• High Power Laser Science and Engineering
  • Vol. 6, Issue 2, 02000e16 (2018)
Chen Shi1、2, Hanwei Zhang1、2, Xiaolin Wang1、2、*, Pu Zhou1、2, and Xiaojun Xu1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 2Hunan Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center of High Power Fiber Laser, Changsha 410073, China
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    DOI: 10.1017/hpl.2018.9 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Chen Shi, Hanwei Zhang, Xiaolin Wang, Pu Zhou, Xiaojun Xu. kW-class high power fiber laser enabled by active long tapered fiber[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2018, 6(2): 02000e16 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of the Yb-doped T-DCF based fiber amplifier.
    Fig. 1. Schematic of the Yb-doped T-DCF based fiber amplifier.
    Splicing point of passive fiber and wide end of T-DCF.
    Fig. 2. Splicing point of passive fiber and wide end of T-DCF.
    Measured power variation curve. Inset: measured beam pattern at 1.39 kW output power.
    Fig. 3. Measured power variation curve. Inset: measured beam pattern at 1.39 kW output power.
    Measured spectrum data under different output powers of the amplifier.
    Fig. 4. Measured spectrum data under different output powers of the amplifier.
    (a) Measured temporal trace and (b) corresponding Fourier transform of different output powers.
    Fig. 5. (a) Measured temporal trace and (b) corresponding Fourier transform of different output powers.
    Calculated gain difference using co-pumping schemes of different fiber core sizes.
    Fig. 6. Calculated gain difference using co-pumping schemes of different fiber core sizes.
    Relationship between parabolic shaping factor and TMI threshold.
    Fig. 7. Relationship between parabolic shaping factor and TMI threshold.
    Chen Shi, Hanwei Zhang, Xiaolin Wang, Pu Zhou, Xiaojun Xu. kW-class high power fiber laser enabled by active long tapered fiber[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2018, 6(2): 02000e16
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