CN202906188U - High-power optical fiber laser of short wavelength interval pumping - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a high-power optical fiber laser of short wavelength interval pumping. The high-power optical fiber laser of short wavelength interval pumping comprises a single-stage high-power optical fiber laser and a multi-stage high-power optical fiber laser. The high-power optical fiber laser is characterized in that a forward optical fiber pumping laser beam combiner (103) and a reverse optical fiber pumping laser beam combiner (106) enable pumping laser of a pumping optical fiber laser (105) to pass through a melting connection point (104) of double-clad active optical fibers and passive optical fibers to form a laser resonant cavity and generate high-power laser. According to the high-power optical fiber laser of short wavelength interval pumping, the diameter of an inner cladding of the double-clad active optical fibers is reduced, a ratio between the diameter of fiber cores and the diameter of the inner cladding is increased, absorption efficiency of pumping light is improved, difference between the pumping laser wavelength and main laser emission wavelength is less than 55nm, and energy difference between the energy of a pumping photon and that of a signal photon is reduced.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to a kind of high power fiber laser, relates in particular to the organization plan of the less high power fiber laser in interval between pumping wavelength and the signal wavelength.
Background technology
Fiber laser has obtained rapidly development in recent years.Its type comprises fiber pulse laser, optical fiber continuous wave laser and optical fiber quasi-continuous laser.These fiber lasers have multiple different pumping configuration, such as forward pumping, backward pump, two directional pump, and distributed pumping.Pump light source is generally semiconductor single-tube laser or multiple semiconductor combined light source.The more employing of pumping wavelength 915nm, 940nm and 975nm.
In these high power lasers, particularly in high power CW and the quasi-continuous laser, heat radiation and heat management problems are particularly outstanding.It is huge all to have run into heat dissipation with the fiber laser of above-mentioned 9xx pumping, the heat management hard problem.The essence of the heat radiation that these are a large amount of is exactly miserable hetero-atom from the photonic absorption of pumping wavelength is changed photon dispose procedure to excitation wavelength, and the capacity volume variance of photon is transformed into heat, causes the caloric value on the Active Optical Fiber excessive.In order to address this problem, the wavelength difference that must shorten between pumping laser wavelength and the signal wavelength is an effective and novel approach.
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In order to overcome the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model purpose provides the high power fiber laser of a kind of short wavelength interval pumping, to adopt the wavelength between 1010 ~ 1020nm to carry out pumping, the difference of pumping laser wavelength and main excitation wavelength is less than 55nm, so that the caloric value of optical fiber reduces, effectively reduce the heat dissipation problems in the high power fiber laser.
The technical solution of the utility model is achieved in the following ways: the high power fiber laser of short wavelength interval pumping, comprise single-stage high power fiber laser and multistage high power fiber laser, in the single-stage high power fiber laser, comprise forward direction optical fiber pumping laser bundling device, the fusion point of double-cladding active optical fiber and passive fiber, the pumping optical fiber laser, reverse optical fiber pumping laser bundling device, double clad Yb+ doping Active Optical Fiber, fiber-optic output cap and main laser laser output, it is characterized in that: described forward direction optical fiber pumping laser bundling device and reverse optical fiber pumping laser bundling device are transported to the pumping laser of the pumping optical fiber laser fusion point by double-cladding active optical fiber and passive fiber in the inner cladding of double clad Yb+ doping Active Optical Fiber; Under the excitation of pumping laser, produce optical gain region in the double clad Yb+ doping Active Optical Fiber, optical gain region with about two identical fiber gratings of foveal reflex wavelength be combined to form laserresonator, produce high power laser, be provided with a fiber-optic output cap at the high-power output of optical fiber laser is dispersed, prevent the fire damage of fiber end face.
The non-output of described optical fiber is provided with a luminous power absorber.
In the described multistage high power fiber laser, comprise forward direction optical fiber pumping laser bundling device, the fusion point of double-cladding active optical fiber and passive fiber, the pumping optical fiber laser, reverse optical fiber pumping laser bundling device, double clad Yb+ doping Active Optical Fiber, the fiber-optic output cap, seed laser light source and main laser laser output, forward direction optical fiber pumping laser bundling device and reverse optical fiber pumping laser bundling device are transported to the pumping laser of the pumping optical fiber laser fusion point by double clad Yb+ doping Active Optical Fiber and passive fiber in the inner cladding of double clad Yb+ doping Active Optical Fiber; The laser of the smaller power of seed laser light source output is input in the double clad Yb+ doping Active Optical Fiber of optical gain region, is amplified to higher level and then is provided with a fiber-optic output cap by the high-power output of optical fiber.
The output wavelength of described pumping optical fiber laser is between 1010 ~ 1020nm, and power output is below 200W.
The input of described pumping optical fiber laser or reverse optical fiber pumping laser bundling device is the doubly clad optical fiber of centreless, forms the bundling device structure of Nx1 form; Or for the doubly clad optical fiber of core is arranged, forming the bundling device structure of N+1x1 form, the inner cladding diameter of doubly clad optical fiber is between the 40-200 micron.
The output wavelength of described main fiber laser and pumping optical fiber laser is poor less than 55nm.
The utility model reduces the inner cladding diameter of double-cladding active optical fiber, so that the ratio of core diameter and inner cladding diameter increases, has improved the absorption efficiency of pump light.High power fiber laser, particularly jointed fiber laser and quasi-continuous fiber laser that this heat management burden is lighter are for fiber laser from now on provides technical strategies to more high-power future development.In the high power fiber laser in the past, the difference of pumping laser wavelength and main excitation wavelength is greater than 85nm; And in the high power fiber laser of the present utility model, the difference of pumping laser wavelength and main excitation wavelength is less than 55nm.Be exactly the difference of this wavelength difference, brought Active Optical Fiber to issue the obvious difference of enthusiasm condition in the high power work condition.The energy of pump photon and the energy difference of signal photon energy have been shortened.
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Fig. 1 is single resonance of the present utility model chamber high power fiber laser schematic diagram.
Fig. 2 is the multistage high power fiber laser schematic diagram in the utility model.
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Embodiment 1:
Being known by Fig. 1, is single resonance chamber high power fiber laser schematic diagram.The high power fiber laser of short wavelength interval pumping, by luminous power absorber 101, fiber grating 102, forward direction optical fiber pumping laser bundling device (N+1x1 type) 103, the fusion point of double-cladding active optical fiber and passive fiber, pumping optical fiber laser 105, reverse optical fiber pumping laser bundling device (N+1x1 type) 106, double clad Yb+ doping Active Optical Fiber 107, fiber-optic output cap 108, form with main laser laser output 120, forward direction optical fiber pumping laser bundling device (N+1x1 type) 103 and reverse optical fiber pumping laser bundling device (N+1x1 type) 106 are transported to the pumping laser of pumping optical fiber laser 105 fusion point 104 by double-cladding active optical fiber and passive fiber in the inner cladding of double clad Yb+ doping Active Optical Fiber 107; Under the excitation of pumping laser, produce optical gain region in the double clad Yb+ doping Active Optical Fiber 107, gain region with about two identical fiber gratings 102 of foveal reflex wavelength be combined to form laserresonator, and the generation high power laser, be provided with fiber-optic output cap 108 Output of lasers at the high-power output 120 of optical fiber.In an other side of the non-output of optical fiber, without the need for Laser output, do not wish lasing end face reflection yet, therefore a fiber end face luminous power absorber 101 is set.
The input of described pumping optical fiber laser 105 or reverse optical fiber pumping laser bundling device 106 is single cladded fiber of fine core diameter, core diameter is between the 5-10 micron, the input of pumping optical fiber laser 105 or reverse optical fiber pumping laser bundling device 106 is the doubly clad optical fiber of centreless, forms the bundling device structure of Nx1 form; Or for the doubly clad optical fiber of core is arranged, forming the bundling device structure of N+1x1 form, the inner cladding diameter of doubly clad optical fiber is between the 40-200 micron.The output wavelength of main fiber laser and pumping optical fiber laser is poor less than 55nm.
The characteristics of present embodiment are that a fiber grating with single Active Optical Fiber ring and two ends consists of a single laser resonant cavity, and do not need extra fiber amplifier unit or seed laser unit.
Embodiment 2:
Being known by Fig. 2, is multistage high power fiber laser schematic diagram.The high power fiber laser of short wavelength interval pumping, by forward direction optical fiber pumping laser bundling device (N+1x1 type) 103, the fusion point 104 of double-cladding active optical fiber and passive fiber, pumping optical fiber laser 105, reverse optical fiber pumping laser bundling device (N+1x1 type) 106, double clad Yb+ doping Active Optical Fiber 107, fiber-optic output cap 108, seed laser light source 110 and main laser laser output 120 form, forward direction optical fiber pumping laser bundling device (N+1x1 type) 103 and reverse optical fiber pumping laser bundling device (N+1x1 type) 106 are with the pumping laser of the smaller power of pumping optical fiber laser 105 fusion point 104 by double-cladding active optical fiber and passive fiber, be transported in the inner cladding of double clad Yb+ doping Active Optical Fiber 107, form the large-power optical fiber amplifier, the laser of smaller power is input in the double clad Yb+ doping Active Optical Fiber 107 of gain, is amplified to higher level then by output end cap 108 Output of lasers.The gain fibre that power-amplifier stage is comprised of Active Optical Fiber and pump laser, it has played the effect of a fiber amplifier.Optical fiber power by this grade amplifies, and relief Output optical power has reached higher level.
The characteristics of present embodiment are to adopt the seed light source of a low optical power, carry out the 1-3 level and amplify.Wherein the power amplification unit structure of the present utility model of final stage is amplified to gross output on the higher power level at last.
The most important technological core of the utility model is that it has shortened the energy of pump photon and the energy difference of signal photon energy.Namely:
The h ν of the utility model scheme
1-h ν
0The h ν of＜traditional scheme
1-h ν
0
Wherein: h is Planck's constant, ν
1The optical frequency of pump photon, ν
0The optical frequency of signal photon, h ν
1The energy of pump photon, h ν
0It is the main energy of penetrating photon that swashs.The pass of optical frequency and wavelength is ν λ=c, and wherein λ is wavelength, and c is vacuum light speed, and ν is optical frequency.
The quantum loss of the pump photon energy of laser is
λ wherein
pThe wavelength of pumping laser, λ
sBe the output wavelength of main laser or be called signal wavelength.Illustrate: in the situation of traditional 915nm wavelength pumping, the loss of the quantum of photon is 14%.And the utility model adopts in the situation of 1018nm wavelength pumping, and the quantum loss of photon is 5%.And this loss has finally all changed into heat.Be in the situation of 1500W at pump power, traditional scheme will have the power of 210W to be converted into heat on the optical fiber; And laser of the present utility model only is converted into the power of 60W the heat on the optical fiber.Greatly alleviated the problem of optical fiber cooling, laser of the present utility model has aspect heat dissipation and significantly to be better than conventional laser.
Because the loss of the quantum of this photon has determined that the caloric value that is converted in the flashlight process at pump light is big or small.So the utility model suppresses and has reduced the caloric value of main fiber laser from physical layer, for the alleviation of its system radiating pressure provides solid guarantee.
In the system that adopts the utility model scheme, system's caloric value is reduced significantly, has alleviated the heat radiation bottleneck problem of high power fiber laser.
Therefore the utility model also can shorten the length of Active Optical Fiber owing to reduced significantly the heat dissipation of Active Optical Fiber.Behind the contraction in length, the nonlinear effect of this optical fiber can be inhibited, comprising: SRS stimulated Raman scattering, SBS stimulated Brillouin scattering, SPM are from phase-modulation, XPM Cross-phase Modulation, self-pulsing effect etc.
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1. the high power fiber laser of short wavelength interval pumping, comprise single-stage high power fiber laser and multistage high power fiber laser, in the single-stage high power fiber laser, comprise forward direction optical fiber pumping laser bundling device (103), the fusion point of double-cladding active optical fiber and passive fiber (104), pumping optical fiber laser (105), reverse optical fiber pumping laser bundling device (106), double clad Yb+ doping Active Optical Fiber (107), fiber-optic output cap (108) and main laser laser output (120), it is characterized in that: described forward direction optical fiber pumping laser bundling device (103) and reverse optical fiber pumping laser bundling device (106) are transported to the pumping laser of pumping optical fiber laser (105) fusion point (104) by double-cladding active optical fiber and passive fiber in the inner cladding of double clad Yb+ doping Active Optical Fiber (107); Under the excitation of pumping laser, produce optical gain region in the double clad Yb+ doping Active Optical Fiber (107), optical gain region with about two identical fiber gratings (102) of foveal reflex wavelength be combined to form laserresonator, and generation high power laser, be provided with a fiber-optic output cap (108) at the high-power output (120) of optical fiber laser is dispersed, prevent the fire damage of fiber end face.
2. the high power fiber laser of short wavelength's interval pumping according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: in the described multistage high power fiber laser, comprise forward direction optical fiber pumping laser bundling device (103), the fusion point of double-cladding active optical fiber and passive fiber (104), pumping optical fiber laser (105), reverse optical fiber pumping laser bundling device (106), double clad Yb+ doping Active Optical Fiber (107), fiber-optic output cap (108), seed laser light source (110) and main laser laser output (120), forward direction optical fiber pumping laser bundling device (103) and reverse optical fiber pumping laser bundling device (106) are transported to the pumping laser of pumping optical fiber laser (105) fusion point (104) by double clad Yb+ doping Active Optical Fiber (107) and passive fiber in the inner cladding of double clad Yb+ doping Active Optical Fiber (107); The laser of the smaller power of seed laser light source (110) output is input in the double clad Yb+ doping Active Optical Fiber (107) of optical gain region, is amplified to higher level and then is provided with a fiber-optic output cap (108) by the high-power output of optical fiber.
3. the high power fiber laser of short wavelength's interval pumping according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterized in that: the output wavelength of described pumping optical fiber laser (105) is 1010 ~ 1020nm, and power output is below 200W.
4. the high power fiber laser of short wavelength's interval pumping according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterized in that: the input of described pumping optical fiber laser (105) or reverse optical fiber pumping laser bundling device (106) is the doubly clad optical fiber of centreless, forms the bundling device structure of N x 1 form; Or for the doubly clad optical fiber of core is arranged, forming the bundling device structure of N+1 x 1 form, the inner cladding diameter of doubly clad optical fiber is between the 40-200 micron.
5. the high power fiber laser of short wavelength's interval pumping according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterized in that: the output wavelength of described pumping optical fiber laser (105) and main fiber laser is poor less than 55nm.
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