Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 44, Issue 2, 156(2025)

Time and frequency domain characteristics of a quasi-continuous 2 μm thulium-doped fiber laser

Xue-Han MEI1... Xiang CHEN2,**, Gang XU2, Yuan-Zhong YANG2, Zhong ZHANG2, Cheng LEI1, Sheng LI3, Xing-Huan WANG3 and Du WANG1,* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1The Institute of Technological Sciences,Wuhan University,Wuhan 430072,China
  • 2Wuhan Strongest Laser Technology Co.,Ltd.,Wuhan 430074,China
  • 3Department of Urology,Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University,Wuhan 430071,China
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    Lasers with wavelengths around 2 μm are located in the atmospheric transmission window and at the strong absorption peak of water, and have important applications in medicine, LIDAR, material processing, and pump sources for mid-infrared lasers. The thulium-doped fiber laser (TDFL) stands out as a critical light source capable of delivering high power outputs at this wavelength. In this paper, to address the problems of relaxation oscillation and inter-modal four-wave mixing in a quasi-continuous wave (QCW) TDFL, the time and frequency-domain output characteristics of the laser are optimized by increasing the bias current, optimizing the length of the gain fiber, and changing the diameter of the fiber coiling, etc. The effects of different gain fiber structures on the fiber transmission modes are also investigated. The developed QCW-TDFL achieves a peak power of 894 W and an average power of 89.4 W at a central wavelength of 1 939.2 nm with a pulse width of 100 μs, a repetition frequency of 1 kHz and a duty cycle of 10%, and obtains stable and controllable pulse output waveform and spectral characteristics.

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    Xue-Han MEI, Xiang CHEN, Gang XU, Yuan-Zhong YANG, Zhong ZHANG, Cheng LEI, Sheng LI, Xing-Huan WANG, Du WANG. Time and frequency domain characteristics of a quasi-continuous 2 μm thulium-doped fiber laser[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2025, 44(2): 156

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    Paper Information

    Category: Infrared Physics, Materials and Devices

    Received: Jun. 12, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 14, 2025

    The Author Email: CHEN Xiang (chenx@whscjmjg.com), WANG Du (wdxz@foxmail.com)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2025.02.003

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