Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 19, 1900008(2025)

Research Progress and Typical Applications of 1 μm Band Burst-Mode Fiber Laser

Xi Peng1,2,3,4, Shuailin Liu1,2,3,4, Bin Zhang1,2,3,4、*, Hengyu Liang1,2,3,4, Jialin Zhang1,2,3,4, and Jing Hou1,2,3,4、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan , China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan , China
  • 3Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan , China
  • 4Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Energy Laser Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan , China
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    Schematic diagram of time-domain waveform of burst-mode fiber laser
    Schematic diagram of burst-mode fiber laser generated by combining high frequency pulse with active modulation
    Burst-mode fiber laser generated by mode-locked laser and AOM[49]. (a) Experimental structure; (b) time-domain waveform of burst-mode
    Burst-mode fiber laser generated by electric gain switch combined with AOM modulation[52]. (a) Experimental structure; (b) time-domain waveform of burst-mode after AOM pre-compensation; (c) amplified time-domain waveform of burst-mode
    Burst-mode fiber laser generated by EOM cascade modulation[53]. (a) Experimental structure; (b) time-domain waveform of burst-mode after EOM pre-compensation; (c) time-domain waveform of amplified burst-mode
    Experimental structure of tunable all-fiber high energy burst-mode fiber laser system[54]
    Tunable time-domain and spectrum of subpulse repetition frequency[54]
    Experimental structure of all-fiber burst-mode fiber laser based on DSR mode-locking[55]. (a) DSR mode-locked fiber laser as a seed; (b) modulation module and the three-stage YDF amplifier
    Output pulses of all-fiber burst-mode fiber laser based on DSR mode-locking[55]. (a) Output pulse waveforms of mode-locked laser at different pumping powers,illustration is interference autocorrelation tracks over a span of 50 ps; (b) radio frequency spectrum in the 300 MHz range, illustration is radio frequency spectrum at fundamental frequency; (c) spectrum of DSR pulse; (d) variation in pulse duration and output power with pump power
    Time-domain waveforms of burst-mode fiber laser under different pulse widths and sub-pulse repetition frequencies[55]. (a) Different sub-pulse repetition frequencies (0.8, 1.0, 1.5 GHz) at 10 ns pulse width; (b) different pulse widths (2, 5, 10 ns) at 1.5 GHz sub-pulse repetition frequency
    All-fiber burst-mode fiber laser with tunable high energy and peak power sub-pulse repetition frequency and envelope[56]. (a) Schematic diagram of experimental structure; (b) timing of each amplifier
    Tuning spectra with sub-pulse repetition frequencies of 0.5‒10 GHz[56]
    Output characteristics of burst-mode fiber laser[56]. (a) Relationship between output energy and pump power; (b) time-domain waveforms at different output energies; (c) comparison of seed light and output sub-pulse; (d) spectra of seed and different output energies
    Burst-mode fiber laser generated by semiconductor directly drived by high-speed circuit[57]. (a) Experimental structure; (b) waveform of burst-mode electrical signal; (c) time-domain waveform of burst-mode fiber laser
    Experimental structre and output waveform of ultra-long cavity mode-locked laser[58]. (a) Schematic diagram of structure for ultra-long cavity lossless mode-locked burst-mode fiber laser; (b) time-domain waveform of burst-mode
    Q-switched mode-locking[59]. (a) Structure of Q-switched mode-locked laser system output burst-mode fiber laser; (b) seed time- domain of burst-mode; (c) time-domain of burst-mode when burst-mode energy is 8.3 mJ after amplification
    Amplifier output characteristics at maximum burst-mode energy[59]. (a) Seed spectra and spectra at maximum output energy; (b) spectra in the 900~1200 nm range; (c) internal time-domain of the cluster sub-pulse at seed and maximum output energy; (d) tested beam quality factor
    Schematic diagram of structure for burst-mode fiber laser generated by pulse stacking[60]
    Schematic diagram of burst-mode fiber laser generated by active fiber loop[61]
    Burst-mode fiber lasers with different numbers of sub-pulses under repetition frequency of 3.65 GHz[61]. (a) 2; (b) 5; (c) 10; (d) 20
    Overall experimental structure of burst-mode fiber laser generated based on active fiber loop[61]
    Overall experimental structure of burst-mode fiber laser generated by improved active fiber loop[62]
    Comparison of machining effects between conventional pulsed laser and burst-mode fiber laser[66]. (a) Machining effect of ultra-short pulse with frequency of 1 kHz and energy of 100 μJ; (b) machining effect of burst-mode fiber laser with sub-pulse repetition frequency of 1.7 GHz; after 25 times power increase, machining effects of (c) traditional pulse fiber laser and (d) burst-mode fiber laser
    Structure of the multi-pulse push scanning imaging LiDAR system[72]
    Schematic diagram of the multi-species fiber-bundle-based 2D Raman and Rayleigh imaging system[81]
    Structure of high power microwave generated by light irradiation for PCSS
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    Xi Peng, Shuailin Liu, Bin Zhang, Hengyu Liang, Jialin Zhang, Jing Hou. Research Progress and Typical Applications of 1 μm Band Burst-Mode Fiber Laser[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(19): 1900008

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    Paper Information

    Category: Reviews

    Received: Jan. 2, 2025

    Accepted: Feb. 21, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 25, 2025

    The Author Email: Bin Zhang (nudtzhb@163.com), Jing Hou (houjing25@sina.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP250432

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP250432

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