简介:Anall-fiberizedandnarrow-bandwidthmasteroscillatorpoweramplification(MOPA)systemwithrecordoutputpowerof4kWlevelandslopeefficiencyof78%isdemonstrated.Tandempumpingstrategyistentativelyintroducedintothenarrow-bandwidthMOPAsystemforthermallyinducedmodeinstability(TMI)suppression.ThestimulatedBrillouinscattering(SBS)effectisbalancedbysimplyusingone-stagephasemodulationtechnique.Withdifferentphasemodulationsignals,SBSlimitedoutputpowersof336W,1.2kWand3.94kWarerespectivelyachievedwithspectralbandwidthsaccountingfor90%powerof~0.025,0.17and~0.89nm.Comparedwithourprevious976nmpumpingsystem,TMIthresholdisoverallboostedtobe>5timesinwhichtandempumpingincreasestheTMIthresholdof>3times.Thebeamquality(M~2factor)oftheoutputlaseriswellwithin1.5belowtheTMIthresholdwhileitisultimatelysaturatedtobe1.86withtheinfluenceofTMIatmaximaloutputpower.ExceptforSBSandTMI,stimulatedRamanscattering(SRS)effectwillbeanotherchallengeforfurtherpowerscaling.InsuchahighpowerMOPAsystem,multidetrimentaleffects(SBS,SRSandTMI)willcoexistandmaybemutual-coupled,whichcouldprovideawellplatformforfurthercomprehensivelyinvestigatingandoptimizingthehighpower,narrow-bandwidthfiberamplifiers.
简介:Wereportontheamplificationofhigh-average-powerandhigh-efficiencypicosecondpulsesinaself-madeverylarge-mode-areaYb-dopedphotoniccrystalfiber(PCF).ThePCFwithacorediameterof105μmandacorenumericalapertureof0.05ispreparedbythesol-gelmethodcombinedwiththepowdersinteringtechnique.Thefiberamplificationsystemproducesthehighestaveragepowerof255Wata10MHzrepetitionratewitha21pspulsedurationcorrespondingtoapeakpowerof1.2MW.Thisresultexemplifiesthehigh-average-powerandhigh-peak-powerpotentialofthisspecificallydesignedfiber.