• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 20, Issue 4, 040602 (2022)
Yulong Cui1、2, Wei Huang1、2, Zhiyue Zhou1、2, Hao Li1、2, Meng Wang1、2、3, Zilun Chen1、2、3, and Zefeng Wang1、2、3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 3Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Energy Laser Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202220.040602 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yulong Cui, Wei Huang, Zhiyue Zhou, Hao Li, Meng Wang, Zilun Chen, Zefeng Wang. Highly efficient and stable coupling of kilowatt-level continuous wave laser into hollow-core fibers[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2022, 20(4): 040602 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Experiment setup of the power transmission system. Inset: cross-section electronic micrograph of HCF. (b) Transmission loss of HCF used at 1 µm wavelength band; (c) thermal image of the input end.
    Fig. 1. (a) Experiment setup of the power transmission system. Inset: cross-section electronic micrograph of HCF. (b) Transmission loss of HCF used at 1 µm wavelength band; (c) thermal image of the input end.
    (a) Cross-section micrograph of HCF after splicing with end-cap; (b) schematic of test for Fresnel reflection.
    Fig. 2. (a) Cross-section micrograph of HCF after splicing with end-cap; (b) schematic of test for Fresnel reflection.
    Measured transmission power and transmission efficiency versus input power.
    Fig. 3. Measured transmission power and transmission efficiency versus input power.
    Power stability of the laser source and the transmission power of 915 W and 950 W.
    Fig. 4. Power stability of the laser source and the transmission power of 915 W and 950 W.
    (a) Beam quality M2 versus transmission power; (b) beam quality M2 versus time when the transmission power is 900 W. Inset: beam profiles of waist.
    Fig. 5. (a) Beam quality M2 versus transmission power; (b) beam quality M2 versus time when the transmission power is 900 W. Inset: beam profiles of waist.
    Yulong Cui, Wei Huang, Zhiyue Zhou, Hao Li, Meng Wang, Zilun Chen, Zefeng Wang. Highly efficient and stable coupling of kilowatt-level continuous wave laser into hollow-core fibers[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2022, 20(4): 040602
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