure fundamental mode can be obtained by partly doping the core of the large mode area （LMA） ytterbium doped fiber （YDF） in the fiber laser. Furthermore, a sole specific high-order mode can also be implemented by tailoring the rare earth doping profile according to the simulations. The mode coupling effect was also taken into account in the model. In spite of the mode coupling effect, the specific mode was able to dominate in the output of the fiber laser by utilizing the designed LMA YDF.     

国产纺锤形渐变掺镱光纤实现6 kW宽谱激光输出

高功率高光束质量光纤激光器在工业加工等领域有着广泛的应用,然而光纤中的非线性效应和模式不稳定效应限制着高光束质量光纤激光器的功率提升,采用新型结构大模场增益光纤在同时抑制非线性效应和模式不稳定效应方面具有较大潜力。报道了基于单位自研的纺锤形渐变掺镱光纤激光成功实现6 kW功率、高光束质量激光输出。激光器采用主振荡功率放大结构,放大级采用双向981 nm泵浦纺锤形渐变掺镱光纤,在总泵浦功率为7.68 kW时,输出功率达到6.02 kW,光束质量M2因子约为1.9。通过进一步优化纺锤形掺镱光纤制作工艺及结构参数,有望实现更高功率、近单模光束质量的光纤激光输出。     

国产部分掺杂光纤实现7 kW高光束质量激光输出

<正>掺镱光纤激光器具有输出功率高、光束质量好、系统结构紧凑、热管理方便等优势,在工业加工、国防等领域获得了广泛应用。随着光纤激光器输出功率的提升,光纤中的非线性效应逐渐成为功率提升的限制因素。尽管采用大模场光纤可有效提升非线性效应的阈值,但也会带来模式不稳定阈值下降、光束质量退化等问题。     

基于计算技术的超快光纤激光研究进展与展望(特邀)

计算技术的引入给超快光纤激光带来了全新的研究方法和实际效果。文中简要总结计算技术应用于脉冲光纤激光的研究历程，梳理发展脉络，全面展示了计算技术促进超快光纤激光研究发展的使能特性。计算技术与超快光纤研究的进一步深度融合，有可能开辟新的研究与应用领域。     

Evolution of modes in double-clad Raman fiber amplifier

Stimulated Raman scattering in a double cladding optical fiber is studied with a continuous wave laser used as a pump source. Under various launch conditions, pump modes are differently excited. Considering the mode coupling effect among the pump modes, the evolution of the power in the Stokes modes is studied. The results show that the scattered waves （the Stokes waves） in the fiber core with 9%tm diameter and 0.14 NA could propagate predominantly in the fundamental mode of the fiber by carefully adjusting the pump light launching conditions.     

2.14 kW级联泵浦光纤放大器

利用大模场掺镱光纤搭建了1018 nm高功率光纤激光器,获得了476 W的最高输出功率。利用6台高亮度1018 nm光纤激光器泵浦掺镱光纤,搭建了全光纤结构的级联泵浦光纤放大器,实现了2.14 kW的最高输出功率,输出功率随泵浦功率线性增长,整体斜率效率为86.9%,M2因子为1.9。     

多波长飞秒激光损伤可见光滤光片的实验及机理

针对飞秒激光作用光学该实验条件下薄膜过程中损伤阈值与激光波长的关系问题,利用近红外波段波长可调谐的高重频飞秒脉冲激光,对可见光滤光片光谱通带的过渡区域进行了背向损伤实验,测量了不同波长下的平均功率密度损伤阈值,并从飞秒激光作用的雪崩电离过程出发,推导并计算了该阈值与薄膜干涉场分布的关系,理论结果较好的预测了不同波长下平均功率密度损伤阈值的发展趋势.研究表明,该实验条件下薄膜的飞秒激光损伤是整体行为,同一样品中,干涉场分布的平均值越高即膜层中瞬时驻留的激光能量越大时,相应损伤阈值越低.