(6+1) ×1 Fiber Combiner based on Thermally Expanded Core Technique for High Power Amplifiers

Ke Zhao; Zilun Chen; Xuanfeng Zhou; Zefeng Wang; Houman Jiang

doi:10.1117/12.2185278

14 July 2015 (6+1) x1 fiber combiner based on thermally expanded core technique for high power amplifiers

Ke Zhao, Zilun Chen, Xuanfeng Zhou, Zefeng Wang, Houman Jiang

Proceedings Volume 9532, Pacific Rim Laser Damage 2015: Optical Materials for High-Power Lasers; 953211 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2185278
Event: Pacific Rim Laser Damage, 2015, Jiading, Shanghai, China

Abstract

A high-efficiency pump-signal combiner for high power fiber amplifiers based on thermally expanded core (TEC) technique is reported in this paper. TEC technique is used to fabricate mode-field adapter which allows optimization of signal fibers in a monolithic (6+1) ×1 fiber combiner. The combiner is fabricated by connecting a tapered fiber bundle (TFB) to a passive 25/250 (NA=0.06/0.46) double-clad fiber (DCF). By this method, the coupling efficiency of SMF-28 signal fiber at 1064nm improves from 54% to 92.7%. The average pump coupling efficiencies of six 105/125 (NA=0.15) fibers are measured to be 96.7% at 976nm. Furthermore, the average signal transmission efficiency is around 93.3%. The fabricated fiber combiner is spliced to an Yb-doped DCF for use as an all-fiber amplifier. The slope efficiency is measured to be 71.6%.

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Ke Zhao, Zilun Chen, Xuanfeng Zhou, Zefeng Wang, and Houman Jiang "(6+1) x1 fiber combiner based on thermally expanded core technique for high power amplifiers", Proc. SPIE 9532, Pacific Rim Laser Damage 2015: Optical Materials for High-Power Lasers, 953211 (14 July 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2185278

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