Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 33, Issue 1, 50(2025)

Stimulated Brillouin scattering self Q-switching generates high-power white light supercontinuum spectrum

Chuang XUE1, Qingxuan LI1, Wenqi ZHANG2, Guanrui ZHAO1, Guanzheng LI1, Ruoyu JIA1, and Tingwu GE1、*
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  • 1School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing0024, China
  • 2School of Noncommissioned Officers, Army Academy of Armored Forces, Changchun130117, China
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    To generate a broader spectrum, higher power, and a more streamlined white light supercontinuum output, this research investigates the application of self Q-switching technology in producing high-power white light supercontinuum through stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) and Rayleigh scattering (RS) mechanisms in optical fibers. The experimental setup employed a semi-open cavity structure comprising ytterbium-doped fiber, photonic crystal fiber, and high-reflectivity grating. Without external pulse modulation, the study successfully achieved a high-power white light supercontinuum spectrum spanning 410-1 700 nm, with an output power of 24 W and a repetition frequency of 188.7 kHz at a pump power of 97.4 W. The light-to-light conversion efficiency reached 24.6%. These findings demonstrate that the white light supercontinuum fiber laser based on the SBS self Q-switching mechanism represents a novel light source with significant advantages, including a simplified structure, extensive spectral range, and superior spectral uniformity. The research provides an innovative design approach for developing high-power white light supercontinuum spectral light sources.

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    Chuang XUE, Qingxuan LI, Wenqi ZHANG, Guanrui ZHAO, Guanzheng LI, Ruoyu JIA, Tingwu GE. Stimulated Brillouin scattering self Q-switching generates high-power white light supercontinuum spectrum[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2025, 33(1): 50

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    Received: Oct. 8, 2024

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    Published Online: Apr. 1, 2025

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    DOI:10.37188/OPE.20253301.0050

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