Frontiers of Optoelectronics, Volume. 17, Issue 1, 12200(2024)

High power tunable Raman fiber laser at 1.2 μm waveband

Yang Zhang1, Jiangming Xu1、*, Junrui Liang1, Jun Ye1,2, Sicheng Li3, Xiaoya Ma3, Zhiyong Pan1,2, Jinyong Leng1,2, and Pu Zhou3
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  • 1College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 2Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Energy Laser Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 3Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    Development of a high power fiber laser at special waveband, which is difficult to achieve by conventional rare-earth-doped fibers, is a significant challenge. One of the most common methods for achieving lasing at special wavelength is Raman con-version. Phosphorus-doped fiber (PDF), due to the phosphorus-related large frequency shift Raman peak at 40 THz, is a great choice for large frequency shift Raman conversion. Here, by adopting 150 m large mode area triple-clad PDF as Raman gain medium, and a novel wavelength-selective feedback mechanism to suppress the silica-related Raman emission, we build a high power cladding-pumped Raman fiber laser at 1.2 μm waveband. A Raman signal with power up to 735.8 W at 1252.7 nm is obtained. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest output power ever reported for fiber lasers at 1.2 μm waveband. Moreover, by tuning the wavelength of the pump source, a tunable Raman output of more than 450 W over a wavelength range of 1240.6–1252.7 nm is demonstrated. This work proves PDF’s advantage in high power large frequency shift Raman conversion with a cladding pump scheme, thus providing a good solution for a high power laser source at special waveband.

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    Yang Zhang, Jiangming Xu, Junrui Liang, Jun Ye, Sicheng Li, Xiaoya Ma, Zhiyong Pan, Jinyong Leng, Pu Zhou. High power tunable Raman fiber laser at 1.2 μm waveband[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2024, 17(1): 12200

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    Paper Information

    Category: RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Received: Nov. 25, 2023

    Accepted: Dec. 24, 2023

    Published Online: Aug. 8, 2024

    The Author Email: Jiangming Xu (jmxu1988@163.com)

    DOI:10.1007/s12200-024-00105-7

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