• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 3, Issue 4, 192 (2015)
Rumao Tao, Long Huang, Pu Zhou*, Lei Si, and Zejin Liu
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  • College of Optoelectric Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.3.000192 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Rumao Tao, Long Huang, Pu Zhou, Lei Si, Zejin Liu. Propagation of high-power fiber laser with high-order-mode content[J]. Photonics Research, 2015, 3(4): 192 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Propagation properties of high-power fiber laser with high-order-mode (HOM) content are studied numerically for the first time to the best of our knowledge. The effect of HOM on the propagation property is evaluated by the power in the bucket (PIB) metric. It is shown that PIB is mainly dependent on HOM content rather than the relative phase between the fundamental mode and HOM. The PIB in vacuum is more than 80% when the power fraction of the HOM is controlled to be less than 50% at 5 km. The relative phase has an impact on the peak intensity position and concentration of the far-field intensity distribution. If an adaptive optics system is used to correct the peak intensity deviation, the results indicate that there exists a maximal value of PIB as relative phase increases. Such effect is weakened when propagating in turbulence. Compared to the laser beams without HOM, laser beams with HOM content are less influenced by the turbulence and can reduce average intensity fluctuation. The results may be useful in the design of a high-power fiber laser system.
    ΨLPmn=fmn(r)Nmncos(mϕ),(1)

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    fmn(r)=Jm(Umnr/a)Jm(Umn)ar>0,(2a)

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    fmn(r)=Km(Wmnr/a)Km(Wmn)r>a,(2b)

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    Umn2+Vmn2=V2,(2c)

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    V=2πaλNA,(2d)

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    N0n=2π0f0n2(r)rdrform=0,(3a)

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    Nmn=π0fmn2(r)rdrform>0,(3b)

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    Enear field=ALP11eiΔϕΨLP11+1ALP11ΨLP01,(4)

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    Enear field=(ALP11eiΔϕΨLP11+1ALP11ΨLP01)eik2Fr2,(5)

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    E(x,y,zi+1)=F1{exp[jΔzi2k(Kx2+Ky2)]×F{exp[jϕ(x,y,zi)E(x,y,zi)]}},(6)

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    IG(r⃗,z)=E02w02τ2exp(2w02τ2r2),(7)

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    τ2=τ12+τ22+τ32,(8)

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    PIB=P×hhhhIdxdyIdxdy,(9)

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    σI2=I2I21,(10)

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    I(p,q,z)=k2(2πz)2E(x,y,z=0)E*(ξ,η,z=0)×exp{ik2z[(px)2+(qy)2(pξ)2(qη)2]}×exp[ψ(p,q,x,y)+ψ*(p,q,ξ,η)]dxdydξdη,(11)

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    I(p,q,z)=I11+I01+I01×11,(12)

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    I11=k2ALP11(2πz)2exp{ik2f[(x2+y2)(ξ2+η2)]}×ΨLP11(x,y)ΨLP11(ξ,η)exp{ik2z[(px)2+(qy)2(pξ)2(qη)2]}×exp[ψ(p,q,x,y)+ψ*(p,q,ξ,η)]dxdydξdη,(13a)

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    I01=k2(1ALP11)(2πz)2exp{ik2f[(x2+y2)(ξ2+η2)]}×ΨLP01(x,y)ΨLP01(ξ,η)exp{ik2z[(px)2+(qy)2(pξ)2(qη)2]}×exp[ψ(p,q,x,y)+ψ*(p,q,ξ,η)]dxdydξdη,(13b)

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    I01×11=k2ALP11(1ALP11)(2πz)2exp{ik2f[(x2+y2)(ξ2+η2)]}×[eiΔϕΨLP11(x,y)ΨLP01(ξ,η)+eiΔϕΨLP11(ξ,η)ΨLP01(x,y)]×exp{ik2z[(px)2+(qy)2(pξ)2(qη)2]}×exp[ψ(p,q,x,y)+ψ*(p,q,ξ,η)]dxdydξdη.(13c)

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    Rumao Tao, Long Huang, Pu Zhou, Lei Si, Zejin Liu. Propagation of high-power fiber laser with high-order-mode content[J]. Photonics Research, 2015, 3(4): 192
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