Pang Yuli, Lu Xu, Zhang Xin, Miao Ziheng, Sun Min, Tang Guowu, Li Jialong, Zhao Qilai, Yang Changsheng, Chen Dongdan, Qian Qi, Xu Zhuo
Laboratory of Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China.
Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, International Center for Dielectric Research, School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
Materials (Basel). 2024 Jul 11;17(14):3426. doi: 10.3390/ma17143426.
Yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG)-based optical fiber is one of the research hotspots in the field of fiber lasers due to its combined advantages of a wide doping range of rare earth ions and the high mechanical strength of YAG material, as well as the flexibility and small size of the fiber structure. YAG-based optical fibers and related laser devices can be used in communication, sensing, medicine, etc. A comprehensive review of YAG-based optical fibers is provided in this paper. Firstly, the fabrication processes of YAG-based optical fibers are summarized and the structure and properties of fibers are classified and compared. Secondly, according to the optical wavelength regions, rare earth-doped YAG-based optical fibers for the applications of single-frequency and mode-locked fiber lasers are summarized. Lastly, the development challenges in both the fabrication and applications of YAG-based optical fibers are discussed.
钇铝石榴石（YAG）基光纤因其具有稀土离子掺杂范围广、YAG材料机械强度高以及光纤结构柔韧性好、尺寸小等综合优势，成为光纤激光器领域的研究热点之一。YAG基光纤及相关激光器件可用于通信、传感、医学等领域。本文对YAG基光纤进行了全面综述。首先，总结了YAG基光纤的制备工艺，并对光纤的结构和性能进行了分类和比较。其次，根据光波长区域，总结了用于单频和锁模光纤激光器应用的稀土掺杂YAG基光纤。最后，讨论了YAG基光纤在制备和应用方面的发展挑战。
