1.01 kW superfluorescent source in all-fiberized MOPA configuration.

We present a high power all-fiberized master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) structured superfluorescent source based on dual-cladding ytterbium-doped fiber. The seed source is a 0.814 W homemade amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) source. Two-stage high power fiber amplifier is utilized to boost the seed power to 1.01 kW with a beam quality of M(x)(2) = 1.688 and M(y)(2) = 1.728. The central wavelength of the output light is 1074.4 nm, and the full width at half maximum (FWHM) linewidth is about 8.1 nm. No self pulsing or relaxation oscillation effect is observed and the power fluctuation is less than 2% in 100 seconds continuous operating. In additional, spectral evolution effects of central-wavelength-drifting and linewidth-narrowing of broadband amplification in high power superfluorescent source system are investigated. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of an all-fiberized superfluorescent source with output power exceeding kilowatt.