输出13.5fs激光脉冲的非共线式光参量放大器

利用BBO晶体在400nm的抽运光与信号光夹角为37°时,可同时在可见光范围内很宽的光谱范围里实现相位匹配的特点,实现了在可见光范围内具有极宽输出光谱宽度的飞秒光学参量放大器(OPA)的稳定运转,其输出脉冲能量大于15μJ,转换效率超过15%.并且在仅采用啁啾镜作为脉冲压缩器的情况下,获得了输出脉冲宽度为135fs的极窄光脉冲,其脉冲宽度压缩比高达22倍 关键词： 非共线相位匹配 光学参量放大 啁啾镜     

BBO，LBO，KDP晶体光参量啁啾脉冲放大特性的比较研究

 对BBO，LBO，KDP晶体I类非共线匹配下的光参量啁啾脉冲放大的相位匹配、参量范围、增益特性等进行了理论分析，重点对BBO和LBO的光参量啁啾脉冲放大特性进行了比较。结果表明对于以光参量啁啾脉冲放大系统代替800nm中心波长的Ti:sappire再生放大系统，用BBO晶体可获得更宽的增益带宽，而对1 053nm中心波长的种子光用LBO晶体更好。     

啁啾匹配和同步抖动对光参量啁啾脉冲放大的影响

 通过研究光参量啁啾脉冲放大过程转换效率随泵浦光啁啾参数的变化,以及信号光和泵浦光波长的对应关系,确立了信号光和泵浦光同步时实现线性啁啾匹配的方法。以磷酸二氢钾作为非线性晶体,研究了信号光和泵浦光之间的线性啁啾匹配和时间同步抖动对光参量啁啾脉冲放大后信号光脉冲波形和转换效率的影响。结果表明：在时间同步的情况下,线性啁啾匹配时的信号光脉冲波形很对称,转换效率也较高;在同步抖动程度一定的情况下,不同泵浦光啁啾参数时,信号光的增益及放大后的脉冲波形差异较大;在线性啁啾匹配程度一定时,信号光和泵浦光时间同步抖动越严重,放大信号光的脉冲波形变化越大,信号光增益越小,且转换效率也越低。     

光参量啁啾脉冲饱和放大的增益稳定性

 光参量啁啾脉冲放大（OPCPA）在饱和放大区存在一个增益稳定点，据此设计了一个输出稳定的三级OPCPA系统；第一、二、三级分别选用准相位匹配的周期极化钛氧磷酸钾（PPKTP）晶体、LBO晶体和KDP晶体作为增益介质。饱和放大时，增益随泵浦光强度变化时的增益输出稳定性明显改善，在泵浦光强度抖动低于6%的情况下，各级光参量放大器OPA输出的增益抖动小于1%。前级采用准相位匹配的PPKTP晶体作为增益介质，在远低于破坏阈值的30MW/cm²的泵浦功率密度下，可得到2×10⁵的饱和放大增益和20%的能量转换效率。     

与794nm飞秒激光精确同步的无直流背底的1064nm脉冲光的产生

基于非共线光参量放大(NOPA)，以宽带794nm飞秒激光的倍频光为抽运光，以连续的He-Ne激光为信号光，产生了与宽带794nm飞秒激光精确同步的无直流背底的1064nm的脉冲光.实验结果显示该1064nm的光脉冲可作为光参量啁啾脉冲放大系统的抽运激光链的种子光，从而实现用全光学方法实现OPCPA系统抽运光和信号光的精确同步.还将非共线光参量放大器置于经特殊设计的He-Ne激光腔内，也同样成功得到了无直流背底的1064nm的光脉冲.经一次光参量放大后所得到的1064nm光的光谱和空间啁啾特性与非共线光参量放大器置于He-Ne激光腔外时得到的1064nm的光脉冲相同，而其单脉冲能量约为腔外NOPA的10倍. 关键词： 非线性光参量放大 光参量啁啾脉冲放大 时间同步     

用于超短脉冲扩展的时间望远镜

在理论上系统地研究了具有脉冲扩展功能的时间望远镜系统，时间望远镜主要是利用啁啾脉冲非线性参量转换过程实现的，它具有较高的转换效率和输出傅氏变换极限长脉冲的特点.理论研究和数值模拟计算发现非线性晶体的群速度失配是造成时间像差和转换效率下降的主导因素，在此基础上提出了时间望远镜系统在设计中所应遵循的基本准则，在实验上成功地将70fs光脉冲扩展成了近傅氏变换极限的60ps长脉冲. 关键词： 啁啾脉冲 望远镜 光参量放大     

用光学参量啁啾脉冲放大技术产生TW级激光脉冲系统的最优化设计

用数值模拟的方法,给出了一种适合以纳秒级的高功率钕玻璃激光系统为抽运源的光学参量啁啾脉冲放大(OPCPA)系统的最优化设计.该系统主要由一级LBO预放大器和一级LBO主放大器组成.数值模拟结果表明该系统能够把纳焦级能量的飞秒脉冲放大到焦级,从而产生几十个太瓦(10¹²W)的脉冲输出.这一结果为进一步利用OPCPA技术放大飞秒脉冲产生拍瓦(10¹⁵W)的超短超强激光脉冲输出奠定了基础,从而为强场科学研究提供崭新的技术手段.     

光参量啁啾脉冲放大中时间同步抖动对增益稳定性的影响

 在考虑了光参量啁啾脉冲放大中的脉冲波形、相位失配和时间同步抖动情况下，给出了计算光参量啁啾脉冲放大增益特性更为完善的三波耦合理论模型。并在1 ns的时间同步抖动情况下，对比分析了光参量放大在小信号放大及饱和放大时的增益稳定性。光参量放大的时间同步抖动对增益影响非常大,使放大信号光脉冲的增益光谱发生了明显的偏移，波形不对称和整个增益降低；并且信号光光谱越宽，光参量放大间的时间同步抖动对其增益影响越严重；但随着参量放大增益饱和的出现和加深，信号光和抽运光之间的同步时间抖动对放大信号光的输出强度影响减弱，即在饱和放大处可以获得更稳定的放大信号光输出。     

用光学参量啁啾脉冲放大技术产生TW级激光脉冲系统的最优化设计

用数值模拟的方法,给出了一种适合以纳秒级的高功率钕玻璃激光系统为抽运源的光学参量啁啾脉冲放大(OPCPA)系统的最优化设计.该系统主要由一级LBO预放大器和一级LBO主放大器组成.数值模拟结果表明该系统能够把纳焦级能量的飞秒脉冲放大到焦级,从而产生几十个太瓦(1012W)的脉冲输出.这一结果为进一步利用OPCPA技术放大飞秒脉冲产生拍瓦(1015W)的超短超强激光脉冲输出奠定了基础,从而为强场科学研究提供崭新的技术手段.     

光参量啁啾脉冲放大的逆问题

针对光参量啁啾脉冲放大的逆问题,即如何在给定输出信号光脉冲波形的前提下,通过计算得到输入信号光脉冲波形,提出了相应的计算模型和方法.以分步傅里叶变换和四阶龙格-库塔法为基础,通过数值拟合等方法,建立了输入-输出信号光强之间的定量关系.分别以预期输出信号光脉冲为啁啾高斯脉冲以及具有特定形状的整形脉冲为例,通过逆算得到了相应的输入信号光脉冲波形.研究结果表明,该逆算方法具有原理简单、计算快速准确等优点,可为激光脉冲整形设计提供参考. 关键词： 光参量啁啾脉冲放大 逆问题 啁啾脉冲 脉冲整形     

基于光束偏转的扫描式宽带光参量啁啾脉冲放大

光参量啁啾脉冲放大(OPCPA)是超短激光脉冲领域的重要技术之一,增大增益带宽对提高OPCPA的转换效率、实现宽带光参量放大具有重要的意义.本文将光束偏转和非共线OPCPA有机结合,提出了基于光束偏转的扫描式宽带OPCPA模型.分析了通过光束偏转来时刻改变非共线角,以保证各频率成分的相位匹配,从而增大增益带宽的基本原理.采用提出的扫描式宽带OPCPA,针对800 nm中心波长、带宽约为100 nm信号光的光参量放大进行了数值计算.结果表明:经过扫描式OPCPA后,信号光的带宽与放大之前几乎相同,光谱没有窄化;扫描式OPCPA比固定非共线角方式的放大极大地增加了增益带宽和转换效率,实现了宽带的光参量放大;要满足信号光各频率成分的相位匹配,达到最大的增益带宽和转换效率,需要尽量减小加载到钽铌酸钾(KTa_(1-x) Nb_xO_3, KTN)电光晶体上的电压抖动和电压延时.     

Tunable visible and near-infrared pulse generator in a 5 fs regime

Transform-limited (TL) visible pulses with as short a duration as 4.7 fs with a 5 7J pulse energy have been generated for the first time from a novel noncollinear optical parametric amplifier (NOPA). Both signal-idler group-velocity matching and pulse-front matching are essential to generate coherent down-converted pulses compressible to the TL pulse with more than a 150-THz bandwidth. Tunable operation with bandwidth-limited sub-10-fs pulses in the visible (550-700 nm) and near-infrared (900-1300 nm) ranges, achieved by increasing the seed chirp, is also a remarkable property. The NOPA is believed to be on useful light source for ultrafast spectroscopy on an extremely short time-scale.     

光参量啁啾脉冲放大增益特性研究

 通过对非线性三波耦合方程组进行数值求解，研究了光参量放大的增益特性及饱和放大特性。给出了泵浦光、信号光参数对参量增益的影响及其与晶体饱和长度的关系。且OPA具有传统CPA系统所不具有的优点，将有可能取代传统的CPA系统而作为超短超强激光系统的新型前端。     

Trends in ultrashort and ultrahigh power laser pulses based on optical parametric chirped pulse amplification

Since the proof-of-principle demonstration of optical parametric amplification to efficiently amplify chirped laser pulses in 1992,optical parametric chirped pulse amplification(OPCPA)became the most promising method for the amplification of broadband optical pulses.In the meantime,we are witnessing an exciting progress in the development of powerful and ultrashort pulse laser systems that employ chirped pulse parametric amplifiers.The output power and pulse duration of these systems have ranged from a few gigawatts to hundreds of terawatts with a potential of tens of petawatts power level.Meanwhile,the output pulse duration based on optical parametric amplification has entered the range of fewoptical-cycle field.In this paper,we overview the basic principles,trends in development,and current state of the ultrashort and laser systems based on OPCPA,respectively.     

啁啾匹配OPCPA方案用于消除超短激光脉冲的预脉冲

采用了一种利用啁啾匹配光参量啁啾脉冲放大（OPCPA）技术来消除泵浦脉冲时间窗口内的预脉冲的方法,并对该方法展开了数值模拟研究。分析了泵浦光脉冲形状、预脉冲提前时间等因素对预脉冲消除效果以及信噪比提升情况的影响。通过与传统的非共线OPCPA方案对比,发现啁啾匹配OPCPA方案可以消除掉离主脉冲更近的预脉冲,且它对预脉冲的消除效果受泵浦光脉冲形状的影响较小。     

Hollow fiber for flexible sub-20-fs pulse delivery

Delivery of sub-20-fs pulses through 80 cm of a chirped photonic crystal fiber with chirped-mirror precompensation is experimentally demonstrated. The pulses out of the fiber are within 15% of the bandwidth limit and exhibit a pulse energy of 1 nJ. Peak powers amount to 50 kW directly out of the fiber. Measurements indicate a good pulse contrast with little satellite content. The combination of a specially designed hollow fiber with chirped mirrors sets a new record for the pulse durations directly delivered through a fiber.     

Pulse-front-matched optical parametric amplification for sub-10-fs pulse generation tunable in the visible and near infrared

A noncollinear optical parametric amplifier is presented that generates transform-limited sub-10-fs pulses that are tunable in both the visible and the near infrared (NIR). The pulse-front-matched pump geometry realizes tilt-free signal amplification, and pulses as short as 6.1 fs can be obtained from 550 to 700 nm. The large angular dispersion of the idler specific to the group-velocity-matching interaction is effectively eliminated by a grating-telescope compensator, and 9-fs NIR pulses are also successfully obtained from 900 to 1300 nm. This is believed to be the first tunable sub-10-fs light source.     

Intense 8-fs pulse generation in the deep ultraviolet

By use of the recently developed technique of guided-wave frequency conversion, the generation of sub-10-fs light pulses in the UV has been demonstrated for what is believed to be the first time. Cross-phase modulation of the light in a hollow waveguide produced a bandwidth of 16nm, with a center frequency of 270 nm, at 1 kHz. A simple grating pair was used to compress the pulses to a duration of 8 fs, as measured by self-diffraction frequency-resolved optical gating. In the experiment the compressed energy was greater than 1 muJ , with a peak power of >100 MW ; the technique can be scaled to higher energy. Further improvements should make it possible to generate pulses as short as ~3 fs with this technique.     

Phase matched scanning optical parametric chirped pulse amplification based on pump beam deflection

Combined with the optical beam deflection, a novel approach of phase matched broadband scanning optical parametric chirped pulse amplification(OPCPA) was proposed. For this scheme, there was no superfluous operations to the chirped signal pulse which propagated in a changeless direction straightforward, but the pump beam were deflected in space with time by passing through a KTN crystal, which was applied with varied driving voltage. The theories of phase matching of each chirped signal frequency based on pump beam deflection was analyzed detailedly. And the type-I amplification of chirped signal with 800 nm central wavelength and 20 nm bandwidth pumped by 532 nm in BBO crystal was simulated as a case in point. The simulation results showed that the spectral distribution of chirped signal pulse was almost the same as the initial form, i.e., there was nearly no narrowing on the amplified spectrum by using of the scanning OPCPA based on pump beam deflection. In addition, the simulations demonstrated that it was worth minimizing the voltage deviation applied to KTN crystal as much as possible for the sake of better waveform, larger bandwidth and higher conversion efficiency of amplified signal pulse in the proposed scanning OPCPA.     

基于耗散孤子种子的啁啾脉冲光纤放大系统输出特性

以不同滤波器带宽下获得的全正色散光纤激光器耗散孤子作为啁啾脉冲放大(CPA)系统的种子脉冲, 研究了光栅对和光纤展宽器CPA系统输出脉冲的可压缩性. 结果表明, 对于大能量耗散孤子种子脉冲, 当CPA系统采用正色散光纤展宽器时, 光纤群速色散与自相位调制之间的相互作用不仅可抑制耗散孤子脉冲光谱调制的影响, 还可使脉冲在光纤展宽器中自相似演化, 从而可提高CPA输出脉冲的可压缩性. 通过优化光纤展宽器长度, 对于耗散孤子种子源, 采用光纤展宽器的CPA系统输出脉冲可压缩性与主脉冲所占脉冲总能量之比均优于采用光栅对展宽器时的情况.