• High Power Laser Science and Engineering
  • Vol. 5, Issue 4, 04000e30 (2017)
Man Jiang1, Pengfei Ma1、2, Long Huang1, Jiangming Xu1、2, Pu Zhou1、2、†, and Xijia Gu3
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 2Hunan Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center of High Power Fiber Laser, Changsha 410073, China
  • 3Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria St., Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3, Canada
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    DOI: 10.1017/hpl.2017.31 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Man Jiang, Pengfei Ma, Long Huang, Jiangming Xu, Pu Zhou, Xijia Gu. kW-level, narrow-linewidth linearly polarized fiber laser with excellent beam quality through compact one-stage amplification scheme[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2017, 5(4): 04000e30 Copy Citation Text show less
    Experimental setup of the narrow-linewidth, linearly polarized seed laser and fiber amplifier. LD: laser diode; PC: polarization controller; ISO: isolator.
    Fig. 1. Experimental setup of the narrow-linewidth, linearly polarized seed laser and fiber amplifier. LD: laser diode; PC: polarization controller; ISO: isolator.
    Reflection spectra of the HR-FBG and transmission spectra of OC-FBG on fast and slow axis, respectively.
    Fig. 2. Reflection spectra of the HR-FBG and transmission spectra of OC-FBG on fast and slow axis, respectively.
    Master oscillator: (a) laser output power versus pump power; (b) spectral linewidth at different output power.
    Fig. 3. Master oscillator: (a) laser output power versus pump power; (b) spectral linewidth at different output power.
    Laser output power versus pump power.
    Fig. 4. Laser output power versus pump power.
    Optical spectrum at 1018 W maximum laser.
    Fig. 5. Optical spectrum at 1018 W maximum laser.
    An enlarged view of the laser spectrum at different output power.
    Fig. 6. An enlarged view of the laser spectrum at different output power.
    Spectral linewidth as a function of laser power.
    Fig. 7. Spectral linewidth as a function of laser power.
    Beam quality factor ($M^{2}$) of the output laser beam at 1018 W.
    Fig. 8. Beam quality factor ($M^{2}$) of the output laser beam at 1018 W.
    Man Jiang, Pengfei Ma, Long Huang, Jiangming Xu, Pu Zhou, Xijia Gu. kW-level, narrow-linewidth linearly polarized fiber laser with excellent beam quality through compact one-stage amplification scheme[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2017, 5(4): 04000e30
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