A kW Continuous-Wave Ytterbium-Doped All-Fiber Laser Oscillator with Domestic Fiber Components and Gain Fiber

We demonstrate a kW continuous-wave ytterbium-doped all-fiber laser oscillator with M1 domestic fiber compo- nents： a 7× I fused fiber bundle combiner, a fiber Bragg grating and a double-clad gain fiber. The oscillator operates at 1079.48nrn with 80.94% slope efficiency and shows no limit of temperature and nonlinear effects. These indicate that the passive fiber components and the gain fiber are all qualified for the high power environ- ment. No evidence of the signal power roll-over shows that this oscillator possesses the capacity to higher output with available pump power.

A theoretical and experimental investigation of an in-band pumped gain-switched thulium-doped fiber laser

In this paper, the theoretical rate equation model of an in-band pumped gain-switched thulium-doped fiber （TDF） laser is investigated. The analytical formulations of pump energy threshold, peak power extraction efficiency, and pulse extraction efficiency are derived through analyzing the interaction process between the pump pulse and the laser pulse. They are useful for understanding, designing, and optimizing the in-band pumped TDF lasers in a 1.9 μm-2.1 μm wavelength region. The experiment with an all-fiber gain-switched TDF laser pumped by a 1.558-μm pulse amplifier is conducted, and our experimental results show good agreement with theoretical analysis.

Fabrication and gain performance of Er^(3+)/Yb^(3+)-codoped tellurite glass fiber

Er^3＋/Yb^3＋-codoped TeO2-ZnO-BaO-La2O3 tellurite glass fiber was fabricated by rotation and rod-in-tube technologies. The thermal stability and optical refractive index of the core and cladding glasses were determined by DTA and optical coupler, respectively. The average background loss of tellurite glass fiber was 1.8 dB/m at 1310 nm. Optical microscopy and field emission scanning electron microscope （FESEM） were used to study structural characteristics of preforms and optical fibers. The main loss of tellurite glass fiber could be attributed to scatter centre due to core-cladding interface defects. The amplifier performance of tellurite glass fiber was investigated by pumping with 980 nm laser diode （LD）. The gain coefficient and maximum signal gain were 0.21 dB/mW and 10 dB, respectively, for a pumping power of 120 mW. Gains exceeding 5 dB were obtained over 30 nm bandwidth from 1535 to 1565 nm. The minimum noise figure was 4.8 dB at 1557 nm.

Analysis of gain distribution in cladding-pumped thulium-doped fiber laser and optical feedback inhibition problem in fiber-bulk laser system

The steady-state gain distribution in cladding pumped thulium-doped fiber laser（TDFL） is analytically and numerically solved based on the rate equations including loss coefficients and cross relaxation effect. With the gain curve, a problem, which is named optical feedback inhibition（OFI） and always occurs in tandem TDFL-Ho：YAG laser system, is analyzed quantitatively. The actual characteristics of output spectra and power basically prove the conclusion of theoretical analysis. Then a simple mirror-deflected L-shaped cavity is employed to restrain the external feedback and simplify the structure of fiber-bulk Ho：YAG laser. Finally, 25 W of 2097-nm laser power and 51.2% of optical-to-optical conversion efficiency are obtained, and the beam quality factor is less than 1.43 obtained by knife-edge method.

Effect of stimulated Brillouin scattering on the gain saturation of distributed fiber Raman amplifier and its suppression by phase modulation

For distributed fiber Raman amplifiers（DFRAs）, stimulated Brillouin scattering（SBS） can deplete the pump once occurring and consequently generate gain saturation. On the basis of such a theory, theoretical gain saturation powers in DFRAs with various pump schemes are obtained by calculating SBS thresholds in them, and the experimental results show that they are in excellent agreement with the calculation results. The saturation power of the DFRA with a 300 m W forward pump is as low as 0 d Bm, which needs to be enhanced by phase modulation, and the effect is quantitatively studied. A simple model taking both modulation frequency and index into consideration is presented by introducing a correction factor to evaluate the effect of phase modulation on the enhancement of saturation power. Experimentally, it is shown that such a correction factor decreases as the modulation frequency increases and approaches zero when the modulation frequency becomes high enough. In particular, a phase modulation with a modulation frequency of 100 MHz and a modulation index of 1.380 can enhance the saturation power by 4.44 d B, and the correction factor is 0.25 d B, in which the modulation frequency is high enough. Additionally, the factor is 1.767 d B for the modulation frequency of 25 MHz. On this basis,phase modulations with various indexes and a fixed frequency of 25 MHz are adopted to verify the modified model, and the results are positive. To obtain the highest gain saturation power, the model is referable. The research results provide a guide for the design of practical DFRAs.

Modeling and Experiments of the Gain and Noise Figure for an Irradiated Erbium-Ytterbium Co-Doped Fiber Amplifier

It is crucial to study the effect of radiation on the fiber amplifier devices. In the present paper, the Erbium-ytterbium co-doped fiber amplifier (EYDFA) has been irradiated by a neutron beam of different doses for various exposure times from an Am-241/Be-9 neutron source. The gain and noise figure of the EYDFA have been calculated theoretically and recorded after and before the irradiation to test its performance under the effect of irradiation. In order to show the enhancement in the gain of the fiber amplifier devices, a comparison between the gain of the irradiated EYDFA and Erbium doped Fiber amplifier (EDFA) has been carried out. The calculated results by the proposed model are in good agreement with the experimental ones. It indicates that the gain of EYDFA deteriorates after being irradiated by a neutron dose. Moreover, the gain of irradiated EYDFA has been reduced to 13.8 dB at a dose of 720 Gy.

我国关键有源光纤材料发展战略研究

光纤激光器及放大器广泛应用于智能制造、生命健康、新一代信息技术以及国防军事等领域,而有源光纤是光纤激光器和放大器的关键材料。本文综述了红外波段(近红外1.0μm、近中红外1.3~1.5μm、中红外2.0~3.0μm)关键有源光纤材料的研究进展,从增益系数、增益带宽、特种光纤应用等角度分析了国内外有源光纤材料的发展现状和趋势,指出了我国在该领域所面临的生产设备国产化率不高、高端工业化产品不足等问题,提出了我国关键有源光纤材料未来的重点发展思路、发展方向和发展目标。最后从基本理论自主创新、产业可持续发展、推动政策体系构建、高技术产品引领、全产业链循环发展、领域人才梯队培养等方面提出了对策建议,以期推动我国关键有源光纤材料领域优质、快速发展。

基于不同泵浦方案的全光纤少模放大器放大特性对比研究

设计并构建全光纤型少模掺铒放大器,实验对比研究不同泵浦模式及方向对LP01、LP11a、LP11b这3个信号模式的增益特性影响.实验对泵浦功率、输入信号功率以及多波长情况下的放大器特性进行分析.结果表明,4种泵浦方案中,前向LP11泵浦情况下放大器有最佳性能,在整个C波段上信号增益超过20 dB、模式增益差低于0.9 dB,噪声系数小于9.6 dB;信号输入功率为-10 dBm/模式时,在1550 nm处,3个信号模式的增益均超过20.8 dB、DMG低至0.3 dB、LP01信号光的噪声系数低于6.2 dB以及LP11信号光的噪声系数低于9.6 dB.4种泵浦方案下对比不同泵浦方向可得:前向泵浦放大器的噪声系数最小,但3种信号模式的增益也较小,而采用后向泵浦时,高阶信号模式增益增加,但噪声系数也会变大.对比泵浦模式可发现,相比于LP01泵浦,LP11泵浦能大幅提高LP11信号光的增益,对LP01信号光增益影响较小,从而可降低DMG值.

基于915 nm泵浦的铒镱共掺双包层光纤放大器

搭建了级联光纤放大系统,掺铒光纤放大器(EDFA)作为预放大级,铒镱共掺双包层光纤放大器作为功率放大级。为了提高镱离子吸收效率,实现功率稳定输出,功率放大级选择915 nm的半导体激光器作为泵浦源,铒镱共掺双包层光纤作为增益介质,采用前向泵浦的方式,对可调谐光源输入的1540~1565 nm波段的信号光进行了放大。在信号光功率为10 mW,预放大级泵浦功率为500 mW的条件下,对不同波长的信号光经过级联光纤放大系统进行了放大,最终在1565 nm处获得1.106 W的最高输出功率。

大频移范围光纤拉曼增益谱的测量

光纤拉曼增益谱的测量对光纤激光器的设计与优化至关重要。当前光纤拉曼增益谱的测量主要是基于小信号增益法,但该方法测试时间较长,且可测量的频移范围受限于信号源的波长调谐范围,难以获得光纤在大频移范围内的拉曼增益谱。为此,提出了一种利用光纤的自发拉曼散射谱来反演光纤在大频移范围内拉曼增益谱的方法。利用该方法测量了两款光纤——掺磷光纤与掺锗光纤在1~42 THz频移范围内的拉曼增益谱。在1.6~22 THz频移范围内,基于该方法测得的拉曼增益系数与基于小信号增益法测得的结果基本一致。该工作为测量光纤在大频移范围内的拉曼增益谱提供了一种解决方案。

三模掺铒光纤放大器仿真设计及实验研究

少模光纤放大技术是确保模分复用光纤通信系统远距离传输的关键技术,其增益、噪声系数及模式间增益差直接影响通信性能。为设计可用于模分复用的高增益、低噪声系数三模掺铒光纤放大器,建立少模掺铒光纤放大器理论模型,仿真设计其各项参数,之后结合实验结果进行参数优化,实现小信号增益大于30 dB,噪声系数小于6 dB,模式间增益差小于2 dB,并且各模式信号光在三模掺铒光纤放大器中稳定传输放大,光束轮廓无明显畸变。所设计的三模掺铒光纤放大器为进一步模分复用通信实验研究打下了基础。

多芯超模光纤放大器增益均衡设计(内封底文章)

多芯超模光纤(MCSMF)的芯间距较小,多个芯子共同形成芯区支持多个超模传输,与普通单芯少模光纤相比,其具有较大的有效模场面积和较小的模式串扰,备受关注。MCSMF用于长距离传输时,与其相匹配的新型增益均衡放大器是实现信号中继并保持信号稳定传输的必要器件。文中提出了一种基于粒子群优化算法的19芯超模光纤增益均衡放大器,该光纤支持10个超模共同传输。通过粒子群算法分别优化各纤芯内掺铒浓度来降低不同超模的交叠积分因子,从而减小模式增益差(DMG)。结果表明,在包层泵浦条件下,最大DMG从1.33 dB (各纤芯均匀掺杂)降低至0.20 dB,在1 550 nm信号波长处10模式的平均增益为27.79 dB,且该放大器在整个C波段的增益平坦度低于1 dB。

全光纤结构的2.8μm增益开关激光器

波长为2.8μm的中红外脉冲激光器在科研及生物医疗领域具有重要应用.自主研制基于增益开关的976 nm高功率脉冲激光器,并以此为泵浦源,两端刻有光纤光栅的Er^(3+):ZBLAN(ZrF_(4)-BaF_(2)-LaF_(3)-AlF_(3)-NaF)光纤线型腔作为振荡器,通过级联增益开关的方式,实现了全光纤结构的2.8μm增益开关激光器.输出脉冲的重复频率为50 kHz,脉宽为1.27μs,最大输出功率为175.2 mW,相应的脉冲能量为3.54μJ.由于采用增益开关和光放大方案制备的976 nm泵浦源输出稳定性较高,与采用传统电调制泵浦源方案相比,利用本研究泵浦源方案实现的2.8μm增益开关激光器具有更高的输出脉冲稳定性.该工作从提升输出特性方面拓展了2.8μm全光纤增益开关激光器的研究,并为其他波段增益开关激光器在提高输出脉冲稳定性方面提供了有益借鉴方案.

一种新型共轭聚合物塑料光纤放大器材料制备及性能研究

针对传统塑料光纤在传输过程中损耗大,使用长度较短的问题,提出在光纤连接部位制备一种新型共轭聚合物CN-PPV掺杂塑料光纤放大器材料,并对其制备工艺、荧光特性和增益特性进行研究。试验结果表明,在25 mL MMA、0.032 g BPO、20~75μL n-BM的工艺条件下制备的预制棒表面状态良好,内部无气泡出现,并在拉伸温度为150~177℃的条件下成功拉丝。塑料光纤最大发射截面为1.7×10^(-20) m^(2);当泵浦光传输距离增加,光谱出现明显红移现象,最大红移波长为12 nm。在光纤长度为50 cm的条件下,掺杂质量浓度为1 mg/L的光纤存在最大增益值,达到25 dB。而掺杂质量浓度为0.2 mg/L的光纤具备持续光放大能力,更适合作为光纤放大器的制备材料。

2μm大能量掺铥脉冲光纤激光器研究进展

2μm波段掺铥脉冲光纤激光器目前可实现最高毫焦量级的能量输出,对医疗、材料、通信等领域有重要意义。本文主要介绍近年来大能量掺铥光纤激光器系统研究的主要进展,讨论大能量掺铥光纤激光器的技术类型和影响因素。在此基础上,对大能量掺铥光纤激光器的研究前景进行展望。

可调谐DFB激光器泵浦的PPLN绿色倍频光源

为研制脉冲宽度、重复频率以及输出功率可调谐至单光子级别的可见光波段高重频纳秒级窄脉冲光源,提出了一种基于增益调制型DFB激光器和PPLN晶体的绿色倍频光源设计方案。通过自制的纳秒级高速驱动电路以脉冲方式驱动DFB激光器产生固定波长的泵浦源;利用光纤半导体衰减器调节衰减量,调制泵浦光强度;采用PPLN晶体作为非线性晶体材料,通过其可调谐特性得到准相位匹配的绿色倍频激光输出。实验结果表明,DFB激光器输出的泵浦光功率和中心波长稳定,脉冲宽度1.02 ns~10.25 ns、工作频率1 Hz~10 MHz连续独立可调,泵浦光功率衰减至-44.61 dB时工作于532.96 nm波段的绿色倍频光输出脉冲平均光子数约为384 N,倍频光-光转换效率9.3%。

柔性直流光纤电流互感器阶跃响应特性研究

传统直流光纤电流互感器无法满足柔性直流输电工程的高速响应需求,因此需要研究直流光纤电流互感器的阶跃响应特性及其动态性能改善方法。文中结合直流光纤电流互感器的离散数学模型,对其动态特性进行了全面的仿真、计算和实验研究,结果表明:影响直流光纤电流互感器阶跃响应特性的关键参数是渡越时间、前向通道增益、滤波器阶数和通讯延迟。搭建了直流光纤电流互感器阶跃响应测试平台,经参数优化后的直流光纤电流互感器的阶跃响应上升时间小于50μs,满足相关应用要求。

Performance Tendency of Gain and Noise Figure at Different EDFA Configurations

A comprehensive behavioral investigation of gain and noise figure （NF） at different erbium doped fiber amplifier （EDFA） configurations is proposed. Configurations such as single pass （SP）, single pass with filter （SPF）, double pass （DP） and double pass with filter （DPF） are designed, investigated and compared. A continuous increasing of gain value is recorded by changing the configuration from SP to SPF to DP then to DPF. The NF value shows different behaviors at different configurations.

Thulium-Doped Fiber Amplifier for Blue Light Signal Amplification

Fluoride-based thulium-doped visible light fiber amplifier(TmVLFA), which can be used to amplify the blue light signal for a visible light communication(VLC) system,is theoretically demonstrated for the first time according to the best of our knowledge. The transition rate equations and power propagation equations are solved to predict the dependence of the gain and noise figure on fiber parameters. The numerical results show that with the pump wavelength 1150 nm and pump power 800 mW, 2.75 m long thulium-doped fiber can amplify blue light(480 nm) signal up to 33.3 dB, and the noise figure is in the range from 3.0 to 3.5 dB. The model and numerical results encourage the use of fiber amplifier in VLC system for blue light amplification to extend the range of VLC.

Soliton evolution and control in a two-mode fiber with two-photon absorption

Soliton dynamics are numerically investigated in a two-mode fiber with the two-photon absorption,and the effects of the two-photon absorption on the soliton propagation and interaction are demonstrated in different dispersion regimes.Soliton dynamics depend strictly on the sign and magnitude of the group velocity dispersion(GVD)coefficient of each mode and the strength(coefficient)of the two-photon absorption.The two-photon absorption leads to the soliton collapse,enhances the neighboring soliton interaction in both modes,and increases the energy exchange between the two modes.Finally,an available control is proposed to suppress the effects by the use of the nonlinear gain with filter.