Research on fiber-solid hybrid picosecond laser technology based on serrated aperture beam shaping

The high beam fill factor of the flat-top laser can effectively increase the output power of the laser without damaging the components. A fiber-solid hybrid high-energy picosecond pulsed laser system was studied, which realized the gain bandwidth matching between the fiber laser and the solid-state...

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Main Authors: Shun Li, Yang Yang, Haiqiang Wang, Yunchen Zhu, Meijiao Wang, Chao Ma, Xinmin Fan, Yang Zhao, Huizhe Jing, Daiping Liu
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-03-01
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author Shun Li
Yang Yang
Haiqiang Wang
Yunchen Zhu
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Chao Ma
Xinmin Fan
Yang Zhao
Huizhe Jing
Daiping Liu
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description The high beam fill factor of the flat-top laser can effectively increase the output power of the laser without damaging the components. A fiber-solid hybrid high-energy picosecond pulsed laser system was studied, which realized the gain bandwidth matching between the fiber laser and the solid-state regeneration amplifier. In order to achieve the effective amplification of laser energy, the laser beam expander system and the serrated aperture were used to realize the conversion of Gaussian beam to flat-top beam, and a single-pass amplifier was used to generate a picosecond pulse laser output with a single pulse energy of 2.94 mJ. The front-end of the laser system is a Gaussian picosecond all-polarization-maintaining-fiber laser with an average output power of 400 mW, which is injected into the concave-convex cavity regeneration amplifier for power amplification, and the picosecond pulse laser output with a single pulse energy of 1.73 mJ and a repetition rate of 1 kHz is obtained when the pump current is 50 A. Then, using the laser beam expander system and the serrated aperture, a laser pulse with a flat-top beam energy distribution of 0.9 mJ was obtained, which can maintain a high fill factor within a transmission distance of 200 mm. Finally, a 4 mm diameter Nd:YAG gain module was used for single-pass power amplification to achieve a high-energy picosecond pulse laser output of 2.94 mJ, which has a broad application prospect in the field of laser manufacturing.
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spelling doaj-art-e9418ba0e4d848c09697b0330bbde7cc2025-08-20T02:54:33ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physics2296-424X2025-03-011310.3389/fphy.2025.15724481572448Research on fiber-solid hybrid picosecond laser technology based on serrated aperture beam shapingShun Li0Yang Yang1Haiqiang Wang2Yunchen Zhu3Meijiao Wang4Chao Ma5Xinmin Fan6Yang Zhao7Huizhe Jing8Daiping Liu9Laboratory of Laser Technology and Application, Weifang University, Weifang, ChinaLaboratory of Laser Technology and Application, Weifang University, Weifang, ChinaShandong Haomai Machinery Technology Corporation, Weifang, ChinaOptoelectronic Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Tianjin, ChinaLaboratory of Laser Technology and Application, Weifang University, Weifang, ChinaLaboratory of Laser Technology and Application, Weifang University, Weifang, ChinaLaboratory of Laser Technology and Application, Weifang University, Weifang, ChinaShandong Haomai Machinery Technology Corporation, Weifang, ChinaShandong Haomai Machinery Technology Corporation, Weifang, ChinaShandong Haomai Machinery Technology Corporation, Weifang, ChinaThe high beam fill factor of the flat-top laser can effectively increase the output power of the laser without damaging the components. A fiber-solid hybrid high-energy picosecond pulsed laser system was studied, which realized the gain bandwidth matching between the fiber laser and the solid-state regeneration amplifier. In order to achieve the effective amplification of laser energy, the laser beam expander system and the serrated aperture were used to realize the conversion of Gaussian beam to flat-top beam, and a single-pass amplifier was used to generate a picosecond pulse laser output with a single pulse energy of 2.94 mJ. The front-end of the laser system is a Gaussian picosecond all-polarization-maintaining-fiber laser with an average output power of 400 mW, which is injected into the concave-convex cavity regeneration amplifier for power amplification, and the picosecond pulse laser output with a single pulse energy of 1.73 mJ and a repetition rate of 1 kHz is obtained when the pump current is 50 A. Then, using the laser beam expander system and the serrated aperture, a laser pulse with a flat-top beam energy distribution of 0.9 mJ was obtained, which can maintain a high fill factor within a transmission distance of 200 mm. Finally, a 4 mm diameter Nd:YAG gain module was used for single-pass power amplification to achieve a high-energy picosecond pulse laser output of 2.94 mJ, which has a broad application prospect in the field of laser manufacturing.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2025.1572448/fullbeam shapingserrated apertureflat-top beamsregenerative amplifierpicosecond laser
spellingShingle Shun Li
Yang Yang
Haiqiang Wang
Yunchen Zhu
Meijiao Wang
Chao Ma
Xinmin Fan
Yang Zhao
Huizhe Jing
Daiping Liu
Research on fiber-solid hybrid picosecond laser technology based on serrated aperture beam shaping
Frontiers in Physics
beam shaping
serrated aperture
flat-top beams
regenerative amplifier
picosecond laser
title Research on fiber-solid hybrid picosecond laser technology based on serrated aperture beam shaping
title_full Research on fiber-solid hybrid picosecond laser technology based on serrated aperture beam shaping
title_fullStr Research on fiber-solid hybrid picosecond laser technology based on serrated aperture beam shaping
title_full_unstemmed Research on fiber-solid hybrid picosecond laser technology based on serrated aperture beam shaping
title_short Research on fiber-solid hybrid picosecond laser technology based on serrated aperture beam shaping
title_sort research on fiber solid hybrid picosecond laser technology based on serrated aperture beam shaping
topic beam shaping
serrated aperture
flat-top beams
regenerative amplifier
picosecond laser
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2025.1572448/full
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