We report a high-stability ultrafast ultraviolet(UV)laser source at 352 nm by exploring an all-fiber,all-polarizationmaintaining(all-PM),Yb-doped femtosecond fiber laser at 1060 nm.The output power,pulse width,and opt...We report a high-stability ultrafast ultraviolet(UV)laser source at 352 nm by exploring an all-fiber,all-polarizationmaintaining(all-PM),Yb-doped femtosecond fiber laser at 1060 nm.The output power,pulse width,and optical spectrum width of the fiber laser are 6 W,244 fs,and 17.5 nm,respectively.The UV ultrashort pulses at a repetition rate of 28.9 MHz are generated by leveraging single-pass second-harmonic generation in a 1.3-mm-long BiB_(3)O_(6)(BIBO)and sum frequency generation in a 5.1-mm-long BIBO.The maximum UV output power is 596 mW.The root mean square error of the output power of UV pulses is 0.54%.This laser,with promising stability,is expected to be a nice source for frontier applications in the UV wavelength window.展开更多
In this work,we present a high-power,high-repetition-rate,all-fiber femtosecond laser system operating at 1.5μm.This all-fiber laser system can deliver femtosecond pulses at a fundamental repetition rate of 10.6 GHz ...In this work,we present a high-power,high-repetition-rate,all-fiber femtosecond laser system operating at 1.5μm.This all-fiber laser system can deliver femtosecond pulses at a fundamental repetition rate of 10.6 GHz with an average output power of 106.4 W–the highest average power reported so far from an all-fiber femtosecond laser at 1.5μm,to the best of our knowledge.By utilizing the soliton-effect-based pulse compression effect with optimized pre-chirping dispersion,the amplified pulses are compressed to 239 fs in an all-fiber configuration.Empowered by such a high-power ultrafast fiber laser system,we further explore the nonlinear interaction among transverse modes LP01,LP11 and LP21 that are expected to potentially exist in fiber laser systems using large-mode-area fibers.The intermodal modulational instability is theoretically investigated and subsequently identified in our experiments.Such a high-power all-fiber ultrafast laser without bulky free-space optics is anticipated to be a promising laser source for applications that specifically require compact and robust operation.展开更多
基金partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(Nos.62375087,12374304,U1609219,and 62235014)the NSFC Development of National Major Scientific Research Instrument(No.61927816)+3 种基金the Mobility Programme of the Sino-German(No.M-0296)the Introduced Innovative Team Project of Guangdong Pearl River Talents Program(No.2021ZT09Z109)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2021B1515020074)the Science and Technology Project of Guangdong(No.2020B1212060002)。
文摘We report a high-stability ultrafast ultraviolet(UV)laser source at 352 nm by exploring an all-fiber,all-polarizationmaintaining(all-PM),Yb-doped femtosecond fiber laser at 1060 nm.The output power,pulse width,and optical spectrum width of the fiber laser are 6 W,244 fs,and 17.5 nm,respectively.The UV ultrashort pulses at a repetition rate of 28.9 MHz are generated by leveraging single-pass second-harmonic generation in a 1.3-mm-long BiB_(3)O_(6)(BIBO)and sum frequency generation in a 5.1-mm-long BIBO.The maximum UV output power is 596 mW.The root mean square error of the output power of UV pulses is 0.54%.This laser,with promising stability,is expected to be a nice source for frontier applications in the UV wavelength window.
基金NSFC Development of National Major Scientific Research Instrument(61927816)the Introduced Innovative Team Project of Guangdong Pearl River Talents Program(2021ZT09Z109)+6 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(2021B1515020074)the Mobility Programme of the Sino-German(M-0296)the Double First Class Initiative(D6211170)the Guangdong Key Research and Development Program(2018B090904003)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(U1609219)the Science and Technology Project of Guangdong(2020B1212060002)the Key R&D Program of Guangzhou(202007020003).
文摘In this work,we present a high-power,high-repetition-rate,all-fiber femtosecond laser system operating at 1.5μm.This all-fiber laser system can deliver femtosecond pulses at a fundamental repetition rate of 10.6 GHz with an average output power of 106.4 W–the highest average power reported so far from an all-fiber femtosecond laser at 1.5μm,to the best of our knowledge.By utilizing the soliton-effect-based pulse compression effect with optimized pre-chirping dispersion,the amplified pulses are compressed to 239 fs in an all-fiber configuration.Empowered by such a high-power ultrafast fiber laser system,we further explore the nonlinear interaction among transverse modes LP01,LP11 and LP21 that are expected to potentially exist in fiber laser systems using large-mode-area fibers.The intermodal modulational instability is theoretically investigated and subsequently identified in our experiments.Such a high-power all-fiber ultrafast laser without bulky free-space optics is anticipated to be a promising laser source for applications that specifically require compact and robust operation.