In this paper,the theoretical rate equation model of an in-band pumped gain-switched thulium-doped fiber(TDF) laser is investigated.The analytical formulations of pump energy threshold,peak power extraction efficiency...In this paper,the theoretical rate equation model of an in-band pumped gain-switched thulium-doped fiber(TDF) laser is investigated.The analytical formulations of pump energy threshold,peak power extraction efficiency,and pulse extraction efficiency are derived through analyzing the interaction process between the pump pulse and the laser pulse.They are useful for understanding,designing,and optimizing the in-band pumped TDF lasers in a 1.9 μm-2.1 μm wavelength region.The experiment with an all-fiber gain-switched TDF laser pumped by a 1.558-μm pulse amplifier is conducted,and our experimental results show good agreement with theoretical analysis.展开更多
The generation of mid-infrared pulsed lasers was achieved in a Ho3+:YAG laser pumped gain-switched Cr^2+:Cd Se laser system with the shortest pulse duration of 4.15 ns.With a pump pulse duration of 50 ns and pump powe...The generation of mid-infrared pulsed lasers was achieved in a Ho3+:YAG laser pumped gain-switched Cr^2+:Cd Se laser system with the shortest pulse duration of 4.15 ns.With a pump pulse duration of 50 ns and pump power of 2.7 W,the gain-switched Cr^2+:Cd Se laser achieved over 10 times pulse narrowing,obtaining the maximum peak power of 5.7 k W.The optical-to-optical conversion efficiency was 3.7%,which could be further improved with better crystal surface polishing quality.The laser central wavelength was measured to be 2.65μm with a bandwidth(FWHM)of 50 nm.In addition,the parameter optimization for suppressing the pulse tail was discussed,while the long cavity and high output transmissivity contributed to obtaining the single-peak pulses.展开更多
A 1.7μm gain-switched thulium-doped all-fiber laser with a master oscillator power amplifier(MOPA)configuration,utilizing a bandpass fiber filter and a 1550 nm erbium/ytterbium-codoped fiber MOPA,is demonstrated.The ...A 1.7μm gain-switched thulium-doped all-fiber laser with a master oscillator power amplifier(MOPA)configuration,utilizing a bandpass fiber filter and a 1550 nm erbium/ytterbium-codoped fiber MOPA,is demonstrated.The influences of pump pulse parameters(repetition rate and pulse duration)and laser cavity structures(ring and linear)on the laser performances were experimentally investigated.To the best of our knowledge,the power quenching and drop were observed in the 1.7μm gain-switched thulium-doped fiber lasers for the first time,resulting from the mode-locked-resembling operation and nonlinear effects.Moreover,the fiber ring-cavity laser was more stable than the linear-cavity laser in the time domain and power.Finally,a laser with a maximum average power of 1.687 W,a slope efficiency of 19.7%,a single-pulse energy of 16.87μJ,a pulse width of 425 ns,a repetition rate of 100 kHz and a peak power of 39.69 W was obtained.展开更多
Mid-infrared(MIR)fiber pulsed lasers are of tremendous application interest in eye-safe LIDAR,spectroscopy,chemical detection and medicine.So far,these MIR lasers largely required bulk optical elements,complex free-sp...Mid-infrared(MIR)fiber pulsed lasers are of tremendous application interest in eye-safe LIDAR,spectroscopy,chemical detection and medicine.So far,these MIR lasers largely required bulk optical elements,complex free-space light alignment and large footprint,precluding compact all-fiber structure.Here,we proposed and demonstrated an all-fiberized structured gain-switched Ho3+-doped ZBLAN fiber laser operating around 2.9μm.A home-made 1146 nm Raman fiber pulsed laser was utilized to pump highly concentrated single-cladding Ho3+-doped ZBLAN fiber with different lengths of 2 m or 0.25 m.A home-made MIR fiber mirror and a perpendicular-polished ZBLAN fiber end construct the all-fiberized MIR cavity.Stable gain-switched multiple states with a sub-pulse number tuned from 1 to 8 were observed.The effects of gain fiber length,pump power,pump repetition rate and output coupling ratio on performance of gain-switched pulses were further investigated in detail.The shortest pulse duration of 283 ns was attained with 10 kHz repetition rate.The pulsed laser,centered at 2.92μm,had a maximum average output power of 54.2 mW and a slope efficiency of 10.12%.It is,to the best of our knowledge,the first time to demonstrate a mid-infrared gain-switched Ho3+:ZBLAN fiber laser with compact all-fiber structure.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60878011 and 61078008)the Program for New Century ExcellentTalents in University,China (Grant No. NCET-10-0067)
文摘In this paper,the theoretical rate equation model of an in-band pumped gain-switched thulium-doped fiber(TDF) laser is investigated.The analytical formulations of pump energy threshold,peak power extraction efficiency,and pulse extraction efficiency are derived through analyzing the interaction process between the pump pulse and the laser pulse.They are useful for understanding,designing,and optimizing the in-band pumped TDF lasers in a 1.9 μm-2.1 μm wavelength region.The experiment with an all-fiber gain-switched TDF laser pumped by a 1.558-μm pulse amplifier is conducted,and our experimental results show good agreement with theoretical analysis.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2017YFB1104500)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2018M630355)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61905128 and61905150)。
文摘The generation of mid-infrared pulsed lasers was achieved in a Ho3+:YAG laser pumped gain-switched Cr^2+:Cd Se laser system with the shortest pulse duration of 4.15 ns.With a pump pulse duration of 50 ns and pump power of 2.7 W,the gain-switched Cr^2+:Cd Se laser achieved over 10 times pulse narrowing,obtaining the maximum peak power of 5.7 k W.The optical-to-optical conversion efficiency was 3.7%,which could be further improved with better crystal surface polishing quality.The laser central wavelength was measured to be 2.65μm with a bandwidth(FWHM)of 50 nm.In addition,the parameter optimization for suppressing the pulse tail was discussed,while the long cavity and high output transmissivity contributed to obtaining the single-peak pulses.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62005312,62090065,and 61935006)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(2022409)the Key Research and Development Projects of Shaanxi Province(2022GY-423)。
文摘A 1.7μm gain-switched thulium-doped all-fiber laser with a master oscillator power amplifier(MOPA)configuration,utilizing a bandpass fiber filter and a 1550 nm erbium/ytterbium-codoped fiber MOPA,is demonstrated.The influences of pump pulse parameters(repetition rate and pulse duration)and laser cavity structures(ring and linear)on the laser performances were experimentally investigated.To the best of our knowledge,the power quenching and drop were observed in the 1.7μm gain-switched thulium-doped fiber lasers for the first time,resulting from the mode-locked-resembling operation and nonlinear effects.Moreover,the fiber ring-cavity laser was more stable than the linear-cavity laser in the time domain and power.Finally,a laser with a maximum average power of 1.687 W,a slope efficiency of 19.7%,a single-pulse energy of 16.87μJ,a pulse width of 425 ns,a repetition rate of 100 kHz and a peak power of 39.69 W was obtained.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61475129,11674269)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.20720180057)Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province for Distinguished Young Scientists(No.2017J06016)。
文摘Mid-infrared(MIR)fiber pulsed lasers are of tremendous application interest in eye-safe LIDAR,spectroscopy,chemical detection and medicine.So far,these MIR lasers largely required bulk optical elements,complex free-space light alignment and large footprint,precluding compact all-fiber structure.Here,we proposed and demonstrated an all-fiberized structured gain-switched Ho3+-doped ZBLAN fiber laser operating around 2.9μm.A home-made 1146 nm Raman fiber pulsed laser was utilized to pump highly concentrated single-cladding Ho3+-doped ZBLAN fiber with different lengths of 2 m or 0.25 m.A home-made MIR fiber mirror and a perpendicular-polished ZBLAN fiber end construct the all-fiberized MIR cavity.Stable gain-switched multiple states with a sub-pulse number tuned from 1 to 8 were observed.The effects of gain fiber length,pump power,pump repetition rate and output coupling ratio on performance of gain-switched pulses were further investigated in detail.The shortest pulse duration of 283 ns was attained with 10 kHz repetition rate.The pulsed laser,centered at 2.92μm,had a maximum average output power of 54.2 mW and a slope efficiency of 10.12%.It is,to the best of our knowledge,the first time to demonstrate a mid-infrared gain-switched Ho3+:ZBLAN fiber laser with compact all-fiber structure.
