中国激光, 2017, 44 (2): 0201013, 网络出版: 2017-02-22
基于分布式传感的全光纤放大器增益光纤纤芯温度测量
Temperature Measurement for Gain Fiber Core in All-Fiber Amplifier Based on Distributed Sensing
激光光学 光纤激光器 光频域反射法 温度测量 非线性效应 laser optics fiber lasers optical frequency domain reflectometry temperature measurement nonlinear effect
摘要
在高功率光纤激光器中,增益光纤的热效应是限制激光功率提高的重要因素之一。传统的温度测量方法只能测量到增益光纤的表面温度,无法得到增益光纤内部不同位置的温度。采用分布式光频域反射(OFDR)技术测量全光纤放大器中增益光纤纤芯的温度。对采用OFDR技术得到的温度测量结果进行了标定,验证了OFDR测量工作状态下放大器内增益光纤温度的准确性。测量了输出功率为6 W的全光纤放大器内增益光纤纤芯的温度分布,测量结果与理论相吻合。这种测温方法为未来高功率光纤激光器的温度监测提供参考。
Abstract
Thermal effect of the gain fiber is one of the main factors limiting the power improvement of high power fiber amplifiers. Using traditional temperature measurement methods, we can only obtain the surface temperature of fiber while the core temperature cannot be detected. In this paper, the temperature of the gain fiber core in an all-fiber amplifier is measured by optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR). Firstly, the temperature measurement results by OFDR are calibrated and the measuring accuracy of the gain fiber temperature is verified when the amplifier is in operation. Then, the temperature distribution of the gain fiber core in the all-fiber amplifier is measured when the output power is 6 W and the results agree with the current theoretical results. The temperature measurement method proposed can provide a reference for the temperature monitoring in high power fiber lasers in the future.
周子超, 王小林, 张汉伟, 粟荣涛, 韩凯, 周朴, 许晓军. 基于分布式传感的全光纤放大器增益光纤纤芯温度测量[J]. 中国激光, 2017, 44(2): 0201013. Zhou Zichao, Wang Xiaolin, Zhang Hanwei, Su Rongtao, Han Kai, Zhou Pu, Xu Xiaojun. Temperature Measurement for Gain Fiber Core in All-Fiber Amplifier Based on Distributed Sensing[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2017, 44(2): 0201013.