激光与光电子学进展, 2024, 61 (1): 0106005, 网络出版: 2024-01-29
基于45°倾斜光纤光栅的光纤激光频率梳(特邀)创刊六十周年特邀
Fiber Laser Frequency Comb Based on a 45° Tilted Fiber Grating (Invited)
锁模光纤激光器 光纤光栅 非线性偏振旋转 光纤激光频率梳 mode-locked fiber laser fiber grating nonlinear polarization rotation optical frequency comb
摘要
利用45°倾斜光纤光栅(45°-TFG)作为光纤型起偏器,搭建了一台高可靠性高稳定性的掺铒锁模光纤激光器,并以此为基础实现了重复频率 和载波包络偏移频率 的精确锁定。当泵浦功率为228 mW时,基于45°-TFG的锁模激光振荡器可实现3 dB光谱带宽为60.4 nm、脉冲宽度为68 fs的超短脉冲输出,在12 h内功率的均方根稳定性达到0.033%,且在较大的泵浦范围内均能维持较好的展宽锁模状态。经过自主搭建的非线性脉冲放大、超连续谱产生以及 自参考拍频干涉光路,获得了信噪比为32 dB的 信号。最后通过搭建基于锁相环的主动反馈控制电路,将 和 信号溯源至一台GPS时频系统,最终测得 和 信号归一化后在1 s门时间内频率稳定度为2.38×10-12和6.41×10-16。这是首次实现基于45°-TFG的光纤激光频率梳,表明了基于45°-TFG的锁模光纤激光器在实际应用中的潜力。
Abstract
A highly reliable and stable erbium-doped mode-locked fiber laser was constructed using a 45°-tilted fiber grating (45°-TFG) as a fiber polarizer. Based on this, precise signal stabilization of the repetition frequency and carrier-envelope offset frequency was achieved. When the pump power is 228 mW, the mode-locked laser oscillator based on a 45°-TFG can achieve an ultra-short pulse output of 3 dB with a spectral bandwidth of 60.4 nm and a pulse width of 68 fs. The root mean square stability of the power reaches 0.033% within 12 hours, and it can maintain a good stretched mode-locked state over a large pump range. After self-built chirped pulse amplification, super-continuum spectrum generation, and self-reference beat interference optical path, signal with a signal-to-noise ratio of 32 dB was obtained. Finally, by building an active feedback control circuit based on a phase-locked loop, the and signals were traced back to a GPS time-frequency system, and the frequency instability of the and signals was measured to be 2.38×10-12 and 6.41×10-16 within an average time of 1 second. This is the first implementation of a fiber laser frequency comb based on a 45°-TFG, indicating the potential of a 45°-TFG based mode-locked fiber laser in practical applications.
黄梓楠, 黄千千, 田昊晨, 闫志君, 邹萌, 孙敬华, 顾澄琳, 王开, 徐子硕, 李卫淅, 戴礼龙, 梁新栋, 牟成博. 基于45°倾斜光纤光栅的光纤激光频率梳(特邀)[J]. 激光与光电子学进展, 2024, 61(1): 0106005. Zinan Huang, Qianqian Huang, Haochen Tian, Zhijun Yan, Meng Zou, Jinghua Sun, Chenglin Gu, Kai Wang, Zishuo Xu, Weixi Li, Lilong Dai, Xindong Liang, Chengbo Mou. Fiber Laser Frequency Comb Based on a 45° Tilted Fiber Grating (Invited)[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(1): 0106005.