A low-numerical-aperture(NA)concept enables large-mode-area fiber with better single-mode operation ability,which is beneficial for transverse mode instability and nonlinear effects suppression.In this contribution,we...A low-numerical-aperture(NA)concept enables large-mode-area fiber with better single-mode operation ability,which is beneficial for transverse mode instability and nonlinear effects suppression.In this contribution,we reported a high-power fiber amplifier based on a piece of self-developed large-mode-area low-NA fiber with a core NA of 0.049 and a core/inner cladding diameter of 25/400μm.The influence of the pump wavelength and fiber length on the power scaling potential of the fiber amplifier is systematically investigated.As a result,an output of 4.80 kW and a beam quality factor of~1.33 were finally obtained,which is the highest output power ever reported in a fiber amplifier exploiting the low-NA fiber.The results reveal that low-NA fibers have superiority in power scaling and beam quality maintenance at high power levels.展开更多
A 2×3 kW-level bidirectional output fiber oscillator is realized by combining the specially designed spindle-shaped ytterbium-doped fiber,non-wavelength-stabilized 976-nm LDs,and grating bandwidth optimization to...A 2×3 kW-level bidirectional output fiber oscillator is realized by combining the specially designed spindle-shaped ytterbium-doped fiber,non-wavelength-stabilized 976-nm LDs,and grating bandwidth optimization to balance transverse mode instability and stimulated Raman scattering.The maximum output powers at both ends are 3265 and 2840 W,respectively,with a total efficiency of 73.2%.The M^(2) factors of the lasers at both ends are about 1.98 and 2.38,respectively.The beam profile at both ends shows that a bidirectional output annular beam fiber oscillator has been realized,which has great potential in practical applications.展开更多
In recent years,machine learning,especially various deep neural networks,as an emerging technique for data analysis and processing,has brought novel insights into the development of fiber lasers,in particular complex,...In recent years,machine learning,especially various deep neural networks,as an emerging technique for data analysis and processing,has brought novel insights into the development of fiber lasers,in particular complex,dynamical,or disturbance-sensitive fiber laser systems.This paper highlights recent attractive research that adopted machine learning in the fiber laser field,including design and manipulation for ondemand laser output,prediction and control of nonlinear effects,reconstruction and evaluation of laser properties,as well as robust control for lasers and laser systems.We also comment on the challenges and potential future development.展开更多
We incorporate deep learning(DL)into tiled aperture coherent beam combining(CBC)systems for the first time,to the best of our knowledge.By using a well-trained convolutional neural network DL model,which has been cons...We incorporate deep learning(DL)into tiled aperture coherent beam combining(CBC)systems for the first time,to the best of our knowledge.By using a well-trained convolutional neural network DL model,which has been constructed at a non-focal-plane to avoid the data collision problem,the relative phase of each beamlet could be accurately estimated,and then the phase error in the CBC system could be compensated directly by a servo phase control system.The feasibility and extensibility of the phase control method have been demonstrated by simulating the coherent combining of different hexagonal arrays.This DL-based phase control method offers a new way of eliminating dynamic phase noise in tiled aperture CBC systems,and it could provide a valuable reference on alleviating the long-standing problem that the phase control bandwidth decreases as the number of array elements increases.展开更多
High-power mode-programmable orbital angular momentum(OAM)beams have received substantial attention in recent years.They are widely used in optical communication,nonlinear frequency conversion,and laser processing.To ...High-power mode-programmable orbital angular momentum(OAM)beams have received substantial attention in recent years.They are widely used in optical communication,nonlinear frequency conversion,and laser processing.To overcome the power limitation of a single beam,coherent beam combining(CBC)of laser arrays is used.However,in specific CBC systems used to generate structured light with a complex wavefront,eliminating phase noise and realizing flexible phase modulation proved to be difficult challenges.In this paper,we propose and demonstrate a two-stage phase control method that can generate OAM beams with different topological charges from a CBC system.During the phase control process,the phase errors are preliminarily compensated by a deep-learning(DL)network,and further eliminated by an optimization algorithm.Moreover,by modulating the expected relative phase vector and cost function,all-electronic flexible programmable switching of the OAM mode is realized.Results indicate that the proposed method combines the characteristics of DL for undesired convergent phase avoidance and the advantages of the optimization algorithm for accuracy improvement,thereby ensuring the high mode purity of the generated OAM beams.This work could provide a valuable reference for future implementation of high-power,fast switchable structured light generation and manipulation.展开更多
The success of high-power fiber lasers is fueled by maturation of active and passive fibers,combined with the availability of high-power fiber-based components.In this contribution,we first overview the enormous poten...The success of high-power fiber lasers is fueled by maturation of active and passive fibers,combined with the availability of high-power fiber-based components.In this contribution,we first overview the enormous potential of rare-earth doped fibers in spectral coverage and recent developments of key fiber-based components employed in high-power laser systems.Subsequently,the emerging functional active and passive fibers in recent years,which exhibit tremendous advantages in balancing or mitigating parasitic nonlinearities hindering high-power transmission,are outlined from the perspectives of geo-metric and material engineering.Finally,novel functional applications of conventional fiber-based components for nonlinear suppression or spatial mode selection,and correspondingly,the high-power progress of function fiber-based components in power handling are introduced,which suggest more flexible controllability on high-power laser operations.展开更多
In this work,a confined-doped fiber with the core/inner-cladding diameter of 40/250μm and a relative doping ratio of 0.75 is fabricated through a modified chemical vapor deposition method combined with the chelate ga...In this work,a confined-doped fiber with the core/inner-cladding diameter of 40/250μm and a relative doping ratio of 0.75 is fabricated through a modified chemical vapor deposition method combined with the chelate gas deposition technique,and subsequently applied in a tandem-pumped fiber amplifier for high-power operation and transverse mode instability(TMI)mitigation.Notably,the impacts of the seed laser power and mode purity are preliminarily investigated through comparative experiments.It is found that the TMI threshold could be significantly affected by the seed laser mode purity.The possible mechanism behind this phenomenon is proposed and revealed through comprehensive comparative experiments and theoretical analysis.Finally,a maximum output power of 7.49 kW is obtained with the beam quality factor of approximately 1.83,which is the highest output power ever reported in a forward tandem-pumped confined-doped fiber amplifier.This work could provide a good reference and practical solution to improve the TMI threshold and realize high-power high-brightness fiber lasers.展开更多
A hundred-watt-level spatial mode switchable all-fiber laser is demonstrated based on a master oscillator power amplifier scheme.The performance of the amplifier with two seed lasers,i.e.,with the acoustically induced...A hundred-watt-level spatial mode switchable all-fiber laser is demonstrated based on a master oscillator power amplifier scheme.The performance of the amplifier with two seed lasers,i.e.,with the acoustically induced fiber grating (AIFG) mode converter inside and outside the seed laser cavity,is investigated.Real-time mode switching with millisecond scale switching time between the LP;and LP;modes while operating in full power (>100 W) is realized through an AIFG driven by radio frequency modulation.This work could provide a good reference for realizing high-power agile mode switchable fiber lasers for practical applications.展开更多
The quantum defect(QD)is an important issue that demands prompt attention in high-power fiber lasers.A large QD may aggravate the thermal load in the laser,which would impact the frequency,amplitude noise and mode sta...The quantum defect(QD)is an important issue that demands prompt attention in high-power fiber lasers.A large QD may aggravate the thermal load in the laser,which would impact the frequency,amplitude noise and mode stability,and threaten the security of the high-power laser system.Here,we propose and demonstrate a cladding-pumped Raman fiber laser(RFL)with QD of less than 1%.Using the Raman gain of the boson peak in a phosphorus-doped fiber to enable the cladding pump,the QD is reduced to as low as 0.78%with a 23.7 W output power.To our knowledge,this is the lowest QD ever reported in a cladding-pumped RFL.Furthermore,the output power can be scaled to 47.7 W with a QD of 1.29%.This work not only offers a preliminary platform for the realization of high-power low-QD fiber lasers,but also proves the great potential of low-QD fiber lasers in power scaling.展开更多
The power scaling on mid-infrared Raman fibre lasers(RFLs) is in demand for applications in health, environment and security. In this paper, we present the simulated laser behaviours of the tellurite glass RFLs pumped...The power scaling on mid-infrared Raman fibre lasers(RFLs) is in demand for applications in health, environment and security. In this paper, we present the simulated laser behaviours of the tellurite glass RFLs pumped by 300-W Tm-doped fibre lasers(TDFLs) at 2 μm for the first time. By combining the advantages of the TDFLs and tellurite fibre, the output power at 2.35 μm has reached over hundreds of watts by first-order Raman shift. Moreover, the cascaded RFLs have been demonstrated with a wavelength extension greater than 3 μm and output power of tens of watts. To maximize the output power and the slope efficiency of the RFLs, we further analyse the interaction between the Raman gain and cavity loss, which are determined by fibre length and output reflectance of the laser cavity.展开更多
We found the beam quality factor M^(2)of the fundamental mode as a function of wavelength is U-shaped in the working photonic bandgap(PBG) of an all-solid PBG fiber(AS-PBGF) for the first time,to the best of our knowl...We found the beam quality factor M^(2)of the fundamental mode as a function of wavelength is U-shaped in the working photonic bandgap(PBG) of an all-solid PBG fiber(AS-PBGF) for the first time,to the best of our knowledge,and our simulation results also match well with the phenomenon.The normal band that is near the high-frequency edge of the third PBG integrates the lowest M^(2)and single-mode operation simultaneously,while the other two edge regions suffer from anomalous variation of M^(2)versus wavelength.The general applicability of this finding can be further extended to other PBGs and also other representative structures in the AS-PBGF field.展开更多
In this study,we investigated the influence of fiber parameters on stimulated Raman scattering(SRS)and identified a unique pattern of SRS evolution in the counter tandem pumping configuration.Our findings revealed tha...In this study,we investigated the influence of fiber parameters on stimulated Raman scattering(SRS)and identified a unique pattern of SRS evolution in the counter tandem pumping configuration.Our findings revealed that the SRS threshold in counter-pumping is predominantly determined by the length of the output delivery fiber rather than the gain fiber.By employing the counter tandem pumping scheme and optimizing the fiber parameters,a 10 kW fiber laser was achieved with beam quality M^(2)of 1.92.No mode instability or severe SRS limitation was observed.To our knowledge,this study achieved the highest beam quality in over 10 kW fiber lasers based on conventional double-clad Yb-doped fiber.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2022YFB3606000)State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology(No.SKL2021ZR06)。
文摘A low-numerical-aperture(NA)concept enables large-mode-area fiber with better single-mode operation ability,which is beneficial for transverse mode instability and nonlinear effects suppression.In this contribution,we reported a high-power fiber amplifier based on a piece of self-developed large-mode-area low-NA fiber with a core NA of 0.049 and a core/inner cladding diameter of 25/400μm.The influence of the pump wavelength and fiber length on the power scaling potential of the fiber amplifier is systematically investigated.As a result,an output of 4.80 kW and a beam quality factor of~1.33 were finally obtained,which is the highest output power ever reported in a fiber amplifier exploiting the low-NA fiber.The results reveal that low-NA fibers have superiority in power scaling and beam quality maintenance at high power levels.
基金supported by the Funding for Distinguished Yong Scholars of Hunan Province(No.2023JJ10057)the Training Program for Excellent Young Innovations of Changsha(No.kq2305038)the Basic Scientific Research Program(No.JCKY2021525B015).
文摘A 2×3 kW-level bidirectional output fiber oscillator is realized by combining the specially designed spindle-shaped ytterbium-doped fiber,non-wavelength-stabilized 976-nm LDs,and grating bandwidth optimization to balance transverse mode instability and stimulated Raman scattering.The maximum output powers at both ends are 3265 and 2840 W,respectively,with a total efficiency of 73.2%.The M^(2) factors of the lasers at both ends are about 1.98 and 2.38,respectively.The beam profile at both ends shows that a bidirectional output annular beam fiber oscillator has been realized,which has great potential in practical applications.
基金Natural Science Foundation of Hunan province,China(Grant No.2019JJ10005)supported by Projects for National Excellent Young Talents and Hunan Provincial Innovation Construct Project(No.2019RS3017).
文摘In recent years,machine learning,especially various deep neural networks,as an emerging technique for data analysis and processing,has brought novel insights into the development of fiber lasers,in particular complex,dynamical,or disturbance-sensitive fiber laser systems.This paper highlights recent attractive research that adopted machine learning in the fiber laser field,including design and manipulation for ondemand laser output,prediction and control of nonlinear effects,reconstruction and evaluation of laser properties,as well as robust control for lasers and laser systems.We also comment on the challenges and potential future development.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61705264 and 61705265)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China(No.2019JJ10005).
文摘We incorporate deep learning(DL)into tiled aperture coherent beam combining(CBC)systems for the first time,to the best of our knowledge.By using a well-trained convolutional neural network DL model,which has been constructed at a non-focal-plane to avoid the data collision problem,the relative phase of each beamlet could be accurately estimated,and then the phase error in the CBC system could be compensated directly by a servo phase control system.The feasibility and extensibility of the phase control method have been demonstrated by simulating the coherent combining of different hexagonal arrays.This DL-based phase control method offers a new way of eliminating dynamic phase noise in tiled aperture CBC systems,and it could provide a valuable reference on alleviating the long-standing problem that the phase control bandwidth decreases as the number of array elements increases.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(61705264,61705265)Hunan Provincial Innovation Construct Project(2019RS3017)Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(2019JJ10005)。
文摘High-power mode-programmable orbital angular momentum(OAM)beams have received substantial attention in recent years.They are widely used in optical communication,nonlinear frequency conversion,and laser processing.To overcome the power limitation of a single beam,coherent beam combining(CBC)of laser arrays is used.However,in specific CBC systems used to generate structured light with a complex wavefront,eliminating phase noise and realizing flexible phase modulation proved to be difficult challenges.In this paper,we propose and demonstrate a two-stage phase control method that can generate OAM beams with different topological charges from a CBC system.During the phase control process,the phase errors are preliminarily compensated by a deep-learning(DL)network,and further eliminated by an optimization algorithm.Moreover,by modulating the expected relative phase vector and cost function,all-electronic flexible programmable switching of the OAM mode is realized.Results indicate that the proposed method combines the characteristics of DL for undesired convergent phase avoidance and the advantages of the optimization algorithm for accuracy improvement,thereby ensuring the high mode purity of the generated OAM beams.This work could provide a valuable reference for future implementation of high-power,fast switchable structured light generation and manipulation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62035015,No.61805280,No.62061136013)Innovation Group of Hunan Province,China(No.2019JJ10005)+1 种基金Hunan Innovative Province Construction Project,China(No.2019RS3017)the Research Plan of National University of Defense Technology(No.ZK19-07).
文摘The success of high-power fiber lasers is fueled by maturation of active and passive fibers,combined with the availability of high-power fiber-based components.In this contribution,we first overview the enormous potential of rare-earth doped fibers in spectral coverage and recent developments of key fiber-based components employed in high-power laser systems.Subsequently,the emerging functional active and passive fibers in recent years,which exhibit tremendous advantages in balancing or mitigating parasitic nonlinearities hindering high-power transmission,are outlined from the perspectives of geo-metric and material engineering.Finally,novel functional applications of conventional fiber-based components for nonlinear suppression or spatial mode selection,and correspondingly,the high-power progress of function fiber-based components in power handling are introduced,which suggest more flexible controllability on high-power laser operations.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62035015)the Innovative Research Groups of Hunan Province(2019JJ10005)the Hunan Provincial Innovation Construct Project(2019RS3018).
文摘In this work,a confined-doped fiber with the core/inner-cladding diameter of 40/250μm and a relative doping ratio of 0.75 is fabricated through a modified chemical vapor deposition method combined with the chelate gas deposition technique,and subsequently applied in a tandem-pumped fiber amplifier for high-power operation and transverse mode instability(TMI)mitigation.Notably,the impacts of the seed laser power and mode purity are preliminarily investigated through comparative experiments.It is found that the TMI threshold could be significantly affected by the seed laser mode purity.The possible mechanism behind this phenomenon is proposed and revealed through comprehensive comparative experiments and theoretical analysis.Finally,a maximum output power of 7.49 kW is obtained with the beam quality factor of approximately 1.83,which is the highest output power ever reported in a forward tandem-pumped confined-doped fiber amplifier.This work could provide a good reference and practical solution to improve the TMI threshold and realize high-power high-brightness fiber lasers.
基金This work was supported in part by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61805280)Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology(No.SKL2020KF03)Research Plan of National University of Defense Technology(No.ZK19-07)。
文摘A hundred-watt-level spatial mode switchable all-fiber laser is demonstrated based on a master oscillator power amplifier scheme.The performance of the amplifier with two seed lasers,i.e.,with the acoustically induced fiber grating (AIFG) mode converter inside and outside the seed laser cavity,is investigated.Real-time mode switching with millisecond scale switching time between the LP;and LP;modes while operating in full power (>100 W) is realized through an AIFG driven by radio frequency modulation.This work could provide a good reference for realizing high-power agile mode switchable fiber lasers for practical applications.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(No.61905284)the National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents(No.BX20190063)the Innovation Group of Hunan Province,China(No.2019JJ10005)。
文摘The quantum defect(QD)is an important issue that demands prompt attention in high-power fiber lasers.A large QD may aggravate the thermal load in the laser,which would impact the frequency,amplitude noise and mode stability,and threaten the security of the high-power laser system.Here,we propose and demonstrate a cladding-pumped Raman fiber laser(RFL)with QD of less than 1%.Using the Raman gain of the boson peak in a phosphorus-doped fiber to enable the cladding pump,the QD is reduced to as low as 0.78%with a 23.7 W output power.To our knowledge,this is the lowest QD ever reported in a cladding-pumped RFL.Furthermore,the output power can be scaled to 47.7 W with a QD of 1.29%.This work not only offers a preliminary platform for the realization of high-power low-QD fiber lasers,but also proves the great potential of low-QD fiber lasers in power scaling.
基金the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2016M603003)State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices from South China University of Technology(No.2017-skllmd-09)
文摘The power scaling on mid-infrared Raman fibre lasers(RFLs) is in demand for applications in health, environment and security. In this paper, we present the simulated laser behaviours of the tellurite glass RFLs pumped by 300-W Tm-doped fibre lasers(TDFLs) at 2 μm for the first time. By combining the advantages of the TDFLs and tellurite fibre, the output power at 2.35 μm has reached over hundreds of watts by first-order Raman shift. Moreover, the cascaded RFLs have been demonstrated with a wavelength extension greater than 3 μm and output power of tens of watts. To maximize the output power and the slope efficiency of the RFLs, we further analyse the interaction between the Raman gain and cavity loss, which are determined by fibre length and output reflectance of the laser cavity.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 62035015 and 61805280)the Innovation Group of Hunan Province, China (No. 2019JJ10005)+1 种基金the Research Plan of National University of Defense Technology (No. ZK19-07)the Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology (No. SKL2020ZR07)
文摘We found the beam quality factor M^(2)of the fundamental mode as a function of wavelength is U-shaped in the working photonic bandgap(PBG) of an all-solid PBG fiber(AS-PBGF) for the first time,to the best of our knowledge,and our simulation results also match well with the phenomenon.The normal band that is near the high-frequency edge of the third PBG integrates the lowest M^(2)and single-mode operation simultaneously,while the other two edge regions suffer from anomalous variation of M^(2)versus wavelength.The general applicability of this finding can be further extended to other PBGs and also other representative structures in the AS-PBGF field.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2022YFB3606000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.62035015 and 62305390)。
文摘In this study,we investigated the influence of fiber parameters on stimulated Raman scattering(SRS)and identified a unique pattern of SRS evolution in the counter tandem pumping configuration.Our findings revealed that the SRS threshold in counter-pumping is predominantly determined by the length of the output delivery fiber rather than the gain fiber.By employing the counter tandem pumping scheme and optimizing the fiber parameters,a 10 kW fiber laser was achieved with beam quality M^(2)of 1.92.No mode instability or severe SRS limitation was observed.To our knowledge,this study achieved the highest beam quality in over 10 kW fiber lasers based on conventional double-clad Yb-doped fiber.