Journal of Optics Applications

December 2013, Volume 2, Issue 4, PP.80-87

MOPA Structured Tm-doped Fiber Amplifier

Yu-li Song1, Ling-cong Zhang2, Yi Xu1, De-bo Huang1, Jun-qing Zhao1, Chun-yu Guo1, Ge-guo Du1#
1. Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Precision Manufacturing Technology of
Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Electronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060,
P. R. China
2. Graduated from Shenzhen University in July 2013 and organization is unknown in present.
#Email: dugeguo@szu.edu.cn

Abstract
Tm-doped fiber amplifier in MOPA structure has been studied in details in this paper; specifically, the laser in MOPA takes the
primary amplification, of which the gain fiber in seed part is a domestic made Tm-doped double-clad silica fiber with the length
1.7 m, while that in amplification is the same kind with length 1.9 m. The pump coupled efficiency of seed laser has been
estimated, along with the analysis on the characteristics of the seed lasers pulse as well as the reason of low efficiency in seed part,
obtaining high quality laser with pulse in minimum width 167 ns; in addition, in amplification, comparison of the average power
output, magnification and power conversion efficiency has been made in the condition of the output end with or without the
dichroic mirror being HT(95%) at 2 m and HR at 790 nm; leading to the pulse laser with maximum average power output 5.27 W
under the positive condition, that is, the output end with the dichroic mirror being HT(95%) at 2 m and HR at 790 nm.
Keywords: Tm-doped Fiber Amplifier; Seed Source; Amplified Part; MOPA

MOPA
1 2 1 1 1 1 1

518060
2. 2013 7
MOPA (MOPA)

1.7m 1.9m

167ns 2 m (95%
)790nm 2 m (95%
)790nm 5.27W 2 m

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Master Oscillator Power AmplifierMOPA

IPG MOPA [5-8] 2m
2m
[9,10,11] MOPA

1
Tm3+ doped double clad silica fiber (1.7m)
Angle cleaved

M1

M2

Pump@790nm
AOM
L1
L2

Angle cleaved

M3
Tm3+ doped double clad silica fiber (1.9m)

Pump@790nm

(MO) 790nm 6.5A

17.5W 1:1 790 nm
2 m M1 400m 1.7m
27.5 m(NA ) 0.2
790 nm 5 dB/m 400 mNA 0.46
M1 8M2
790nm 2 m 65% 5mm
M2 (acoustic-optical modulatorAOM)
Gooch&Housego I-QS027-5S4V5-x5-ST1 27.12MHz 2 m
99.6% 0.1-50 kHz 5mm 2 m Q
M2
(PA) Q 15mm 452 m
790 nm
1.9m 8
790nm 36A
24W 1:0.8 320m
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2.1
2
30 kHz
40 kHz
50 kHz
AOM

2.0

Y =-0.02571+0.5542 X
10

1.8
1.6
1.4

(W)

(W)

Y =-0.98914+0.27424 X

Y =-1.00695+0.28005 X
Y =-1.04921+0.2893 X
Y =-1.10339+0.3051 X

1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4

0.2
0.0

0
0

10

12

14

16

18

10

(W)

(W)

2 55% 17.5W
9.65W
1
2 790nm 3

3 65%
3.76W

(AOM)(AOM)

9.65W 50kHz 1.725W 17.9%

29% 5mm L1
30kHz
40kHz
50kHz

900
850
800
750
700

(ns)

650
600
550
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

(W)

5 30kHz 167ns

4
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30kHz 9.65W
167ns
5 30kHz 167ns

2.2
2 m 15mm L2 452 m 790 nm
M3 790nm 1:0.8
320m
6

52%
12

Y =-1.49648+0.51685 X

10

0.7

0.6

(W)

(W)

Y =-0.03348+0.46502 X

0.8

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

0
10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

0.0

(W)

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

(W)@40kHz

7 40kHz 2 m
46.5% 15mm L2 2 m

2 m
452 m 790 nm 1

10.92W 0.69W 0.769W 4.1W 4.43W

0.769W 10.2W 10.92W 4.16W
4.43W

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5.0

0.110W
0.289W
0.476W
0.690W
0.769W

4.5

18

3.5

16

3.0

14

(W)

4.0

0.110W
0.289W
0.476W
0.690W
0.769W

20

2.5
2.0

12
10
8

1.5

6
1.0

4
0.5

2
0.0
4

10

11

12

10

11

12

(W)

(W)

PO

PS

PO PASE
PS

(1)

PASE

19.5
0.11W 10.9W
2 0.769W 4.64W
(power conversion efficiencyPCE)

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PO

PS

PO PS
PP

PP

(2)

PCE
10 PCE
PCE

PCE
PCE

PCE PCE
47.2% 0.769W 4.64W PCE 17.0%
0.11W 4.64W
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0.110W
0.289W
0.476W
0.690W
0.769W

48
46
44
42

0.110W
0.289W
0.476W
0.690W
0.769W

6.0
5.5
5.0

40
4.5

38

4.0

(W)

36

PCE(%)

34
32
30
28
26
24

3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5

22
1.0

20

0.5

18
16

0.0

10

11

12

(W)

10

11

12

(W)

10 PCE

11

2 m 790nm
2 m (95%)790nm
11
0.769W 10.92W 5.27W 8
4.43W 19% 8
2 m (95%)790nm

12

24.6
0.11W 10.9W 9 19.5 26%
20%

24
22

0.110W
0.289W
0.476W
0.690W
0.769W

56

0.110W
0.289W
0.476W
0.690W
0.769W

26

54
52
50
48
46

20

44
18

42
40

PCE(%)

16
14
12

38
36
34
32

10

30
28

26
6

24

22
20

2
4

10

11

12

10

11

12

(W)

(W)

12

13 PCE

13 PCE 0.11W
PCE 0.289W 0.476W PCE
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 0.69W 0.769W PCE 10

1PCE PCE 54.7% 16%
PCE 19.8% 16% PCE
2 0.476W PCE

790nm 5%

0.69W 0.769W PCE

14 30kHz 167ns
30kHz 172ns

14 30kHz 172ns

2 m (MOPA)

1.7 1.9
(1) 55%(2)
167ns (3) 52%(4)
46.5%(5) 2 m (95%)790nm

2 m (95%)790nm 5.27W
2 m
(1)

(2)
(3) (4)
(5)

PCE (6)
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