• High Power Laser Science and Engineering
  • Vol. 9, Issue 3, 03000e45 (2021)
Pengfei Ma, Hu Xiao, Wei Liu, Hanwei Zhang, Xiaolin Wang, Jinyong Leng, and Pu Zhou*
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  • College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha410073, China
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    DOI: 10.1017/hpl.2021.32 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Pengfei Ma, Hu Xiao, Wei Liu, Hanwei Zhang, Xiaolin Wang, Jinyong Leng, Pu Zhou. All-fiberized and narrow-linewidth 5 kW power-level fiber amplifier based on a bidirectional pumping configuration[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2021, 9(3): 03000e45 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In this paper, an all-fiberized and narrow-linewidth 5 kW power-level fiber amplifier is presented. The laser is achieved based on the master oscillator power amplification configuration, in which the phase-modulated single-frequency laser is applied as the seed laser and a bidirectional pumping configuration is applied in the power amplifier. The stimulated Brillouin scattering, stimulated Raman scattering, and transverse mode instability effects are all effectively suppressed in the experiment. Consequently, the output power is scaled up to 4.92 kW with a slope efficiency of as high as approximately 80%. The 3-dB spectral width is about 0.59 nm, and the beam quality is measured to be M2∼1.22 at maximum output power. Furthermore, we have also conducted a detailed spectral analysis on the spectral width of the signal laser, which reveals that the spectral wing broadening phenomenon could lead to the obvious decrease of the spectral purity at certain output power. Overall, this work could provide a reference for obtaining and optimizing high-power narrow-linewidth fiber lasers.
    Pengfei Ma, Hu Xiao, Wei Liu, Hanwei Zhang, Xiaolin Wang, Jinyong Leng, Pu Zhou. All-fiberized and narrow-linewidth 5 kW power-level fiber amplifier based on a bidirectional pumping configuration[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2021, 9(3): 03000e45
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