Asymmetric taper scrambler for improved pump homogeneity and absorption in side-pumped double-clad fibre lasers

A multimode optical fiber scrambler (MOFS) based on an asymmetric taper is demonstrated. The MOFS contains an adiabatic down-taper transition and an abrupt up-taper transition made into a double cladding fiber. This device improves the pump power absorption by two principal effects which adapt the s...

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Published in:Laser physics letters 2019-08, Vol.16 (8), p.85105
Main Authors: Toral-Acosta, D, Martinez-Rios, A, Selvas-Aguilar, R, Chavez-Gutierrez, F, Porraz-Culebro, T E, Madrazo de la Rosa, K, Salceda-Delgado, G, Guerrero-Viramontes, J A
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Language:English
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fibre laser
optical fibre
tapered fibre
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Summary:A multimode optical fiber scrambler (MOFS) based on an asymmetric taper is demonstrated. The MOFS contains an adiabatic down-taper transition and an abrupt up-taper transition made into a double cladding fiber. This device improves the pump power absorption by two principal effects which adapt the side-coupled cladding light. The first one is to homogenize the ring-shaped light distribution from a side pump combiner before being launched into an active double-clad fiber. Secondly, provided the conservation of etendue, the low NA of that multimode beam is transformed during its propagation through the longer taper transition of the MOFS device. Then, a net NA increment occurs, so that it fills the full input NA of this fiber at the taper waist. The up-taper transition is non-adiabatic for the multimode beam so that it exits from the taper with the transformed NA. The MOFS was inserted into a  >200 W fiber laser cavity and significantly improved the effective pump absorption from 0.6 dB m−1 to 1.8 dB m−1.
ISSN:1612-2011
1612-202X
DOI:10.1088/1612-202X/ab2805