3 dB带宽达80 nm的双包层掺镱超荧光光纤光源

采用大模面积双包层掺镱光纤作为增益介质搭建了一台双程前向超荧光光纤光源,该光源的输出功率随泵浦源注入电流的增加基本呈线性增加,最大输出功率为341 mW.其独特的优势是现实了掺镱光纤最宽的超荧光输出,在输出功率从201～341 mW之间,超荧光光谱的3dB带宽超过80 nm.其输出功率虽然不是很高,但是在一般情况下能够满足人们对超荧光的需求.从镱离子的能级结构和镱离子在石英基质中的吸收截面与发射截面出发,分析了能够得到最宽超荧光输出的物理原因.这台双包层掺镱超荧光光纤光源由于充分利用了镱离子在1025和1075 nm附近的超荧光辐射,因而能够得到3 dB带宽为80 nm的超荧光输出.     

大功率、高效率、高消光比铒光纤多波长超荧光光源

采用改进的反射式Mach-Zehnder干涉滤波器，对双程后向结构掺铒光纤超荧光光源(DPB SFS) 分别进行光谱分割和光谱预分割，构建了两种结构的多波长超荧光光纤光源（MW SFS），波长间隔为～0.8 nm时，在1550 nm附近（1542～1559 nm）20个波长的功率波动小于0.5 dB其中前者消光比高达27 dB；后者消光比～18 dB，在泵浦光功率为72.8 mW时，最大输出功率25.3 mW，光光转换效率高达34.8%改变Mach-Zehnder干涉仪的臂长差，采用光谱预分割技术，得到1550 nm附近波长间隔～0.4 nm、消光比～16 dB的50个波长输出     

Gires-Tournois干涉镜补偿色散的自启动飞秒Cr4+:YAG激光器实验研究

利用一片GTI镜补偿腔内色散，并使用宽带半导体可饱和吸收片，实现了锁模自启动的飞秒Cr⁴⁺:YAG激光输出.在9W平均功率的1030nm激光抽运下，获得输出脉冲功率为95 mW，光谱半高全宽45 nm，中心波长1508 nm，实测脉冲宽度为65 fs.     

大功率掺Yb双包层光纤宽带超荧光光源

利用波长为976nm的半导体激光器抽运掺Yb双包层光纤,制成了大功率光纤宽带超荧光光源,最大超荧光输出功率为54.11mW;此时斜率效率为69．35％,中心波长为1082nm,3dB带宽为17．2nm。     

1053nm附近掺镱光纤超荧光光源的研究

在理论分析的基础上，提出并实现了利用两个光纤光栅串联结构构成的平坦性较好，特定波 段荧光功率输出较大的超荧光光源，并和光纤反射圈结构和没有反射装置的结构作了比较. 实验利用了1052.54—1053.42nm的反射率为29.6dB和1052.624—1055.60nm的反射率为 34.4dB的两个宽带光纤光栅得到了1052.5—1055.5nm波段的3nm宽的比其他波段要高12dB 的超荧光. 关键词： 串联宽带光纤光栅 超荧光光源 3+光纤')" href="#">掺Yb³⁺光纤 光纤反射圈     

基于掺铒光子晶体光纤超荧光光源的实验研究

为了改进传统掺铒光纤超荧光光源的输出稳定性,提出基于掺铒光子晶体光纤的超荧光光源。构建了单程后向结构掺铒光子晶体光纤超荧光光源,研究了这种新型光源的输出特性。分析了掺铒光子晶平均波长体光纤长度和抽运功率对光源输出功率、光谱谱宽和平均波长的影响。结果表明,通过优化选取光纤长度28m和抽运功率220mW,获得了单程后向结构超荧光光源输出如下:输出功率45.74mW、光-光转换效率20.79%、谱宽31.5nm和平均波长1548.003nm。该实验结果为进一步研究掺铒光子晶体光纤超荧光光源在不同环境下的稳定性奠定了基础。     

一种新型的专用于光学相干层析系统的宽带光纤光源

报道了一种新型的专用于光学相干层析系统的输出光谱为准高斯型的宽带超荧光光纤光源.该光源采用掺饵光纤作为增益介质.其关键技术是在抽运源的输出端增加了光耦合器，并在光源输出端插入多级长周期光纤光栅对铒离子的自发光谱进行调制和整形；同时采用光控器和温控器来控制抽运源的输出以提高光源输出功率的稳定性.该光源的中心波长为1.57μm，输出光谱的3dB带宽大于75nm，输出功率为27mW.实验结果表明，该光源输出光谱的自相关函数的旁瓣峰被大大削弱，可以满足光学相干层析系统的应用. 关键词： 光学相干层析术 超荧光光纤光源 长周期光纤光栅 光耦合器     

基于类噪声脉冲抽运的平坦超连续谱光源

设计了一种由类噪声脉冲抽运的全光纤结构平坦超连续谱光源。在色散管理掺铒光纤激光器中通过调节腔内偏振态,在泵浦功率为450 mW时,实现了稳定的类噪声脉冲锁模,锁模脉冲的中心波长为1 600 nm,脉冲宽度为303 fs。在最大泵浦功率为1 W时,谐振腔直接输出功率为8.6 mW。较低的功率无法有效拓展超连续谱宽度,为此设计一种掺铒光纤放大器进行功率放大,放大器最大输出功率为338 mW,将功率放大后的类噪声脉冲耦合进高非线性光纤以产生超连续谱,超连续谱的20 dB光谱范围为1 530 nm～2 300 nm,在1 736 nm～2 134 nm范围内,光谱的平坦度优于0.5 dB。     

芯泵浦高功率宽带谱平坦长波段光纤光源

 为了获得高功率、宽带宽及谱平坦的长波段掺铒光纤光源,基于2级双程芯泵浦,应用偏振复用技术实现泵浦瓦级供给,在泵浦总功率和光纤总长度都不变的情况下,数值分析了4种光源结构的输出特性受泵浦和光纤分配比例的影响。结果表明,4种结构基本都能工作于L波段（1 565 nm~1 610 nm）,带宽受结构影响较小,但只有"双程后向+双程后向"结构可同时拥有高输出功率和高平坦度。其在总泵浦功率750 mW,第一级泵浦功率为300 mW,第二级泵浦功率为450 mW时,和光纤总长度21 m,第一级光纤长度为18 m,第二级光纤长度为3 m时,可实现输出功率314 mW,带宽32.41 nm,中心波长1 584.84 nm,平坦度2.23 dB的L波段超荧光光源。     

基于低非线性系数光子晶体光纤的全光纤高效超连续谱光源

 报道了一种基于低非线性系数光子晶体光纤的全光纤高效率超连续谱产生系统。将光纤锁模激光器输出的脉宽5 ps、重复频率20 MHz、平均功率50 mW的脉冲,输入到15 μm的大模场光纤中进行放大,通过与两级芯径较小的短光纤模场匹配缩小输出的模场直径后,输入到20 m低非线性系数的光子晶体光纤,获得的超连续谱波长覆盖范围宽于650～1 700 nm。输入光子晶体光纤的泵浦光功率为740 mW,输出超连续光功率为670 mW,转换效率大于90%。实验研究了超连续光谱展宽的过程,从理论上进行了分析解释。     

Parametric amplification of few-cycle carrier-envelope phase-stable pulses at 2.1 microm

We demonstrate an optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier producing infrared 20 fs (3-optical-cycle) pulses with a stable carrier-envelope phase. The amplifier is seeded with self-phase-stabilized pulses obtained by optical rectification of the output of an ultrabroadband Ti:sapphire oscillator. Energies of -80 microJ with a well-suppressed background of parametric superfluorescence and up to 400 microJ with a superfluorescence background are obtained from a two-stage parametric amplifier based on periodically poled LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 crystals. The parametric amplifier is pumped by an optically synchronized 1 kHz, 30 ps, 1053 nm Nd:YLF amplifier seeded by the same Ti:sapphire oscillator.     

Observation of free-electron-laser-induced collective spontaneous emission (superfluorescence)

We have observed and characterized 501.6 nm collective spontaneous emission (superfluorescence) following 1s(2) → 1s3p excitation of helium atoms by 53.7 nm free-electron laser radiation. Emitted pulse energies of up to 100 nJ are observed, corresponding to a photon number conversion efficiency of up to 10%. We observe the peak intensity to scale as ρ(2) and the emitted pulse width and delay to scale as ρ(-1), where ρ is the atom number density. Emitted pulses as short as 1 ps are observed, which corresponds to a rate around 75,000 times faster than the spontaneous 1s3p → 1s2s decay rate. To our knowledge, this is the first observation of superfluorescence following pumping in the extreme ultraviolet wavelength region, and extension of the technique to the generation of extreme ultraviolet and x-ray superfluorescence pulses should be straightforward by using suitable atomic systems and pump wavelengths.     

800nm激光泵浦掺Nd^3＋的氟化物玻璃光纤正向双程超荧光分析

从实验上探讨了掺Ｎｄ＾３＋的氟化物玻璃光纤正向双程超荧光基本特性，包括输入－输出特性、输出－带宽特性以及输出－波长（激发）特性。并给出了理论上的拟合公式，实验表明利用氟化物玻璃光纤有望获得性能优异的有应用前景的低相干度集成化光源。     

掺钕石英光纤中的1.08μm超辐射

用Ar离子514.5nm激光泵浦,在掺钕石英光纤中产生了1.08μm的超辐射,产生的最大输出功率6mW,线宽3nm。实验结果和理论拟合较好。     

Direct measurement of the effective input noise power of an optical parametric amplifier

The spontaneous fluorescence background in optical parametric amplifiers is generally attributed to the zero‐point fluctuations of the electromagnetic field. These are amplified in parallel to the seed light and lead to an uncompressible superfluorescence background that deteriorates the contrast in optical parametric chirped pulse amplifiers (OPCPA). The absolute level of the underlying parametric fluorescence has not been reported so far. Comparing the fluorescence to low level cw seed light and quantitatively monitoring the output of a noncollinear optical parametric amplifier for both sources, the level is now determined. In a situation of 50 nm visible output bandwidth and low Gaussian spatial modes about 58 photons are found in the signal direction within the femtosecond time window of the amplifier. The superfluorescence level is observed to be proportional to the pump area for constant signal amplification. The implications for the background in high power OPCPA are discussed.     

High-power continuous-wave output of master oscillator power amplifier system at 1053 and 1083 nm

We report the efficient generation of high-power laser radiation at 1053 and 1083 nm wavelength by using of a hybrid master oscillator fiber power amplifier system, consisting of a diode-pumped Yb-doped oxyorthosilicate solid state laser as the master oscillator and an Yb-doped large-mode-area fiber as the power amplifier. Efficient tunable diode-pumped Yb-doped oxyorthosilicate lasers at 1053 and 1083 nm have been constructed, which was scaled up to a maximum output power of 34.5 W at 1053 nm and 30.2 W at 1083 nm by a fiber power amplifier, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 93.9 and 87.8%, respectively.     

All-solid-state continuous-wave frequency doubling Nd:YLF/LBO laser with 2.15 W output power at 526 nm

An efficient and compact green laser at 526 nm generated by intracavity frequency doubling of a continuous wave (CW) laser operation of a diode pumped Nd:YLF laser at 1053 nm under the condition of suppression the high gain transition at 1047 nm. With 19.5 W diode pump power and a frequency doubling crystal LBO, as high as 2.15 W of CW output power at 526 nm is achieved, corresponding to an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 11.2% and the output power stability in 8 h is better than 2.87%. To the best of our knowledge, this it the highest watt-level laser at 526 nm generated by intracavity frequency doubling of a diode pumped Nd:YLF laser at 1053 nm.     

光纤激光器光参量啁啾脉冲放大现象

实验研究了采用信号光在一块非线性晶体内被同一束泵浦光放大两次的结构来实现光参量啁啾脉冲放大过程中对参量荧光的控制,实验得到了2×106的双通总增益,输出总能量为2 mJ,信号光能量晃动小于3％ rms,此时参量荧光仅占输出总能量的1％.采用这种放大结构,提高了短信号光与长泵浦光在时域上的匹配和转换效率,抑制了参量荧光,并提高了放大信号光的能量稳定性.     

Wide band gain flattening Yb-doped fiber amplifier

The gain flattening of Yb³⁺-doped fiber amplifier of 1053 nm band has been realized in experiment using three cascade 1 × 2 fused tapered fiber coupler. The gain flattening band is about 20 nm with less than 1 dB power fluctuation around 1053 nm, which is agree with our numerical stimulation results very well.     

Superfluorescence from europium atom at 629.977 nm

Visible superfluorescence at 629.977 nm is observed in europium atom with very high optical conversion efficiency on the transition 5d6p ¹⁰F_7/2 → 5d6s ¹⁰D_7/2. The peak intensity of fluorescence varies as square of the number of atoms in the excited state (N), which shows the superfluorescence character of the transition. The ratio of average superfluorescence power to excitation laser power is observed to be ∼15% in the forward direction.