High-peak-power transform-limited narrow-linewidth nanosecond all-fiber lasers are desired in a range of applications.However,their linewidths will be broadened by self-phase modulation(SPM).We propose a novel concept...High-peak-power transform-limited narrow-linewidth nanosecond all-fiber lasers are desired in a range of applications.However,their linewidths will be broadened by self-phase modulation(SPM).We propose a novel concept that generates transform-limited laser pulses by temporally shaping the pulse seed.The impact of the pulse shape on SPM-induced spectral broadening was studied numerically and experimentally.It was found theoretically that the square-shape pulsed laser is immune to SPM-induced spectral broadening.Based on this principle,we built a high-peak-power,linearly polarized,square-shape nanosecond all-fiber laser in a master oscillator power amplifier(MOPA)configuration.Stimulated Brillouin scattering(SBS)limited peak powers of 4.02 kW,5.06 kW,6.52 kW and 9.30 kW were obtained at pulse widths of 8 ns,7 ns,6 ns and 5 ns.Thanks to the square-shape pulsed seed,the linewidths at maximum peak power remained at 129.5 MHz,137.6 MHz,156.2 MHz and 200.1 MHz,respectively,close to the transform-limited values of110.8 MHz,126.6 MHz,147.7 MHz and 177.3 MHz.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61705265 and 61705264)the National Key R&D Programme of China(No.2017YFF0104603)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2017M620070)
文摘High-peak-power transform-limited narrow-linewidth nanosecond all-fiber lasers are desired in a range of applications.However,their linewidths will be broadened by self-phase modulation(SPM).We propose a novel concept that generates transform-limited laser pulses by temporally shaping the pulse seed.The impact of the pulse shape on SPM-induced spectral broadening was studied numerically and experimentally.It was found theoretically that the square-shape pulsed laser is immune to SPM-induced spectral broadening.Based on this principle,we built a high-peak-power,linearly polarized,square-shape nanosecond all-fiber laser in a master oscillator power amplifier(MOPA)configuration.Stimulated Brillouin scattering(SBS)limited peak powers of 4.02 kW,5.06 kW,6.52 kW and 9.30 kW were obtained at pulse widths of 8 ns,7 ns,6 ns and 5 ns.Thanks to the square-shape pulsed seed,the linewidths at maximum peak power remained at 129.5 MHz,137.6 MHz,156.2 MHz and 200.1 MHz,respectively,close to the transform-limited values of110.8 MHz,126.6 MHz,147.7 MHz and 177.3 MHz.
