Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 51, Issue 6, 20220400(2022)

Ultra-low noise 2 μm high power single-frequency fiber laser for next generation gravitational-wave detector (Invited)

Yubin Hou1,2, Xiangwen Lu1,2, Qian Zhang1,2、*, and Pu Wang1,2
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  • 1Institute of Laser Engineering, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 2Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laser Applied Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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    An acoustic optical modulator (AOM) laser power feedback loop was used to suppress the intensity noise of the pump laser, and the intensity noise reduction of more than 5 dB (@f=1 Hz-50 kHz) was obtained. The relative intensity noise of the 2 μm single-frequency fiber laser obtained 3-15 dB suppression (@f=1 Hz-50 kHz), and the intensity noise level was close to the detector limit (@f=40-400 Hz). Meanwhile, its frequency noise is also suppressed by 3-8.4 dB. After the two-stage Thulium-doped polarization-preserving fiber amplifier, the output power of the 2 μm single-frequency laser was increased to about 5.2 W with almost no significant increase in frequency noise, and the frequency noise levels were all at 100 Hz/ $\sqrt {{\rm{Hz}}} $ (f>13 Hz). The frequency response was 45 MHz/V, the frequency drift was 41.4 MHz@1 h, the power fluctuation was less than 0.4%@1 h, and the linewidth was less than 5 kHz. This kind of ultra-low noise 2 μm single-frequency fiber laser will be a candidate laser source for the next generation of gravitational wave detectors.

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    Yubin Hou, Xiangwen Lu, Qian Zhang, Pu Wang. Ultra-low noise 2 μm high power single-frequency fiber laser for next generation gravitational-wave detector (Invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(6): 20220400

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    Paper Information

    Category: Special issu

    Received: May. 6, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 20, 2022

    The Author Email: Zhang Qian (zhangqian09236@bjut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20220400

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