飞秒激光泵浦I类BBO晶体中自发参量下转换的研究

实验研究了飞秒脉冲激光泵浦I类BBO晶体中自发参量下转换效应,以及产生的彩色锥形辐射现象.系统分析了各参量对二次谐波转换效率及彩色锥形辐射现象的影响.研究结果表明:蓝绿色锥形辐射具有最大的发散角,这与相位匹配理论模拟结果吻合|正入射时,增大泵浦光强及晶体厚度均会引起彩色锥形辐射亮度增加,且最大出射角中心波长往长波移动|不同光束偏振态下可依次观察到彩色锥形辐射、超连续现象.     

Colored conical emission in BBO crystal induced by intense femtosecond pulses

We present the experimental and theoretical study of colored conical emission (CCE) during intense femtosecond pulses propagating in a β-barium borate (BBO) crystal. CCE revealed special nonlinear dynamics of the strong coupling between the fundamental and second harmonic pulses due to the spatiotemporal modulation instability (MI). The underlying physics of CCE involve three three-photon processes, according to which the beam angular spectra was calculated on the phase-matching conditions and accords with the experimental observation.     

Broadly tunable parametric line emission from β-barium borate on pumping with picosecond pulses

Tunable line emission (LE) over a large wavelength region (340–980 nm) is obtained by pumping thick crystals of β-barium borate (BBO) with picosecond pulses at 532 nm. Phenomena of group velocity dispersion, diffraction and phase matching take place simultaneously such that the radiation shows specific features that are characteristic of (i) strongly coupled fundamental and harmonic fields, (ii) amplified phase matched superfluorescence, (iii) conical emission and (iv) four wave mixing.     

Generation of UV radiation at 335.5 nm based on frequency-quadrupling of a diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser

The generation of ultraviolet （UV） light at 335.5 nm based on frequency quadrupling of a diode-end- pumped Q-switched Nd：YVO4 laser at 1342 nm was demonstrated. KTP crystal was used for generation of wavelength of 671 nm by intracavity doubling and LBO （BBO） crystal was exploited for the subsequent external fourth harmonic generation （FHG）. With 6.3-W absorbed pump power and 10-kHz frequency repetition rate, the UV output power of 35 and 63 mW were obtained by using LBO and BBO as frequency quadrupling nonlinear crystals, respectively. The experimental results show that the conversion efficiency （red-UV） of 6.4% for BBO crystal is higher than that of 3.5% for LBO crystal, but the UV beam quality obtained by LBO crystal is better than by BBO crystal.     

Colored conical emission by means of second harmonic generation in a quadratically nonlinear medium

Colored conical emission was observed experimentally in a thick beta-barium borate crystal as a result of spatiotemporal modulational instability. In the presence of both dispersion and diffraction, colored conical emission showed specific features that were characteristic of the nonlinear dynamics of the strongly coupled fundamental and harmonic fields. Experimental observation directly demonstrated that beam angular spectra were substantially modified as a result of exponential growth of perturbations by means of parametric wave mixing. Seeded amplification of colored conical emission was demonstrated to support ultrabroadband up-conversion.     

在BBO晶体中获得271—281.5nm和频输出

本文用自制的Q-YAG的倍频光泵浦Rh·6G染料,用调谐的染料激光束(562—598nm)与YAG的倍频光束在B-BaB2O4(BBO)晶体中和频,获得的连续可调谐范围是271-281.5nm,和频输出能量大子200μJ,最高转换效率为5%.我们用陈创天等人和K.Kato所给BB0晶体的Sellmetier方程计算了和频调谐曲线,它们之间的相位匹配角大约有一度之差.实验曲线与两条理论曲线都有不同程度的偏差.但是,与K.Kato的理论曲线更为接近.我们还讨论了BBO晶体的长度对输出能量的影响,并解释了产生这种影响的原因。     

BBO晶体在CPM非稳腔Nd：YAG激光器中的腔内倍频效应

本文报道用BBO晶体作为腔内倍频元件,在带抗共振环的对撞脉冲锁模非稳腔Nd:YAG激光器中实现腔内倍频激光输出,获得倍频能量转换效率为50.4%.理论和实验均证明了该激光器的BBO腔内倍频转换效率高于腔外倍频转换效率.     

Generation and amplification of dual-color femtosecond pulses by a noncollinear optical parametric up-conversion process

Noncollinear optical parametric up-conversion generation and amplification are realized in a thick β-barium borate (BBO) crystal, and a couple of visible femtosecond up-conversion laser pulses can be achieved by a femtosecond pulse at 800 nm as the pump sources. The theoretical and experimental results indicate that there exist phase-matching conditions for dual-color noncollinear parametric up-conversion generation and amplification, and their wavelengths can be tuned by rotating the BBO crystal. This parametric up-conversion generation and amplification can be attributed to three and five-wave mixing in a thick BBO crystal, and it shows the potential application on optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) to generate multi-color ultraviolet or visible femtosecond laser pulses pumped directly by femtosecond fundamental laser pulses without frequency-doubling or tripling.     

The nonlinear refractive indices and nonlinear third-order susceptibilities of quadratic crystals

The third-order nonlinear susceptibilities and nonlinear refractive indices of KDP, BBO, and LiNbO₃ crystals at wavelengths of 1064 and 532 nm are measured using the Z-scan technique. The measurements are made for different energies of incident radiation and different focusing conditions and crystal lengths. It is found that, as the angle between the light beam and the principal optic axis of a KDP crystal increases, the nonlinearity drops, with its magnitude at a wavelength of 1064 nm being higher than at 532 nm. For a BBO crystal, the nonlinearity dispersion is normal. The mechanisms of nonlinear losses in KDP, BBO, and LiNbO₃ crystals are identified. The values of the nonlinear susceptibilities thus obtained are analyzed and compared with the results of calculations based on an empirical model and with the data of other authors.     

CsLiB6O10晶体光学参变振荡器的光学特性

根据三波耦合过程中的能量和动量守恒、晶体的塞耳迈耶尔色散方程,通过数值模拟计算了213nm作CLBO光学参变振荡抽运源时,分别得到了在Ⅰ类和Ⅱ类相位匹配时参量光调谐范围为237～289nm、807～2793nm和404～2800nm。获得了在Ⅰ类匹配时的单谐振或双谐振腔的CLBO光学参变振荡转换效率都大于同等条件下的BBO光学参变振荡,Ⅱ类匹配时,CLBO晶体的转换效率略小于BBO晶体,但是CLBO光学参变振荡转换效率的最大值较BBO光学参变振荡出现于更短的紫外波段。从理论上证明了CLBO晶体是优质的深紫外透光波段非线性光学晶体。     

LD脉冲侧面泵浦Nd∶YAG电光调Q低重频窄脉宽紫外激光器

介绍了在1~20 Hz电光调Q情况下,半导体脉冲激光侧面泵浦Nd∶YAG晶体腔外四倍频266 nm紫外激光器的输出特性.实验采用直腔结构,在腔外分别利用KTP和BBO晶体产生532 nm倍频绿光、266 nm四倍频紫外激光.当泵浦电流为120 A、重复率为1 Hz时,266 nm紫外激光最大单脉冲能量为15.4 mJ、脉宽8 ns,峰值功率高达1.93 mW;重复率20 Hz时,获得了最大平均功率为156.2 mW的266 nm紫外激光输出,四倍频的转换效率为10.63％.同时利用一组分光镜,获得了352 mW的532 nm脉冲绿光和423 mW的1 064 nm脉冲红外光输出.     

飞秒光参量振荡器中非线性晶体的空间啁啾与角色散

对飞秒光参量振荡器的空间啁啾和角色散进行了理论计算和分析.给出了在非线性晶体中的空间啁啾表达式，以及在BBO晶体Ⅰ类非共线相位匹配情况下，在角度调谐过程中非线性晶体包括角色散在内的二阶、三阶色散的解析表达式，并精确计算了角色散对其二阶、三阶色散的影响. 关键词： 飞秒光参量振荡器 空间啁啾 角色散 二阶、三阶色散     

Design of the Seed Source for High Power KrF Excimer Laser System

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Space-selective growth of frequency-conversion crystals in glasses with ultrashort infrared laser pulses

We report on space-selective growth of a second-harmonic-generation beta-BaB(2)O(4) (BBO) crystal inside a BaO-Al(2)O(3)-B(2)O(3) glass sample at the focal point of an 800-nm femtosecond laser beam. A spherical heated region was formed during the focused laser irradiation through observation with an optical microscope. We moved the heated region by changing the position of the focal point of the laser beam relative to the glass sample. We grew BBO crystal continuously in the glass sample by adjusting the moving speed of the heated zone. Our results demonstrate that functional crystals can be formed three dimensionally in glasses by use of a nonresonant ultrashort pulsed laser.     

基于参变下转换效应的光辐射定标方法

介绍了一种新型的基于参变下转换效应的光辐射绝对定标方法,利用固体钛宝石激光器倍频后产生的351 nm的激光光源抽运非线性BBO晶体,制备了一对简并的参变下转换光子对(波长为702 nm),并利用晶体的角度调谐特性,制备了另一对非简并的参变下转换光子对(波长为633 nm和789 nm).定标了光电倍增管的量子效率,介绍了实验原理和定标装置,系统分析了测量过程中引入的不确定度.结果表明,参变下转换效应光辐射定标方法的相对合成不确定度小于5.5%.参变下转换定标方法与传统的基于标准探测器的辐射定标方法作了一个比对,表明两种定标方法相对误差小于10%.     

光参量振荡器线宽研究

对０．５３２μｍ波长光泵浦的ＢＢＯ光参量振荡器产生线宽的机制进行了详细分析和计算，结果与实验基本一致，实验结果表明泵浦光发散角是产生线宽的主要因素。文中的分析方法可推广至其它单轴晶体光参量振荡器线宽的分析。     

强聚焦泵浦产生纠缠光子的Hong-Ou-Mandel干涉

(86.6±1.0)Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM)干涉是光子的一种非经典效应,在量子光学中起到重要作用.偏硼酸钡(β-barium borate, BBO)具有较高的非线性效率,常被用来产生双光子态,进而展示HOM干涉.然而,在以前的实验中,人们往往使用带通滤光片对双光子的频谱进行过滤,所得光谱由带通滤光片直接决定,而对BBO晶体自身的原始光谱,特别是泵浦光强聚焦下的原始光谱,缺乏系统性研究.本文对泵浦光强聚焦条件下BBO晶体产生的双光子纠缠态光谱分布和HOM干涉进行了深入研究.理论计算发现,使用50 mm透镜聚焦的情况和无聚焦情况相比,下转换光的光谱宽度会增加7.4倍, HOM干涉条纹的宽度会减少为无聚焦情况的1/8,干涉条纹可见度会从53.0%提高到98.7%.实验上使用II型BBO晶体制备了能量-时间纠缠态,并进行了HOM干涉,获得了%的干涉可见度.干涉可见度极大提高的原因在于强聚焦改善了光谱的对称性.此外,本文提出的不同入射角获得不同光谱分布的技术方案有望在未来应用于高维量子纠缠态的制备.     

Demonstration of high conversion efficiency to second harmonic in a wide tuning range

This article discusses the second-harmonic generation (SHG) of tightly focused fs laser pulses in a BBO crystal. It was found theoretically and demonstrated experimentally that the spatial walk-off (SWO) and group-velocity dispersion (GVD) effects can suppress the pulse distortion and gain depression of SHG due to group-velocity mismatch (GVMM), thus keeping a reasonable pulse waveform and conversion efficiency simultaneously in a relatively wide tuning range. Using this approach, the SHG efficiency of a 2 mm long BBO crystal in a reflecting focusing geometry was enhanced significantly.     

Direct measurement of wave-front distortion induced during second-harmonic generation: application to breakup-integral compensation

The wave-front distortion of femtosecond laser pulses recorded with a Shack-Hartmann analyzer makes it possible to retrieve the nonlinear index of refraction of different glasses and the nonlinear phase shift induced during second-harmonic generation in beta-barium borate (BBO) crystal versus the phase mismatch. It is shown that the nonlinear phase shift induced in a 2-mm-thick BBO crystal allows compensation for up to a 2pi breakup-integral induced in a 4-cm fused-silica glass. The stability of the compensation is reported to be from 10 to 100 GW cm(-2).     

一种新型晶体GdCa4O(BO3)3的非线性光学性能研究

计算和测量了ＧＣＯＢ晶体的相位匹配曲线,理论计算与实验测量结果符合的很好。用电光调Ｑ的Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ激光器对５ｍｍ和匠ＧＣＯＢ晶体进行了倍频研究,得到了２６．７％的倍频转换效率。并与同样长度的ＢＢＯ晶体进行比较,得出了ＧＣＯＢ晶体的有效非线性光学系数接近ＢＢＯ晶体的有效非线性光学系数的结论。