• Optics and Precision Engineering
  • Vol. 30, Issue 20, 2430 (2022)
Hangzhou DONG1,2, Tingwu GE1,2,*, Wei LIU3, Yu FAN3, and Zhuocheng TIAN1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Laser Engineering, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing0024, China
  • 2Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laser Technology, Beijing10014, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Electro-Optical Countermeasures Test & Evaluation Technology,Luoyang47100, China
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    DOI: 10.37188/OPE.20223000.0126 Cite this Article
    Hangzhou DONG, Tingwu GE, Wei LIU, Yu FAN, Zhuocheng TIAN. Picosecond pulsed near infrared supercontinuum laser[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2022, 30(20): 2430 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    To meet the application requirements of photoelectric countermeasures, hyperspectral lidar, and optical coherence tomography, among others, nIR supercontinuum output with high flatness must be obtained and the effect the backwardness of light enhancement on the stability of a laser system during nonlinear amplification should be prevented. The experiment employed a picosecond pulse laser seed source with nonlinear frequency component, and the laser was built with a fiber nonlinear amplifier to produce supercontinuum output directly, solving the problem of returning light effectively. Using the nonlinear fiber amplifier to generate supercontinuum is an effective way to realize a high-power supercontinuum light source. The method combines the laser gain amplification process with the nonlinear supercontinuum broadening process, achieving simple and compact system structure. The SESAM passive mode-locked picosecond pulse was used to achieve a first-order Stokes frequency broadening through two-stage amplification. Finally, a third-stage nonlinear fiber amplifier was used to realize a near-infrared supercontinuum output power of 56 W at a wavelength range of 950~1650 nm, flatness of 10 dB (excluding pump light), and opto-optical conversion efficiency of 48%.
    Hangzhou DONG, Tingwu GE, Wei LIU, Yu FAN, Zhuocheng TIAN. Picosecond pulsed near infrared supercontinuum laser[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2022, 30(20): 2430
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