半导体光放大器中光波传输特性研究

根据半导体光放大器(SOA)载流子速率方程和光波在SOA内的传输方程,采用分段的方法计算出光波功率和相位与载流子浓度的关系公式。在泵浦光输入功率分别为5mW和15mW情况下通过仿真得到泵浦光输出波形和归一化转换光波形,其中归一化转换光的波形变化可间接体现不同泵浦光输入功率对SOA内载流子浓度的影响。分析了泵浦光波长和SOA注入电流对探测光的归一化输出、相位和频率啁啾产生的影响。结果表明,随着泵浦光波长的增加,探测光的三种光波特性曲线逐渐趋于平缓。注入电流将会直接影响到SOA的载流子浓度,以此对探测光的输出产生影响,注入电流越大,探测光的频率漂移越远。     

基于受激布里渊散射的可调谐稳定光电振荡器

如何获得频率高、相位噪声低和稳定性高的微波信号一直都是微波光子学领域的研究热点。基于此，提出一种基于受激布里渊散射（SBS）的可调谐光电振荡器（OEO）。实验中光载波和泵浦光来自同一可调谐激光器，利用泵浦光的SBS对光载波的相位调制边带进行放大，通过改变可调谐激光器的输出波长使布里渊频移量发生变化，从而实现输出微波信号的可调谐。实验结果表明，所设计的OEO可以实现频率范围为10.13～10.65 GHz的信号输出，可调谐范围为520 MHz。结构中仅使用了一个相位调制器，无偏压输入器件的引入，这使得所设计的OEO稳定性较高。在20 min内频率漂移小于1 MHz，功率变化小于1.15 dB。     

腔外多普勒频率调制激光稳频方法的研究

利用腔外气体吸收池内的SF_6分子饱和吸收线作为参考频率,并通过振动腔外反射镜使进入吸收池的激光的频率受到多普勒调制,实现了对CO_2激光10P(16)和10P(18)支线频率的闭环锁定,最大频率漂移约为7kHz.该法得到的稳频激光输出不仅无寄生频率调制和幅度调制,并且可将激光频率锁定在独立的分子吸收线中心.     

303MHz高重复频率掺Er光纤飞秒激光器

高重复频率掺Er光纤飞秒激光器在光学频率梳、超高速光学采样等领域具有很重要的作用. 本文采用非线性偏振旋转锁模机理, 在掺Er光纤飞秒激光器中实现了重复频率为303 MHz的锁模脉冲输出. 通过优化腔内色散, 激光器腔内色散在零色散附近偏负值, 锁模后工作在展宽脉冲锁模状态. 在817 mW抽运功率下, 激光器在连续光状态下可以输出125 mW的平均功率, 在锁模状态下可以输出69 mW的平均功率, 脉冲宽度为90 fs. 当抽运功率处于700-817 mW时, 激光器可以实现自启动锁模. 激光器重复频率在5 h内的漂移量为30 Hz.     

高效腔外频率变换紫外激光器

 为了得到高效的腔外频率变换355 nm紫外激光输出,提出了一种利用３块LBO作为非线性频率变换晶体的新方案。采用LD端面泵浦Nd：YAG声光Q开关激光器作为基波源,当入射泵浦功率为25 W、调制频率12 kHz时,获得了6.2 W的1 064 nm激光输出,经过非线性频率变换后,获得了2.7 W的紫外355 nm激光输出,光-光转换率43.4%。     

间隔0.173nm的可调谐多波长布里渊掺铒光纤激光器

使用四端口环行器和可调谐滤波器,设计了一种间隔为双倍布里渊频移的多波长布里渊掺铒光纤激光器.该光纤激光器中使用的四端口环形器可以限制奇次阶斯托克斯光在腔内循环并耦合输出初始泵浦光和偶次阶斯托克斯光,而可调滤波器抑制环形腔所形成的自激振荡模,增加了激发多波长激光的功率,从而增加多波长输出个数及其调谐范围.在布里渊泵浦功率为8dBm、980nm泵浦功率为279mW时,实验获得波长间隔为0.173nm的6个波长的激光输出,输出激光的可调谐范围为28nm.     

小型化外腔可调谐THz参量振荡器

基于LiNbO3晶体垂直表面输出技术,设计了一台小型化外腔THz参量振荡器。利用小型化灯1064 nm脉冲激光器泵浦MgO:LiNbO3,通过优化设计三波非共线相位匹配的光学参量振荡腔结构,实现THz垂直晶体表面输出,减少LiNbO3晶体对THz波的吸收,提高了THz波输出光束质量。当在泵浦光能量为128 mJ、重复频率为10 Hz时,获得THz波的调谐范围为0.69~3.01 THz,在1.6 THz处获得THz波最大平均功率为10.8 W,脉冲宽度为10 ns,对应THz波能量转换效率为8.4310-6。     

半导体泵浦铷蒸气激光实现线偏振基模输出

采用2400 1/mm的平面光栅搭建Littrow外腔压窄半导体激光器输出激光线宽,获得中心波长可调的线宽0.16 nm的半导体激光作为铷蒸气激光的泵浦源.实验中,使用斩波器将泵浦光变为脉宽1 ms,重复频率100 Hz的重复脉冲形式,聚焦进长度为8 mm的铷蒸气泡,泡内充入79 kPa甲烷作为缓冲气体.进入铷蒸气泡的泵浦光峰值功率为1.84 W时,控制铷泡温度在125℃,获得了峰值功率17.5 mW的基模线偏振铷激光输出.     

抽运光强度对光学抽运重水气体产生THz激光的影响分析

利用半经典理论，对脉冲光学抽运重水气体产生THz激光信号过程进行分析，对其中抽运光强度与输出THz信号光之间的关系进行了数值计算和求解，结果表明，THz信号出射光强度跟抽运源入射光强度之间不满足简单的线性关系，而是呈现高阶的非线性关系.在工作介质腔长、气压和工作温度一定的条件下，存在最佳抽运光强度，在一定的抽运光强范围内，THz信号出射光强度与抽运源入射光强度的关系呈现近似线性的增长关系，抽运光能量和信号光能量之间的转换效率相对较高，当抽运光强超过一定值时，由于瓶颈效应的发生会导致THz输出信号的逐步减弱，并产生一定的频率调谐范围.     

连续波抽运气体波导产生太赫兹激光的理论研究

基于速率方程理论,建立了光抽运气体波导产生太赫兹(THz)激光的能量转化模型,理论分析并求解得到抽运光吸收系数、THz小信号增益系数以及THz输出功率表达式.计算结果表明,THz输出功率随工作物质气压的升高先增加后逐渐减少,随抽运功率的增加、输出镜反射率的减小而增加;最佳工作气压随抽运功率的增大而增大;激发态粒子数以及THz光子通量随波导截面径向逐渐减小,而THz小信号增益系数逐渐增加;抽运饱和、弱抽运吸收与激发态工作物质对THz激光的吸收是限制激光转化效率提高的根源;基于该模型的计算结果与相关文献中的实验数据符合较好.     

Frequency measurements of 3 to 11 THz laser lines of CH3OH

We measured the frequencies of 12 far-infrared laser lines generated in a high- frequency Fabry-Perot laser cavity containing methanol, pumped by a CO₂ laser. The frequencies are in the range 2.8 to 11.4 THz (105.4 to 26.2 µm). Ten of the measured frequencies are higher than 7 THz, and help to fill the laser frequency gaps in this region. Five of the measured lines are new. The 11.4 THz line has the highest frequency of an optically pumped laser ever measured with the CO₂ laser heterodyne technique.This work has been financed by the Brazilian Government - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), and by the United States Government - NASA Grant W-18, 623.Contribution of NIST, not subject to U.S. Copyright.     

Transmittance investigation on capacitive mesh on thick dielectric substrates as output windows for optically pumped terahertz lasers

This paper reports that an output window for optically pumped terahertz (THz) laser has been fabricated by depositing a capacitive nickel-mesh on a thick high-resistivity silicon substrate (approximating to 5 mm thick).Unlike the conventional process of depositing a gold film approximating to 100 nm on negative photoresist using electron-beam evaporation,a nickel film approximating to 1.5 μm thick is directly deposited on the clean surface of dielectric substrate using magnetron sputtering and then a positive photoresist is spun onto the nickel metal surface at 6000 r for 60 s.A transmittance spectrum of the output window in a certain frequency range (say,from zero to 1 THz) has been obtained by using THz time domain spectroscopy.Moreover a transmittance spectrum simulated numerically has also been estimated with respect to the output window using the transmission-line model (TLM) containing attenuation component from dielectric substrate.The simulation results show that the TLM can explain well the experimental curve in a certain frequency range from zero to 1 THz.Thus it is demonstrated that the improved optical component can be efficiently used as both output coupler and output window for optically pumped THz lasers.     

光泵NH3分子远红外激光研究

运用量子系统的密度矩阵理论，采用迭代法计算了光泵ＮＨ３分子远红外超辐射和腔式激光的频谱特性和相应的最佳工作气压。理论计算表明相对于超辐射方式，光泵腔式ＮＨ３分子远红外激光具有宽带辐射以及纵向调谐特性，且总的输出光强在一定条件下得到提高，最佳工作气压也较低。在实验上对ＴＥＡＣＯ２－１０Ｒ（８）和９Ｒ（１６）泵浦的Ｎ 红外超辐射和腔式激光器产生的远红外辐射进行了测量。结果表明理论计算与实验结果相符。     

Theoretical study of miniature optically pumped cavity NH3 Far-infrared laser

Miniature optically pumped cavity NH3 Far-infrared laser was studied theoretically, with the length of the FIRL cavity as short as 1.5cm, the dependences of FIRL output power and laser lineshape on operating gas pressure and output coupling condition, and on the effect of laser line saturation broadening were calculated.Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.     

Effects of Buffer Gas on the Output of Optically Pumped NH3 Far-Infrared Cavity Laser

By solving the semi-classical density matrix equations and developing a buffer gas mechanism model, the effects of buffer gas on the output power of optically pumped NH₃ far-infrared cavity laser were calculated and verified by experiment. Our results showed that: the output power of NH₃ far-infrared laser could be increased when certain buffer gas was added into the laser medium, and there existed an optimum ratio of gases mixture and an optimum operating gas pressure which could make the output power of far-infrared laser reach maximum.     

Spectra of optically pumped superradiant and cavity NH3 far-infrared laser

Based on the density matrix theory of quantum system, the spectra of optically pumped superradiant and cavity NH₃ far-infrared (FIR) lasers were calculated by means of iteration method. The calculation showed that, compared with the optically pumped superradiant FIR laser, the cavity laser had a wider band spectrum of FIR emission and a higher output power under certain condition, moreover, the spectra of cavity laser had multi longitudinal-mode structure. Supported by the Research Foundation of Hubei Province Education Committee, PRC     

The optimum pumping power for optically pumped FIR lasers

The relations between the output power of optically pumped FIR laser and the pumping power were studied theoretically by solving the density matrix equation of four-level system by means of the matrix signal flow graph method. The output power density of FIR laser was calculated by iteration method. A set of curves of output FIR power density against pumping power has been obtained. It has found that every of each curve has a maximum point of which the position is different for different pumping detuning. According the these results we predicted that there would exist an optimum pumping power density for an optically pumped FIR laser with certain pumping detuning. This theoretical results would help us to design the optically pumped FIR lasers.     

Operating parameter optimization of optically pumped CH3OH far-infrared laser

By solving the density matrix equations of a quantum system, the output power intensity of an optically pumped CH₃OH FIR laser (CH₃OH-OPFIRL) was calculated by means of iteration method, and the spectral characteristics were got. Base on the calculation, optimization of operating parameters including operating gas pressure, pumped power and output coupling coefficient of the CH₃OH cavity laser were systematically studied. Experimental, a series of FIR emissions of the CH₃OH cavity laser pumped by TEA-CO₂ laser with 9P(16) line were measured. The experimental results were in good agreement with theoretical calculations. The project was supported by the Special Research Foundation of Doctorate Station in University of P.R.C.     

New NH2H4 far-infrared laser lines and their frequencies

We report 25 new far-infrared laser lines and 26 heterodyne frequency measurements in hydrazine. The frequencies range from 1.0 to 5.5 THz with most of the frequencies between 2.5 and 4.0 THz. The lines were generated in a high frequency, far-infrared Fabry-Perot laser cavity pumped by a CO₂ laser. The cavity has a high Q for wavelengths below 150 µm and uses variable coupling to optimize the power for each line.This work has been financed by the Brazilian Government - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), and by the United States Government - NASA grant W-18, 623.Contribution of NIST, not subject to U.S. copyright.     

Highly selective terahertz optical frequency comb generator

Using a 10.5-GHz resonant electro-optic modulator placed inside a resonant optical cavity, we generated an optical frequency comb with a span wider than 3 THz. The optical resonator consists of three mirrors, with the output coupler being a thin Fabry-Perot cavity with a free spectral range of 2 THz and a finesse of 400. Tuning this filter cavity onto resonance with a particular high-order sideband permits efficient output coupling of the desired sideband power from the comb generator, while keeping all other sidebands inside for continued comb generation. This spectrally pure output light was then heterodyne detected by another laser with a frequency offset of the order of 1 THz.