Mode-locked lasing operations at 1064 and 910 nm wavelengths are demonstrated,respectively,in two all-fiber laser oscillators using our homemade Nd^(3+)-doped silica fiber(NDF)as the gain medium.The Al3+/Nd^(3+)co-dop...Mode-locked lasing operations at 1064 and 910 nm wavelengths are demonstrated,respectively,in two all-fiber laser oscillators using our homemade Nd^(3+)-doped silica fiber(NDF)as the gain medium.The Al3+/Nd^(3+)co-doped silica core glass was fabricated by the modified sol-gel method with 18,300×10^(-6) Nd^(3+)doping concentration.The NDF drawn by the rodin-tube method has a core of 4μm in diameter and a numerical aperture(NA)of 0.14.At 1064 nm,we measure an average laser output power of 18mWwith a pulse duration of 5.75 ps,a pulse energy of 1.14 nJ,and a slope efficiency of 7.2%.Using the same NDF gain fiber of a different length,a maximum average laser output power is 3.1 mW at 910 nm with a pulse duration of 877 ns,a pulse energy of 2.7 nJ,and a slope efficiency of 1.44%.展开更多
Green semiconductor lasers are still undeveloped,so high-power green lasers have heavily relied on nonlinear frequency conversion of near-infrared lasers,precluding compact and low-cost green laser systems.Here,we rep...Green semiconductor lasers are still undeveloped,so high-power green lasers have heavily relied on nonlinear frequency conversion of near-infrared lasers,precluding compact and low-cost green laser systems.Here,we report the first Watt-level all-fiber CW Pr3t-doped laser operating directly in the green spectral region,addressing the aforementioned difficulties.The compact all-fiber laser consists of a double-clad Pr3t-doped fluoride fiber,two homemade fiber dichroic mirrors at visible wavelengths,and a 443-nm fiber-pigtailed pump source.Benefitting from>10 MW∕cm2 high damage intensity of our designed fiber dielectric mirror,the green laser can stably deliver 3.62-W of continuous-wave power at∼521 nm with a slope efficiency of 20.9%.To the best of our knowledge,this is the largest output power directly from green fiber lasers,which is one order higher than previously reported.Moreover,these green all-fiber laser designs are optimized by using experiments and numerical simulations.Numerical results are in excellent agreement with our experimental results and show that the optimal gain fiber length,output mirror reflectivity,and doping level should be considered to obtain higher power and efficiency.This work may pave a path toward compact high-power green all-fiber lasers for applications in biomedicine,laser display,underwater detection,and spectroscopy.展开更多
The .Er<sup>3+</sup>-Yb<sup>3+</sup>-doped fiber has a broadened absorption spectrum, which means the pumping sources can work efficiently from 810 to 1100nm. Among them 980nm is the maximum.ab...The .Er<sup>3+</sup>-Yb<sup>3+</sup>-doped fiber has a broadened absorption spectrum, which means the pumping sources can work efficiently from 810 to 1100nm. Among them 980nm is the maximum.absorption （10 dB/km） wavelength. By energy transferring and multiphoton process, the visible and ultraviolet radiation occurs when the Er<sup>3+</sup>-Yb<sup>3+</sup>-doped fiber is pumped by the laser at 980-nm band. Further researches on the mechanism of the fluorescence of Er<sup>3+</sup>-Yb<sup>3+</sup>-doped silica fiber pumped by Ti: A1<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> tunable laser at 980-nm band are helpful展开更多
基金supported by the Key Technology Research and Development Program of Shandong Province(No.2021CXGC010202)Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.ZDBS-LY-JSC020)+1 种基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2020YFB1312802)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61935002,62205356,and 61975216).
文摘Mode-locked lasing operations at 1064 and 910 nm wavelengths are demonstrated,respectively,in two all-fiber laser oscillators using our homemade Nd^(3+)-doped silica fiber(NDF)as the gain medium.The Al3+/Nd^(3+)co-doped silica core glass was fabricated by the modified sol-gel method with 18,300×10^(-6) Nd^(3+)doping concentration.The NDF drawn by the rodin-tube method has a core of 4μm in diameter and a numerical aperture(NA)of 0.14.At 1064 nm,we measure an average laser output power of 18mWwith a pulse duration of 5.75 ps,a pulse energy of 1.14 nJ,and a slope efficiency of 7.2%.Using the same NDF gain fiber of a different length,a maximum average laser output power is 3.1 mW at 910 nm with a pulse duration of 877 ns,a pulse energy of 2.7 nJ,and a slope efficiency of 1.44%.
基金the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars(62022069)Shenzhen Science and Technology Projects(JCYJ20210324115813037)+2 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(62105272)Technology Development Program from Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd.,Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(20720200068)National Key Research and Development Program of China(2020YFC2200400).
文摘Green semiconductor lasers are still undeveloped,so high-power green lasers have heavily relied on nonlinear frequency conversion of near-infrared lasers,precluding compact and low-cost green laser systems.Here,we report the first Watt-level all-fiber CW Pr3t-doped laser operating directly in the green spectral region,addressing the aforementioned difficulties.The compact all-fiber laser consists of a double-clad Pr3t-doped fluoride fiber,two homemade fiber dichroic mirrors at visible wavelengths,and a 443-nm fiber-pigtailed pump source.Benefitting from>10 MW∕cm2 high damage intensity of our designed fiber dielectric mirror,the green laser can stably deliver 3.62-W of continuous-wave power at∼521 nm with a slope efficiency of 20.9%.To the best of our knowledge,this is the largest output power directly from green fiber lasers,which is one order higher than previously reported.Moreover,these green all-fiber laser designs are optimized by using experiments and numerical simulations.Numerical results are in excellent agreement with our experimental results and show that the optimal gain fiber length,output mirror reflectivity,and doping level should be considered to obtain higher power and efficiency.This work may pave a path toward compact high-power green all-fiber lasers for applications in biomedicine,laser display,underwater detection,and spectroscopy.
文摘The .Er<sup>3+</sup>-Yb<sup>3+</sup>-doped fiber has a broadened absorption spectrum, which means the pumping sources can work efficiently from 810 to 1100nm. Among them 980nm is the maximum.absorption （10 dB/km） wavelength. By energy transferring and multiphoton process, the visible and ultraviolet radiation occurs when the Er<sup>3+</sup>-Yb<sup>3+</sup>-doped fiber is pumped by the laser at 980-nm band. Further researches on the mechanism of the fluorescence of Er<sup>3+</sup>-Yb<sup>3+</sup>-doped silica fiber pumped by Ti: A1<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> tunable laser at 980-nm band are helpful
