光载超宽带脉冲雷达信号传输性能研究

采用双并行马赫曾德尔调制器产生高斯脉冲一阶微分和二阶微分型超宽带脉冲雷达信号和光载无线电传输技术,通过仿真研究了两种超宽带脉冲雷达信号在标准单模光纤中的传输特性.结果表明,高斯脉冲一阶微分型脉冲随着传输距离的增大而不断展宽,而高斯脉冲二阶微分型脉冲则先压缩后展宽.经100km标准单模光纤传输之后,在传输终端采用色散补偿光纤对传输信号进行不同程度的色散补偿,可获得满足美国联邦通信委员会规范要求的不同宽度高斯脉冲一阶微分和二阶微分型脉冲信号.     

光载超宽带脉冲雷达信号传输性能研究

采用双并行马赫曾德尔调制器产生高斯脉冲一阶微分和二阶微分型超宽带脉冲雷达信号和光载无线电传输技术,通过仿真研究了两种超宽带脉冲雷达信号在标准单模光纤中的传输特性.结果表明,高斯脉冲一阶微分型脉冲随着传输距离的增大而不断展宽,而高斯脉冲二阶微分型脉冲则先压缩后展宽.经100km标准单模光纤传输之后,在传输终端采用色散补偿光纤对传输信号进行不同程度的色散补偿,可获得满足美国联邦通信委员会规范要求的不同宽度高斯脉冲一阶微分和二阶微分型脉冲信号.     

高阶色散对光纤放大器中自相似脉冲传输的影响

以非线性薛定谔方程为模型,采用分步傅里叶方法对光纤放大器中自相似脉冲的传输特性进行详细的研究,结果表明:抛物型的自相似脉冲可以在不包含高阶色散的光纤放大器系统中稳定传输;当系统的高阶色散(如:三阶色散)不容忽略时,自相似脉冲在光纤放大器中传输时将在脉冲沿出现抖动现象,导致脉冲的抛物线形状产生畸变.     

色散渐减光纤中Ginzburg-Landau方程的自相似脉冲演化的解析解

采用对称约简的分析方法，得出了变系数Ginzburg-Landau方程的抛物渐近自相似脉冲解析解的一般表达式.给出了二阶色散系数纵向双曲型变化和纵向指数型变化的色散渐减光纤中自相似脉冲的振幅、啁啾以及脉冲宽度的具体形式，并与数值解进行了对比，其结果符合得很好.从而证实了稀土元素掺杂的色散渐减光纤中，在增益色散因子的影响下，脉冲的演化具有抛物型自相似特性.     

1550 nm飞秒脉冲自相似光纤放大仿真模拟EI北大核心CSCD

针对全光纤的超短脉冲掺铒光纤放大器进行了仿真模拟,对正常色散条件下掺铒光纤自相似脉冲放大过程进行了详细分析。在光纤预放大器中,使用高正色散掺铒光纤对脉冲形状进行预整形,将重复频率43 MHz、脉冲宽度600 fs、平均输出功率1.2 mW的孤子型锁模脉冲预整形为抛物线型脉冲,预整形后的脉冲通过光纤主放大器进行功率放大。经两级光纤放大后,1.2 mW的信号光功率放大为102 mW,放大增益19.3 dB。分析了掺铒光纤长度、放大功率对脉冲自相似演化过程的影响。放大后的脉冲经4.4 m长单模光纤将脉冲宽度压缩至53 fs,峰值功率为44.8 kW。     

大芯径光纤整形飞秒激光脉冲空间分布的研究

通过将1 kHz重复频率的飞秒放大激光脉冲耦合到大芯径(100μm)阶跃光纤,在27 mm长的光纤中产生了环形空间光强分布,并在3 160 mm的长光纤中观察到平台型的空间光强分布,通过自聚焦效应对该现象进行了解释.结果表明,通过选择合适的光纤,可以实现对放大飞秒激光脉冲的有效空间整形,从而达到改善光束质量的效果.     

色散缓变光纤中皮秒孤子脉冲的压缩

本文实验研究了孤子脉冲在色散缓变光纤中传输时的动力学特性,发现孤子脉冲在色散缓变光纤中能被压缩.采用500米色散缓变光纤,成功将4.4ps的孤子脉冲压缩到830fs,脉冲压缩比为5.3.色散缓变光纤中孤子脉冲压缩的实验研究为超短光脉冲压缩提供了新的途径和方法.     

调Q脉冲保偏光纤激光器的研究

以808nm半导体激光器为抽运源,掺钕双包层保偏光纤为增益介质,对调Q脉冲保偏光纤激光器进行了理论分析和实验研究.利用TDS5104型示波器探测输出脉冲激光的波形,并用光谱分析仪得到输出脉冲激光的光谱图.利用F-P腔型,在1060nm处获得平均功率为2.55W的脉冲激光输出,重复频率为1kHz时,输出单脉冲能量为2.3mJ,峰值功率为4.7kW.改变腔型,把二色镜倾斜放置兼作输出镜,最终获得了平均功率为3.5W的偏振脉冲激光输出,重复频率为1kHz时,输出单脉冲能量为3.3mJ,脉冲宽度为184ns,其峰 关键词： 激光技术 光纤激光器 掺钕保偏光纤 调Q     

大芯径光纤整形飞秒激光脉冲空间分布的研究

通过将1 kHz重复频率的飞秒放大激光脉冲耦合到大芯径（100 μm）阶跃光纤,在27 mm长的光纤中产生了环形空间光强分布,并在3 160 mm的长光纤中观察到平台型的空间光强分布,通过自聚焦效应对该现象进行了解释.结果表明,通过选择合适的光纤,可以实现对放大飞秒激光脉冲的有效空间整形,从而达到改善光束质量的效果.     

基于飞秒锁模光纤激光脉冲基频光的差频产生红外光梳

报道了一种基于飞秒锁模光纤激光脉冲基频光的光纤型差频产生(DFG)红外光梳及其研制技术.基于自主研制的重频锁定200 MHz飞秒锁模掺铒光纤激光器,经啁啾脉冲光纤放大与超连续谱产生技术,优化近零色散OFS光纤(型号:OFS-980-20)长度,结合可调延时线,获得了精准同步的基频双色脉冲;以GaSe为非线性晶体,利用光整流技术,产生了可在6—10μm范围内宽带调谐的DFG红外光梳,光梳最大光谱宽度可达1.3μm.这种光纤型远红外光梳可望在分子光谱精密测量等领域发挥重要作用.     

中红外可调谐大能量飞秒脉冲激光产生

可调谐中红外飞秒光纤激光器具有非常普遍的应用,从而引起了人们的广泛关注。目前,非线性光纤中的拉曼孤子自频移效应是实现大范围可调谐飞秒脉冲激光的理想方法之一。然而,非线性光纤中其他高阶非线性效应的产生通常会限制拉曼孤子脉冲的能量提升。本文提出了利用有源掺杂光纤作为非线性介质和增益介质实现可调谐大能量中红外飞秒激光脉冲的方法。在理论上研究了有源掺杂非线性光纤中高阶孤子劈裂和孤子自频移效应的产生,以及线性增益对波长移动拉曼孤子能量、脉宽、光谱的影响。结果表明,通过为波长红移的低能量拉曼孤子提供线性增益,孤子脉冲的能量得到了显著提升且保持了其单脉冲特性,脉冲宽度为45 fs,且孤子脉冲的波长可通过所提供的增益进行大范围调谐。因此,利用有源掺杂光纤作为非线性介质是实现大能量可调谐中红外飞秒脉冲激光的一种有效方法。     

Study of ultra-fast optical pulse propagation in a nonlinear directional coupler

We showed that the application of a soliton in a nonlinear coupler does not show a better switching performance than a Gaussian pulse, unlike what the existing theory expected. Like the Gaussian pulse, a soliton could also suffer distortion, broadening, or narrowing in a nonlinear directional coupler. In addition, by using a new normalized format the linearly coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations were investigated. For the first time, we found that both the coupling behavior and the switching performance of pulses in a nonlinear coupler depend on the product of the coupling coefficient and the dispersion length. We also showed that for a given nonlinear coupler with a Gaussian-like or soliton-like pulse input, switching performance and whether a pulse breaks up or not mainly depend on the input pulse width, not the pulse shape. PACS 42.65.Tg; 42.65.Wi; 42.81.Qb     

Study of femtosecond soliton dynamics in photonic crystal fiber using the moment method

We investigate the dynamics of femtosecond solitons in photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) by including high-order dispersion terms until to sixth-order in the generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation, in addition to the nonlinear effects of the self phase modulation, self steepening and Raman scattering. We calculate theoretically the pulse parameters using the moment method. In the case of the fundamental soliton, our computed equations are coupled and difficult to solve analytically. However, we use the finite difference method to calculate numerically pulse parameters using an initially hyperbolic secant pulse at 1550-nm with different peak powers along 10m-PCF. Our numerical results show that the nonlinear regimes allow obtaining pulse compressions and initial pulse amplitudes. Furthermore, we remark a pulse broadening, and weak shifts of the peak power positions and frequencies in the critical and dispersive regimes. The use of an initial chirp provides a better pulse compressions and especially for low input powers. Also, the initial positive chirp reduces the optimal compression position lengths, while the negative one increases them. Therefore, we conclude that our theoretical calculations and numerical simulation results show that the moment method associated with the finite differences method is effective for the study of femtosecond pulse dynamics in PCFs.     

Pulse propagation through a nonlinear optical amplifier

We report an investigation of pulse propagation through a recently proposed nonlinear amplifier composed of asymmetrical twin-core fibre. While the pulse is amplified and the associated noise is suppressed, we find that the pulse is strongly chirped. While the chirp in the centre of the pulse can be easily eliminated by inserting a short piece of dispersive fibre right after the amplifier, the chirp in the wings may remain and lead to the eventual destruction of the pulse. This residual chirp can be removed through a damped and radiative oscillation by judicious adjustment of the parameters of the amplifier and the dispersive fibre. Finally, we consider the effect of noise in the pulse. We discovered a threshold of the noise amplitude below which the noise is suppressed (which must be a characteristic asset of the nonlinear amplifier). Above the threshold, the noise tends to shift the centre of the pulse.     

Nonlinear compression of picosecond chirped pulse from thin-disk amplifier system through a gas-filled hollow-core fiber

We theoretically study the nonlinear compression of a 20-m J, 1030-nm picosecond chirped pulse from the thin-disk amplifier in a krypton gas-filled hollow-core fiber. The chirp from the thin-disk amplifier system has little influence on the initial pulse, however, it shows an effect on the nonlinear compression in hollow-core fiber. We use a large diameter hollow waveguide to restrict undesirable nonlinear effects such as ionization; on the other hand, we employ suitable gas pressure and fiber length to promise enough spectral broadening; with 600-μm, 6-bar(1 bar = 105Pa), 1.8-m hollow fiber,we obtain 31.5-fs pulse. Moreover, we calculate and discuss the optimal fiber lengths and gas pressures with different initial durations induced by different grating compression angles for reaching a given bandwidth. These results are meaningful for a compression scheme from picoseconds to femtoseconds.     

Passively mode-locked fiber laser with kilohertz magnitude repetition rate and tunable pulse width

We propose and demonstrate a strictly all-fiber, erbium doped passively mode-locked figure-eight fiber laser (EDFL). In the laser structure, we use the nonlinear optical loop mirror combination with a variable ratio coupler (VRC-NOLM) to achieve mode-locking. Due to the nonlinear effect in the nonlinear fiber, stable self-starting pulse is obtained. In order to reduce the repetition of pulse, a segment of nonlinear fiber (NLF) has been incorporated into the VRC-NOLM. The laser generates stable rectangular pulses with a low repetition rate (kilohertz magnitude) by extending the length of the cavity. Furthermore, the output pulse width of the fiber laser can be varied by changing the coupler ratio of the variable ratio coupler.     

Self-compensation of third-order dispersion for ultrashort pulse generation demonstrated in an Yb fiber oscillator

Compensation of the intracavity dispersion in the mode-locked oscillator is known to be one of the most important factors for ultrashort pulse generation. However, recent investigations of a Yb-doped fiber mode-locked oscillator revealed that precise third-order dispersion (TOD) compensation is not always necessary for ultrashort pulse generation, owing to the strong nonlinearity that compensates residual TOD without reducing its spectral bandwidth. The origin of the nonlinear TOD compensation has remained unclear. To investigate the process in detail, we studied the pulse evolution inside a 30 fs Yb-doped fiber mode-locked oscillator both experimentally and numerically, and we found that the nonlinear phase shift with a temporally asymmetric pulse shape introduces an appropriate amount of TOD that exactly cancels the residual cavity dispersion.     

Generation and propagation of pulse trains with ultrashort pulse separation

We investigate the nonlinear Schrödinger equation with variable coefficients by employing perturbation method. The analysis solution of the harmonic form is presented. The solution is one of forms to describe pulse trains with ultrashort pulse separation, which is about two orders of magnitude shorter than one of sech-type solitons considered before. And we could systematically adjust the perturbation parameter to obtain different pulse separation. As an example, we consider a nonlinear dispersive system with spatial parameter variations, and the results show that, the pulse train with ultrashort pulse separation presented by analysis solution may keep its shape even if the velocity is changed. The stability of the solution is discussed numerically, and the results reveal that the finite initial perturbations, such as white noise could not influence the main character of the solution. In addition, the stability of the solution is also discussed under more general conditions.     

Effects of intrapulse stimulated Raman scattering and intermodal dispersion on short pulse propagation in a nonlinear two-core PCF coupler

The switching dynamics of ultrashort pulse under the effects of intrapulse stimulated Raman scattering (ISRS) and intermodal dispersion in a nonlinear two-core photonic crystal fiber coupler is investigated theoretically. A general model is proposed that includes all the significant linear and nonlinear effects. In particular, we demonstrate with numerical examples how the interaction of ISRS and intermodal dispersion affects the pulse shape.     

Pulse–pulse interaction in dispersion-managed fiber systems with nonlinear amplifiers

The pulse–pulse interaction in a dispersion-managed fiber system is studied for the case when a nonlinear gain and spectral filtering are included into the dispersion-gain map. In this system, the pulse of any shape converges quickly to a dispersion-managed soliton. Using the technique of interaction plane, we have found stable bound states of two pulses. The effects we have studied may significantly reduce the chances of pulse coalescence in specially designed optical transmission lines.