采用新型谐振腔镜的高效可调谐波光器

采用波长变以反射率镜作为可调谐激光器谐振腔的输出镜,大大提高了可调谐激光器的整体运转效率和时间特性参数。     

采用新型谐振腔镜的高效可调谐激光器

采用波长变反射率镜作为可调谐激光器谐振腔的输出镜, 大大提高了可调谐激光器的整体运转效率和时间特性参数     

一种全光纤波长可调谐环路反射镜

介绍了一种全光纤波长可调谐环路反射镜。在试验温度改变140℃时，反射波长调谐了36nm，覆盖了光纤通信的C波段。对全光纤波长可调谐反射镜的反射波长的测试及调谐原理进行了分析。     

宽调谐范围垂直腔面发射激光器特性分析及设计

运用光学传输矩阵和有限元方法对波长可调谐垂直腔面发射激光器(VCSELs)的波长调谐范围进行了研究.对中心波长为980nm的可调谐VCSELs的波长调谐特性和微电子机械系统(MEMS)悬臂梁结构进行了设计，并进行了实验研究.结果表明，MEMS可调谐VCSELs调谐特性同时受到光波谐振腔结构和悬臂梁最大位移的共同影响.在悬臂梁几何尺寸和激光器有源区结构一定的条件下，通过优化可调谐VCSELs的牺牲层厚度可实现大范围波长调谐.同时，对可调谐VCSELs整体结构进行了设计，计算结果显示波长调谐范围达到30nm以 关键词： 悬臂梁 可调谐垂直腔面发射激光器     

聚合物阵列波导光栅的大范围电-光波长调谐滤波器

从阵列波导光栅的光栅方程入手,分析了聚合物阵列波导光栅采用电.光效应进行波长调谐的原理,提出了具有单推挽结构和双推挽结构的电.光波长可调谐滤波器.并用Optiwave软件分别对无推挽结构和推挽结构波长调谐器进行了计算机仿真.结果表明:当外加电压从－100 V 增加到+100 V 时,前者的波长调谐范围约为5 nm,而后者中,单推挽结构的波长调谐范围为约10 nm,双推挽结构的波长调谐范围可达20 nm.     

用半导体激光器作调制器的双波长可调谐锁模光纤激光器

提出一种用法布里—珀罗腔半导体激光器(F—PLD)作调制器，用线性凋啾光栅(LCFG)进行波长选择的双波长环形腔主动锁模光纤激光器。利用线性凋啾光栅在腔内的色散效应使两个波长的光脉冲通过饵光纤(EDF)时在时域上分开，从而威小了不同波长的光脉冲同时通过饵光纤时造成的竞争，因此可以在室温下获得波长间隔较小的稳定的双波长光脉冲输出。实验中成功地获得了重复频率约为2GHz，波长间隔为0．92nm的稳定双波长光脉冲，并通过调谐线性凋啾光栅中心波长的位置使激光波长可以在约3nm范围内调谐。     

DFB激光二极管电流-温度调谐特性的解析模型

从DFB型激光二极管调谐机理出发,提出了电流-温度调谐特性的解析模型,通过实验测量结果辨识出模型参数,将模型应用于四个不同厂家的DFB型二极管激光器,得到激光器电流-温度调谐的解析模型;将模型预测值与实验测量值比较,相关系数均在0.9999以上.同时,利用CO₂气体的多个吸收谱线测量激光的波长,验证了解析模型的预测波长值,与HITRAN谱库中CO₂气体吸收波长的误差在3 pm内.解析模型能够精确预测激光器在快速调谐过程中的瞬态输出波长,其精度能够满足光谱分析、光 关键词： DFB激光二极管 调谐机理 解析模型 电流调谐和温度调谐     

宽范围可调谐内腔液晶垂直腔面发射激光器设计与研究

为增加可调谐激光器的波长调谐范围,提高系统的可靠性和稳定性,基于液晶的电控双折射特性,设计了一种中心波长为852 nm的内腔液晶可调谐垂直腔面发射激光器结构。分析了该结构获得宽范围波长调谐和单偏振稳定输出的物理原理,利用传输矩阵法进一步计算整个器件下不同液晶层厚度所对应的反射谱,得出不同液晶厚度和折射率下激光器的激射波长。结果表明,液晶可调谐激光器单偏振波长调谐范围达到31 nm,调谐效率大于10 nm/V。     

基于多模光纤滤波器的可调谐掺铒光纤激光器

研究了一种新型、全光纤、宽带可调谐环形腔掺铒光纤激光器。该激光器利用由单模-多模-单模光纤组成的滤波器实现波长可调谐及激光器的全光纤结构。该滤波器将多模光纤缠绕在偏振控制器上,两端分别与一段单模光纤相连,通过调整偏振控制器的状态,实现了中心波长1542～1560nm的不同激光输出。单波长连续可调谐激光器的波长可调范围为18nm,边模抑制比大于40dB,3dB线宽为0.096nm;进一步调整偏振控制器的状态和抽运功率,实验同时得到了连续可调谐的双波长、三波长等多波长激光输出。对于可调谐的多波长激光器,通过调整偏振控制器的状态,可实现波长间隔及输出中心波长两者可调。     

互注入锁定产生双波长可调谐光脉冲的实验研究

报道了两个增益开关调制的法布里-珀罗半导体激光器互注入锁定实验方案,可产生双波长可调谐光脉冲。该装置对两个结构基本相同的法布里珀罗半导体激光器做增益开关调制,产生多模光脉冲输出;然后利用两个光纤光栅作为滤波元件,通过调节可调谐光延迟线(VODL2),可使得双波长光脉冲在两个法布里-珀罗激光器之间相互注入锁定．从而在输出端得到高边模抑制比的双波长光脉冲输出。然后再通过应力作用在两个光纤光栅上以改变它们的反射波长和适当调整另一个可调谐光延迟线(VODLI)长度．可得到不同的双波长的光脉冲输出,而重复频率保持524．6MHz不变。在13．2nm调谐范围内边模抑制比高于25dB．系统稳定且波长调节方便。     

Novel discretely tunable narrow linewidth fiber laser with uniform wavelength spacing

A novel configuration of the tunable fiber laser with uniform wavelength spacing in dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) application is proposed. The ring type tunable fiber laser consists of an all-fiber comb filter which determines the wavelength spacing, and a piece of adjustable fiber grating to select the discrete lasing wavelength for WDM application. The proposed all-fiber ring type tunable laser has potential application in the DWDM and other optical systems due to its advantages such as narrow linewidth, easy tuning, uniform wavelength interval, etc..     

Optimization of Brillouin pump wavelength location on tunable multiwavelength BEFL

Optimization of Brillouin pump (BP) wavelength location on tunable multiwavelength Brillouin-erbium fiber laser (BEFL) with BP pre-amplified technique is experimentally investigated. The tunable multiwavelength BEFL is achieved by utilization a tunable band-pass filter in a laser cavity. The optimum BP power and BP wavelength location within the filter bandwidth is determined in order to obtain the maximum stable output channels. Optimum distance of launching the BP wavelength is found at 0.80 nm shorter from the center wavelength of the filter bandwidth. 15 stable output channels are achieved from the tunable fiber laser system within the optimum range of BP power which is found to be between 5.2 to 5.7 dBm.     

Rapidly tunable all-optical wavelength converter based on single semiconductor optical amplifier delay interferometer

We demonstrate a rapidly tunable 10 Gb/s all-optical wavelength converter based on a semiconductor optical amplifier delay interferometer and a tunable laser. It uses a 16-channel 100 GHz-spacing digitally tunable multifrequency laser based on a novel external-cavity laser design. The bit sequence on the incoming wavelength is converted alternatively to different wavelengths. Power penalties are 1.1 dB for 30 ns guard-time spacing between wavelength packets.     

Observation of 280 nm and 298 nm ultraviolet emissions in sodium vapor

Dye laser output around 578 nm is utilized to pump sodium vapor confined in a heatpipe. Fixed wavelength ultraviolet emissions at 280 nm and 298 nm are observed for the first time and can be explained by anti-Stokes Raman scattering and two photon emission respectively. In addition, there are tunable emission lines around 280 nm and 298 nm, the frequencies of which vary with pump laser wavelength. These tunable lines can be explained by four-wave mixing schemes.     

利用光频梳提高台阶高度测量准确度的方法

提出一种利用光频梳和可调谐半导体激光器提高台阶高度测量准确度的方法. 通过将可调谐激光器锁定至光频梳,可对激光器的输出波长进行精确锁定与测量.基于可调合成波长链原理,利用锁定后的半导体激光器构建了一套台阶高度测量方案,该方案可消除合成波长误差对台阶高度测量不确定度的影响. 采用一台可调谐半导体激光器和光频梳进行了5000 s的连续锁定实验, 结果表明,锁定后的可调谐半导体激光器的频率稳定度达 1.8×10^-12.该方法的理论测量不确定度约为7.9 nm, 且测量结果可溯源至时间频率基准.     

A reconfigurable multiwavelength fiber laser with switchable wavelength channels and tunable wavelength spacing

We report the experimental demonstration of a reconfigurable multiwavelength fiber laser source with switchable wavelength channels and tunable wavelength spacing by spectrum slicing a broadband light source using a tunable comb filter. The tunable comb filter is based on a thermally-induced linearly-chirped fiber Bragg grating (LCFBG). As an example to demonstrate the effectiveness of the method, two wavelength channels with various wavelength spacings and eight wavelength channels with ∼1.6 nm wavelength spacing were experimentally demonstrated. All the wavelength channels have rejection ratios of greater than 20 dB, and very small 3-dB linewidths of ∼10 pm. The multiwavelength optical source has such unique advantages as simple all-fiber structure, switchable wavelength channels, tunable wavelength spacing, very narrow linewidths, and stable room-temperature operation.     

100nm宽光谱可调谐掺饵光纤激光器

采用1480 nm大功率激光二极管双向抽运，新型铋基掺饵光纤做增益介质，基于旋转法布里-珀罗腔的可调谐滤波器和带通滤波器做选频装置的宽光谱环形腔可调谐光纤激光器，可实现100 nm（1523~1623 nm）激光波长程控连续可调谐输出，激光输出功率大于1.58 mW，3 dB带宽小于0.1 nm，波长重复性准确度小于0.01 nm.     

向列相液晶染料可调谐激光器的研究

对向列相液晶染料的可调谐激光器进行了光学特性研究. 以650 nm为中 心波长设计了SiO₂和TiO₂多层膜的一维光子晶体, 以激光染料与向列相液晶的混合物作为增益介质层, 制备了波长可调谐激光器.用Nd: YAG倍频脉冲激光器输出的532 nm激光抽运所制备的激光器样品得出如下光学特性: 激光发射波长随温度调谐范围为605.5---639.8 nm, 达到34.3 nm, 随电压调谐范围为634.5---619.5 nm, 达到15 nm. 发射激光每脉冲的阈值能量为12.3 μJ, 激光线宽小于1 nm.     

Tunable two-wavelength lasing of Ti: Al_2O_3 and its two-wave mixing in β-BaB_2O_4

A tunable Ti: sapphire laser with a symmetric two-channel dispersive resonator operated simultaneously at two wavelengths was obtained. The delay between λ_1 and λ_2 pulses did not exceed a few nanosecond. Independent tunable range of each output wavelength is 720-820nm, and the maximum wavelength difference was about 55nm. The competition and connectivity between two waves have been observed. The frequency suming and doubling of the two waves generated in BBO were also obtained.     

Simultaneous two-wavelegth tunable dye laser with no mode competition and with a wavelength separation of more than 200 nm

A versatile simultaneous two-wavelength tunable dye laser is described. The two wavelengths are generated by means of a novel pumping arrangement which is suitable for operating with a linewidth between 0.001 nm and the broadband regime. There is no mode competition between the two wavelengths and the power ratio is continuously variable. If required, separate dyes can be used to generate the two wavelengths so facilitating a broad range of wavelength separations. Each wavelength is independently tunable but only one dispersive element is required in the cavity.