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In recent years, the high-power single-frequency fiber lasers have developed rapidly, and they have been used in nonlinear frequency conversion and gravitational wave detection. The main factors limiting the output power of single-frequency fiber lasers are the nonlinear effect and transverse mode instability (TMI) effect. In general, large-core fibers can mitigate nonlinear effects while small-core fibers help to suppress the TMI effect. Owing to the core diameter varying in the longitudinal direction, tapered double clad fiber (T-DCF) is a promising solution to simultaneously suppress the nonlinearity and TMI effects. In the present study, we have fabricated a piece of 2.2-m-long Ytterbium-doped T-DCF. The core diameter and the cladding diameter of this fiber vary gradually from 30.3 μm to 49.3 μm and from 245 μm to 404 μm, respectively. Using this homemade fiber, we constructe an all-fiberized single-frequency master oscillator power amplifier system, which is pumped by laser diodes with a central wavelength of 976 nm. The seed of the system has a central wavelength of 1064 nm, and output power of 30 mW. The T-DCF is coiled on a piece of cooling plate, whose output end is cleaved at a 8° angle. The laser is output to free space and collimated by a free-space collimator. After the collimator, dichroic mirror is utilized to strip out the residual pump power for measuring power, spectrum, time-domain signal and beam quality. The output power increases linearly with the pumping power increasing. When the pumping power is 502 W, the output power reaches 400 W. And there is no stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) nor TMI under the power level. The corresponding slope efficiency is 81.7% while the M2 is measured to be 1.29, exhibiting the single-mode output characteristic of the system. When the output power is further increased to 418 W, the TMI effect is observed, which limits further the power scaling of the single-mode output. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest output power of single-frequency fiber laser based on home-made gain fibers. The results indicate that T-DCFs can simultaneously suppress the nonlinearity and TMI, thus providing a useful reference for further power scaling of single-frequency fiber lasers. Higher output power is expected by optimizing the parameters of T-DCF and the structure of system.
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Keywords:
- single-frequency /
- high power fiber lasers /
- long tapered fiber /
- transverse mode instability
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图 3 不同输出功率下, 光电探测器接收光信号的时频域 (a)输出功率为400 W时的时域; (b) 输出功率为400 W时的频域; (c) 输出功率为418 W时的时域; (d) 输出功率为418 W时的频域; (e) 输出功率为434 W时的时域; (f) 输出功率为434 W时的频域
Figure 3. The detected scattering light signals under different output power levels: (a) Time domain when output power reaches 400 W; (b) frequency domain when output power reaches 400 W; (c) time domain when output power reaches 418 W; (d) frequency domain when output power reaches 418 W; (e) time domain when output power reaches 434 W; (f) frequency domain when output power reaches 434 W.
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[1] Fu S J, Shi W, Feng Y, Zhang L, Yang Z M, Xu S H, Zhu X S, Norwood R A, Peyghambarian N 2017 J. Opt. Soc. Am. B: Opt. Phys. 34 A49Google Scholar
[2] 杨昌盛, 岑旭, 徐善辉, 杨中民 2021 光学学报 41 0114002Google Scholar
Yang C S, Cen X, Xu S H, Yang Z M 2021 Acta Opt. Sin. 41 0114002Google Scholar
[3] 来文昌, 马鹏飞, 肖虎, 刘伟, 李灿, 姜曼, 许将明, 粟荣涛, 冷进勇, 马阎星 周朴 2020 强激光与粒子束 32 121001
Lai W C, Ma P F, Xiao H, Liu W, Li C, Jiang M, Xu J M, Su R T, Leng J Y, Ma Y X, Zhou P 2020 High Power Las. Part. Beam. 32 121001
[4] Chang H X, Chang Q, Xi J C, Hou T Y, Su R T, Ma P F, Wu J, Li C, Jiang M, Ma Y X, Zhou P 2020 Photonics Res. 8 1943Google Scholar
[5] Dong J Y, Zeng X, Cui S Z, Zhou J Q, Feng Y 2019 Opt. Express 27 35362Google Scholar
[6] Trikshev A I, Kurkov A S, Tsvetkov V B, Filatova S A, Kertulla J, Filippov V, Chamorovskiy Y K, Okhotnikov O G 2013 Laser Phys. Lett. 10 1
[7] Zhang L, Cui S Z, Liu C, Zhou J, Feng Y 2013 Opt. Express 21 5456Google Scholar
[8] Ma P F, Zhou P, Ma Y X, Su R T, Xu X J, Liu Z J 2013 Appl. Opt. 52 4854Google Scholar
[9] Robin C, Dajani I, Pulford B 2014 Opt. Lett. 39 666Google Scholar
[10] Huang L, Wu H S, Li R X, Li L, Ma P F, Wang X L, Leng J Y, Zhou P 2016 Opt. Lett. 42 1
[11] Huang L, Lai W C, Ma P F, Wang J, Su R T, Ma Y X, Li C, Zhi D, Zhou P 2020 Opt. Lett. 45 4001Google Scholar
[12] Lai W C, Ma P F, Liu W, Huang L, Li C, Ma Y X, Zhou P 2020 Opt. Express 28 20908Google Scholar
[13] Wellmann F, Steinke M, Meylahn F, Bode N, Willke B, Overmeyer L, Neumann J, Kracht D 2019 Opt. Express 27 28523Google Scholar
[14] Dixneuf C, Guiraud G, Bardin Y V, Rosa Q, Santarelli G 2020 Opt. Express 28 10960Google Scholar
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[17] Tao R M, Wang X L, Zhou P 2018 IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum. Electron. 24 1
[18] Tao R M, Ma P F, Wang X L, Zhou P, Liu Z J 2015 Photonics Res. 3 86Google Scholar
[19] Filippov V, Chamorovskii Y, Kerttula J, Golant K, Pessa M, Okhotnikov O 2008 Opt. Express 16 1929Google Scholar
[20] Trikshev A, Kurkov A, Tsvetkov V, Filatova S, Kertulla J, Filippov V, Chamorovskiy Y K, Okhotnikov O 2013 Laser Phys. Lett. 10 065101Google Scholar
[21] Roy V, Pare C, Labranche B, Laperle P, Desbiens L, Boivin M, Taillon Y 2017 Fiber Lasers XIV: Technology and Systems San Francisco, CA, January 30-February 2, 2017, p1008314
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Xiao H, Dong X L, Zhou P, Xu X J, Chen J B 2011 High Power Las. Part. Beam. 23 1437Google Scholar
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Wang X J, Xiao Q R, Yan P, Chen X, Li D, Du C, Mo Q, Yi Y Q, Pan R, Gong M L 2015 Acta Phys. Sin. 64 164204Google Scholar
[24] 王泽晖, 肖起榕, 王雪娇, 衣永青, 庞璐, 潘蓉, 黄昱升, 田佳丁, 李丹, 闫平, 巩马理 2018 物理学报 67 024205Google Scholar
Wang Z H, Xiao Q R, Wang X J, Yi Y Q, Pang L, Pan R, Huang Y S, Tian J D, Li D, Yan P, Gong M L 2018 Acta Phys. Sin. 67 024205Google Scholar
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Chen X L, Lou F G, He Y, Wang M, Xu Z W, Guo X C, Ye R, Zhang L, Yu C L, Hu L L, He B, Zhou J 2019 Acta Optic. Sin. 39 0336001Google Scholar
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Liu Y Z, Xing Y B, Liao L, Wang Y B, Peng J G, Li H Q, Dai N L, Li J Y 2020 Acta Phys. Sin. 69 184209Google Scholar
[29] 张志伦, 张芳芳, 林贤峰, 、王世杰, 曹驰, 邢颍滨, 廖雷, 李进延 2020 物理学报 69 234205Google Scholar
Zhang Z L, Zhang F F, Lin X F, Wang S J, Cao C, Xing Y B, Liao L, Li J Y 2020 Acta Phys. Sin. 69 234205Google Scholar
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Lin A X, Zhan H, Peng K, Wang X L, Ni L, Wang Y Y, Li Y W, Liu S, Sun S H, Jiang J L, Tang X, Liu Y, Jiang L, Yu J, Wang J J, Jing F 2018 High Power Las. Part. Beam. 30 060101Google Scholar
[33] Zhang F P, Lou Q H, Zhou J, Zhao H M, Dong J X, Wei Y R, He B, Li J Y, Chen W B, Zhu J Q, Wang Z J 2007 Chin. Opt. Lett. 5 060322
[34] Dong X L, Xiao H, Xu S H, Pan Z Y, Ma Y X, Wang X L, Zhou P, Yang Z M 2011 Chin. Opt. Lett. 9 111404Google Scholar
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