{"title":"High-Speed Water-Cooled Rotary Solid-State Laser With Reduced Thermal Effects","authors":"Zhuanglin Qian;Minghai Wang;Xuan Lv;Ying Wang;Peifeng Chen","doi":"10.1109/LPT.2025.3551131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2025.3551131","url":null,"abstract":"This study introduces a high-speed water-cooled rotary laser with an innovative cooling mechanism. Thermal analysis confirms the system’s exceptional heat dissipation capabilities. Compared to traditional rotary disk lasers, this laser fully utilizes high thermal conductivity efficiency of water cooling and low absorption coefficient of the gain medium to reduce thermal stress. We introduce a novel “quasi-rotation” mechanism for the water-cooled rotary laser to resolve the issue of water pipe entanglement. To achieve this, we propose an eccentric rotation design that utilizes a single motor to deliver uniform, high-speed rotation with exceptional stability. Initial experiments demonstrate a maximum output power of 76.5 W, a slope efficiency of 58.2%, and a power conversion efficiency of 52.4%. Output power is primarily limited by the available pump power in our lab. We also analyze the impact of water temperature and rotation speed on output power. Both continuous and pulsed pumping experiments further validate the system’s robust thermal management. Overall, our results highlight the significant potential of “quasi-rotating” water-cooled laser technology to enhance the power output of solid-state lasers.","PeriodicalId":13065,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Photonics Technology Letters","volume":"37 7","pages":"429-432"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143654920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lei Zhang;Hongzhe Ouyang;Yaxin Yu;Jiao Zhang;Min Zhu;Shengbao Wu;Jinbiao Xiao
{"title":"A Polarization-Insensitive 3 dB Power Splitter Based On Inverse-Designed Subwavelength Pixelated Structure","authors":"Lei Zhang;Hongzhe Ouyang;Yaxin Yu;Jiao Zhang;Min Zhu;Shengbao Wu;Jinbiao Xiao","doi":"10.1109/LPT.2025.3550542","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2025.3550542","url":null,"abstract":"The polarization-independent power splitters (PIPSs) are essential for enabling efficient integration in photonic circuits. In this letter, we propose and experimentally demonstrate an ultra-compact, broadband 3 dB PIPS, whose design is based on a sub-wavelength pixelated structure with a footprint of <inline-formula> <tex-math>$2.5times ,, 1.5~mu $ </tex-math></inline-formula>m2. The initial pixelated structure is carefully designed to enhance algorithm robustness of the optimization process, thereby improving efficiency and avoiding local optima. The experimental results show that the insertion loss of both TE0 and TM0 is lower than 1.5 dB within the wavelength range of 1480-1580 nm, while the beam splitting ratio between the two output ports remains above 75%. In addition, the fabrication tolerance of the device is examined to ensure low insertion loss and reflection loss. This ultra-compact on-chip device demonstrates significant potential for advancing high-density integration in optical circuits.","PeriodicalId":13065,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Photonics Technology Letters","volume":"37 7","pages":"433-436"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143654907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Toshiaki Shitaba;Ryo Miyatake;Youichi Fukada;Akihiro Tanabe;Kaito Okada;Masayoshi Sekiguchi;Tomoaki Yoshida
{"title":"310-km FM-Conversion A-RoF-Transmission Experiment Using Chirped Fiber Bragg Gratings","authors":"Toshiaki Shitaba;Ryo Miyatake;Youichi Fukada;Akihiro Tanabe;Kaito Okada;Masayoshi Sekiguchi;Tomoaki Yoshida","doi":"10.1109/LPT.2025.3550504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2025.3550504","url":null,"abstract":"The world’s longest transmission distance for a commercial frequency modulation (FM)-conversion analog-radio over-fiber system exceeds 300 km. This system multiplexes community antenna television /broadcasting satellite / communication satellite video signals with frequencies from 90 MHz to 2.1 GHz, converts them into optical signals, and transmits them from the broadcaster building to customer houses. In the FM-conversion system, dispersion compensating fibers (DCFs) are used to compensate for the chromatic dispersion generated in the transmission optical fiber. However, due to the risk of DCF depletion in the long term, it is necessary to consider alternative dispersion-compensation configuration. Therefore, we propose a chirped fiber Bragg grating (CFBG) dispersion-compensation configuration and conducted an FM-conversion long-distance- transmission experiment using this configuration and evaluated its applicability. We clarified that the carrier-to-noise ratio is improved by arranging CFBGs in front of the transmission fiber, compared with using DCFs.","PeriodicalId":13065,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Photonics Technology Letters","volume":"37 8","pages":"437-440"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143688084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiacheng Feng;Lin Jiang;Lianshan Yan;Anlin Yi;Wei Pan
{"title":"64-Gbit/s Optical-Domain Encrypted Chaotic Secure Communication Over 110-km Commercial Fiber","authors":"Jiacheng Feng;Lin Jiang;Lianshan Yan;Anlin Yi;Wei Pan","doi":"10.1109/LPT.2025.3550567","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2025.3550567","url":null,"abstract":"As a physical layer secure transmission scheme, optical chaotic communication has garnered significant attention for its notable advantages in transmission rate and transmission distance. However, issues like fiber link damage and hardware mismatches between transmitter and receiver hinder its advancement to higher speeds and longer distance. In this letter, we experimentally demonstrate chaotic secure communication of a 64 Gbit/s PAM-4 signal transmitted over 250km using a chaotic optoelectronic oscillator (OEO) system, achieving record-breaking capacity-distance products of 16000-Gbit/s•km in optical-domain encrypted chaotic secure communication using single-core SMF. In our laboratory validation, we utilized ultra-low-loss (~0.155dB/km), large-effective-area (<inline-formula> <tex-math>$sim 150~mu $ </tex-math></inline-formula>m2) SMF to reduce link losses and enhance OSNR at the receiver. A multi-span dispersion-managed fiber link, along with decision-directed least-mean square (DD-LMS) algorithm, is employed to address amplitude distortion caused by the fiber, modulation, and synchronization mismatches. Furthermore, we also successfully demonstrated in a 110-km deployed commercial optical fiber in Chengdu, China, presenting a cost-effective approach to strengthening commercial optical network security.","PeriodicalId":13065,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Photonics Technology Letters","volume":"37 7","pages":"425-428"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143654922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High Sensitivity Temperature Sensing Based on Intermodal Coupling of a Tapered Multicore Fiber","authors":"Ying Chen;Wei Zhang;Yubo Liu;Yuxuan Qi;Jiacheng Lv;Zhuoran Yu;Hailong Liu;Jiasheng Ni;Yanjie Zhao","doi":"10.1109/LPT.2025.3549906","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2025.3549906","url":null,"abstract":"A high-sensitivity fiber-optic temperature sensor consisting of a cascaded structure of multimode fiber (MMF), tapered seven-core fiber (TSCF) and multimode fiber (MMF) is proposed. The characteristics of the MMF-TSCF-MMF structure, referred to as the MTSCM, are analyzed and simulated using the beam propagation method (BPM) both before and after the seven-core fiber (SCF) is tapered. Simulations indicate a fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) is formed within the structure. Both simulation and experimental results demonstrate that the MTSCM structure exhibits a stronger evanescent field and more surrounding core and cladding modes. A sensitivity of −760 pm/°C is achieved by using MTSCM structure sensor in temperature measurement, significantly higher than that of the MSCM structure sensor. The proposed sensor holds a great potential for marine environment detection.","PeriodicalId":13065,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Photonics Technology Letters","volume":"37 7","pages":"417-420"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143654919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}