CN107528199A - Mid-infrared laser device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a kind of mid-infrared laser device, including THETA resonators, by building the structure design of circular THETA resonators, irreversible loss is introduced in the feedback of reverse-s shape, one-way transmission of the laser in intracavitary can be realized, realizes that the micron waveband laser of high power 3 exports.
Description
Technical field
The invention belongs to laser technology field, and in particular to a kind of optical fiber laser.
Background technology
Optical fiber laser (Fiber Laser) refers to use doped rare earth element (Nd3+, Er3+, Yb3+, Tm3+ etc.) glass light
The fine laser as gain media, optical fiber laser can develop on the basis of fiber amplifier：In the work of pump light
With high power density is easily formed in lower optical fiber, the laser levels " population inversion " of working-laser material are caused, are added when appropriate
Laser generation output can be formed by entering positive feedback loop (composition resonator), compared to conventional laser, have light phototranstormation efficiency
The advantage such as height, good beam quality, excellent heat radiation performance, simple and compact for structure.
Optical fiber laser application is very extensive, including laser fiber communication, laser space remote communication, industry are made
Ship, automobile making, laser engraving laser marking laser cutting, printing roller processed, metal and nonmetal drilling/cutting/welding (brazing,
Hardening, covering and depth welding), military and national defense safety, medicine equipment instrument and equipment, large foundation construction, as its separate excitation
Pumping source of light device etc., and it is operated in the optical fiber laser of middle infrared band in biologic medical, gas sensing, national defence all
With potential application value.Terres rares doped fiber laser.
It is the structural representation that existing all -fiber mixes Er3+ fluoride fiber lasers as shown in Figure 1, laser pump source
Using 980nm semiconductor laser, laser resonant cavity is by a pair of fiber grating (HR-FBG being scribed on fluoride fiber
And LR-FBG) and mix Er3+ fluoride gain medias (Er：FGF) form.
Existing all -fiber mixes Er3+ fluoride fiber lasers and is primarily present following shortcoming：
1st, system cost height is caused as laser resonant cavity using a pair of fiber gratings being scribed on fluoride fiber
It is high；
2nd, using traditional linear cavity configuration so that the extension of function of system is poor, it is difficult to improved by simple structure
Stable length/short/ultra-short pulse laser output is realized, reduces the flexibility of system.
The content of the invention
To solve above mentioned problem existing for prior art, the present invention proposes a kind of mid-infrared laser device.
The present invention concrete technical scheme be：A kind of mid-infrared laser device, including THETA resonators, the THETA resonance
Chamber is in annular shape；Specifically include：
First fluoride fiber coupler, the second fluoride fiber coupler, gain module and fluoride output coupling
Device；
The gain module first end is connected with the first fluoride fiber coupler first end tail optical fiber；The gain module
Two ends are connected with the second fluoride fiber coupler first end tail optical fiber；The fluoride output coupler first end and the first fluorination
The tail optical fiber connection of the second end of thing fiber coupler；The end of fluoride output coupler second and the second fluoride fiber coupler the
Two end tail optical fiber connections；First fluoride fiber coupler, second end connects with the second fluoride fiber coupler first end tail optical fiber
It is connected to circle centre position and forms reverse-s shape feedback；Output end of the fluoride output coupler first end as optical fiber laser.
Further, in addition to：First fluoride optical terminus and the second fluoride optical terminus, the first fluoride optical terminus connect
Connect the first fluoride fiber coupler first end tail optical fiber；Second fluoride optical terminus connects the second fluoride fiber coupler second
Hold tail optical fiber.
Further, the gain module is er-doped fluoride fiber, produces 3 micron waveband laser.
Further, the first fluoride fiber coupler and the second fluoride fiber coupler are that 2*2 is fluorinated object light
Fine coupler.
The beneficial effects of the invention are as follows：The mid-infrared laser device of the present invention, it is any without introducing outside fluorine removal compound coupler
Price high fluoride fiber grating and isolator, only by the structure design of structure circular cavity, in the feedback of reverse-s shape
Irreversible loss is introduced, one-way transmission of the laser in intracavitary can be realized, realizes that the micron waveband laser of high power 3 exports；
Its is simple in construction, and cost is cheap, it is easy to accomplish；And it is improved on the basis of optical fiber laser of the present invention.
Brief description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of existing laser；
Fig. 2 is the mid-infrared laser device structural representation of inventive embodiments；
Fig. 3 is the mid-infrared laser device working condition one of the embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 4 is the working condition two of the mid-infrared laser device of the embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 5 is the working condition three of the mid-infrared laser device of the embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 6 is the middle infrared pulsed lasers structural representation of the embodiment of the present invention；
Description of reference numerals：1 is gain module, and 2 be the first fluoride fiber coupler, and 3 be the first fluoride optical terminus,
4 be the second fluoride fiber coupler, and 5 be the second fluoride optical terminus, and 6 be fluoride output coupler, and 7 be 2 to be connected with 4
Fusion point, 8 be the equivalent gain module of resonator, and 9 be the loss module of resonator, and 10 be the first original state laser propagation
Direction, 11 be second of original state laser propagation direction, and 12 be the third original state laser propagation direction, and 13 be the 4th kind
Original state laser propagation direction, 14 be fluoride micro-nano fiber type passive modulation device, and 15 be 14 and 1 fusion point being connected,
16 be 14 and 2 fusion points being connected.
Embodiment
Technical scheme is further illustrated below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
As shown in Fig. 2 the embodiments of the invention provide a kind of mid-infrared laser device, including THETA resonators, it is described
THETA resonators are in annular shape；Specifically include：First fluoride fiber coupler 2, the second fluoride fiber coupler 4, amplification
Unit 1 and fluoride output coupler 6；
The first end of amplifying unit 1 is connected with the first end tail optical fiber of the first fluoride fiber coupler 2；The amplifying unit
1 second end is connected with the first end tail optical fiber of the second fluoride fiber coupler 4；The first end of fluoride output coupler 6 and the
The end tail optical fiber connection of monofluoride fiber coupler 2 second；The end of fluoride output coupler 6 second and the second fluoride fiber
The end tail optical fiber connection of coupler 4 second；The end of first fluoride fiber coupler 2 second and the second fluoride fiber coupler 4
First end tail optical fiber is connected to circle centre position and forms reverse-s shape feedback；The first end of fluoride output coupler 6 is as the defeated of optical fiber laser
Go out end, for by caused by intracavitary outside 3 micron waveband laser output cavities.
First fluoride fiber coupler 2 and the second fluoride fiber coupler 4 are high-power 2*2 fluoride fibers coupling
Clutch, its coupling ratio can change according to the actual requirements.Fluoride optical terminus 3 and 5, for the remnant pump in absorbing cavity and production
3 raw micron waveband laser.
Said system, outside fluorine removal compound coupler, without introducing the high fluoride fiber grating of any price and isolation
Device, only by the circular cavity structure design shown in structure Fig. 2, irreversible loss, Bian Keshi are introduced in the feedback of S-shaped
Show one-way transmission of the laser in intracavitary, realize that the micron waveband laser of high power 3 exports.The operation principle of the laser of the present invention is such as
Under：Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 5 are the simplification structure of the laser.
When just opening pump light, there is the laser of four kinds of initial transmission states in the laser：The first is 10 institute in Fig. 3
Show, along the main ring counter clockwise direction (i.e. 2 → gain module of fluoride fiber coupler 1 → the of fluoride output coupler 6 → the first
The order of difluoride 4 → fluoride of fiber coupler output coupler 6) propagate laser；It is for second in Fig. 3 shown in 11,
Along main ring clockwise direction (the i.e. fluoride fiber coupling of first fluoride fiber 2 → fluoride of coupler output coupler 6 → the second
The order of the fluoride fiber coupler 2 of 4 → gain module of clutch 1 → the first) propagate laser；The third is in Fig. 4 shown in 12,
Along main ring (the fluoride fiber coupler 2 of second fluoride fiber 4 → fluoride of coupler output coupler 6 → the first clockwise
The order of → gain module 1) light propagated is converted into (the i.e. fluoride of gain module 1 → the first counterclockwise by the feedback of reverse-s shape
The order of the fluoride fiber coupler 4 of 2 → fluoride fiber of fiber coupler fusion point 7 → the second) propagate laser；4th kind
For as shown in Fig. 5 13, along main ring, (i.e. 2 → the fluoride of fluoride fiber coupler of gain module 1 → the first exports coupling clockwise
The order of the fluoride fiber coupler 4 of clutch 6 → the second) propagate light by the feedback of reverse-s shape be converted into counterclockwise (i.e. second
The order of the 2 → gain module of fluoride fiber coupler 1 of fluoride fiber 4 → fluoride fiber of coupler fusion point 7 → the first)
The laser of propagation.As laser works tend to stable state, the laser of second of state extinguishes in the presence of irreversible loss, most
Whole laser only exists the laser along main ring counterclockwise transmission, realizes Unidirectional.
In the present invention, the gain module 1 can also use in addition to er-doped fluoride fiber and mix holmium fluoride fiber composition
Helix or using mix dysprosium fluoride fiber composition helix, within protection scope of the present invention.
In addition, the system can also carry out flexible structure change, it is micro- by the fluoride that different parameters are introduced in main ring
Nano fiber type passive modulation device, realize the 3 micron waveband laser output of length/short/ultrashort pulse.As shown in fig. 6, the application is also
A kind of middle infrared pulsed lasers are proposed, the mid-infrared laser device proposed based on the application, by by THETA cavity configurations and fluorine
Compound micro-nano fiber type passive modulation device is combined, and obtains middle infrared pulsed lasers；With reference to the optical-fiber laser shown in figure 2
Device, infrared pulsed lasers add fluoride micro-nano fiber type between the fluoride fiber coupler 2 of gain module 1 and first
Passive modulation device 14；Fluoride micro-nano fiber type passive modulation device 14 couples with the fluoride fiber of gain module 1 and first
The connected mode of device 2 is welding；15,16 represent two weldings with the fluoride fiber coupler 2 of gain module 1 and first respectively
Point；After infrared pulsed lasers obtain continuous 3 micron waveband laser, in fluoride micro-nano fiber type passive modulation device
Under saturable absorption effect, it will produce and adjust Q or Mode-locked laser and exported from fluoride output coupler 6.
Fluoride micro-nano fiber type passive modulation device 14 is made up of fluoride micro-nano fiber and material saturable absorber,
The three-dimensional material of the two-dimensional material and Cadmium arsenide etc. such as graphene, topological insulator and black phosphorus may be selected in material saturable absorber
Material.
And the species (3 micron waveband laser of length/short/ultrashort pulse) of pulse laser and specific parameter are micro- by fluoride
The performance parameter of nano fiber type passive modulation device 14；Performance parameter is such as：Modulation depth, saturation light intensity, insertion loss etc.；Therefore
The performance parameter of device 14 can be rationally designed according to the actual requirements.
One of ordinary skill in the art will be appreciated that embodiment described here is to aid in reader and understands this hair
Bright principle, it should be understood that protection scope of the present invention is not limited to such especially statement and embodiment.This area
Those of ordinary skill can make according to these technical inspirations disclosed by the invention various does not depart from the other each of essence of the invention
The specific deformation of kind and combination, these deform and combined still within the scope of the present invention.
Claims (4)
1. mid-infrared laser device, including THETA resonators, the THETA resonators are in annular shape；Characterized in that, specific bag
Include：First fluoride fiber coupler, the second fluoride fiber coupler, gain module and fluoride output coupler；
The gain module first end is connected with the first fluoride fiber coupler first end tail optical fiber；The end of gain module second
It is connected with the second fluoride fiber coupler first end tail optical fiber；The fluoride output coupler first end and the first fluorination object light
The tail optical fiber connection of fine the second end of coupler；The end of fluoride output coupler second and second the second end of fluoride fiber coupler
Tail optical fiber connects；First fluoride fiber coupler, second end is connected to the second fluoride fiber coupler first end tail optical fiber
Circle centre position forms reverse-s shape feedback；Output end of the fluoride output coupler first end as optical fiber laser.
2. mid-infrared laser device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that also include：First fluoride optical terminus and
Difluoride optical terminus, the first fluoride optical terminus connect the first fluoride fiber coupler first end tail optical fiber；Second fluoride
Optical terminus connects second the second end of fluoride fiber coupler tail optical fiber.
3. mid-infrared laser device according to claim 2, it is characterised in that the gain module is er-doped fluoride light
Fibre, produce 3 micron waveband laser.
4. mid-infrared laser device according to claim 3, it is characterised in that the first fluoride fiber coupler and
Difluoride fiber coupler is 2*2 fluoride fiber couplers.
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