中国激光, 2020, 47 (10): 1006001, 网络出版: 2020-10-09
10 kW高效率1070 nm光纤放大器的理论与实验研究 下载: 1061次
Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of a 10-kW High-Efficiency 1070-nm Fiber Amplifier
光纤光学 光纤放大器 掺镱光纤 主振荡放大 双端抽运 高效率 fiber optics fiber amplifiers ytterbium-doped fiber master oscillator power amplification dual-end pumping high efficiency
摘要
基于掺镱光纤激光放大器理论模型,分析了光纤放大器中掺镱光纤弯曲半径对模式传输损耗的影响以及掺镱光纤长度对系统光-光转换效率的影响。结合实验中采用的掺镱光纤的特点,对掺镱光纤的弯曲半径及光纤长度进行了优化设计。基于主振荡放大结构中,种子光源的输出功率为170 W,光束质量为 M2x=1.10, M2y=1.05;放大器采用双端抽运的方式,使用自研30/600 μm掺镱光纤,最终实现了输出功率为10.14 kW,中心波长为1070.36 nm,3 dB带宽为5.32 nm的全光纤激光输出,光束质量为 M2x=3.12, M2y=3.18。放大级最大光-光转换效率为87.9%,斜率效率为89.2%,输出激光信噪比大于45 dB。
Abstract
Based on the theoretical model of ytterbium (Yb 3+)-doped fiber amplifier, the effect of the bend radius of Yb 3+ fiber on the mode transmission loss and dependence of optical-optical efficiency on the fiber length were analyzed. By employing the characteristics of the Yb 3+ fiber used in the experiment, the bend radius and fiber length were optimized. A master oscillation power amplification configuration was used. This configuration had a seed laser source with 170 W power, beam quality M2x=1.10, M2y=1.05, and a power amplifier with homemade 30/600 μm Yb 3+ fiber as the gain fiber. Dual-end pumping was adopted. We obtained a laser beam with an output power of 10.14 kW, a central wavelength of 1070.36 nm, and a 3 dB bandwidth of 5.32 nm. The beam quality of the output laser was M2x=3.12, M2y=3.18. In the amplification stage, the maximum optical-optical efficiency was 87.9%, and the slope efficiency reached up to 89.2%. The signal-to-noise ratio of the output laser was more than 45 dB.
陈晓龙, 何宇, 徐中巍, 郭晓晨, 叶韧, 刘恺, 杨依枫, 沈辉, 张海波, 于春雷, 何兵, 胡丽丽, 周军. 10 kW高效率1070 nm光纤放大器的理论与实验研究[J]. 中国激光, 2020, 47(10): 1006001. Chen Xiaolong, He Yu, Xu Zhongwei, Guo Xiaochen, Ye Ren, Liu Kai, Yang Yifeng, Shen Hui, Zhang Haibo, Yu Chunlei, He Bing, Hu Lili, Zhou Jun. Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of a 10-kW High-Efficiency 1070-nm Fiber Amplifier[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2020, 47(10): 1006001.