Abstract

We report on the generation of 94 W continuous wave output power at 980 nm using an Yb-doped fiber laser. This is achieved using an ultra large-mode-area rod-type photonic crystal fiber pumped at 915 nm. To the best of our knowledge this is the highest output power close to diffraction-limited beam quality (M2 about 2.2) achieved in this wavelength range from fibers so far. The experimental results are supported by detailed numerical simulations that provide a deeper understanding of the laser process, in particular the competition with the 1030 nm emission.

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  1. R. Paschotta, J. Nilsson, A. C. Tropper, and D. C. Hanna, “Ytterbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 33, 1049–1056 (1997).
    [Crossref]
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    [Crossref]
  3. D. B. S. Soh, C. Codemard, J. K. Sahu, J. Nilsson, V. Philippov, C. Alegria, and Y. Jeong, “A 4.3 W 977 nm ytterbium-doped jacketed-air-clad fiber amplifier,” in Advanced Solid-State Photonics, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2004), paper MA3.
  4. R. Selvas, J. K. Sahu, L. B. Fu, J. N. Jang, J. Nilsson, A. B. Grudinin, K. H. Ylä-Jarkko, S. A. Alam, P. W. Turner, and J. Moore, “High-power, low-noise, Yb-doped, cladding-pumped, three-level fiber sources at 980nm,” Opt. Lett. 28, 1093–1095 (2003).
    [Crossref]
  5. L. A. Zenteno, J. D. Minelly, M. Dejneka, and S. Crigler, “0.65 W single-mode Yb-fiber laser at 980 nm pumped by 1.1 W Nd:YAG,” in Advanced Solid State Lasers, OSA Technical Digest Series (Optical Society of America, 2000), paper MD7.
  6. V. Pureur, L. Bigot, G. Bouwmans, Y. Quiquempois, M. Douay, and Y. Jaouen, “Ytterbium-doped solid core photonic bandgap fiber for laser operation around 980 nm,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061113 (2008).
    [Crossref]
  7. L. B. Fu, M. Ibsen, D. J. Richardson, and D. N. Payne, “Three-level fiber DFB laser at 980 nm,” in Proceedings of the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (2004).
  8. J. Limpert, O. Schmidt, J. Rothhardt, F. Röser, T. Schreiber, A. Tünnermann, S. Ermeneux, P. Yvernault, and F. Salin, “Extended single-mode photonic crystal fiber lasers,” Opt. Express 14, 2715–2720 (2006).
    [Crossref] [PubMed]
  9. F. Röser, D. N. Schimpf, C. Jauregui, J. Limpert, and A. Tünnermann, “45 W 980 nm single transverse mode Yb-doped fiber laser,” in 3rd EPS-QEOD Europhoton Conference, paper TUoC.2 (Paris, 2008).
  10. Y. Wang, C.Q. Xu, and H. Po, “Analysis of Raman and thermal effects in kilowatt fiber lasers,” Opt. Commun. 242, 487–502 (2004).
    [Crossref]

2008 (1)

V. Pureur, L. Bigot, G. Bouwmans, Y. Quiquempois, M. Douay, and Y. Jaouen, “Ytterbium-doped solid core photonic bandgap fiber for laser operation around 980 nm,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061113 (2008).
[Crossref]

2006 (1)

2004 (1)

Y. Wang, C.Q. Xu, and H. Po, “Analysis of Raman and thermal effects in kilowatt fiber lasers,” Opt. Commun. 242, 487–502 (2004).
[Crossref]

2003 (1)

1998 (1)

1997 (1)

R. Paschotta, J. Nilsson, A. C. Tropper, and D. C. Hanna, “Ytterbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 33, 1049–1056 (1997).
[Crossref]

Alam, S. A.

Alegria, C.

D. B. S. Soh, C. Codemard, J. K. Sahu, J. Nilsson, V. Philippov, C. Alegria, and Y. Jeong, “A 4.3 W 977 nm ytterbium-doped jacketed-air-clad fiber amplifier,” in Advanced Solid-State Photonics, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2004), paper MA3.

Bigot, L.

V. Pureur, L. Bigot, G. Bouwmans, Y. Quiquempois, M. Douay, and Y. Jaouen, “Ytterbium-doped solid core photonic bandgap fiber for laser operation around 980 nm,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061113 (2008).
[Crossref]

Bouwmans, G.

V. Pureur, L. Bigot, G. Bouwmans, Y. Quiquempois, M. Douay, and Y. Jaouen, “Ytterbium-doped solid core photonic bandgap fiber for laser operation around 980 nm,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061113 (2008).
[Crossref]

Codemard, C.

D. B. S. Soh, C. Codemard, J. K. Sahu, J. Nilsson, V. Philippov, C. Alegria, and Y. Jeong, “A 4.3 W 977 nm ytterbium-doped jacketed-air-clad fiber amplifier,” in Advanced Solid-State Photonics, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2004), paper MA3.

Crigler, S.

L. A. Zenteno, J. D. Minelly, M. Dejneka, and S. Crigler, “0.65 W single-mode Yb-fiber laser at 980 nm pumped by 1.1 W Nd:YAG,” in Advanced Solid State Lasers, OSA Technical Digest Series (Optical Society of America, 2000), paper MD7.

Dejneka, M.

L. A. Zenteno, J. D. Minelly, M. Dejneka, and S. Crigler, “0.65 W single-mode Yb-fiber laser at 980 nm pumped by 1.1 W Nd:YAG,” in Advanced Solid State Lasers, OSA Technical Digest Series (Optical Society of America, 2000), paper MD7.

Douay, M.

V. Pureur, L. Bigot, G. Bouwmans, Y. Quiquempois, M. Douay, and Y. Jaouen, “Ytterbium-doped solid core photonic bandgap fiber for laser operation around 980 nm,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061113 (2008).
[Crossref]

Ermeneux, S.

Fu, L. B.

Grudinin, A. B.

Hanna, D. C.

J. Nilsson, J. D. Minelly, R. Paschotta, A. C. Tropper, and D. C. Hanna, “Ring-doped cladding-pumped single-mode three-level fiber laser,” Opt. Lett. 23, 355–357 (1998)
[Crossref]

R. Paschotta, J. Nilsson, A. C. Tropper, and D. C. Hanna, “Ytterbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 33, 1049–1056 (1997).
[Crossref]

Ibsen, M.

L. B. Fu, M. Ibsen, D. J. Richardson, and D. N. Payne, “Three-level fiber DFB laser at 980 nm,” in Proceedings of the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (2004).

Jang, J. N.

Jaouen, Y.

V. Pureur, L. Bigot, G. Bouwmans, Y. Quiquempois, M. Douay, and Y. Jaouen, “Ytterbium-doped solid core photonic bandgap fiber for laser operation around 980 nm,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061113 (2008).
[Crossref]

Jauregui, C.

F. Röser, D. N. Schimpf, C. Jauregui, J. Limpert, and A. Tünnermann, “45 W 980 nm single transverse mode Yb-doped fiber laser,” in 3rd EPS-QEOD Europhoton Conference, paper TUoC.2 (Paris, 2008).

Jeong, Y.

D. B. S. Soh, C. Codemard, J. K. Sahu, J. Nilsson, V. Philippov, C. Alegria, and Y. Jeong, “A 4.3 W 977 nm ytterbium-doped jacketed-air-clad fiber amplifier,” in Advanced Solid-State Photonics, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2004), paper MA3.

Limpert, J.

J. Limpert, O. Schmidt, J. Rothhardt, F. Röser, T. Schreiber, A. Tünnermann, S. Ermeneux, P. Yvernault, and F. Salin, “Extended single-mode photonic crystal fiber lasers,” Opt. Express 14, 2715–2720 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

F. Röser, D. N. Schimpf, C. Jauregui, J. Limpert, and A. Tünnermann, “45 W 980 nm single transverse mode Yb-doped fiber laser,” in 3rd EPS-QEOD Europhoton Conference, paper TUoC.2 (Paris, 2008).

Minelly, J. D.

J. Nilsson, J. D. Minelly, R. Paschotta, A. C. Tropper, and D. C. Hanna, “Ring-doped cladding-pumped single-mode three-level fiber laser,” Opt. Lett. 23, 355–357 (1998)
[Crossref]

L. A. Zenteno, J. D. Minelly, M. Dejneka, and S. Crigler, “0.65 W single-mode Yb-fiber laser at 980 nm pumped by 1.1 W Nd:YAG,” in Advanced Solid State Lasers, OSA Technical Digest Series (Optical Society of America, 2000), paper MD7.

Moore, J.

Nilsson, J.

R. Selvas, J. K. Sahu, L. B. Fu, J. N. Jang, J. Nilsson, A. B. Grudinin, K. H. Ylä-Jarkko, S. A. Alam, P. W. Turner, and J. Moore, “High-power, low-noise, Yb-doped, cladding-pumped, three-level fiber sources at 980nm,” Opt. Lett. 28, 1093–1095 (2003).
[Crossref]

J. Nilsson, J. D. Minelly, R. Paschotta, A. C. Tropper, and D. C. Hanna, “Ring-doped cladding-pumped single-mode three-level fiber laser,” Opt. Lett. 23, 355–357 (1998)
[Crossref]

R. Paschotta, J. Nilsson, A. C. Tropper, and D. C. Hanna, “Ytterbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 33, 1049–1056 (1997).
[Crossref]

D. B. S. Soh, C. Codemard, J. K. Sahu, J. Nilsson, V. Philippov, C. Alegria, and Y. Jeong, “A 4.3 W 977 nm ytterbium-doped jacketed-air-clad fiber amplifier,” in Advanced Solid-State Photonics, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2004), paper MA3.

Paschotta, R.

J. Nilsson, J. D. Minelly, R. Paschotta, A. C. Tropper, and D. C. Hanna, “Ring-doped cladding-pumped single-mode three-level fiber laser,” Opt. Lett. 23, 355–357 (1998)
[Crossref]

R. Paschotta, J. Nilsson, A. C. Tropper, and D. C. Hanna, “Ytterbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 33, 1049–1056 (1997).
[Crossref]

Payne, D. N.

L. B. Fu, M. Ibsen, D. J. Richardson, and D. N. Payne, “Three-level fiber DFB laser at 980 nm,” in Proceedings of the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (2004).

Philippov, V.

D. B. S. Soh, C. Codemard, J. K. Sahu, J. Nilsson, V. Philippov, C. Alegria, and Y. Jeong, “A 4.3 W 977 nm ytterbium-doped jacketed-air-clad fiber amplifier,” in Advanced Solid-State Photonics, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2004), paper MA3.

Po, H.

Y. Wang, C.Q. Xu, and H. Po, “Analysis of Raman and thermal effects in kilowatt fiber lasers,” Opt. Commun. 242, 487–502 (2004).
[Crossref]

Pureur, V.

V. Pureur, L. Bigot, G. Bouwmans, Y. Quiquempois, M. Douay, and Y. Jaouen, “Ytterbium-doped solid core photonic bandgap fiber for laser operation around 980 nm,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061113 (2008).
[Crossref]

Quiquempois, Y.

V. Pureur, L. Bigot, G. Bouwmans, Y. Quiquempois, M. Douay, and Y. Jaouen, “Ytterbium-doped solid core photonic bandgap fiber for laser operation around 980 nm,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061113 (2008).
[Crossref]

Richardson, D. J.

L. B. Fu, M. Ibsen, D. J. Richardson, and D. N. Payne, “Three-level fiber DFB laser at 980 nm,” in Proceedings of the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (2004).

Röser, F.

J. Limpert, O. Schmidt, J. Rothhardt, F. Röser, T. Schreiber, A. Tünnermann, S. Ermeneux, P. Yvernault, and F. Salin, “Extended single-mode photonic crystal fiber lasers,” Opt. Express 14, 2715–2720 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

F. Röser, D. N. Schimpf, C. Jauregui, J. Limpert, and A. Tünnermann, “45 W 980 nm single transverse mode Yb-doped fiber laser,” in 3rd EPS-QEOD Europhoton Conference, paper TUoC.2 (Paris, 2008).

Rothhardt, J.

Sahu, J. K.

R. Selvas, J. K. Sahu, L. B. Fu, J. N. Jang, J. Nilsson, A. B. Grudinin, K. H. Ylä-Jarkko, S. A. Alam, P. W. Turner, and J. Moore, “High-power, low-noise, Yb-doped, cladding-pumped, three-level fiber sources at 980nm,” Opt. Lett. 28, 1093–1095 (2003).
[Crossref]

D. B. S. Soh, C. Codemard, J. K. Sahu, J. Nilsson, V. Philippov, C. Alegria, and Y. Jeong, “A 4.3 W 977 nm ytterbium-doped jacketed-air-clad fiber amplifier,” in Advanced Solid-State Photonics, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2004), paper MA3.

Salin, F.

Schimpf, D. N.

F. Röser, D. N. Schimpf, C. Jauregui, J. Limpert, and A. Tünnermann, “45 W 980 nm single transverse mode Yb-doped fiber laser,” in 3rd EPS-QEOD Europhoton Conference, paper TUoC.2 (Paris, 2008).

Schmidt, O.

Schreiber, T.

Selvas, R.

Soh, D. B. S.

D. B. S. Soh, C. Codemard, J. K. Sahu, J. Nilsson, V. Philippov, C. Alegria, and Y. Jeong, “A 4.3 W 977 nm ytterbium-doped jacketed-air-clad fiber amplifier,” in Advanced Solid-State Photonics, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2004), paper MA3.

Tropper, A. C.

J. Nilsson, J. D. Minelly, R. Paschotta, A. C. Tropper, and D. C. Hanna, “Ring-doped cladding-pumped single-mode three-level fiber laser,” Opt. Lett. 23, 355–357 (1998)
[Crossref]

R. Paschotta, J. Nilsson, A. C. Tropper, and D. C. Hanna, “Ytterbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 33, 1049–1056 (1997).
[Crossref]

Tünnermann, A.

J. Limpert, O. Schmidt, J. Rothhardt, F. Röser, T. Schreiber, A. Tünnermann, S. Ermeneux, P. Yvernault, and F. Salin, “Extended single-mode photonic crystal fiber lasers,” Opt. Express 14, 2715–2720 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

F. Röser, D. N. Schimpf, C. Jauregui, J. Limpert, and A. Tünnermann, “45 W 980 nm single transverse mode Yb-doped fiber laser,” in 3rd EPS-QEOD Europhoton Conference, paper TUoC.2 (Paris, 2008).

Turner, P. W.

Wang, Y.

Y. Wang, C.Q. Xu, and H. Po, “Analysis of Raman and thermal effects in kilowatt fiber lasers,” Opt. Commun. 242, 487–502 (2004).
[Crossref]

Xu, C.Q.

Y. Wang, C.Q. Xu, and H. Po, “Analysis of Raman and thermal effects in kilowatt fiber lasers,” Opt. Commun. 242, 487–502 (2004).
[Crossref]

Ylä-Jarkko, K. H.

Yvernault, P.

Zenteno, L. A.

L. A. Zenteno, J. D. Minelly, M. Dejneka, and S. Crigler, “0.65 W single-mode Yb-fiber laser at 980 nm pumped by 1.1 W Nd:YAG,” in Advanced Solid State Lasers, OSA Technical Digest Series (Optical Society of America, 2000), paper MD7.

Appl. Phys. Lett. (1)

V. Pureur, L. Bigot, G. Bouwmans, Y. Quiquempois, M. Douay, and Y. Jaouen, “Ytterbium-doped solid core photonic bandgap fiber for laser operation around 980 nm,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 061113 (2008).
[Crossref]

IEEE J. Quantum Electron. (1)

R. Paschotta, J. Nilsson, A. C. Tropper, and D. C. Hanna, “Ytterbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 33, 1049–1056 (1997).
[Crossref]

Opt. Commun. (1)

Y. Wang, C.Q. Xu, and H. Po, “Analysis of Raman and thermal effects in kilowatt fiber lasers,” Opt. Commun. 242, 487–502 (2004).
[Crossref]

Opt. Express (1)

Opt. Lett. (2)

Other (4)

L. A. Zenteno, J. D. Minelly, M. Dejneka, and S. Crigler, “0.65 W single-mode Yb-fiber laser at 980 nm pumped by 1.1 W Nd:YAG,” in Advanced Solid State Lasers, OSA Technical Digest Series (Optical Society of America, 2000), paper MD7.

D. B. S. Soh, C. Codemard, J. K. Sahu, J. Nilsson, V. Philippov, C. Alegria, and Y. Jeong, “A 4.3 W 977 nm ytterbium-doped jacketed-air-clad fiber amplifier,” in Advanced Solid-State Photonics, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2004), paper MA3.

F. Röser, D. N. Schimpf, C. Jauregui, J. Limpert, and A. Tünnermann, “45 W 980 nm single transverse mode Yb-doped fiber laser,” in 3rd EPS-QEOD Europhoton Conference, paper TUoC.2 (Paris, 2008).

L. B. Fu, M. Ibsen, D. J. Richardson, and D. N. Payne, “Three-level fiber DFB laser at 980 nm,” in Proceedings of the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (2004).

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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.

Simulation results for the amplified spontaneous emission spectra in (a) forward and (b) backward propagating direction for different pump levels; (c) numerical results for corresponding inversion distributions along the fiber

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Simulated spectrum of the laser output at maximum pump power

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Pump power and inversion distribution for single pass (solid) and double pass (dashed) pump

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Experimental 980 nm laser setup, DM - dicroic mirror

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Measured backward ASE output at different pump power levels

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Spectrum at highest output power; inset shows linear zoom in 980 nm region (0.1 nm resolution)

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Measured output power versus launched pump power for single pass (black) and double pass (red) pump configuration

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Measured M2 values for different output powers

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Intensity profile evolution for different output powers

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N = N 1 + N 2
N 2 τ = Γ pump λ pump h c A [ σ a ( λ pump ) N 1 − σ e ( λ pump ) N 2 ] ( I pump + + I pump − ) A eff pump +
∑ i = 1 M Γ s i λ s i h cA [ σ a ( λ s i ) N 1 − σ e ( λ s i ) N 2 ] ( I s i + + I s i − ) A eff
d I pump ± d z = ∓ Γ pump [ σ a ( λ pump ) N 1 − σ e ( λ pump ) N 2 ] · I pump ± ∓ α pump I pump ±
d I s i ± d z = ∓ Γ s [ σ a ( λ s i ) N 1 − σ e ( λ s i ) N 2 ] · I s i ± ∓ α s i I s i ± ± 2 σ e ( λ s i ) N 2 A eff · h c 2 λ s i 3 Δ λ s
I pump + ( 0 ) = η 1 · ( 1 − R 1 ( λ pump ) ) P pump input A eff pump + R 1 ( λ pump ) · I pump − ( 0 )
I pump − ( L ) = η 2 · ( 1 − R 2 ( λ pump ) ) P pump 2 input A eff pump + R 2 ( λ pump ) · I pump + ( L )
I s i + ( 0 ) = R 1 ( λ s i ) · I s i − ( 0 )
I s i − ( L ) = R 2 ( λ s i ) · I s i + ( L )

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