Study on external-cavity semiconductor laser

In this paper, a narrow-band tunable external-cavity semiconductor laser with the Littman set-up is reported. The laser system consists of a semiconductor laser, a blazed grating and an external mirror. Its sideband suppression ratio over 20 dB was obtained. Conveniently tuning in wavelength region of 797.38 - 807.26 nm was achieved. The laser is operating in single frequency with narrow linewidth smaller than 0.06 nm. The output beam has good directional stability when tuned.     

Theoretical study on the laser gain of a multi-stage dye laser amplifier

Theoretical studies on laser gain of a multi-stage dye laser amplifier are presented in this paper. The resultsshow that the influences of amplified spontaneous emission(ASE)and nonlinear absorption of excited-state on the gain are different for different input laser energies and gains. A threshold input intensityexists for a specific system. If the imput intensity is higher than the threshold, the nonlinear absorptionof excited-state will be the main cause for gain decrease. Otherwise, the ASE is the main cause. A newscheme is proposed to calculate the gain of the amplifier by the comparison of the input intensity with theeffective saturation intensity and the choice of the calculation gain method.     

Experimental study on high power all-fiber laser

<正>A high power all-fiber laser is experimentally studied.A monolithic fiber laser system with only one stage of resonator cavity is constructed and 404-W continuous wave(CW) output power is obtained.Its opticalto -optical conversion efficiency is up to 64%.The laser central wavelength is at 1081 nm with the spectral full-width at half-maximum(FWHM) of 2 nm.The laser setup can work with excellent stability;in the long time of high power operation,no thermal distortions or damages are observed.     

Effect of speckle pattern on laser Doppler velocimeters

The effect of speckle pattern on laser Doppler velocimeters is studied theoretically and experimentally. We have found that dynamic speckle patterns can cause error in velocity measurement. Increasing sampling time and using proper signal processing circuits can eliminate this bad effect caused by speckle pattern. The accuracy of velocity measurement is better than 2.1% in a wide velocity range (4.66-468.86 mm/s) when speckle effects are taken into account.     

Experimental investigation on wake profile detection based on laser scattering by bubbles

The optical system for detecting wake profiles based on laser backscattering by bubbles at 180°is reported, in which the monostatic optical geometry is adopted and the power density estimation is used to process bubble scattering signal.The profiles of wakes produced by a two-blade propeller with a diameter of 46 mm at 6000 and 8000 rpm are measured using this system.It is shown that the wake region can be identified,the wake with different shapes can be distinguished,and the fine structure within wakes can be detected.Also,the repeatability of the results is tested experimentally.Results show the feasibility of this system in wake profile detection.     

Study on eight-pass dual-frequency laser interferometer with nanometer precision

Dual-frequency laser interferometer has the advantagesof wide measuring scope, high speed, and high preci-sion. It is widely applied to the precision and super-precision length measuring, especially used in locatingof wafer stage in high precision step and scan lithog-raphy, which is un-substitutable. Though the technol-ogy of dual-frequency laser interferometer was developedand achieved to a relatively mature level, it is still fo-cused because of the exigent requirements in the ad-vanced man…     

Resonant gradient force on atom interacting with laser field

The gradient force, as a function of position and velocity, is derived for a two-level atom interacting with a standing-wave laser field. Basing on optical Bloch equations, the numerical solutions for the gradient force f⊥,n (n = 0,1, 2,3,4, …) pointing in the direction of the transverse of the laser beam are given. It is shown the higher order gradient force plays important role at strong intensity (G = 64), the contribution of them can not be neglected.     

Smith-Purcell free electron laser based on the semi-elliptical resonator

A novel Smith-Purcell(S-P) free electron laser composed of an electron gun,a semi-elliptical resonator,a metallic reflecting grating and a collector,is presented for the first time.This paper studies the characteristics of this device by theoretical analysis and particle-in-cell simulation method.Results indicate that tunable coherent S-P radiation with a high output peak power at millimeter wavelengths can be generated by adjusting the length of the grating period,or adjusting the voltage of the electron beam.The present scheme has the following advantages:the semi-elliptical resonator can reflect all radiation with the emission angle θ and random azimuthal angles,back onto the electron beam with same-phase and causes the electrons to be modulated,so the output power and efficiency are improved.     

Design of new seismometer based on laser Doppler effect

In order to improve the resolution of seismic acquisition,a new seismic acquisition system based on tangential laser Doppler effect with an optimized differential optical configuration is proposed.The relative movement of the inertia object and the immobile frame is measured by laser Doppler effect,which can avoid the electromagnetic and thermometric interference,and the adoption of frequency-modulated (FM) transmission can improve the ability of anti-jamming.The frequency bandwidth is properly determined by analyzing the frequency of the Doppler signal.The velocity, displacement,acceleration, and frequency to be measured can be real-time acquired by frequency/velocity (F/V) converting the FM Doppler signal. A 100-dB dynamic range and the linear frequency range of 1.0 to 1000 Hz are realized.     

Study on 660-nm quasi-continuous-wave intracavity frequency-doubled NdrYAG laser

A quasi-continuous-wave intracavity frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser which operates at 660 nm is studied. By using a flat-flat laser cavity, 2 Kr-lamps, KTP crystal and an acousto-optically Q-switch, 2-W output power at 660 nm is obtained. The relationship between laser cavity length and output power is analyzed.     

Influence of scanning velocity on femtosecond laser direct writing lines on FOTURAN glass

Lines are induced on the surface of a photosensitive(FOTURAN)glass by focused femtosecond laser transverse writing with scanning velocity in a wide range of 40-1800μm/s.The formed lines are analyzed using scanning electron microscope(SEM)and optical microscope(OM).It is observed that three distinct morphologies of lines are produced depending on the scanning velocity.Lines written in low velocity level (40-100μm/s)and high velocity level(1000-1800μm/s)are uniform and regular,while those written in moderate velocity level(150-600μm/s)are rough.The influence of scanning velocity is explained based on different pulses overlapping or cumulative dose of laser exposure in irradiated area.Fabrication of shallow groove on the surface is also demonstrated.     

Micro-Gal laser absolute gravimeter based on high precision heterodyne interferometer

A micro-Gal absolute gravimeter based on high-precision and high-stability heterodyne interferometer is presented.The distance measuring technology of the gravimeter is studied in detail.The experimental results of distance measuring for a free-falling motion show that the high-precision heterodyne interfer- ometer described in this paper can meet the demand of a micro-Gal absolute gravimeter with relative uncertainty of 6.4×10~(-9).Moreover,the heterodyne interferometer is more stable than the Mach-Zehnder interferometer(MZI)which is widely used in present absolute gravimeters.     

Annealing effect on Cr,Yb:YAG laser crystal

The absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra, and lifetimes of as-grown and annealed Cr,Yb:YAG crystal grown by Czochralski technique have been measured. The broad absorption bands in the visible region increase in intensity and shift to long wavelength after annealing, and the additional absorption around 482 nm may be possibly due to new octahedral Cr4+ center in the crystal, and the increase in the infrared (IR) region is due to the increase of Cr4+. The increase of Cr4+ also results in the groud state absorption and the concentration quenching of Yb3+ in Cr,Yb:YAG crystal after annealing, the fluorescence intensity is reduced to 75% and the emission lifetime is shortened from 1.40 to 0.44 ms.     

An investigation on laser-diode-array pumped Nd: glass slab laser

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Effect of optical penetration on laser generatedthermoelastic ultrasound in solids

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Non-intrusive flow measurement based on a distributed feedback fiber laser

We propose a new non-intrusive flow measurement method using the distributed feedback fiber laser(DFB-FL)as a sensor to monitor flow in the pipe.The relationship between the wavelength of the DFB-FL and the liquid flow rate in the pipeline is derived.Under the guidance of this theory,the design and test of the flow sensor is completed.The response curve is relatively flat in the frequency range of 10 Hz to 500 Hz,and the response of the flow sensor has high linearity.The flow from 0.6 m^3/h to 25.5 m^3/h is accurately measured under the energy analysis method in different frequency intervals.A minimum flow rate of 0.046 m/s is achieved.The experimental results demonstrate the feasibility of the new non-intrusive flow measurement method based on the DFB-FL and accurate measurement of small flow rates.     

Effect on DNA synthesis of rice embryo irradiated by laser

Rice embryos(Oryza,sativa L.cv.Zhen Shan 97)were irradiated with N_2laser at λ=0.3371μm and Nd:glass laser at λ=1.06μm in different dosages(e.g.30 min.60 min and 9 pulse,15 pulse)respectively.The change of DNA synthesis rate of embryos inthe early germinating period at 25°C were analysed with(~3H-TdR)incorporation method.The results indicated that the unschedule DNA synghesis were found in the embryos whichwere irradiated either by 30 min and 60 min of N~2 laser or 9 pulse and 15 pulse of Nd:glass laser     

Studies on laser–plasma interaction physics for shock ignition

We realized a series of experiments to study the physics of laser–plasma interaction in an intensity regime of interest for the novel “Shock Ignition” approach to Inertial Fusion. Experiments were performed at the Prague Asterix Laser System laser in Prague using two laser beams: an “auxiliary” beam, for pre-plasma creation, with intensity around 7?×?10¹³?W/cm² (250?ps, 1ω, λ?=?1315?nm) and the “main” beam, up to 10¹⁶?W/cm (250?ps, 3ω, λ?=?438?nm), to launch a shock. The main goal of these experiments is to study the process of the formation of a very strong shock and the influence of hot electrons in the generation of very high pressures. The shock produced by the ablation of the plastic layer is studied by shock breakout chronometry. The generation of hot electrons is analyzed by imaging Kα emission.     

Study on welded seam recognition using circular laser vision sensor

A novel visual robotic arc welding system based on circular laser vision sensor is developed.After image de-noising,image segmentation,and image thinning,the relation of depth value of workpiece and off-axis angleγ,three-dimensional(3D)calculation,and seam tracking experiments are carried out.Finally,the error for seam tracking system is analyzed.The results show that 1)3D information can be obtained using the proposed visual robotic arc welding system and the real-time seam tracking is realized;2)the seam tracking error is small enough for gas tungsten arc welding(GTAW)process,and this system can be used for seam location and seam tracking or seam finder.