Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 49, Issue 10, 20200014(2020)
Study on signal light transmission efficiency enhancement of backward pump-signal combiners in high-power fiber lasers
Fang Zeyuan1,2, Yin Lu2,3, Yan Mingjian2, Han Zhigang2, Shen Hua2, and Zhu Rihong2,3
Author Affiliations
1Shanghai Electro-Mechanical Engineering Institute, Shanghai 201109, China2MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Solid Laser, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China3School of Electronic Engineering and Optoelectronic Technology, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, Chinashow less
In the manufacturing process of the backward pump-signal combiner (BPSC) in high-power fiber lasers, the core diameter of the output signal fiber becomes thinner after being tapered, and the mode field mismatch occurs when splicing with the input signal fiber, which decreases the signal light transmission efficiency of BPSCs. To solve this problem, a simulation model was established to simplify the relationship between transmission efficiency and the mode field mismatch. A test system was built to measure the signal light transmission efficiency of backward pump-signal combiners. Finally, a method was proposed to enhance the signal power transmission efficiency of the BPSC through optimizing the parameters of its signal fiber. Accordingly, a (6+1)×1 BPSC using customized 25/400 double-cladding fibers was fabricated with a pre-tapering method, and its signal light transmission efficiency was better than 98% after being tested. Using this combiner, a bi-direction-pumping master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) fiber laser system was built, achieving a stable output of 3 kW.