掺杂浓度和初始温度对热容激光器应力分布的影响

建立了闪光灯抽运热容型钕玻璃棒状激光器的模型,计算并分析了棒内的温度和应力分布.结果表明,棒的掺杂浓度和初始温度对热容激光器的应力分布有影响.所得结果对热容激光器的设计、安全运行和运行成本的降低有实际应用意义.     

端侧面组合抽运DPL热透镜效应研究

通过数值计算发现：在端侧面组合抽运DPL中,晶体横截面上的温度分布接近于轴对称分布,并且端面抽运功率占有率越大,温度分布越接近于轴对称分布。将端侧面组合抽运DPL中的热效用等效薄透镜近似,给出了等效热透镜焦距的计算方法,分析了组合抽运引起的热透镜效应对基横模振荡光的光斑尺寸和衍射损耗的影响。在总抽运功率一定的情况下,端面抽运功率占有率的变化对热透镜焦距有一定的影响,占有率越大,热透镜焦距越长。提高端面抽运功率占有率,可在一定程度上减小热透镜效应对振荡光束尺寸和衍射损耗的影响。     

固体激光棒热透镜焦距的测量

固体激光棒中的热透镜效应对激光器的性能有很大的影响.在固体激光器的热稳腔的设计中也需要知道激光棒的热透镜焦距的数值,因此测量激光棒的热透镜焦距是必要的和有意义的.我们采用类似于文献[1]中的方法,测量了三种常用的固体激光棒在泵浦期间和泵浦后,各个时刻的热透镜焦距的数值.在单脉冲泵浦期间,红宝石、Nd:YAG和钕玻璃三种激光棒的热透镜焦距均为负值. 测量热透镜焦距的原理如图1所示.设He-Ne探测激光束的束腰半径为ω0,束腰和光阑离热透镜的距离分别为d1和d2。ωn和ωm分别为存在热透镜(例如负透镜)和无热透镜时探测激光束到达光…     

利用输出功率测量激光二极管端面抽运的固体激光器热透镜焦距

运用谐振腔变换圆理论,详细分析了激光二极管抽运的Nd:YVO4平行平面腔固体激光器振荡光在晶体内的基模光斑半径随抽运功率变化的U形曲线.提出在适当腔长情况下激光器的输出功率随抽运功率变化曲线上将出现凹陷或尖峰现象,利用曲线上的凹陷和尖峰可以测量激光晶体的热透镜焦距.同时在理论分析的基础上进行了实验,实验结果与理论分析相符合 关键词： Nd:YVO4 热透镜焦距 固体激光器 谐振腔变换圆     

激光热透镜焦距测量实验及其公式改进

通过平平非稳腔法对激光热透镜焦距进行了实验测量,研究了不同抽运光束腰位置对热透镜焦距的影响.从理论上引入抽运光远场发散角和束腰位置,对端面抽运激光晶体热透镜焦距公式进行了改进.     

LDA侧面抽运棒状激光器热透镜效应的有限单元法分析

建立了激光二极管阵列端面抽运棒状激光介质的数值模型.考虑到介质与空气的对流换热和介质的热力学参量随温度的变化,根据经典热传导方程和热弹性方程,运用有限单元法,得出了棒状介质内瞬态温度、热应力和应变的分布.分析了热透镜焦距随抽运功率的变化规律,所得的规律与有关文献相符合.理论分析结果可为激光二极管阵列抽运固体激光器的结构优化设计和实验提供理论参考.     

LDA侧面抽运棒状激光器热透镜效应的有限单元法分析

建立了激光二极管阵列端面抽运棒状激光介质的数值模型.考虑到介质与空气的对流换热和介质的热力学参量随温度的变化,根据经典热传导方程和热弹性方程,运用有限单元法,得出了棒状介质内瞬态温度、热应力和应变的分布.分析了热透镜焦距随抽运功率的变化规律,所得的规律与有关文献相符合.理论分析结果可为激光二极管阵列抽运固体激光器的结构优化设计和实验提供理论参考.     

高功率高重复频率全固态激光器热透镜效应补偿与分析

将kHz高功率固体激光器增益介质当作厚透镜处理,建立了热透镜效应分析的理论模型,使用矩阵的方法对等效热透镜腔进行分析.对增益介质抽运均匀性进行了改善,通过分析模拟计算结果,设计了混合非稳腔结构,选择了最佳凸面镜曲率半径对热透镜效应进行补偿.试验结果表明,补偿效果明显,kHz高功率全固态激光器的光束发散角优于1.3 mrad.     

热透镜控制激光光束质量技术研究

在端面抽运固体激光器中,就如何改善在高抽运功率时输出激光的光束质量,提出一种激光器的设计方法。在激光器谐振腔中放入多根掺杂浓度不同的激光介质,利用激光介质内部产生的热透镜控制抽运光和基模振荡光的空间分布,并且最大限度地使抽运光的分布区和基模振荡光分布区重叠,实现抽运光与基模振荡光在空间上高度匹配,进而提高抽运光能量的利用效率和振荡光的光束质量。实验表明,在不同抽运功率下,抽运光和基模振荡光在晶体内部的光斑的空间分布可通过热透镜加以控制。在端面抽运功率200 W附近时,实现了抽运光与基模振荡光较高程度匹配,光束质量因子M2由14.7改善为4.1。     

高功率固体激光器中抽运光和热效应的相互作用分析

大功率固体激光器中,由于抽运光分布和热效应之间存在复杂的相互作用,所以在对热效应的理论分析中不能沿用小功率下的处理方法,否则会带来很大的误差。提出一种反复迭代的数值处理方法,充分考虑抽运光和热效应之间的相互作用,在此基础上,对一些典型的端面抽运固体激光器的热效应和抽运光分布进行了分析,研究了不考虑这种相互作用所带来的理论计算的误差。将介质对抽运光的吸收长度和粗估的热透镜焦距进行比较,提出了一个用于判断热效应和抽运光相互作用强度的参数K,根据K的值可以判断在理论分析中是否需要考虑两者的相互作用。研究表明,当K小于0.1时,抽运光和热效应相互作用所产生的影响小于3%。     

双端抽运热容激光器温度特性分析

通过对激光二级管阵列双端抽运热容激光器晶体的分析,建立了热传导模型及边界条件.利用有限元方法模拟了晶体的温度场分布,并分别对抽运光斑直径、抽运持续时间、抽运光强和晶体端面尺寸等因素对温度场分布的影响进行了分析,得到了热容工作模式下的激光器温度特性.结果表明,晶体端面温差随抽运光斑直径的增大先增后减,存在一个极大值,并且在不同抽运光强下,出现端面温差极大点时的抽运光斑直径不变.     

低功率激光热透镜效应的模拟及研究

与高功率激光相比,低功率激光更安全,其热透镜效应对激光功率变化更敏感,更适合用于实验教学.本文利用有限元法模拟低功率激光的热透镜效应,模拟介质温度场和等效热透镜焦距,定量探究低功率激光热透镜焦距与激光功率以及介质热吸收率、厚度的关系.模拟结果与实验数据符合良好,为探究低功率激光热透镜效应实验提供理论依据.     

Influences of pump beam distribution on thermal lensing spherical aberration in an LD end-pumped Nd:YAG laser

A numerical investigation is made on the thermal lensing and spherical aberration effect in an LD end-pumped Nd:YAG laser. Based on the finite element method (FEM), the laser rod temperature distribution is calculated and the focal length of the thermal lens is deduced, the influences of pump beam on the thermal lensing spherical aberration are mainly studied. The results show the thermal lens which focal length varied with the radial coordinate r is not an ideal lens. Given the heat dissipation boundary conditions, the radial dependent focal length will be shortened when the pump power raised or the waist radius of the pump beam reduced, meanwhile the radial differences of the focal length will decrease when the pump power increased. For a Super-Gaussian profile pump beam, the higher the exponent number, the more similar to flat top the pump beam is, and the less the radial differences of the focal length are.     

Characteristics of a birefringence compensation scheme in nd3+ : Yag rods using a polarization rotator and imaging optics

A numerical model based on ray optics formulation taking the optical path length into account was described and applied to numerical investigations on a thermal birefringence compensation scheme proposed and experimentally demonstrated by Q, Lüet al. [Opt. Quantum Electron.28 (1996) 57]. Taking into consideration the thermal lensing effects of laser rods depolarization losses and spatial intensity profiles of depolarized beams were calculated for the scheme. It was theoretically confirmed that using a polarization rotator and imaging optics effective compensation for the birefringence in rods is possible for a wide range of pumping power.     

Transient thermal lensing measurement in a laser diode pumped NdxY1−xAl3(BO3)4 laser using a holographic shearing interferometer

A new technique for measuring a thermal lens, using a holographic shearing interferometer is presented. This technique was used to measure transient thermal lensing in a laser diode pumped NYAB laser. The measured thermal lensing power was proportional to the pumping laser diode intensity, with a gradient of 1.1 × 10⁻¹ m⁻¹ mm²/W. The transient response time of the thermal lens was 1.5 s, this value being consistent with the temporal decline of the second harmonic power.     

降低端面泵浦DPL热噪声的补偿法

通过对端面泵浦DPL谐振腔结构参数的分析，发现选择适当谐振腔参数可降低输出光的热噪声。提出引入一个起钝化作用的补偿镜，以减小热不稳定性对振荡光的影响，实验证明这种方法切实可行。     

Review of the formula of thermal focal length in side-pumped laser rods

The expressions of focal length in side-pumped rod lasers are studied. Good agreement is obtained between simulation and experiments reported previously, using Koechner's theory. The results reveal that underestimation of thermal lens accrues from overestimating the material's thermal conduction and without considering the nonuniform heat deposit. In the case of Nd:YAG rods, temperature-dependent variation of the refractive index constitutes the major contribution of thermal lensing, whereas the temperature- and stress-dependent variations of the refractive index make the major contributions of thermal lensing for Nd:Glass rod lasers.     

Measurement of thermal lensing in a power amplifier of a terawatt Ti:sapphire laser

We have measured detailed thermal lensing in a power amplifier of a terawatt Ti:sapphire laser operating at 50 Hz. The thermal lensing in the amplifier was evaluated by measuring the optical path difference (OPD) using a Shack–Hartmann-type wavefront sensor. It was found that the radial dependence of the OPD was almost quadratic in the pumping region, despite inhomogeneous pumping. Therefore, a simple spherical lens or convex mirror effectively compensates for the thermal lens in our amplifier. We found that the thermal lens profile was temporally stable, and did not degrade the pointing stability of the amplified laser pulses. We also found that the time constant of the thermal distortion in our power amplifier was approximately 0.5 s. Received: 3 September 2001 / Revised version: 23 January 2002 / Published online: 14 March 2002     

10 kHz 40 W Ti:sapphire regenerative ring amplifier

A cryogenically cooled Ti:sapphire regenerative ring amplifier was developed as a laser for generating a laser-produced plasma light source. With a 10 kHz 180 W pump laser, the amplifier output is 40 W before compression and 26 W after compression. We believe it to be the current highest average-power output from a single stage Ti:sapphire amplifier. The effective focal length of the thermal lens is measured to be 2.2 m at 100 K for 180 W of pump power. With a 1 m focal length lens placed in the resonator, the effect of a thermal lens on the resonator mode is suppressed. High conversion efficiency is achieved for the whole pumping power range without any additional measures for thermal compensation.     

LD泵浦固体激光器基模振荡光的场分布噪音

通过调整泵浦光直径,使得LD端面泵浦固体激光器的振荡光工作于基模.在排除高阶横模的条件下,测量了由于热透镜的不稳定引起的光场场分布的噪音.实验发现,基模振荡光的高斯半径、光束指向角都在波动,而且光斑存在畸变波动.对一个未采取抑制措施的2W连续LD端面泵浦Nd:YAG固体激光器进行了测量.结果表明,在总功率不变的情况下,激光束峰值点附近的光强波动达到6.3%;激光的高斯半径波动达到5.8%;激光的指向角波动达到0.3mrad.