High power high efficiency cladding pumping fiber laser
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    发明授权
    High power high efficiency cladding pumping fiber laser 有权
    大功率高效包层泵浦光纤激光器

    公开(公告)号:US6101199A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-08

    申请号:US225616

    申请日:1999-01-05

    CPC classification number: H01S3/094003 H01S3/06708 Y10S372/70

    Abstract: In the present invention, methods and apparatus for making efficient cladding pumping fiber lasers is disclosed. In particular, new fiber cladding geometry and new method of coupling pumping laser into an optical fiber are disclosed. Both aspects of the present invention will facilitate the realization of high-efficiency and high-power fiber lasers. In the present invention, cladding boundary geometry structures that can prevent the formation of local modes are disclosed. Besides the cladding geometry, methods for efficient coupling of diode lasers into a laser fiber for high power injection are also disclosed. Essentially, the new methods make it possible to transmit diode laser beams for a long distance with substantially the same brightness. In other words, with the methods and apparatus disclosed, a laser beam from a laser diode array with collimating structures can be transmitted for a long distance while the beam spot dimension including beam divergence can be kept substantially unchanged even if the beam from said array is not substantially collimated. With the method taught in the present invention, laser diode array modules can be formed with laser diode arrays (LDA) with collimating structures and relay systems. Because of the brightness conservation nature of the modules, when a plurality of such modules (such as 3, 9 or more than 200 pieces) are combined, the beams from the arrays can be efficiently coupled into an optical fiber. Thus the pumping laser coupling method can be used for the construction of high-efficiency and high-power fiber lasers. Thus, the fiber lasers of this invention may comprise of a fiber laser core doped with active species, a symmetry-broken inner cladding or a multiple-imaging inner cladding surrounding said core, a plurality of brightness substantially-conserved laser diode array module for coupling the beam from said laser diode array module into said inner cladding.

    Abstract translation: 在本发明中,公开了制造高效包层泵浦光纤激光器的方法和装置。 特别地,公开了新的光纤覆层几何形状和将激光激光耦合到光纤中的新方法。 本发明的两个方面将有助于高效率和高功率光纤激光器的实现。 在本发明中,公开了可以防止形成局部模式的包层边界几何结构。 除了包层几何形状之外,还公开了将二极管激光器有效耦合到用于大功率注入的激光光纤中的方法。 本质上,新的方法使得可能以大致相同的亮度传输长距离的二极管激光束。 换句话说,利用所公开的方法和装置,来自具有准直结构的激光二极管阵列的激光束可以传输长距离,而包括光束发散的束斑尺寸可以保持基本上不变,即使来自所述阵列的光束是 没有实质准直。 利用本发明教导的方法,可以用具有准直结构和中继系统的激光二极管阵列(LDA)形成激光二极管阵列模块。 由于模块的亮度保持性,当多个这样的模块(例如3,9或多于200个)组合时,来自阵列的光束可以有效地耦合到光纤中。 因此,泵浦激光耦合方法可用于构建高效率高功率光纤激光器。 因此,本发明的光纤激光器可以包括掺杂有活性物质的光纤激光器芯,对称破裂的内包层或围绕所述芯的多成像内包层,多个亮度基本上保守的激光二极管阵列模块,用于耦合 所述激光二极管阵列模块的光束进入所述内包层。

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