• High Power Laser Science and Engineering
  • Vol. 9, Issue 3, 03000e41 (2021)
Lingfa Zeng1, Xiaolin Wang1、2、3、*, Baolai Yang1、2、3, Hanwei Zhang1、2、3, and Xiaojun Xu1、2、3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha410073, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, Changsha410073, China
  • 3Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Energy Laser Technology, Changsha410073, China
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    DOI: 10.1017/hpl.2021.31 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Lingfa Zeng, Xiaolin Wang, Baolai Yang, Hanwei Zhang, Xiaojun Xu. A 3.5-kW near-single-mode oscillating–amplifying integrated fiber laser[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2021, 9(3): 03000e41 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The fiber laser based on an oscillating-amplifying integrated structure has the potential to benefit from the advantages of a fiber laser oscillator and amplifier with the characteristics of strong anti-back-reflected light ability and high efficiency. Here, we achieved a 3.5-kW near-single-mode (M2 ∼ 1.24) oscillating–amplifying integrated fiber laser with an active fiber length of 8 m in the oscillating section and 17.6 m in the amplifying section. While operating at the maximum power, the optical-to-optical conversion efficiency is 87.0%, and the intensity of stimulated Raman scattering is about 23.61 dB lower than that of the signal light. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the highest output power of an oscillating–amplifying integrated fiber laser, accompanied with the best beam quality and the highest efficiency.
    Lingfa Zeng, Xiaolin Wang, Baolai Yang, Hanwei Zhang, Xiaojun Xu. A 3.5-kW near-single-mode oscillating–amplifying integrated fiber laser[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2021, 9(3): 03000e41
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