• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 51, Issue 4, 20210256 (2022)
Yingchao Wan1, Baolai Yang1、2、3, Xiaoming Xi1、2、3, Hanwei Zhang1、2、3, Yun Ye1、2、3, and Xiaolin Wang1、2、3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 3Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Energy Laser Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20210256 Cite this Article
    Yingchao Wan, Baolai Yang, Xiaoming Xi, Hanwei Zhang, Yun Ye, Xiaolin Wang. Transverse mode instability effect of fiber lasers with different pump wavelengths[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(4): 20210256 Copy Citation Text show less
    SeeFiberLaser simulation structure diagram
    Fig. 1. SeeFiberLaser simulation structure diagram
    Variation of temperature in core and cladding
    Fig. 2. Variation of temperature in core and cladding
    Schematic diagram of fiber laser oscillator
    Fig. 3. Schematic diagram of fiber laser oscillator
    Output characteristic of fiber oscillator when pumped with 976 nm LD. (a) Output power and optical-to-optical(O-O) efficiency under different pump power; (b) Optical spectrum at the output power of 279 W; (c)-(d) Time domain signals and their Fourier spectra at the output power of 279 W and 235 W, respectively; (e) Beam quality factor and beam profile when the pump power is 483 W
    Fig. 4. Output characteristic of fiber oscillator when pumped with 976 nm LD. (a) Output power and optical-to-optical(O-O) efficiency under different pump power; (b) Optical spectrum at the output power of 279 W; (c)-(d) Time domain signals and their Fourier spectra at the output power of 279 W and 235 W, respectively; (e) Beam quality factor and beam profile when the pump power is 483 W
    Output characteristic of fiber oscillator when pumped with 915 nm LD. (a) Output power and O-O efficiency under different pump power; (b) Optical spectrum at the output power of 502 W; (c)-(d) Time domain signals and their Fourier spectra at the output power of 502 W and 468 W, respectively; (e) Beam quality factor and beam profile when the pump power is 952 W
    Fig. 5. Output characteristic of fiber oscillator when pumped with 915 nm LD. (a) Output power and O-O efficiency under different pump power; (b) Optical spectrum at the output power of 502 W; (c)-(d) Time domain signals and their Fourier spectra at the output power of 502 W and 468 W, respectively; (e) Beam quality factor and beam profile when the pump power is 952 W
    Output characteristic of fiber oscillator when pumped with 940 nm LD. (a) Output power and O-O efficiency under different pump power; (b) Optical spectrum at the output power of 697 W; (c)-(d) Time domain signals and their Fourier spectra at the output power of 697 W and 693 W, respectively; (e) Beam quality factor and beam profile when the pump power is 1149 W
    Fig. 6. Output characteristic of fiber oscillator when pumped with 940 nm LD. (a) Output power and O-O efficiency under different pump power; (b) Optical spectrum at the output power of 697 W; (c)-(d) Time domain signals and their Fourier spectra at the output power of 697 W and 693 W, respectively; (e) Beam quality factor and beam profile when the pump power is 1149 W
    Pump wavelength/nmPump absorption coefficient/dB.m−1Active fiber maximum temperature/℃TMI threshold/WO-O conversion efficiency
    9762.73110.8927967.7%
    9150.8870.9350261%
    9400.6853.2669763%
    Table 1. TMI threshold for different pump wavelengths
    Yingchao Wan, Baolai Yang, Xiaoming Xi, Hanwei Zhang, Yun Ye, Xiaolin Wang. Transverse mode instability effect of fiber lasers with different pump wavelengths[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(4): 20210256
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