Abstract

In this paper, transient thermal effects of the Yb-doped fiber and the laser diode (LD) in high power Yb-doped fiber lasers (YDFLs) are studied theoretically to analyze the transient response of the fiber laser. Based on the transient heat conduction equation, we simulated the temperature variation of the YDF and LD. It is found that the transient response of the laser is mainly affected by the thermally induced wavelength shifting of LDs. We modified the rate equations of the fiber laser according to the temperature variation of the LD. To improve the transient response speed of the fiber laser, we present three methods: (a) raising the cooling temperature, (b) increasing the length of gain fiber, and (c) using the YDF with high doping. Finally, experiments were carried out to verify the theory, and the results are in good agreement.

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