• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 48, Issue 20, 2000001 (2021)
Pu Zhou*, Jinyong Leng, Hu Xiao, Pengfei Ma, Jiangming Xu, Wei Liu, Tianfu Yao, Hanwei Zhang, Liangjin Huang, and Zhiyong Pan
Author Affiliations
  • College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/CJL202148.2000001 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Pu Zhou, Jinyong Leng, Hu Xiao, Pengfei Ma, Jiangming Xu, Wei Liu, Tianfu Yao, Hanwei Zhang, Liangjin Huang, Zhiyong Pan. High Average Power Fiber Lasers: Research Progress and Future Prospect[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2021, 48(20): 2000001 Copy Citation Text show less
    Structural diagram of 2 kW-level fiber laser system reported in 2005[16]
    Fig. 1. Structural diagram of 2 kW-level fiber laser system reported in 2005[16]
    Structural diagram of 10 kW-level single-mode fiber laser[33]
    Fig. 2. Structural diagram of 10 kW-level single-mode fiber laser[33]
    Development data of diode laser in recent years from homepages of nlight Inc. and IPG Inc. (a) Brightness increment data; (b) cost decrement data
    Fig. 3. Development data of diode laser in recent years from homepages of nlight Inc. and IPG Inc. (a) Brightness increment data; (b) cost decrement data
    Structural diagram of 4 kW narrow linewidth fiber laser based on tandem pumping scheme[64]
    Fig. 4. Structural diagram of 4 kW narrow linewidth fiber laser based on tandem pumping scheme[64]
    Structural diagram of 5 kW output power system enabled by power amplification scheme [121]
    Fig. 5. Structural diagram of 5 kW output power system enabled by power amplification scheme [121]
    Covering ranges of gain-spectra of three typical doped fibers[33]
    Fig. 6. Covering ranges of gain-spectra of three typical doped fibers[33]
    Output power scaling of high power Raman laser
    Fig. 7. Output power scaling of high power Raman laser
    Mid-infrared fiber laser with > 40 W output power[219]. (a) Structural diagram; (b) experimental result
    Fig. 8. Mid-infrared fiber laser with > 40 W output power[219]. (a) Structural diagram; (b) experimental result
    Structural diagram of 550 W-level all-fiberized single-frequency laser[254]
    Fig. 9. Structural diagram of 550 W-level all-fiberized single-frequency laser[254]
    16-lasers coherent beam combining system[292]. (a) Structural diagram; (b) spectrum at maximal output power
    Fig. 10. 16-lasers coherent beam combining system[292]. (a) Structural diagram; (b) spectrum at maximal output power
    Tunable fiber laser with nearly kilo-nanometer tuning range[310]. (a) Spectra; (b) output power characteristics
    Fig. 11. Tunable fiber laser with nearly kilo-nanometer tuning range[310]. (a) Spectra; (b) output power characteristics
    Output characteristics of mode-tunable fiber laser from nlight Inc.[323] .(a) Output spot patterns; (b) transmission parameters and diameters of different spots
    Fig. 12. Output characteristics of mode-tunable fiber laser from nlight Inc.[323] .(a) Output spot patterns; (b) transmission parameters and diameters of different spots
    TypeLinewidthMain application field
    Single frequency laser<100 MHz(corresponding to~0.3 pm@1 μm)Coherent detection, sensing, etc.
    Narrow linewidth laser<1 nmBeam combination, nonlinearfrequency conversion, etc.
    Common laser1--10 nmLaser processing, etc.
    Broadband laser10--50 nmFiber gyro, laser pumping, etc.
    Super-broadband laser>50 nmSpectral analyzation, imaging, etc.
    Table 1. Types of fiber lasers according to spectra and main application fields
    Pu Zhou, Jinyong Leng, Hu Xiao, Pengfei Ma, Jiangming Xu, Wei Liu, Tianfu Yao, Hanwei Zhang, Liangjin Huang, Zhiyong Pan. High Average Power Fiber Lasers: Research Progress and Future Prospect[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2021, 48(20): 2000001
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