We investigate theoretically and experimentally the chaotic dynamics of visible-wavelength all-fiber ring laser.The100-m 630 HP fibers are used to ensure high non-linearity.A 4-m Pr^(3+)/Yb^(3+)-co-doped ZBLAN fiber p...We investigate theoretically and experimentally the chaotic dynamics of visible-wavelength all-fiber ring laser.The100-m 630 HP fibers are used to ensure high non-linearity.A 4-m Pr^(3+)/Yb^(3+)-co-doped ZBLAN fiber provides the gain.The chaotic laser was pumped by the laser diodes with the maximum power of 150 mW at the wavelength of 850 nm.The peak fluorescence spectrum of Pr^(3+)/Yb^(3+)-co-doped ZBLAN fiber at the wavelength of 635 nm shows that the visiblewavelength fiber laser can be achieved by synergistic energy transfer between Pr~(3+)and Yb^(3+)ions.The chaotic fiber laser is generated by adjusting the pump power,polarization controller and the auto-correlation,permutation entropy,skewness,and kurtosis were used to analyze the characteristics of chaotic laser.The noise-like time series and delta-like auto-correlation curve indicate the chaotic output.The complexity and randomness of time series are analyzed by the permutation entropy,skewness,and kurtosis.The result shows that chaotic dynamics is stable when the pump power exceeds a certain value.The visible chaotic all-fiber laser has high stability and can be applied for real-time monitoring and sensing.We believe that this approach may also be feasible for other materials for emission in the visible range.展开更多
We propose a 2.1μm high-energy dissipative soliton resonant(DSR)fiber laser system based on a mode-locked seed laser and dual-stage amplifiers.In the seed laser,the nonlinear amplifying loop mirror technique is emplo...We propose a 2.1μm high-energy dissipative soliton resonant(DSR)fiber laser system based on a mode-locked seed laser and dual-stage amplifiers.In the seed laser,the nonlinear amplifying loop mirror technique is employed to realize mode-locking.The utilization of an in-band pump scheme and long gain fiber enables effectively exciting 2.1μm pulses.A section of ultra-high numerical aperture fiber(UHNAF)with normal dispersion and high nonlinearity and an output coupler with a large coupling ratio are used to achieve a high-energy DSR system.By optimizing the UHNAF length to55 m,a 2103.7 nm,88.1 nJ DSR laser with a 3-dB spectral bandwidth of 0.48 nm and a pulse width of 17.1 ns is obtained under a proper intracavity polarization state and pump power.The output power and conversion efficiency are 0.233W and 4.57%,respectively,both an order of magnitude higher than those of previously reported holmium-doped DSR seed lasers.Thanks to the high output power and nanosecond pulse width of the seed laser,the average power of the DSR laser is linearly scaled up to 50.4 W via a dual-stage master oscillator power amplifier system.The 3-dB spectral bandwidth broadens slightly to 0.52 nm,and no distortion occurs in the amplified pulse waveform.The corresponding pulse energy reaches 19.1μJ,which is the highest pulse energy in a holmium-doped mode-locked fiber laser system to the best of our knowledge.Such a 2.1μm,high-energy DSR laser with relatively wide pulse width has prospective applications in mid-infrared nonlinear frequency conversion.展开更多
A method for optimizing the spectral distortion of an ultrafast pulse in a polarization-maintaining picosecond linear-cavity fiber laser with a one-stage fiber amplifier is proposed and demonstrated. The mechanism of ...A method for optimizing the spectral distortion of an ultrafast pulse in a polarization-maintaining picosecond linear-cavity fiber laser with a one-stage fiber amplifier is proposed and demonstrated. The mechanism of control of the spectral distortion in the fiber system has been investigated. The experimental and theoretical results illustrate that the filtering effect of a fiber Bragg grating can effectively decrease the spectral oscillatory distortion accumulated by self-phase modulation. Injected into a Nd:YAG regenerative amplifier, the ultrafast pulse could produce high pulse energy of 1.2 mJ at a repetition rate of 1 kHz.展开更多
High-power femtosecond mid-infrared(MIR)lasers are of vast importance to both fundamental research and applications.We report a high-power femtosecond master oscillator power amplifier laser system consisting of a sin...High-power femtosecond mid-infrared(MIR)lasers are of vast importance to both fundamental research and applications.We report a high-power femtosecond master oscillator power amplifier laser system consisting of a singlemode Er:ZBLAN fiber mode-locked oscillator and pre-amplifier followed by a large-mode-area Er:ZBLAN fiber main amplifier.The main amplifier is actively cooled and bidirectionally pumped at 976 nm,generating a slope efficiency of 26.9%.Pulses of 8.12 W,148 fs at 2.8μm with a repetition rate of 69.65 MHz are achieved.To the best of our knowledge,this is the highest average power ever achieved from a femtosecond MIR laser source.Such a compact ultrafast laser system is promising for a wide range of applications,such as medical surgery and material processing.展开更多
As a representative transition metal dichalcogenides(TMD),NiTe_(2)has an ultra-fast optical response,high carrier mobility,and excellent environmental stability.It has a broad application prospect in the fields of ene...As a representative transition metal dichalcogenides(TMD),NiTe_(2)has an ultra-fast optical response,high carrier mobility,and excellent environmental stability.It has a broad application prospect in the fields of ener-gy,biomedicine,optoelectronic devices,and so on.At present,there have been scant reports on the application of NiTe_(2)in the field of ultrafast photonics.In this work,NiTe_(2)was synthesized by chemical vapor deposition(CVD)and integrated with a tapered optical fiber to achieve mode-locking in an erbium-doped fiber laser(EDFL)and a thu-lium-doped fiber laser(TDFL).The mode-locked EDFL exhibited a pulse width of 678 fs and an output power of 3.92 mW.The pulse width of mode-locked TDFL was estimated to have a pulse width of 694 fs with an output power of 21.64 mW.These results demonstrate that NiTe_(2)is an effective saturable absorber material with potential applica-tions in the field of ultrafast optics.展开更多
In this work,we present a high-power,high-repetition-rate,all-fiber femtosecond laser system operating at 1.5μm.This all-fiber laser system can deliver femtosecond pulses at a fundamental repetition rate of 10.6 GHz ...In this work,we present a high-power,high-repetition-rate,all-fiber femtosecond laser system operating at 1.5μm.This all-fiber laser system can deliver femtosecond pulses at a fundamental repetition rate of 10.6 GHz with an average output power of 106.4 W–the highest average power reported so far from an all-fiber femtosecond laser at 1.5μm,to the best of our knowledge.By utilizing the soliton-effect-based pulse compression effect with optimized pre-chirping dispersion,the amplified pulses are compressed to 239 fs in an all-fiber configuration.Empowered by such a high-power ultrafast fiber laser system,we further explore the nonlinear interaction among transverse modes LP01,LP11 and LP21 that are expected to potentially exist in fiber laser systems using large-mode-area fibers.The intermodal modulational instability is theoretically investigated and subsequently identified in our experiments.Such a high-power all-fiber ultrafast laser without bulky free-space optics is anticipated to be a promising laser source for applications that specifically require compact and robust operation.展开更多
Heat handling has been a significant problem of the high power fiber laser systems as the output power increases rapidly.Cladding power stripper(CPS) which is used to deal with the unwanted optical power and light is ...Heat handling has been a significant problem of the high power fiber laser systems as the output power increases rapidly.Cladding power stripper(CPS) which is used to deal with the unwanted optical power and light is required for higher cooling ability. So the methods of stripping the unwanted light attracted much attention recently, and the thermal effect is given. However, few investigations focus on the dissipation of the heat converted from the unwanted light. In this paper,an approach of active cooling for CPS is demonstrated. This is achieved by using microchannel cooling technology in heat sinking in CPS to improve the efficiency of heat exchange. In order to explain the mechanism of CPS the function of it and consistence of categories of the unwanted light are detailed firstly. Then microchannel heat sinking is proposed and verified by the heat exchange theory. At last, the design of the CPS with microchannel heat sinking is shown and following experiment is conducted. The final temperature of the device with 1000 W cladding power was demonstrated at last to verify the ability of heat distribution of the CPS component. This suggests that these CPSs can be used to stripe a thousand of watts of light in high power double cladding fiber lasers.展开更多
In this paper,a conventional soliton(CS)mode-locked erbium-doped fiber(EDF)laser was de-veloped using MAX phase material(MAX-PM)Nb_(4)AlC_(3)as a saturable absorber(SA).First,the liquid phase exfoliation(LPE)method wa...In this paper,a conventional soliton(CS)mode-locked erbium-doped fiber(EDF)laser was de-veloped using MAX phase material(MAX-PM)Nb_(4)AlC_(3)as a saturable absorber(SA).First,the liquid phase exfoliation(LPE)method was utilized to prepare Nb_(4)AlC_(3)nanosheets,and then a piece of tapered fiber was adopted to fabricate Nb_(4)AlC_(3)-SA.It was found that the saturation intensity and modulation depth of the Nb_(4)AlC_(3)-SA are 2.02 MW/cm^(2)and 1.88%.Based on the Nb_(4)AlC_(3)-SA,a conventional soliton(CS)mode-locked EDF laser was achieved.The central wavelength,pulse duration,and pulse repetition rate were found to be 1565.65 nm,615.37 fs,and 24.63 MHz,respectively.The performance is competitive and particularly superior in terms of pulse duration.This study fully confirms that Nb_(4)AlC_(3)possesses marvellous nonlinear saturable absorption properties and opens new possibilities for further research on air-stable ultrafast photon-ic devices.展开更多
Due to their unique physical properties,nonlinear materials are gradually demonstrating significant potential in the field of optics.Gold nanoparticles supported on carbon black(Au/CB),possessing low loss and high non...Due to their unique physical properties,nonlinear materials are gradually demonstrating significant potential in the field of optics.Gold nanoparticles supported on carbon black(Au/CB),possessing low loss and high nonlinear characteristics,serve as an excellent material for saturable absorber(SA) in ultrafast fiber lasers.In this study,we investigated the performance of Au/CB material and designed an ultrafast fiber laser based on Au/CB SA,successfully observing stable fundamental mode-locking and pulse bunch phenomena.Specifically,when the fiber laser operates in fundamental mode-locking state,the center wavelength of optical spectrum is 1 558.82 nm,with a 3 dB bandwidth of 2.26 nm.Additionally,to investigate the evolution of real-time spectra,the dispersive Fourier transform(DFT) technology is employed.On the other hand,the pulse bunch emitted by the laser is actually composed of numerous random sub-pulses,exhibiting high-energy characteristics.The number of sub-pulses increases with the increase of pump power.These findings contribute to further exploring the properties of Au/CB material and reveal its potential applications in ultrafast optics.展开更多
Cladding light strippers(CLSs)are essential components for high-power monolithic fiber laser systems.Because they allow for bending of the fiber,which leads to an excellent stripping efficiency of light with a low ray...Cladding light strippers(CLSs)are essential components for high-power monolithic fiber laser systems.Because they allow for bending of the fiber,which leads to an excellent stripping efficiency of light with a low ray angle,refractive index-based CLSs have an advantage over the commonly used alternative approaches.However,conventional high-index CLSs overheat at relatively low input power as the maximum temperature,located in a hot-spot,increases linearly with the input power.This applies particularly to CLSs in thulium-based fiber systems,where very low power can already lead to extreme heat generation due to the high cladding material absorption around 2μm.Here,we investigate materials with a highly negative thermooptical coefficient combined with a refractive index closely above glass to distribute the stripped power and heat uniformly along an increased fiber length.Analyzing multiple CLS geometries for fiber diameters of 125 and 400μm,we show record-high maximum input powers for single-material CLSs of 21.8 W for the signal(2039 nm)and 675 W for the pump wavelength(793 nm).Transmitting excess light instead of overheating,this wavelength-adaptable self-protecting CLS concept is fast to apply onsite in the lab and reaches stripping efficiencies of>40 dB in the bent version.展开更多
This study systematically investigates the attractor characteristics of harmonic solitons in a passively modelocked fiber laser.Through comprehensive analysis in both time and frequency domains,we examine the evolutio...This study systematically investigates the attractor characteristics of harmonic solitons in a passively modelocked fiber laser.Through comprehensive analysis in both time and frequency domains,we examine the evolution of pulse width,spectral bandwidth,and energy across different harmonic orders.The results demonstrate typical soliton attractor behaviors,including attractiveness,dissipativity,and self-organization.In the transition regions between harmonic orders,breathing harmonic soliton states are captured using the time-stretched dispersive Fourier transform.By comparing the breathing dynamics with the stable states,the existence and self-organizing nature of soliton attractors are further confirmed.Finally,harmonic soliton attractors are employed as programmable light sources to achieve ternary optical coding.展开更多
A dual-wavelength ring-cavity erbium-doped fiber(EDF)laser is designed based on two polarization beam splitters(PBSs)and a polarization controller(PC)performing gain equalization and polarization hole burning(PHB)effe...A dual-wavelength ring-cavity erbium-doped fiber(EDF)laser is designed based on two polarization beam splitters(PBSs)and a polarization controller(PC)performing gain equalization and polarization hole burning(PHB)effect.At room temperature,a stable dual-wavelength laser and a multi-output port laser which can simultaneously emit single-wavelength lasing and dual-wavelength lasing are obtained.The signal-to-noise ratios(SNRs)for single-wavelength outputs were 54.70 dB and 57.10 dB,with power fluctuations less than 0.038 mW and 0.029 mW,respectively.For dual-wavelength lasing,the SNRs were 59.63 dB and 59.25 dB,with power fluctuations less than 0.018 mW and 0.008 mW,respectively.The center wavelength drift was less than 0.006 nm for both single-wavelength and dual-wavelength outputs.展开更多
Ytterbium(Yb)-based mode-locked fiber lasers have undergone significant development and found widespread applications owing to their high efficiency,compact size,and low cost.However,these lasers typically operate wit...Ytterbium(Yb)-based mode-locked fiber lasers have undergone significant development and found widespread applications owing to their high efficiency,compact size,and low cost.However,these lasers typically operate within the 1030 to 1080 nm range,and expanding their operational wavelength is crucial for applications across various fields.We present the direct generation of a mode-locked laser at 1120.06 nm using an all-polarization-maintaining structure,establishing the longest wavelength reported to date for Yb-doped fiber-based mode-locked lasers.A stable picosecond pulse laser at 1120 nm was realized by combining high-concentration Yb-doping and phase-biasing technology within a figure-9 cavity configuration.The laser delivers a pulse duration of 6.20 ps,a spectral width of 0.19 nm centered at 1120.06 nm,and a repetition rate of 21.52 MHz and reaches a maximum output power of 1.39 W via a double-cladding Yb fiber power amplifier in a master oscillator power amplifier configuration.Furthermore,we present a theoretical investigation of the laser performance,with simulation results aligning well with experimental findings.In addition,a 560.06-nm ultrafast yellow-green laser was generated through frequency doubling in a lithium triborate crystal.We present an approach for long-wavelength Yb-doped mode-locked lasers,with the potential to advance the development and application of Yb-based fiber lasers.展开更多
Compact and robust wavelength-tunable mid-infrared fiber lasers are urgently needed in the fields of spectroscopic sensing,polymer processing,and free-space communications.In this work,we experimentally reported a hig...Compact and robust wavelength-tunable mid-infrared fiber lasers are urgently needed in the fields of spectroscopic sensing,polymer processing,and free-space communications.In this work,we experimentally reported a high-power wavelength-tunable Er^(3+)/Dy^(3+)codoped fluoride fiber laser by diode clad pumping at 974 nm.Adopting a ruled diffraction grating,the laser wavelength could be continuously tuned in the region of 2854 nm-3510 nm(656 nm)based on the ^(6)H_(13/2)→^(6)H_(15/2)transition of Dy^(3+),where 3510 nm represented the longest wavelength achieved from a Dy^(3+)-doped fluoride fiber laser.Within the wide range of 3018 nm-3331 nm(312 nm),the output power was always kept at>1 W,with the maximum power of 1.75 W obtained at 3181 nm.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first watt-level wavelength-tunable fiber laser in the region of>3μm.Further scaling the power and expanding the tuning range are expected by increasing the pump power while protecting the pumped fiber end.展开更多
Transition metal disulfides are widely applied as nonlinear optical materials for laser pulse generation.In this paper,TaS_(2)is successfully used for the first time to achieve a high-energy passively Q-switched erbiu...Transition metal disulfides are widely applied as nonlinear optical materials for laser pulse generation.In this paper,TaS_(2)is successfully used for the first time to achieve a high-energy passively Q-switched erbium-doped fiber(EDF)laser.TaS_(2)nanosheets are prepared by the liquid phase exfoliation method,and then the TaS_(2)solution is mixed with polyvinyl alcohol(PVA).TaS_(2)/PVA film is prepared,which is cut into 1 mm×1 mm flakes.TaS_(2)/PVA saturable absorber(SA)is obtained by sandwiching a small flake between two fiber optic patch cable connectors.With the TaS_(2)/PVA SA added to an EDF laser,a Q-switched fiber laser with a center wavelength of 1560 nm and a repetition rate ranging from 51.33 k Hz to 83.04 k Hz is realized.At the pump power of 231 m W,the maximum output power is 1094μW,and the shortest pulse duration is 3.48μs.The results confirm that the TaS_(2)material has excellent potential for application in nonlinear optics.展开更多
A multi-wavelength and transversely mode-switchable fiber laser based on a ring-core fiber Bragg grating(RCFBG) is proposed. Two RCFBGs with high and low reflectivity are inscribed using a femtosecond laser and the ph...A multi-wavelength and transversely mode-switchable fiber laser based on a ring-core fiber Bragg grating(RCFBG) is proposed. Two RCFBGs with high and low reflectivity are inscribed using a femtosecond laser and the phase mask scanning technique, serving as the mirrors in an all-fiber laser linear resonator. Leveraging the polarization dependence of the RCFBG through side exposure, we can readily achieve switchable single-wavelength, dual-wavelength, or triple-wavelength laser outputs by adjusting the polarization controller(PC) inside the resonator. Additionally, three distinct modes, namely, cylindrical vector beam(CVB), fundamental and mixed modes, are successfully obtained in single-wavelength laser operation.Azimuthally or radially polarized lasers can be realized by tuning two PCs inside and outside the resonator while operating in CVB mode. This innovative multi-wavelength and transversely mode-switchable fiber laser based on RCFBGs holds significant potential for applications in wavelength division multiplexing and mode division multiplexing systems.展开更多
Currently,the performance,cost,and environmental sustainability of saturable absorbers(SAs)represent major bottlenecks in the development of ultrafast fiber lasers.However,the development of high-performance SAs remai...Currently,the performance,cost,and environmental sustainability of saturable absorbers(SAs)represent major bottlenecks in the development of ultrafast fiber lasers.However,the development of high-performance SAs remains challenging due to intricate fabrication processes and inadequate nonlinear performance.In this context,this work presents the natural alkaloid berberine as a promising alternative for mode-locked erbium-doped fiber lasers.The berberine-based SA exhibits excellent nonlinear optical properties,including a modulation depth of 24.40%and a saturation intensity of 1.281MW/cm^(2),and successfully enables stable femtosecond pulse generation.By employing time-stretched dispersive Fourier transform technology,the transient dynamics results indicate that the berberine-based SA significantly shortens the relaxation oscillation time and effectively suppresses pulse intensity fluctuations,thereby accelerating the self-starting process of mode-locking.This work provides a new strategy for developing high-performance,low-cost,and environmentally friendly ultrafast photonic devices,significantly advancing the practical application of green SAs.展开更多
Recently, Bi_(4)Br_(4) is proved to be a member of topological insulators and is expected to be a promising candidate for ultrafast photonic device. However, experimental studies on the nonlinear optical properties of...Recently, Bi_(4)Br_(4) is proved to be a member of topological insulators and is expected to be a promising candidate for ultrafast photonic device. However, experimental studies on the nonlinear optical properties of Bi_(4)Br_(4) are limited, and its broadband absorption capabilities have not been validated. This study presents the first preparation of Bi_(4)Br_(4) samples using the chemical vapor transport method, resulting in a saturable absorber(SA) with a high modulation depth(46.23%) and low non-saturable loss(6.5%). The optical nonlinearity ranks among the best in similar studies. Additionally, this work applies Bi_(4)Br_(4)-SA for the first time in 1-μm fiber laser, developing a ring-cavity mode-locked fiber laser with a central wavelength of 1029.79 nm, a pulse duration of 442 fs, and a maximum output power of 90.83 m W. And a linear-cavity mode-locked fiber laser with a central wavelength of 1031.24 nm, a pulse duration of 511 fs, and a maximum output power of 92.81 m W is constructed. It is worth noting that the optical-to-optical conversion efficiency has reached about 11.54% and 33.58%.This study verifies Bi_(4)Br_(4)-SA's modulation effectiveness for 1-μm pulse lasers and provides a powerful reference for the design of high-efficiency fiber lasers.展开更多
Based on the nonlinear saturable absorption properties(NSAPs)of a two-dimensional(2D)material of antimony selenide(Sb_(2)Se_(3)),a Q-switched erbium-doped fiber(EDF)laser is systematically demonstrated.The Sb_(2)Se_(3...Based on the nonlinear saturable absorption properties(NSAPs)of a two-dimensional(2D)material of antimony selenide(Sb_(2)Se_(3)),a Q-switched erbium-doped fiber(EDF)laser is systematically demonstrated.The Sb_(2)Se_(3)nano sheets are prepared by liquid-phase exfoliation(LPE)method.After the sandwich-structured Sb_(2)Se_(3)saturable absorber(SA)is fabricated,the NSAPs are characterized and the modulation depth,the saturation intensity and the unsaturated loss are determined to be 25.2%,2.02 MW/cm^(2),and 3.29%,respectively.When the as-prepared Sb_(2)Se_(3)-SA is integrated into the ring cavity,the laser operates at a stable Q-switching regime in the pump power range of 100—400 mW.The laser oscillates at the central wavelength of 1558.48 nm with a 3 dB bandwidth of 2.32 nm.Take the advantages of the Sb_(2)Se_(3)-SA,the pulse duration can be compressed from 40.49 kHz to 128.12 kHz.At the pump power of 400 mW,the Q-switching laser gives the narrowest pulse duration the highest average output power,the largest pulse energy,and the signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)of 0.93μs,2.16 mW,16.89 nJ,and 53 dB,respectively.Our new attempt on Sb_(2)Se_(3)-based Q-switched EDF laser,combining the existing mode-locking achievements,proves that Sb_(2)Se_(3)is a powerful candidate for pulse compression due to the characteristics of high modulation depth and high stability.展开更多
Soliton molecules(SMs),bounded and self-assembled of particle-like dissipative solitons,exist with versatile mutual interactions and manifest substantial potential in soliton communication and optical data storage.How...Soliton molecules(SMs),bounded and self-assembled of particle-like dissipative solitons,exist with versatile mutual interactions and manifest substantial potential in soliton communication and optical data storage.However,controllable manipulation of the bounded molecular patterns remains challenging,as reaching a specific operation regime in lasers generally involves adjusting multiple control parameters in connection with a wide range of accessible pulse dynamics.An evolutionary algorithm is implemented for intelligent control of SMs in a 2μm ultrafast fiber laser mode locked through nonlinear polarization rotation.Depending on the specifications of the merit function used for the optimization procedure,various SM operations are obtained,including spectra shape programming and controllable deterministic switching of doublet and triplet SMs operating in stationary or pulsation states with reconfigurable temporal separations,frequency locking of pulsation SMs,doublet and SM complexes with controllable pulsation ratio,etc.Digital encoding is further demonstrated in this platform by employing the self-assembled characteristics of SMs.Our work opens up an avenue for active SM control beyond conventional telecom bands and brings useful insights into nonlinear science and applications.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61975141,61575137,and61675144)。
文摘We investigate theoretically and experimentally the chaotic dynamics of visible-wavelength all-fiber ring laser.The100-m 630 HP fibers are used to ensure high non-linearity.A 4-m Pr^(3+)/Yb^(3+)-co-doped ZBLAN fiber provides the gain.The chaotic laser was pumped by the laser diodes with the maximum power of 150 mW at the wavelength of 850 nm.The peak fluorescence spectrum of Pr^(3+)/Yb^(3+)-co-doped ZBLAN fiber at the wavelength of 635 nm shows that the visiblewavelength fiber laser can be achieved by synergistic energy transfer between Pr~(3+)and Yb^(3+)ions.The chaotic fiber laser is generated by adjusting the pump power,polarization controller and the auto-correlation,permutation entropy,skewness,and kurtosis were used to analyze the characteristics of chaotic laser.The noise-like time series and delta-like auto-correlation curve indicate the chaotic output.The complexity and randomness of time series are analyzed by the permutation entropy,skewness,and kurtosis.The result shows that chaotic dynamics is stable when the pump power exceeds a certain value.The visible chaotic all-fiber laser has high stability and can be applied for real-time monitoring and sensing.We believe that this approach may also be feasible for other materials for emission in the visible range.
基金supported by the State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology,China(Nos.SKL2021KF07 and SKL2020ZR06)the Postgraduate Scientific Research Innovation Project of Hunan Province,China(Nos.CX2022078 and CX2022080)
文摘We propose a 2.1μm high-energy dissipative soliton resonant(DSR)fiber laser system based on a mode-locked seed laser and dual-stage amplifiers.In the seed laser,the nonlinear amplifying loop mirror technique is employed to realize mode-locking.The utilization of an in-band pump scheme and long gain fiber enables effectively exciting 2.1μm pulses.A section of ultra-high numerical aperture fiber(UHNAF)with normal dispersion and high nonlinearity and an output coupler with a large coupling ratio are used to achieve a high-energy DSR system.By optimizing the UHNAF length to55 m,a 2103.7 nm,88.1 nJ DSR laser with a 3-dB spectral bandwidth of 0.48 nm and a pulse width of 17.1 ns is obtained under a proper intracavity polarization state and pump power.The output power and conversion efficiency are 0.233W and 4.57%,respectively,both an order of magnitude higher than those of previously reported holmium-doped DSR seed lasers.Thanks to the high output power and nanosecond pulse width of the seed laser,the average power of the DSR laser is linearly scaled up to 50.4 W via a dual-stage master oscillator power amplifier system.The 3-dB spectral bandwidth broadens slightly to 0.52 nm,and no distortion occurs in the amplified pulse waveform.The corresponding pulse energy reaches 19.1μJ,which is the highest pulse energy in a holmium-doped mode-locked fiber laser system to the best of our knowledge.Such a 2.1μm,high-energy DSR laser with relatively wide pulse width has prospective applications in mid-infrared nonlinear frequency conversion.
基金support of the Eyas Program of the Academy of Opto-Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciencesfinaqncial support from A*STAR SERC (Grant No. 112-290-4018) and A*STAR SERC Advanced Optics in Engineering Programme(Grant No. 122 360 0004)
文摘A method for optimizing the spectral distortion of an ultrafast pulse in a polarization-maintaining picosecond linear-cavity fiber laser with a one-stage fiber amplifier is proposed and demonstrated. The mechanism of control of the spectral distortion in the fiber system has been investigated. The experimental and theoretical results illustrate that the filtering effect of a fiber Bragg grating can effectively decrease the spectral oscillatory distortion accumulated by self-phase modulation. Injected into a Nd:YAG regenerative amplifier, the ultrafast pulse could produce high pulse energy of 1.2 mJ at a repetition rate of 1 kHz.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61975136,61935014,62105222,61775146,61905151)the Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province(2019A1515010699)+1 种基金the Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Program(CJGJZD20200617103003009,JCYJ20210324094400001,GJHZ20210705141801006)the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(JQ21019).
文摘High-power femtosecond mid-infrared(MIR)lasers are of vast importance to both fundamental research and applications.We report a high-power femtosecond master oscillator power amplifier laser system consisting of a singlemode Er:ZBLAN fiber mode-locked oscillator and pre-amplifier followed by a large-mode-area Er:ZBLAN fiber main amplifier.The main amplifier is actively cooled and bidirectionally pumped at 976 nm,generating a slope efficiency of 26.9%.Pulses of 8.12 W,148 fs at 2.8μm with a repetition rate of 69.65 MHz are achieved.To the best of our knowledge,this is the highest average power ever achieved from a femtosecond MIR laser source.Such a compact ultrafast laser system is promising for a wide range of applications,such as medical surgery and material processing.
基金Supported by Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund,China(2024A1515012429)。
文摘As a representative transition metal dichalcogenides(TMD),NiTe_(2)has an ultra-fast optical response,high carrier mobility,and excellent environmental stability.It has a broad application prospect in the fields of ener-gy,biomedicine,optoelectronic devices,and so on.At present,there have been scant reports on the application of NiTe_(2)in the field of ultrafast photonics.In this work,NiTe_(2)was synthesized by chemical vapor deposition(CVD)and integrated with a tapered optical fiber to achieve mode-locking in an erbium-doped fiber laser(EDFL)and a thu-lium-doped fiber laser(TDFL).The mode-locked EDFL exhibited a pulse width of 678 fs and an output power of 3.92 mW.The pulse width of mode-locked TDFL was estimated to have a pulse width of 694 fs with an output power of 21.64 mW.These results demonstrate that NiTe_(2)is an effective saturable absorber material with potential applica-tions in the field of ultrafast optics.
基金NSFC Development of National Major Scientific Research Instrument(61927816)the Introduced Innovative Team Project of Guangdong Pearl River Talents Program(2021ZT09Z109)+6 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(2021B1515020074)the Mobility Programme of the Sino-German(M-0296)the Double First Class Initiative(D6211170)the Guangdong Key Research and Development Program(2018B090904003)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(U1609219)the Science and Technology Project of Guangdong(2020B1212060002)the Key R&D Program of Guangzhou(202007020003).
文摘In this work,we present a high-power,high-repetition-rate,all-fiber femtosecond laser system operating at 1.5μm.This all-fiber laser system can deliver femtosecond pulses at a fundamental repetition rate of 10.6 GHz with an average output power of 106.4 W–the highest average power reported so far from an all-fiber femtosecond laser at 1.5μm,to the best of our knowledge.By utilizing the soliton-effect-based pulse compression effect with optimized pre-chirping dispersion,the amplified pulses are compressed to 239 fs in an all-fiber configuration.Empowered by such a high-power ultrafast fiber laser system,we further explore the nonlinear interaction among transverse modes LP01,LP11 and LP21 that are expected to potentially exist in fiber laser systems using large-mode-area fibers.The intermodal modulational instability is theoretically investigated and subsequently identified in our experiments.Such a high-power all-fiber ultrafast laser without bulky free-space optics is anticipated to be a promising laser source for applications that specifically require compact and robust operation.
文摘Heat handling has been a significant problem of the high power fiber laser systems as the output power increases rapidly.Cladding power stripper(CPS) which is used to deal with the unwanted optical power and light is required for higher cooling ability. So the methods of stripping the unwanted light attracted much attention recently, and the thermal effect is given. However, few investigations focus on the dissipation of the heat converted from the unwanted light. In this paper,an approach of active cooling for CPS is demonstrated. This is achieved by using microchannel cooling technology in heat sinking in CPS to improve the efficiency of heat exchange. In order to explain the mechanism of CPS the function of it and consistence of categories of the unwanted light are detailed firstly. Then microchannel heat sinking is proposed and verified by the heat exchange theory. At last, the design of the CPS with microchannel heat sinking is shown and following experiment is conducted. The final temperature of the device with 1000 W cladding power was demonstrated at last to verify the ability of heat distribution of the CPS component. This suggests that these CPSs can be used to stripe a thousand of watts of light in high power double cladding fiber lasers.
文摘In this paper,a conventional soliton(CS)mode-locked erbium-doped fiber(EDF)laser was de-veloped using MAX phase material(MAX-PM)Nb_(4)AlC_(3)as a saturable absorber(SA).First,the liquid phase exfoliation(LPE)method was utilized to prepare Nb_(4)AlC_(3)nanosheets,and then a piece of tapered fiber was adopted to fabricate Nb_(4)AlC_(3)-SA.It was found that the saturation intensity and modulation depth of the Nb_(4)AlC_(3)-SA are 2.02 MW/cm^(2)and 1.88%.Based on the Nb_(4)AlC_(3)-SA,a conventional soliton(CS)mode-locked EDF laser was achieved.The central wavelength,pulse duration,and pulse repetition rate were found to be 1565.65 nm,615.37 fs,and 24.63 MHz,respectively.The performance is competitive and particularly superior in terms of pulse duration.This study fully confirms that Nb_(4)AlC_(3)possesses marvellous nonlinear saturable absorption properties and opens new possibilities for further research on air-stable ultrafast photon-ic devices.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (No.2023A1515010093)the Shenzhen Fundamental Research Program (Nos.JCYJ20220809170611004, JCYJ20231121110828001 and JCYJ20231121113641002)。
文摘Due to their unique physical properties,nonlinear materials are gradually demonstrating significant potential in the field of optics.Gold nanoparticles supported on carbon black(Au/CB),possessing low loss and high nonlinear characteristics,serve as an excellent material for saturable absorber(SA) in ultrafast fiber lasers.In this study,we investigated the performance of Au/CB material and designed an ultrafast fiber laser based on Au/CB SA,successfully observing stable fundamental mode-locking and pulse bunch phenomena.Specifically,when the fiber laser operates in fundamental mode-locking state,the center wavelength of optical spectrum is 1 558.82 nm,with a 3 dB bandwidth of 2.26 nm.Additionally,to investigate the evolution of real-time spectra,the dispersive Fourier transform(DFT) technology is employed.On the other hand,the pulse bunch emitted by the laser is actually composed of numerous random sub-pulses,exhibiting high-energy characteristics.The number of sub-pulses increases with the increase of pump power.These findings contribute to further exploring the properties of Au/CB material and reveal its potential applications in ultrafast optics.
文摘Cladding light strippers(CLSs)are essential components for high-power monolithic fiber laser systems.Because they allow for bending of the fiber,which leads to an excellent stripping efficiency of light with a low ray angle,refractive index-based CLSs have an advantage over the commonly used alternative approaches.However,conventional high-index CLSs overheat at relatively low input power as the maximum temperature,located in a hot-spot,increases linearly with the input power.This applies particularly to CLSs in thulium-based fiber systems,where very low power can already lead to extreme heat generation due to the high cladding material absorption around 2μm.Here,we investigate materials with a highly negative thermooptical coefficient combined with a refractive index closely above glass to distribute the stripped power and heat uniformly along an increased fiber length.Analyzing multiple CLS geometries for fiber diameters of 125 and 400μm,we show record-high maximum input powers for single-material CLSs of 21.8 W for the signal(2039 nm)and 675 W for the pump wavelength(793 nm).Transmitting excess light instead of overheating,this wavelength-adaptable self-protecting CLS concept is fast to apply onsite in the lab and reaches stripping efficiencies of>40 dB in the bent version.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12475008)the Scientific Research and Developed Fund of Zhejiang A&F University(Grant No.2021FR0009)。
文摘This study systematically investigates the attractor characteristics of harmonic solitons in a passively modelocked fiber laser.Through comprehensive analysis in both time and frequency domains,we examine the evolution of pulse width,spectral bandwidth,and energy across different harmonic orders.The results demonstrate typical soliton attractor behaviors,including attractiveness,dissipativity,and self-organization.In the transition regions between harmonic orders,breathing harmonic soliton states are captured using the time-stretched dispersive Fourier transform.By comparing the breathing dynamics with the stable states,the existence and self-organizing nature of soliton attractors are further confirmed.Finally,harmonic soliton attractors are employed as programmable light sources to achieve ternary optical coding.
基金supported by the Key Scientific Research Project of Hunan Education Department,China(No.23A0446)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China(provinces and cities combined)(No.2022JJ50067)+1 种基金the Hunan Province Degree and Postgraduate Teaching Reform Research Project,China(No.2022JGYB182)the Scientific Research and Innovation Foundation of Hunan University of Technology(No.CX2314).
文摘A dual-wavelength ring-cavity erbium-doped fiber(EDF)laser is designed based on two polarization beam splitters(PBSs)and a polarization controller(PC)performing gain equalization and polarization hole burning(PHB)effect.At room temperature,a stable dual-wavelength laser and a multi-output port laser which can simultaneously emit single-wavelength lasing and dual-wavelength lasing are obtained.The signal-to-noise ratios(SNRs)for single-wavelength outputs were 54.70 dB and 57.10 dB,with power fluctuations less than 0.038 mW and 0.029 mW,respectively.For dual-wavelength lasing,the SNRs were 59.63 dB and 59.25 dB,with power fluctuations less than 0.018 mW and 0.008 mW,respectively.The center wavelength drift was less than 0.006 nm for both single-wavelength and dual-wavelength outputs.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.92477133)the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(Grant No.2025A1515011662)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province(Grant No.2025J01060)the National Natural Science Foundation of Xiamen(Grant No.3502Z202571016).
文摘Ytterbium(Yb)-based mode-locked fiber lasers have undergone significant development and found widespread applications owing to their high efficiency,compact size,and low cost.However,these lasers typically operate within the 1030 to 1080 nm range,and expanding their operational wavelength is crucial for applications across various fields.We present the direct generation of a mode-locked laser at 1120.06 nm using an all-polarization-maintaining structure,establishing the longest wavelength reported to date for Yb-doped fiber-based mode-locked lasers.A stable picosecond pulse laser at 1120 nm was realized by combining high-concentration Yb-doping and phase-biasing technology within a figure-9 cavity configuration.The laser delivers a pulse duration of 6.20 ps,a spectral width of 0.19 nm centered at 1120.06 nm,and a repetition rate of 21.52 MHz and reaches a maximum output power of 1.39 W via a double-cladding Yb fiber power amplifier in a master oscillator power amplifier configuration.Furthermore,we present a theoretical investigation of the laser performance,with simulation results aligning well with experimental findings.In addition,a 560.06-nm ultrafast yellow-green laser was generated through frequency doubling in a lithium triborate crystal.We present an approach for long-wavelength Yb-doped mode-locked lasers,with the potential to advance the development and application of Yb-based fiber lasers.
基金supported in parts by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.62475035.
文摘Compact and robust wavelength-tunable mid-infrared fiber lasers are urgently needed in the fields of spectroscopic sensing,polymer processing,and free-space communications.In this work,we experimentally reported a high-power wavelength-tunable Er^(3+)/Dy^(3+)codoped fluoride fiber laser by diode clad pumping at 974 nm.Adopting a ruled diffraction grating,the laser wavelength could be continuously tuned in the region of 2854 nm-3510 nm(656 nm)based on the ^(6)H_(13/2)→^(6)H_(15/2)transition of Dy^(3+),where 3510 nm represented the longest wavelength achieved from a Dy^(3+)-doped fluoride fiber laser.Within the wide range of 3018 nm-3331 nm(312 nm),the output power was always kept at>1 W,with the maximum power of 1.75 W obtained at 3181 nm.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first watt-level wavelength-tunable fiber laser in the region of>3μm.Further scaling the power and expanding the tuning range are expected by increasing the pump power while protecting the pumped fiber end.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12075190)the Shaanxi Fundamental Science Research Project for Mathematics and Physics(Grant No.23JSY019)。
文摘Transition metal disulfides are widely applied as nonlinear optical materials for laser pulse generation.In this paper,TaS_(2)is successfully used for the first time to achieve a high-energy passively Q-switched erbium-doped fiber(EDF)laser.TaS_(2)nanosheets are prepared by the liquid phase exfoliation method,and then the TaS_(2)solution is mixed with polyvinyl alcohol(PVA).TaS_(2)/PVA film is prepared,which is cut into 1 mm×1 mm flakes.TaS_(2)/PVA saturable absorber(SA)is obtained by sandwiching a small flake between two fiber optic patch cable connectors.With the TaS_(2)/PVA SA added to an EDF laser,a Q-switched fiber laser with a center wavelength of 1560 nm and a repetition rate ranging from 51.33 k Hz to 83.04 k Hz is realized.At the pump power of 231 m W,the maximum output power is 1094μW,and the shortest pulse duration is 3.48μs.The results confirm that the TaS_(2)material has excellent potential for application in nonlinear optics.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 62075182)the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2022YFB3207502)。
文摘A multi-wavelength and transversely mode-switchable fiber laser based on a ring-core fiber Bragg grating(RCFBG) is proposed. Two RCFBGs with high and low reflectivity are inscribed using a femtosecond laser and the phase mask scanning technique, serving as the mirrors in an all-fiber laser linear resonator. Leveraging the polarization dependence of the RCFBG through side exposure, we can readily achieve switchable single-wavelength, dual-wavelength, or triple-wavelength laser outputs by adjusting the polarization controller(PC) inside the resonator. Additionally, three distinct modes, namely, cylindrical vector beam(CVB), fundamental and mixed modes, are successfully obtained in single-wavelength laser operation.Azimuthally or radially polarized lasers can be realized by tuning two PCs inside and outside the resonator while operating in CVB mode. This innovative multi-wavelength and transversely mode-switchable fiber laser based on RCFBGs holds significant potential for applications in wavelength division multiplexing and mode division multiplexing systems.
基金supported by the Key Project of Science and Technology Research Program of Hubei Provincial Department of Education,China(D20231704)the Opening Foundation of Hubei Key Laboratory for New Textile Materials and Applications Research(FZXCL202410)the Wuhan Textile University Special Fund Project。
文摘Currently,the performance,cost,and environmental sustainability of saturable absorbers(SAs)represent major bottlenecks in the development of ultrafast fiber lasers.However,the development of high-performance SAs remains challenging due to intricate fabrication processes and inadequate nonlinear performance.In this context,this work presents the natural alkaloid berberine as a promising alternative for mode-locked erbium-doped fiber lasers.The berberine-based SA exhibits excellent nonlinear optical properties,including a modulation depth of 24.40%and a saturation intensity of 1.281MW/cm^(2),and successfully enables stable femtosecond pulse generation.By employing time-stretched dispersive Fourier transform technology,the transient dynamics results indicate that the berberine-based SA significantly shortens the relaxation oscillation time and effectively suppresses pulse intensity fluctuations,thereby accelerating the self-starting process of mode-locking.This work provides a new strategy for developing high-performance,low-cost,and environmentally friendly ultrafast photonic devices,significantly advancing the practical application of green SAs.
基金Project supported by the Beijing Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. JQ21019)the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant Nos. 2022YFA1604200 and 2022YFA1204100)the Fund from Beijing Municipal Commission of Science and Technology (Grant No. Z231100006623006)。
文摘Recently, Bi_(4)Br_(4) is proved to be a member of topological insulators and is expected to be a promising candidate for ultrafast photonic device. However, experimental studies on the nonlinear optical properties of Bi_(4)Br_(4) are limited, and its broadband absorption capabilities have not been validated. This study presents the first preparation of Bi_(4)Br_(4) samples using the chemical vapor transport method, resulting in a saturable absorber(SA) with a high modulation depth(46.23%) and low non-saturable loss(6.5%). The optical nonlinearity ranks among the best in similar studies. Additionally, this work applies Bi_(4)Br_(4)-SA for the first time in 1-μm fiber laser, developing a ring-cavity mode-locked fiber laser with a central wavelength of 1029.79 nm, a pulse duration of 442 fs, and a maximum output power of 90.83 m W. And a linear-cavity mode-locked fiber laser with a central wavelength of 1031.24 nm, a pulse duration of 511 fs, and a maximum output power of 92.81 m W is constructed. It is worth noting that the optical-to-optical conversion efficiency has reached about 11.54% and 33.58%.This study verifies Bi_(4)Br_(4)-SA's modulation effectiveness for 1-μm pulse lasers and provides a powerful reference for the design of high-efficiency fiber lasers.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11304184)the Shandong University of Technology and Zibo City Integration Development Project(No.2019ZBXC120)。
文摘Based on the nonlinear saturable absorption properties(NSAPs)of a two-dimensional(2D)material of antimony selenide(Sb_(2)Se_(3)),a Q-switched erbium-doped fiber(EDF)laser is systematically demonstrated.The Sb_(2)Se_(3)nano sheets are prepared by liquid-phase exfoliation(LPE)method.After the sandwich-structured Sb_(2)Se_(3)saturable absorber(SA)is fabricated,the NSAPs are characterized and the modulation depth,the saturation intensity and the unsaturated loss are determined to be 25.2%,2.02 MW/cm^(2),and 3.29%,respectively.When the as-prepared Sb_(2)Se_(3)-SA is integrated into the ring cavity,the laser operates at a stable Q-switching regime in the pump power range of 100—400 mW.The laser oscillates at the central wavelength of 1558.48 nm with a 3 dB bandwidth of 2.32 nm.Take the advantages of the Sb_(2)Se_(3)-SA,the pulse duration can be compressed from 40.49 kHz to 128.12 kHz.At the pump power of 400 mW,the Q-switching laser gives the narrowest pulse duration the highest average output power,the largest pulse energy,and the signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)of 0.93μs,2.16 mW,16.89 nJ,and 53 dB,respectively.Our new attempt on Sb_(2)Se_(3)-based Q-switched EDF laser,combining the existing mode-locking achievements,proves that Sb_(2)Se_(3)is a powerful candidate for pulse compression due to the characteristics of high modulation depth and high stability.
基金supported by the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China(Grant Nos.HKU 17212824,HKU 17210522,HKU C7074-21G,HKU R7003-21,and HKU 17205321)the Innovation and Technology Commission of the Hong Kong SAR Government(Grant Nos.MHP/073/20 and MHP/057/21),and the Health@InnoHK program.
文摘Soliton molecules(SMs),bounded and self-assembled of particle-like dissipative solitons,exist with versatile mutual interactions and manifest substantial potential in soliton communication and optical data storage.However,controllable manipulation of the bounded molecular patterns remains challenging,as reaching a specific operation regime in lasers generally involves adjusting multiple control parameters in connection with a wide range of accessible pulse dynamics.An evolutionary algorithm is implemented for intelligent control of SMs in a 2μm ultrafast fiber laser mode locked through nonlinear polarization rotation.Depending on the specifications of the merit function used for the optimization procedure,various SM operations are obtained,including spectra shape programming and controllable deterministic switching of doublet and triplet SMs operating in stationary or pulsation states with reconfigurable temporal separations,frequency locking of pulsation SMs,doublet and SM complexes with controllable pulsation ratio,etc.Digital encoding is further demonstrated in this platform by employing the self-assembled characteristics of SMs.Our work opens up an avenue for active SM control beyond conventional telecom bands and brings useful insights into nonlinear science and applications.
