• High Power Laser Science and Engineering
  • Vol. 13, Issue 2, 02000e15 (2025)
Xiao Chen1, Shanmin Huang1, Liangjin Huang1,2,3,*, Zhiping Yan1,2,3..., Zhiyong Pan1,2,3,*, Zongfu Jiang1,2,3 and Pu Zhou1,*|Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China
  • 2Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China
  • 3Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Energy Laser Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China
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    DOI: 10.1017/hpl.2024.91 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Xiao Chen, Shanmin Huang, Liangjin Huang, Zhiping Yan, Zhiyong Pan, Zongfu Jiang, Pu Zhou, "High-fidelity delivery of kilowatt-level single-mode lasers through a tapered multimode fiber over one hundred meters," High Power Laser Sci. Eng. 13, 02000e15 (2025) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The immediate priorities for high-power delivery employing solid-core fibers are balancing the nonlinear effect and beam deterioration. Here, the scheme of tapered multimode fiber is experimentally realized. The tapered multimode fiber, featuring a 15 m (24/200 μm)–10 m (tapered region)–80 m (48/400 μm) profile, guides the laser with a weakly coupled condition. With the input power of 1035 W, the maximum output power over the 105 m delivery is 962 W, corresponding to a high efficiency of over 93% and a nonlinear suppression ratio of over 50 dB. Mode resolving results show high-order-mode contents of less than –30 dB in the whole delivery path, resulting in a high-fidelity delivery with M2 factors of 1.20 and 1.23 for the input and output lasers, respectively. Furthermore, the ultimate limits of delivery lengths for solid-core weakly coupled fibers are discussed. This work provides a valuable reference to reconsider the future boom of high-power laser delivery based on solid-core fibers.
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    Xiao Chen, Shanmin Huang, Liangjin Huang, Zhiping Yan, Zhiyong Pan, Zongfu Jiang, Pu Zhou, "High-fidelity delivery of kilowatt-level single-mode lasers through a tapered multimode fiber over one hundred meters," High Power Laser Sci. Eng. 13, 02000e15 (2025)
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