• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 55, Issue 5, 050004 (2018)
Yinzi Liu, Yingbin Xing, Zhongwei Xu, and Jinyan Li*
Author Affiliations
  • Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP55.050004 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yinzi Liu, Yingbin Xing, Zhongwei Xu, Jinyan Li. Research Progress in High Power Tm 3+-Doped Silica Fiber Lasers [J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2018, 55(5): 050004 Copy Citation Text show less
    Absorption cross section of Tm3+-doped glass
    Fig. 1. Absorption cross section of Tm3+-doped glass
    Schematic of the energy-level transition for Tm3+-doped silica
    Fig. 2. Schematic of the energy-level transition for Tm3+-doped silica
    Slope efficiency obtained for 793 nm pumped TDF as a function of the Tm3+ doping concentration
    Fig. 3. Slope efficiency obtained for 793 nm pumped TDF as a function of the Tm3+ doping concentration
    Cross section of the double-clad single-mode TDF
    Fig. 4. Cross section of the double-clad single-mode TDF
    Cross section and refractive index profile of the triple-clad TDF
    Fig. 5. Cross section and refractive index profile of the triple-clad TDF
    System configuration of high-power TDFL
    Fig. 6. System configuration of high-power TDFL
    Fiber laser output power versus launched pump power
    Fig. 7. Fiber laser output power versus launched pump power
    System configuration of the high-power all-fiberized TDFL
    Fig. 8. System configuration of the high-power all-fiberized TDFL
    System configuration of the 227-W high-power all-fiberized TDFL
    Fig. 9. System configuration of the 227-W high-power all-fiberized TDFL
    System configuration of the high-power all-fiberized TDFL
    Fig. 10. System configuration of the high-power all-fiberized TDFL
    (a) Master oscillator and (b) power amplifier of high-power widely tunable TDFL
    Fig. 11. (a) Master oscillator and (b) power amplifier of high-power widely tunable TDFL
    System configuration of ultrahigh-efficiency and high-power TDFL
    Fig. 12. System configuration of ultrahigh-efficiency and high-power TDFL
    Fiber laser output power versus launched pump power
    Fig. 13. Fiber laser output power versus launched pump power
    System configuration of high-power, single-frequency, single-polarization TDFL
    Fig. 14. System configuration of high-power, single-frequency, single-polarization TDFL
    (a) Pre-amplifying part and (b) main-amplifier of the high power single-frequency Tm-doped all-fiberized TDFL
    Fig. 15. (a) Pre-amplifying part and (b) main-amplifier of the high power single-frequency Tm-doped all-fiberized TDFL
    (a) Master-oscillator and (b) power-amplifier of high-power, narrow linewidth, all-fiberized TDFL
    Fig. 16. (a) Master-oscillator and (b) power-amplifier of high-power, narrow linewidth, all-fiberized TDFL
    System configuration of high power all-fiberized TDFL
    Fig. 17. System configuration of high power all-fiberized TDFL
    Output power versus pump power for the two-tone configuration (green-dash) and single-tone (blue) direct amplification of 2130 nm
    Fig. 18. Output power versus pump power for the two-tone configuration (green-dash) and single-tone (blue) direct amplification of 2130 nm
    Experimental setup of high power narrow spectral bandwidth all-fiberized TDFL
    Fig. 19. Experimental setup of high power narrow spectral bandwidth all-fiberized TDFL
    System configuration of MW-level peak power TDFL
    Fig. 20. System configuration of MW-level peak power TDFL
    System configuration of 4 MW peak power CPA system
    Fig. 21. System configuration of 4 MW peak power CPA system
    Experimental setup of 2 GW peak power CPA system
    Fig. 22. Experimental setup of 2 GW peak power CPA system
    Experimental setup of 4 GW peak power pulse compression system
    Fig. 23. Experimental setup of 4 GW peak power pulse compression system
    System configuration of high-power, polarized, all-fiberized picosecond pulsed TDFL
    Fig. 24. System configuration of high-power, polarized, all-fiberized picosecond pulsed TDFL
    System configuration of high average power repetition-rate-switchable all-fiberized TDFL
    Fig. 25. System configuration of high average power repetition-rate-switchable all-fiberized TDFL
    Seed pulse evolution with pump power at the pump pulse width of 50 ns and repetitionrate of 200 kHz
    Fig. 26. Seed pulse evolution with pump power at the pump pulse width of 50 ns and repetitionrate of 200 kHz
    Yinzi Liu, Yingbin Xing, Zhongwei Xu, Jinyan Li. Research Progress in High Power Tm 3+-Doped Silica Fiber Lasers [J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2018, 55(5): 050004
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