Zeng Lingfa, Wang Xiaolin, Baolai Yang, Zhang Hanwei, xu xiaojun
Author Affiliations
National University of Defense Technology College of Advanced Interdisciplinary StudiesNational University of Defense Technologyshow less
Abstract
The fiber laser based on oscillating-amplifying integrated structure has the potential to take into account the advantages of fiber laser oscillator and amplifier with the characteristics of strong anti-back reflected light ability and high efficiency. Here, we achieved a 3.5 kW near single-mode (M2~1.24) oscillating-amplifying integrated fiber laser with an active fiber length of 8 m in the oscillating section and 17.6 m in the amplifying section. While operating at the maximum power, the optical-to-optical conversion efficiency is 87.0%, and the intensity of stimulated Raman scattering is about 23.61 dB lower than the signal light. As far as we know, this is the highest output power of the oscillating-amplifying integrated fiber laser, accompanied with the best beam quality and the highest efficiency.