高功率掺镱双包层光纤激光器的优化和设计

针对高功率掺杂光纤激光器设计中存在的多个设计参数无法全局最优化的问题,本文提出一种高效灵活的遗传算法对高功率掺镱双包层光纤激光器的六个重要参数（泵浦波长、信号波长、谐振腔的反射率、光纤长度、掺杂浓度、泵浦功率）同时进行多维变量优化。该方法采用一种全局优化算法（遗传算法1,分别讨论了在输出信号功率作为遗传算法中的目标函数时,高功率掺镱双包层光纤激光器的各个系统参数配置。实验结果表明,在所设定的波长范围内,最优的泵浦波长和信号波长分别为975nm和1044nm;最优光纤长度和掺杂浓度有一一对应的取值;谐振腔输入镜面反射率应越大越好,而输出镜面反射率与泵浦功率的大小相关。     

全光纤结构超短脉冲光纤放大器

本文利用掺Yb光纤的非线性偏振旋转效应搭建了光纤环形腔激光器,通过改变增益光纤的长度和耦合器输入输出的比例,对其进行优化,获得了稳定的自启动锁模脉冲,并以此作为种子源,采用主振荡功率放大MOPA全光纤结构,以双包层掺Yb光纤为增益介质实现了对种子源信号光的放大,获得了平均功率2.042W、中心波长1063.8 nm、重...     

短腔的高浓度掺铒光纤激光器

本文提出采用高浓度掺铒光纤的短腔环形光纤激光器,研制出铋铝共掺和铋镓铝共掺两种石英基高浓度掺铒光纤,这两种掺铒光纤的吸收系数在1530 nm处分别达到了66.3dB/m和59.5dB/m.利用这两种石英基高浓度掺铒光纤,采用环形结构制作出了短腔的光纤激光器,光纤激光器中铒光纤长度分别仅为30 cm和90 cm.对采用这两种高浓度掺铒光纤制作的光纤激光器的输出特性进行了测试和分析.实验结果表明,采用铋镓铝共掺的掺铒光纤制作的光纤激光器具有更高的输出功率和斜率效率,在980 nm泵浦源输出功率330 mW时可以实现15 dBm的激光输出,激光器的斜率效率达到了22%.     

光纤光栅环形镜的全光纤调Q 掺铒光纤激光器

报道一种新型全光纤调Q掺铒光纤激光器,在其结构中采用带有光纤光栅的光纤环形镜作 为调Q装置。此调Q方案同时提供了腔内损耗调制和对激光输出波长选择的功能。与声光、电光等调Q相比,其输出脉冲比较宽。但此全光纤Q开关装置与光纤熔接损耗小,从而克服了体光学调制器与光纤对接时插入损耗高的特点。     

基于Sagnac环形滤波器的多波长掺铥光纤激光器

为了实现2μm波段多波长激光输出,提出并设计了一种基于Sagnac环形滤波结构的多波长掺铥光纤激光器.激光器由波长793 nm的泵浦源、波分复用器、光纤耦合器、保偏光纤、掺铥光纤以及偏振控制器构成,其中Sagnac环形滤波器以及光纤环形镜作为激光器的反射端.实验中,激光器工作阈值为77.5 m W,通过调节偏振控制器,实现了稳定的单波长激光输出.波长为1 852.8 nm的单波长激光输出时,在50 min监测时间内波长最大漂移为0.1 nm,功率最大漂移为0.252 d B,激光3 d B线宽和信噪比分别为0.3 nm和35.7 d B.通过调节偏振控制器,在1 850~1 900 nm光谱范围内实现了1~4波长的激光输出.     

铒镱共掺双包层光纤激光器的特性分析

通过仿真分析,从速率方程出发,对980nm泵浦双包层Eγ3+/Yb3+共掺光纤激光器的特性进行数值模拟.分析了泵浦光与激光在双包层Eγ3+/Yb3+共掺光纤中的分布情况,输出功率与泵浦功率的关系,光纤长度及腔镜反射率对激光输出功率的影响.通过数值仿真得到了在一定泵浦功率下光纤的最佳长度,以及输出镜的反射率和激光散射损耗系数与光纤激光嚣输出功率的关系.     

光纤饱和吸收体稳频窄线宽光纤激光器

结合光纤饱和吸收体与光纤光栅法布里-珀罗标准具,研制出了全光纤结构1550nm单频窄线宽掺铒光纤环形激光器.采用两个976nm激光二极管双向抽运作为抽运源,高掺杂浓度铒光纤作为增益介质,以行波腔消除空间烧孔效应,利用光纤光栅法布里-珀罗标准具窄带选模特性,以10m长低掺铒光纤饱和吸收体稳频,得到了十分稳定的窄线宽激光输出.激光器抽运阈值功率21mW,在抽运光功率为145mW时输出光功率39mW,斜率效率30%,信噪比大于50dB.采用延迟自外差方法精确测量光纤激光器线宽小于10kHz.     

非对称光纤反射镜的可调谐光纤激光器

提出一种非对称窄带光纤环形反射镜结构的可调谐掺铒光纤激光器。980nm泵浦光对掺铒有源光纤进行抽运,高双折射光纤、偏振控制器（PC）和光纤耦合器构成窄带光纤反射镜,窄带光纤反射镜和普通光纤反射镜组成激光谐振腔,利用窄带光纤反射镜工作带宽纳米量级的特性得到单纵模激光。调整偏振控制器改变反射镜对不同波长的反射率,实现可变波长的激光输出。实验表明,该激光器的工作带宽为8nm,120mW泵浦光条件下最大输出功率为4mW,3dB带宽（脉冲的半高宽度）小于0．2nm,边模抑制比为20dB以上,在1527nm～1535nm的波长范围内观察到稳定激光输出。     

铒镱共掺磷硅酸盐光纤的制备及其激光性能研究

利用改进化学气相沉积法(MCVD)的反向沉积工艺,结合无铝的溶液掺杂技术,制备了高性能掺磷石英基的铒镱共掺光纤.反向沉积技术表现出了在纤芯中大量沉积磷这类高温下极易蒸发成分上的优势.研究表明,这种光纤中,铒镱离子能量传递效率极高,掺磷的石英基质对于促进镱离子对铒离子的能量传递,抑制镱离子寄生荧光作用明显.最后,搭建了双包层铒镱共掺光纤激光器系统,在光纤长度为4 m时,获得了3.2 W的最大功率输出,斜率效率达30%.     

基于光纤光栅外腔半导体激光器的2.5Gb/s波长转换实验

首次用光纤光纤光栅外腔半导体激光器的方法进行了2．5Gb/s的波长转换实验,将波长向上转换了5nm,得到了较清晰的眼图。该激光器采用标准的DIP－14低成本封装,该波长转换方法具有输出波长稳定,低啁啾的特点。     

Switchable multiwavelength ytterbium-doped double-clad fiber laser based on a multimode fiber grating

A simple switchable multiwavelength double-clad fiber laser using a multimode fiber Bragg grating (MMFG) as a wavelength selective component is demonstrated. The MMFG is fabricated directly in the active double-clad fiber, resulting in low splicing loss and compact configuration. By properly adjusting the polarization controller in the cavity, the double-clad fiber laser can stably operate at different multiwavelength states at room temperature. At lower pump levels, the laser can be switched between single- and dual-wavelength operations, while at higher pump levels the laser can switch between dual- and triple-wavelength operations. The slope efficiency of the system is 41% with the maximum output power of 6.2 W.     

SOA-based multi-wavelength source

A simple fiber laser configuration based on a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) is proposed for obtaining multi-wavelength oscillation at room temperature, in which a Sagnac loop mirror is used as the wavelength selective component. The SOA has a flat gain of approximately 23dB within a bandwidth of 12 nm at a small input signal power. The loop mirror was constructed using a 3dB coupler and polarization maintaining fiber (PMF). The output spectrum of the proposed laser can be adjusted by controlling the bias current of the SOA and is quite stable at room temperature. At a bias current of 150 mA, six lines are obtained with at least ?40 dBm output power and 25dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The channel spacing and number of lines is determined by the length of polarization maintaining fiber (PMF) used in the loop mirror. The channel spacing of the proposed laser is 1.49 nm with a PMF 3 m. The multi-wavelength comb output can also be tuned by adjusting the operating temperature of the SOA. The multi-wavelength laser has the advantage of a simple configuration, stability at room temperature, a broad wavelength band, and no need for optical pump lasers.     

HCPCF端面塌陷成腔工艺的F-P应变传感器

本文提出了一种新型测量应变的空芯光子晶体光纤(HCPCF)法布里-珀罗(F-P)干涉传感器,HCPCF的一端与单模光纤熔接形成反射面1,另一端在熔接机内通过电极放电使端面完全塌陷形成反射面2,构成以HCPCF为腔体的新型F-P干涉传感器。实验结果表明,腔长2mm的传感器在室温下的应变灵敏度为3.1nm/με,线性度为0.9992,极限腔长改变量为3827.3nm。温度在0～150℃的温度变化范围内,腔长的改变量约为0.17μm。理论和实验结果表明该新型传感器具有制作工艺简单、应变灵敏度高、温度灵敏度低和没有迟滞现象等优点。     

Multifrequency erbium-doped fiber laser operating at room temperature

A method to realize room-temperature operation of a multifrequency Er-doped fiber laser with low-frequency shift feedback placed within a linear laser cavity is theoretically proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Simultaneous multiwavelength lasing with 0.5 nm wavelength spacing is experimentally demonstrated by applying a sinusoidal signal of 10 kHz to a fiber phase modulator inserted within the linear cavity to prevent single wavelength steady-state oscillation. In the linear cavity, an all-polarization-maintaining fiber Sagnac loop is used as a periodic filter, and a single-mode fiber loop with a polarization controller is used as a partial reflector and also as an output port.     

Switchable and tunable multiple-channel erbium-doped fiber laser using graphene-polymer nanocomposite and asymmetric two-stage fiber Sagnac loop filter

A high-performance multiple-channel erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated, using graphene-polymer nanocomposite as a multiwavelength equalizer and an asymmetric two-stage polarization-maintaining fiber (PMF) Sagnac loop as a flexible comb filter. At first, the filtering characteristics of the PMF Sagnac loop filter (SLF) are investigated. Both theoretical and experimental results show that it can provide a flexibly switchable and tunable comblike filtering. Then, the two-stage PMF SLF is inserted into a graphene-assisted EDFL cavity for generating multiwavelength oscillation. The extreme-high third-order optical nonlinearity of graphene is exploited to suppress the mode competition of the EDFL, and a stable multiple-channel lasing is observed. By carefully adjusting the polarization controllers in the two-stage PMF SLF, not only can the lasing-line number per channel be switchable between single and multiple wavelengths, but also the wavelength spacing in the triple-wavelength condition can be tunable. In the case of triple wavelengths per channel, up to 12 wavelengths with four channels stable oscillations can be achieved. The multiple-channel EDFL can keep a high extinction ratio of >40 dB and a narrow linewidth of <0.01 nm.     

天津大学光纤传感技术研究部分最新进展

本文介绍了天津大学在光纤传感技术研究领域的最新进展.主要为:基于白光干涉实现了非本征光纤法珀和FBG并行解调,法珀腔长测量误差0.81 μm,FBG波长测量误差14 pm;基于光纤有源内腔结构夹现了乙炔气体传感,灵敏度优于100ppm;基于保偏光纤实现了分布式传感,灵敏度可达6 cm;基于边缘滤波器开发了光纤光栅解调仪,波长分辨力可达1.2pm,扫描速率超过200kHz;采用全光纤OCT技术实现了牙齿模型的二维、三维扫描;实现了光纤陀螺光纤环的温度、振动等动态特性检测.     

Wavelength switchable L-band erbium-doped fiber laser employing C-band EDFA as gain medium

A new structure for the L-band multiwavelength switchable erbium-doped fiber laser is proposed. Overlapping laser cavities are formed by cascading fiber Bragg gratings as reflectors in a ring structure with a C-band EDFA as a common gain medium. The proposed laser is made to be wavelength-switchable by individually adjusting the loss of each overlapping cavity. Instead of using an L-band EDFA as the gain medium in the L-band fiber laser, we have experimentally demonstrated that by tailoring the gain of the C-band EDFA to have a significant gain tilt in the L-band, a lasing power efficiency of 26% can be achieved over a wide range of switchable lasing wavelengths. Following this optimal design, the side-mode suppression ratio and the minimal separation between two switchable lasing wavelengths were found to be over 42 dB and 0.33 nm, respectively.     

Characterization of phase noise in a single-mode fiber grating Fabry–Perot laser

A comprehensive study on the phase noise characteristics of a single-mode fiber grating Fabry–Perot (FGFP) laser was conducted numerically. Adding to previous studies, the effects of external optical feedback (OFB), external cavity length, temperature, injection current, cavity volume, nonlinear gain compression factor and fiber grating parameters on phase noise characteristics are presented. The temperature dependence (TD) of phase noise was calculated according to the TD of laser parameters and not by the well-known Parkove equation. The frequency spectra of FGFP laser phase noise were calculated by using a Fourier transform. Results show that the TD of the phase noise in FGFP lasers is smaller than that for distributed feedback lasers. The shortest external cavity length that provides the minimum phase noise is found to be around 3.1?cm. In addition, the relaxation oscillation frequency shifts towards more than 6?GHz, which provides larger flat frequency range. Furthermore, phase noise can be eliminated either by increasing the injection current or the OFB level.     

Semiconductor optical amplifier-based multi-wavelength ring laser utilizing photonic crystal fiber

A multi-wavelength laser source is demonstrated with a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) as a gain medium. A multi-wavelength comb with equal spacing is achieved due to Fabry–Pérot modes of the SOA which oscillates in the ring cavity. A 100 m long photonics crystal fiber (PCF) is inserted in the ring cavity to provide a nonlinear gain by four-wave mixing (FWM) so that the output comb spectrum can be greatly broadened and flattened. The stability of the ring laser is also increased due to the efficient FWM phenomenon occurring in the PCF. The SOA-based laser can generate 35 lasing lines with equal spacing of 0.28 nm and extinction ratios of more than 30 dB at room temperature. The number of channels of the multi-wavelength laser can be controlled flexibly by changing the ratio of the coupler used in the ring cavity configuration as well as controlling the polarization state of the oscillating laser.     

Tunable Brillouin-erbium fiber laser incorporating a low-cost biconic tapered fiber

A new method of tuning a multi-wavelength Brillouin-erbium fiber laser (BEFL) within a Fabry–Perot cavity by incorporating a low-cost biconic tapered fiber is reported. The biconic tapered fiber was fabricated using a flame elongation technique and it was incorporated into the BEFL system to position the self-lasing cavity modes over a tuning range of 5.5 nm within the erbium-doped fiber gain profile. By injecting the Brillouin pump near to the tunable self-lasing cavity modes, it suppresses the modes and generates stable cascaded Brillouin–Stokes lines with more than 20 dB signal-to-noise ratio.