表层掺杂板条状激光模块仿真研究分析

介绍了一种表层增益板条状激光器模块。提出一种结合光线追迹、有限元、数值分析的仿真方法,建立表层增益激光增益模块的模型。在求解抽运光在该结构内部的分布情况以及其温度场的分布情况时,发现与传统体掺杂的CCEPS结构相比,表层增益激光模块有较高的散热能力以及较低的光学畸变。     

Yb∶YAG板条高亮度均匀泵浦耦合技术研究

针对Yb∶YAG板条增益模块的特性,开展了高亮度均匀泵浦耦合系统的设计与实验研究。通过理论计算发现泵浦的功率密度与Yb∶YAG的激光提取效率有关。为提高泵浦亮度,采用空间/偏振复合拼接方式实现将4个LD进行合束。实验获得合束后激光二极管的总功率为25 kW,合束效率约为90 %。证明的该结构有效的解决目前Yb∶YAG板条激光晶体因泵浦功率低下而导致的功率和效率下降的问题。     

10 kW级表层掺杂板条激光放大器研究

报道了一种在室温下运转的高功率Yb∶YAG表层掺杂板条激光放大器,该放大器基于主振荡功率放大结构(MOPA),以光纤激光器作为种子源,种子光经预放大器放大后,再进入表层掺杂板条中进行功率放大。建立了放大器增益模块的提取功率和提取效率的理论模型,并进行了实验研究。放大器在3.5 kW的1030 nm信号光注入和22.4 kW的940 nm激光二极管抽运条件下,输出激光功率10.6 kW,从单增益模块中提取功率7.1 kW,提取效率达到31.7%,实验结果和理论计算结果基本相符。同时对板条的透射波前进行了测量,PV=1.6μm。     

6.1 kW CW laser amplifier chain based on Yb:YAG surface-doped slab

In this paper, we present a diode-pump continuous wave laser amplifier chain where master the oscillator power amplifier(MOPA) architecture is used. The laser amplifier chain consists of two Yb:YAG surface-doped slab laser modules and the 1030 nm fiber laser is used as seed. We theoretically calculate the conditions for obtaining high output l aser power and systematically analyze the advantages of surface-doped slab. The maximum output power is 6.1 kW and the optical to optical conversion efficiency is 27% when the pump power is 22 kW at room temperature. The beam quality(β) is 2.8 times diffraction limit. These results demonstrate that the surface-doped slab structure has the potential to obtain high output laser power.