• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 18, Issue 5, 051404 (2020)
Encai Ji1、2、*, Jie Shi1, Congwen Zha1、2, Jing Zeng2, Xinwu Zhou2, Zhengdi He3, Yong Yao1, and Qitao Lü2、3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
  • 2Han’s Laser Technology Industry Group Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518055, China
  • 3Sino-German College of Intelligent Manufacturing, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202018.051404 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Encai Ji, Jie Shi, Congwen Zha, Jing Zeng, Xinwu Zhou, Zhengdi He, Yong Yao, Qitao Lü. Ultimate capacity analysis of cladding-pumped 10/130 Tm:fiber laser[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2020, 18(5): 051404 Copy Citation Text show less
    Layout of 10/130 TFL system (PD, photo diode; CPS, cladding power stripper; HRG, high reflection grating; TDF, Tm3+-doped fiber; COM, combiner; LD, laser diode; OG, output grating; ISO, isolator; WDM, wavelength division multiplexer).
    Fig. 1. Layout of 10/130 TFL system (PD, photo diode; CPS, cladding power stripper; HRG, high reflection grating; TDF, Tm3+-doped fiber; COM, combiner; LD, laser diode; OG, output grating; ISO, isolator; WDM, wavelength division multiplexer).
    Experimental and theoretical output curves of 10/130 Tm:fiber amplifier. (A 4.5 wt.% Tm3+ concentration is adopted in the theoretical simulation, which is credible from Coherent-Nufern.)
    Fig. 2. Experimental and theoretical output curves of 10/130 Tm:fiber amplifier. (A 4.5 wt.% Tm3+ concentration is adopted in the theoretical simulation, which is credible from Coherent-Nufern.)
    (a) Simulated laser power distribution, (b) three-dimensional and (c) longitudinal temperature distributions along the length direction of the amplifier Tm:fiber. [The heat transfer coefficient at the boundary between fiber coating and the water-cooling copper sink was set as 50 W/(m2·K).]
    Fig. 3. (a) Simulated laser power distribution, (b) three-dimensional and (c) longitudinal temperature distributions along the length direction of the amplifier Tm:fiber. [The heat transfer coefficient at the boundary between fiber coating and the water-cooling copper sink was set as 50W/(m2·K).]
    Laser stability measurements of output power at (a) 52 W, (b) 65 W, and (c) 87 W.
    Fig. 4. Laser stability measurements of output power at (a) 52 W, (b) 65 W, and (c) 87 W.
    (a) Blue light emission spectrum with the 658 nm LD exciting; (b) a detailed energy structure of a silica Tm:fiber.
    Fig. 5. (a) Blue light emission spectrum with the 658 nm LD exciting; (b) a detailed energy structure of a silica Tm:fiber.
    (a) Typical laser spectrum, (b) beam quality measurement, and (c) laser stability measurement at the maximum output of air-cooling TFL.
    Fig. 6. (a) Typical laser spectrum, (b) beam quality measurement, and (c) laser stability measurement at the maximum output of air-cooling TFL.
    Encai Ji, Jie Shi, Congwen Zha, Jing Zeng, Xinwu Zhou, Zhengdi He, Yong Yao, Qitao Lü. Ultimate capacity analysis of cladding-pumped 10/130 Tm:fiber laser[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2020, 18(5): 051404
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