Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 46, Issue 10, 1001001(2019)

Thermo-Optic Effect and Mode Instability Threshold Characteristics of High-Power Fiber Laser

Xuewen Li1,2, Chunlei Yu2, Hui Shen1, Gang Bai1,2, Xingxing Zou1, Yang You1,2, Zhao Quan1, Qiurui Li1, Yunfeng Qi1,2、*, Bing He1,2, and Jun Zhou1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shanghai Key Laboratory of All Solid-State Laser and Applied Techniques, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    Comparison of thermal deposition and temperature distribution of fibers with different absorption coefficients. (a) Variation of thermal deposition distribution caused by fibers with different absorption coefficients; (b) variation of temperature gradient distribution of fibers with different absorption coefficients
    Comparison of refractive index distribution of fibers with different absorption coefficients and effect of fiber core numerical aperture on mode instability threshold. (a) Effect of absorption coefficient on thermal-induced refractive index; (b) effect of NA of fiber core on mode instability threshold[19]
    Structural diagram of all-fiber high-power fiber laser amplifier with narrow linewidth
    Time domain signal diagrams at different output laser powers. (a) Data map within 200-1200 W; (b) scope chart at 1300 W
    Frequency domain signal diagrams at different output laser powers. (a) 10 W; (b) 100 W; (c) 800 W; (d) 1000 W; (e) 1200 W: (f) 1300 W
    Characteristics of pattern and beam quality of output laser. (a) Patterns of beams at different laser powers; (b) variation in beam quality factor with laser power
    Time domain and frequency domain signal distribution test results of fiber B under different laser powers. (a) Time domainsignal distributions at different output laser powers; (b) frequency domain signal distributions at different output laser powers
    Laser spot and beam quality characteristics of fiber B vary with output laser power. (a) Relationship between output laser power and pump power and variation in spot pattern with laser power; (b) variation in beam quality factor with laser power
    • Table 1. Parameters of double-clad fiber laser rate equation solution and heat distribution

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      Table 1. Parameters of double-clad fiber laser rate equation solution and heat distribution

      ParameterValueParameterValue
      λp /nm976Γp0.01
      λs /nm1060Γs0.82
      σa(λp) /m26×10-25L /m10
      σe(λp) /m22.5×10-27P0 /W15
      σa(λs) /m21.4×10-27Pp(0) /W1000
      σe(λs) /m22×10-25N /m-36×1025
      αp /m-10.005,0.05αs0.006
      κ1,κ2 /[W·(mK)-1]1.38κ3 /[W·(mK)-1]0.2
      a /μm12.5b /μm200
      c /μm250ht /[W·(mK)-1]100
    • Table 2. Parameters of two self-made large-mode-field fibers in contrastive experiments

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      Table 2. Parameters of two self-made large-mode-field fibers in contrastive experiments

      ParameterFiber AFiber B
      Core/cladding diameter /μm25/40025/400
      Numerical aperture0.0650.065
      Thermo-optic coefficient /(10-5 K-1)1.21.2
      Thermal conductivity /[W·(mK)-1]1.381.38
      Absorption coefficient α /(dB·m-1)1.711.20
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    Xuewen Li, Chunlei Yu, Hui Shen, Gang Bai, Xingxing Zou, Yang You, Zhao Quan, Qiurui Li, Yunfeng Qi, Bing He, Jun Zhou. Thermo-Optic Effect and Mode Instability Threshold Characteristics of High-Power Fiber Laser[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2019, 46(10): 1001001

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Apr. 2, 2019

    Accepted: May. 13, 2019

    Published Online: Oct. 25, 2019

    The Author Email: Qi Yunfeng (dreamer_7@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL201946.1001001

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