In this paper, we propose and experimentally investigate a linearly polarized narrow-linewidth random fiber laser(RFL) operating at 1080 nm and boost the output power to kilowatt level with near-diffraction-limited be...In this paper, we propose and experimentally investigate a linearly polarized narrow-linewidth random fiber laser(RFL) operating at 1080 nm and boost the output power to kilowatt level with near-diffraction-limited beam quality using a master oscillation power amplifier. The RFL based on a half-opened cavity, which is composed of a linearly polarized narrow-linewidth fiber Bragg grating and a 500 m piece of polarization-maintained Ge-doped fiber, generates a 0.71 W seed laser with an 88 pm full width at half-maximum(FWHM) linewidth and a 22.5 dB polarization extinction ratio(PER) for power scaling. A two-stage fiber amplifier enhances the seed laser to the maximal 1.01 k W with a PER value of 17 dB and a beam quality of M_x^2=1.15 and M_y^2=1.13. No stimulated Brillouin scattering effect is observed at the ultimate power level, and the FWHM linewidth of the amplified random laser broadens linearly as a function of the output power with a coefficient of about 0.1237 pm∕W.To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of a linearly polarized narrow-linewidth RFL with even kilowatt-level near-diffraction-limited output, and further performance scaling is ongoing.展开更多
We demonstrate an ultrastable miniaturized transportable laser system at 1550 nm by locking it to an optical fiber delay line[FDL].To achieve optimized long-term frequency stability,the FDL was placed into a vacuum ch...We demonstrate an ultrastable miniaturized transportable laser system at 1550 nm by locking it to an optical fiber delay line[FDL].To achieve optimized long-term frequency stability,the FDL was placed into a vacuum chamber with a five-layer thermal shield,and a delicate two-stage active temperature stabilization,an optical power stabilization,and an RF power stabilization were applied in the system.A fractional frequency stability of better than 3.2×10^[-15]at 1 s averaging time and1.1×10^[-14]at 1000 s averaging time was achieved,which is the best long-term frequency stability of an all-fiber-based ultrastable laser observed to date.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(61322505,61635005)
文摘In this paper, we propose and experimentally investigate a linearly polarized narrow-linewidth random fiber laser(RFL) operating at 1080 nm and boost the output power to kilowatt level with near-diffraction-limited beam quality using a master oscillation power amplifier. The RFL based on a half-opened cavity, which is composed of a linearly polarized narrow-linewidth fiber Bragg grating and a 500 m piece of polarization-maintained Ge-doped fiber, generates a 0.71 W seed laser with an 88 pm full width at half-maximum(FWHM) linewidth and a 22.5 dB polarization extinction ratio(PER) for power scaling. A two-stage fiber amplifier enhances the seed laser to the maximal 1.01 k W with a PER value of 17 dB and a beam quality of M_x^2=1.15 and M_y^2=1.13. No stimulated Brillouin scattering effect is observed at the ultimate power level, and the FWHM linewidth of the amplified random laser broadens linearly as a function of the output power with a coefficient of about 0.1237 pm∕W.To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of a linearly polarized narrow-linewidth RFL with even kilowatt-level near-diffraction-limited output, and further performance scaling is ongoing.
基金supported by the Special Foundation for State Major Basic Research Program of China(Nos.2021YFC2201803 and 2021YFC2201904)。
文摘We demonstrate an ultrastable miniaturized transportable laser system at 1550 nm by locking it to an optical fiber delay line[FDL].To achieve optimized long-term frequency stability,the FDL was placed into a vacuum chamber with a five-layer thermal shield,and a delicate two-stage active temperature stabilization,an optical power stabilization,and an RF power stabilization were applied in the system.A fractional frequency stability of better than 3.2×10^[-15]at 1 s averaging time and1.1×10^[-14]at 1000 s averaging time was achieved,which is the best long-term frequency stability of an all-fiber-based ultrastable laser observed to date.