High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Volume. , Issue , ()

High-fidelity delivery of kilowatt-level single-mode laser through tapered multimode fiber over a hundred meters [Early Posting]

Chen Xiao, Huang Shanmin, Huang Liangjin, Yan Zhiping, Pan Zhiyong, Jiang zongfu, Zhou Pu
Author Affiliations
  • National University of Defense Technology College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies
  • National University of Defense Technology
  • National University of Denfence Technology
  • College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology
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    The immediate priorities for high-power delivery employing solid-core fibers are balancing the nonlinear effect and beam deterioration. Here, the scheme of tapered multimode fiber is experimentally realized. The tapered multimode fiber, featuring a 15 m (24/200 μm)-10 m (tapered region)-80 m (48/400 μm) profile, guides the laser with a weakly coupled condition. With the input power of 1035 W, the maximum output power over the 105-meter delivery is 962 W, corresponding to a high efficiency of over 93% and a nonlinear suppression ratio of over 50 dB. Mode resolving results show high-order-mode contents of less than -30 dB in the whole delivery path, resulting in a high-fidelity delivery with the M2 factors of 1.20 and 1.23 for the input and output lasers, respectively. Furthermore, the ultimate limits of delivery lengths for solid-core weakly coupled fibers are discussed. This work provides a valuable reference to reconsider the future boom of high-power laser delivery.

    Paper Information

    Manuscript Accepted: Nov. 7, 2024

    Posted: Dec. 9, 2024

    DOI: HPL-0191