Study on optical power alignment technique during the splice of large mode area double-cladding fiber
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Electronic Engineering and Optoelectronic Technology Institute, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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Key Laboratory of Advanced Solid-state Laser Technology of Ministry of Industry and Information, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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Corresponding author:
ZHU Rihong, zhurihong@njust.edu.cn
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Received Date:
2016-04-06
Accepted Date:
2016-06-16
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Abstract
In order to improve the splicing quality of large mode area double-cladding fiber, an optical power alignment system was designed by using NUFERN 20/400μm double-cladding fiber. The cladding light in the cladding layer and the basic-mode light in the core were verified. The relationship between core dislocation and coupling efficiency was analyzed theoretically and verified experimentally. The existence of the cladding light or the higher-order mode in the core reduced the sensitivity of coupling efficiency to core dislocation. After stripping the cladding light and the higher-order mode, the coupling efficiency varies with core dislocation as Gaussian shape. A double-ended pumping fiber laser system with kW level output power was built by using the optical power alignment system, with the maximum output power of 1170W, optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of about 73% and beam quality factor of around 1.22. Quasi-single-mode output of kW level was gotten. The results show that accurate alignment of double-caldding fiber can be achieved with optical power alignment technique. The study is important for the improvement of output performance of high power fiber lasers.
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