Frontiers of Optoelectronics, Volume. 9, Issue 2, 301(2016)

Research on multi-kilowatts level tapered fiber bundle N×1 pumping combiner for high power fiber laser

Qirong XIAO, Yusheng HUANG, Junyi SUN, Xuejiao WANG, Dan LI, Mali GONG, and Ping YAN*
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  • Center for Photonics and Electronics, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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    Pumping combiner is a kernel component of high power fiber laser (HPFL). We demonstrate two types of tapered fiber bundle (TFB) end-pumping combiner able to combining multi-kilowatts of pumping laser. After the experimental test of coupling performance, the 3_1 coupler is proved to have a power handling capacity of 2.11 kW with a coupling efficiency of 95.1%, and the 7_1 coupler is capable of handling pumping power of 4.72 kW with a coupling efficiency of 99.4%. These two coupler have obtained the ability to be used in laser diodes (LDs) direct beam combining and the pumping coupling of multikilowatts level fiber lasers.

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    Qirong XIAO, Yusheng HUANG, Junyi SUN, Xuejiao WANG, Dan LI, Mali GONG, Ping YAN. Research on multi-kilowatts level tapered fiber bundle N×1 pumping combiner for high power fiber laser[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2016, 9(2): 301

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    Paper Information

    Category: RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Received: Jan. 25, 2016

    Accepted: Feb. 10, 2016

    Published Online: Oct. 21, 2016

    The Author Email: Ping YAN (pyan@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s12200-016-0609-0

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