CN108988110A - The solid laser amplifier of one micron waveband - Google Patents

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CN108988110A
CN108988110A CN201811037124.1A CN201811037124A CN108988110A CN 108988110 A CN108988110 A CN 108988110A CN 201811037124 A CN201811037124 A CN 201811037124A CN 108988110 A CN108988110 A CN 108988110A
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赵晓杰
杨昕
林德教
秦国双
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Abstract

The present invention provides a kind of solid laser amplifiers of a micron waveband, comprising: high brightness pump source system and Solid State Laser amplification system;The Solid State Laser amplification system uses the output light of high brightness pump source system as pump light;The high brightness pump source system includes the optical fiber laser that at least one specific wavelength exports and light source couples can be made to enter the condenser lens of the Solid State Laser amplification system, and the output power of the optical fiber laser is not less than 10W;The Solid State Laser amplification system includes at least one solid state laser gain medium and at least one optical element, the laser beam that the pump light and needs that the optical element is used to go out through high brightness pump source system projects amplify.The solid laser amplifier of the technical program effectively weakens influence of the fuel factor to solid laser amplifier performance while obtaining bigger puise gain.

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The solid laser amplifier of one micron waveband
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of solid laser amplifiers, refer in particular to a kind of solid laser amplifier of a micron waveband.
Background technique
Similar with solid state laser, solid laser amplifier is using doped rare earth element glass or doped rare earth element crystal Laser amplifier as gain media.When carrying out pulse amplifying, solid laser amplifier is capable of providing high-gain, to make The pulse that must amplify has high pulse energy, and solid laser amplifier has a wide range of applications in pulse amplifying field.
In solid laser amplifier, gain that the brightness of pumping source is capable of providing solid laser amplifier and The pulse energy that pulse can obtain after amplification has conclusive effect.It is now widely used for Solid State Laser amplification In device is diode-end-pumped source, compared to traditional flash lamp pumping source, diode-end-pumped source output light The brightness of spot has had promotion, but in order to improve the output couple efficiency of semiconductor laser, this kind of pumping source uses more Multimode fibre output, so that the promotion for brightness is still limited.It is selected from the brightness of light source, optical fiber laser is conduct Next option of solid laser amplifier pumping source, when using this higher source luminance of optical fiber laser as pumping source, Since pump light is strengthened with the overlapping of signal light, higher gain can be obtained in solid laser amplifier, and then make It obtains the pulse by amplification and has higher pulse energy.It at the same time, can be in solid laser amplifier using low-doped The longer gain media of concentration, length.So, due to the increase of gain medium volume area ratio, so that heat dissipation becomes to hold Easily, influence of the fuel factor to laser amplifier performance is thereby reduced.
Therefore, it is necessary to propose a kind of increasing of the solid laser amplifier of one micron waveband of raising when carrying out pulse amplifying Benefit, heat effect of solid laser is solved while obtaining bigger pulse energy influences big technical problem.
Summary of the invention
The technical problems to be solved by the present invention are: a kind of solid laser amplifier is provided, for obtaining bigger pulse While gain, influence of the fuel factor to solid laser amplifier performance is reduced.
In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, a kind of the technical solution adopted by the present invention are as follows: Solid State Laser of a micron waveband Amplifier, comprising: high brightness pump source system and Solid State Laser amplification system;The Solid State Laser amplification system uses high brightness The output light of pumping source system is as pump light;
The high brightness pump source system includes the optical fiber laser and can make light source coupling that at least one specific wavelength exports The condenser lens for entering the Solid State Laser amplification system is closed, the output power of the optical fiber laser is not less than 10W;
The Solid State Laser amplification system includes at least one solid state laser gain medium and at least one optical element, The laser beam that the pump light and needs that the optical element is used to go out through high brightness pump source system projects amplify.
Further, the high brightness pump source system includes high power pump source and driving power, the driving electricity Source is electrically connected with high power pump source, and the driving power is powered to the high power pump source.
Further, the wavelength in the high power pump source rare earth doped element uptake zone in.
Further, the condenser lens is set in front of the high power pump source, for projecting to high power pump source Laser coupled.
Further, the optical fiber laser includes at least one semiconductor laser diode, one based on fused biconical taper The fiber-optic signal pump combiner of technology and at least one section of rare earth doped fiber.
Further, the optical fiber laser further includes at least a pair of reflective or transmission-type Bragg grating, is used In formation optical fiber laser resonant cavity and carry out wavelength selection.
Further, the optical fiber laser further includes the combination of at least a pair of of optical fiber collimator and reflecting mirror, is used for shape At optical fiber laser resonant cavity;At least one signal wavelength selector, for carrying out wavelength selection.
Further, the signal wavelength selector is narrow linewidth optical filter.
Further, the signal wavelength selector is the reflective Bragg grating to selected wavelength diffractive.
Further, the solid state laser gain medium be doped rare earth element glass or doped rare earth element crystal, including but It is not limited to neodymium-doped yttrium-aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG), mixes ytterbium yttrium-aluminium-garnet (Yb:YAG), Nd-doped yttrium vanadate (Nd:YVO4), neodymium-doped Gadolinium Tungstate potassium (Nd:KGW) mixes ytterbium Gadolinium Tungstate potassium (Yb:KGW).
The beneficial effects of the present invention are: the present invention uses this higher source luminance of optical fiber laser as pumping source, pump Pu light is strengthened with the overlapping of signal light, and higher gain can be obtained in solid laser amplifier, so that by The pulse of amplification has higher pulse energy;At the same time, low doping concentration, length are used more in solid laser amplifier Long gain media;So that the increase of the bulk area ratio of gain media thereby reduces fuel factor so that heat dissipation becomes easy Influence to laser amplifier performance.
Detailed description of the invention
Specific structure of the invention is described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of one embodiment of solid laser amplifier of a micron waveband of the invention;
Wherein, 1- high power pump source, 2- pump combiner, 3- high reflectance fiber grating, 4- rare earth doped fiber, the portion 5- Divide reflection fiber grating, 6- condenser lens, 7- optical element, 8- solid state laser gain medium.
Specific embodiment
In order to describe the technical content, the structural feature, the achieved object and the effect of this invention in detail, below in conjunction with embodiment And attached drawing is cooperated to be explained in detail.
Following technical scheme is refering to fig. 1.
A kind of solid laser amplifier of a micron waveband, comprising: high brightness pump source system and Solid State Laser amplification system System;The Solid State Laser amplification system uses the output light of high brightness pump source system as pump light;
The high brightness pump source system includes the optical fiber laser and can make light source coupling that at least one specific wavelength exports The condenser lens 6 for entering the Solid State Laser amplification system is closed, the output power of the optical fiber laser is not less than 10W;
The Solid State Laser amplification system includes at least one solid state laser gain medium 8 and at least one optical element 7, the optical element 7 is used for through the laser pump (ing) light projected and the laser beam for needing to amplify.
Preferably, the solid state laser gain medium 8 is doped rare earth element glass or doped rare earth element crystal.
Wherein, the solid state laser gain medium 8 be solid laser amplifier in used doped rare earth element glass or Doped rare earth element crystal, including but not limited to neodymium-doped yttrium-aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) mix ytterbium yttrium-aluminium-garnet (Yb:YAG), neodymium-doped Yttrium Orthovanadate (Nd:YVO4), mixes ytterbium Gadolinium Tungstate potassium (Yb:KGW) at neodymium-doped tungstic acid gadolinium potassium (Nd:KGW), further include to gain media into The heating equipment of row temperature control.
The optical element 7, the output wave of the laser beam and the optical fiber lasers as pumping source that amplify to needs Length is anti-reflection.
As can be seen from the above description, the present invention uses this higher source luminance of optical fiber laser as pumping source, pump light with The overlapping of signal light is strengthened, and higher gain can be obtained in solid laser amplifier, so that by amplification Pulse has higher pulse energy;At the same time, low doping concentration, the longer increasing of length are used in solid laser amplifier Beneficial medium;So that the increase of the bulk area ratio of gain media thereby reduces fuel factor to solid so that heat dissipation becomes easy The influence of laser amplifier performance.
In one embodiment, the optical fiber laser includes high power pump source 1 and driving power, the driving Power supply is electrically connected with high power pump source 1, and the driving power is powered to the high power pump source 1.
Wherein, high power pump source 1 is made of multiple multimode semiconductor lasers and driving power, each semiconductor laser Device power is several watts or even tens of watts, and the wavelength of output can be 975 nanometers, 940 nanometers or 915 nanometers, preferred to use Wavelength is 975 nanometers.By continuously powering or be modulated to the high brightness pump source 1, realize optical fiber laser continuously or Quasi-continuous output.
In one embodiment, the optical fiber laser includes 1, one, at least one high power pump source based on melting Draw the fiber-optic signal pump combiner 2 and at least one section of rare earth doped fiber 4 of cone technology;
Preferably, the wavelength in the high power pump source 1 rare earth doped element uptake zone in;
Preferably, the pump combiner 2 is set to 1 front of high power pump source, for penetrating to high power pump source 1 Laser out is coupled;
Preferably, the optical fiber laser further includes at least a pair of reflective or transmission-type Bragg grating, is used for It forms optical fiber laser resonant cavity and carries out wavelength selection;
Preferably, the optical fiber laser further includes the combination of at least a pair of of optical fiber collimator and reflecting mirror, is used to form Optical fiber laser resonant cavity;At least one signal wavelength selector, for carrying out wavelength selection;
Preferably, the signal wavelength selector is narrow linewidth optical filter;
Preferably, the signal wavelength selector is the reflective Bragg grating to selected wavelength diffractive.
Wherein, pump combiner 2 is the fiber pump combiner based on fused biconical taper technology in the implementation case, is realized The combinations of multiple pump lights and signal light;Reflective Bragg grating 3 and part reflection fiber grating 5 are in the implementation case Signal wavelength selection with optical fiber laser resonant cavity reflect original part combiner.Meanwhile the high brightness laser that optical fiber laser generates Beam is exported by part reflection fiber grating 5, and is coupled into solid by the condenser lens 6 in 5 front of part reflection fiber grating Laser amplifier system.
Rare earth doped fiber 4 is the gain media of the optical fiber laser in the implementation case, wherein the rare earth element mixed can To be ytterbium or neodymium, the output wavelength according to required by optical fiber laser is selected.Meanwhile according to for optical fiber laser not With output requirement, can between single covering rare earth doped fiber and double clad rare earth doped fiber, polarization-maintaining rare earth doped fiber and Selection and combination is carried out between non-polarization-maintaining rare earth doped fiber and between the rare earth doped fiber of various core diameters.
In one embodiment, a kind of solid laser amplifier of a micron waveband comprising: high brightness pump source system System and Solid State Laser amplification system;
The high brightness pump source system includes: optical fiber laser, and the optical fiber laser includes high power pump source 1, The front in the high power pump source 1 is equipped with pump combiner 2, is equipped with a reflective Prague in front of the pump combiner 2 The front of grating 3, the reflective Bragg grating 3 is equipped with rare earth doped fiber 4 and part reflection fiber grating 5;Meanwhile light The output power of fibre laser is not less than 10W.
Wherein, the high power pump source 1 is made of n multimode semiconductor laser and driving power, each semiconductor Laser power is several watts or even tens of watts, and the wavelength of output can be 975 nanometers, 940 nanometers or 915 nanometers, preferably Use wavelength for 975 nanometers.By continuously powering or being modulated to the high power pump source 1, realize that optical fiber laser connects Continuous or quasi-continuous output.
The specific works mode for the solid laser amplifier that the implementation case is pumped with higher source luminance are as follows: wavelength is 914 Nanometer perhaps 940 nanometers or 976 nanometers of high power pump source 1, passes through pump combiner 2 and high reflectance optical fiber light Grid 3 are coupled in the rare earth doped fiber 4 for mixing ytterbium, and the wavelength that generation is vibrated in optical fiber laser resonant cavity is 1005~1020 nanometers High-brightness fiber-optic laser pass through partially reflective fiber grating 5 output;Then, this high-brightness fiber-optic laser output beam passes through poly- Focus lens 6 are collimated and are coupled into Solid State Laser amplification system through optical component 7.In Solid State Laser amplification system, ytterbium is mixed Yttrium-aluminium-garnet (Yb:YAG) is used as solid state laser gain medium 8, and the signal laser light beam for being 1030 nanometers to wavelength is put Greatly and export.
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The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, all to utilize this hair Equivalent structure or equivalent flow shift made by bright specification and accompanying drawing content is applied directly or indirectly in other relevant skills Art field, is included within the scope of the present invention.

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1. a kind of solid laser amplifier of a micron waveband, it is characterised in that: include: that high brightness pump source system and solid swash Optical amplification system;The Solid State Laser amplification system uses the output light of high brightness pump source system as pump light;
The high brightness pump source system includes, the optical fiber laser of at least one specific wavelength output and can make light source couples into Enter the condenser lens of the Solid State Laser amplification system, the output power of the optical fiber laser is not less than 10W;
The Solid State Laser amplification system includes at least one solid state laser gain medium and at least one optical element, described The laser beam that the pump light and needs that optical element is used to go out through high brightness pump source system projects amplify.
2. the solid state laser of a micron waveband as described in claim 1, it is characterised in that: the high brightness pump source system Including high power pump source and driving power, the driving power is electrically connected with high power pump source, and the driving power is given The high power pump source power supply.
3. the solid state laser of a micron waveband as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that: the optical fiber laser includes extremely A few semiconductor laser diode, a fiber-optic signal pump combiner based on fused biconical taper technology and at least one section are mixed dilute Native optical fiber.
4. the solid state laser of a micron waveband as claimed in claim 3, it is characterised in that: the wave in the high power pump source Grow rare earth doped element uptake zone in.
5. the solid laser amplifier of a micron waveband as claimed in claim 4, it is characterised in that: the condenser lens is set to In front of the high power pump source, the laser for projecting to high power pump source is coupled.
6. the solid state laser of a micron waveband as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that: the optical fiber laser further includes At least a pair of reflective or transmission-type Bragg grating, is used to form optical fiber laser resonant cavity and carries out wavelength selection.
7. the solid laser amplifier of a micron waveband as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that: the optical fiber laser is also Combination including at least a pair of of optical fiber collimator and reflecting mirror, is used to form optical fiber laser resonant cavity;At least one signal wavelength Selector, for carrying out wavelength selection.
8. the solid laser amplifier of a micron waveband as claimed in claim 7, it is characterised in that: the signal wavelength selection Device is narrow linewidth optical filter.
9. the solid laser amplifier of a micron waveband as claimed in claim 7, it is characterised in that: the signal wavelength selection Device is the reflective Bragg grating to selected wavelength diffractive.
10. the solid laser amplifier of a micron waveband as described in claim 1, it is characterised in that: the Solid State Laser increases Beneficial medium be doped rare earth element glass or doped rare earth element crystal, including but not limited to neodymium-doped yttrium-aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG), mix Ytterbium yttrium-aluminium-garnet (Yb:YAG), neodymium-doped tungstic acid gadolinium potassium (Nd:KGW), mixes ytterbium Gadolinium Tungstate potassium at Nd-doped yttrium vanadate (Nd:YVO4) (Yb:KGW)。
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