包层泵浦的L波段Er3+/Yb3+共掺光纤激光器

报道了一种工作波长在L波段的包层泵浦Er³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺光纤环形激光器. 环形腔内的激光工作介质为一段9 m长的Er³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺高掺杂光纤. 利用6个976 nm LD同时抽运前段Er³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺双包层光纤产生的放大自发辐射谱作二次抽运源, 使腔内增义谱由C波段移到L波段, 实现了L波段光纤激光器的稳定输出; 采用包层泵浦技术, 在抽运功率为3594.5 mW时, 测得泵浦入纤功率为2731.8 mW, 实现了输出连续功率最大518.4 mW,斜率效率达到19% 的激光输出; 所形成激光的工作波长为1613.94 nm, 激光光谱的3 dB带宽为1.5 nm, 边模抑制比接近于50 dB.     

掺Yb3+光纤激光器的特性与设计

 从速率方程出发，对波长为980nm的激光泵浦掺Yb^{3+光纤激光器进行数值模拟，全面分析激光器阈值功率、输出激光功率、增益等重要参数与泵浦功率、光纤长度、腔镜反射率、掺杂浓度等参量之间的关系。采用高浓度掺Yb3+光纤对环形光纤激光器做了初步实验研究，所得结论与实验模拟结果基本一致。}     

单频环形掺Yb3+光纤激光器

本文利用掺Yb³⁺光纤环形激光器得到了波长为1036.6nm的稳定的单频输出,稳定时间在4h以上.     

Er3+单掺及Er3+/Yb3+共掺SiO2-Al2O3-La2O3玻璃光谱性质研究

研究了单掺Er³⁺及Er³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺SiO₂-Al₂O₃-La₂O₃玻璃的光谱性质随稀土离子浓度变化规律,应用McCumber理论计算了玻璃在1.53 μm的发射截面及积分吸收截面.结果表明:在Er³⁺离子掺杂浓度相同时,玻璃在980 nm吸收截面与Yb³⁺掺杂浓度成反比;当样品中Yb³⁺离子掺杂浓度为3.94×10²⁰ cm^-3时,玻璃在1.53 μm的吸收截面和发射截面最大,在1.40～1.60 μm积分吸收截面也最大;Er³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺SiO₂-Al₂O₃-La₂O₃玻璃在1.53 μm的荧光半高宽随Er³⁺掺杂浓度升高而增加,当Er³⁺离子掺杂浓度为2.41×10²⁰ cm^-3时,玻璃的荧光半高宽(FWHM)达到52.5 nm.     

双包层掺Yb3+光纤环形脉冲激光形成研究

对采用环形腔结构,由偏振敏感的光隔离器构成超短脉冲掺Yb³⁺光纤激光器输出的动力学特性进行了数值模拟.模拟表明:在没有进行色散补偿的掺Yb³⁺光纤环形激光器中,采用非线性偏振旋转的附加脉冲锁模技术,通过改变偏振控制器的方向,可以使激光器工作在不同的区域.实验用976 nm的半导体激光器作为泵浦源,通过调整偏振控制器,实验观测到掺Yb³⁺环形激光器工作在稳态和自脉动状态,其脉动的周期由光纤激光器腔长决定.     

LD抽运Er3+，Yb3+共掺磷酸盐玻璃被动调Q激光器的理论分析和数值计算

研究了以Co²⁺:MgAl₂O₄晶体为饱和吸收体的LD抽运Er³⁺,Yb³⁺共掺磷酸盐玻璃激光器.针对双掺离子之间的能量传递和Er³⁺的多种跃迁过程，结合Co²⁺:MgAl₂O₄晶体中Co²⁺离子的饱和吸收特性，给出了详尽的速率方程，在其基础上进行了数值分析，分析了输出镜透过率、激光介质长度、谐振腔长度、腔内往返损耗、饱和吸收体长度对激光阈值、峰值功率、单脉冲能量以及脉冲宽度的影响.     

F-P腔掺Yb3+双包层光纤激光器中的模式竞争

对连续波LD泵浦掺Yb³⁺双包层光纤激光器的模式竞争进行了实验研究.发现由二色镜和光纤端面构成的F-P谐振腔中存在激烈的模式竞争,对光纤激光器发射波长和输出功率的稳定性都产生不利影响.通过消除"空间烧孔"或减小光纤激光器的有效增益带宽,能够有效抑制模式竞争,提高激光器的输出稳定性.     

Tm3+/Yb3+共掺碲酸盐玻璃的近红外发光及能量传递机理

采用高温熔融法制备了组分为TeO₂-ZnO-Na₂O的Tm³⁺离子单掺和Tm³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺碲酸盐玻璃,应用Judd-Ofelt理论计算分析了玻璃样品的强度参量Ω_t(t=2, 4, 6),自发辐射跃迁几率A,荧光分支比β和荧光辐射寿命τ_rad等光谱参量,测量得到了不同Yb³⁺离子掺杂浓度下玻璃样品的Tm³⁺离子上转换发光谱.结果显示,在980 nm泵浦光激励下玻璃样品发射出强烈的近红外上转换荧光.对Tm³⁺离子上转换发光分析表明,强烈的Tm³⁺离子近红外上转换发光主要来自于Yb³⁺/Yb³⁺离子间的共振能量传递以及基于单声子和双声子辅助的Yb³⁺/Tm³⁺离子间的非共振能量传递过程,并进一步计算得到了声子贡献比和能量传递系数.最后,计算分析了Tm³⁺:³F₄→³H₆能级间跃迁的1.8 μm波段吸收截面、受激发射截面和增益系数.研究表明,Yb³⁺/Tm³⁺共掺TeO₂-ZnO-Na₂O玻璃可以作为近红外波段固体激光器的潜在增益基质.     

Sol-gel法制备Er3+-Yb3+共掺杂Al2O3粉末光致发光特性

采用异丙醇铝[Al(OC₃H₇)₃]为前驱体,溶胶-凝胶(Sol-gel)法制备Er³⁺-Yb³⁺共掺杂Al₂O₃粉末.实验结果表明:900 ℃烧结的粉末为固溶Er³⁺、Yb³⁺的γ-(Al,Er,Yb)₂O₃相和少量θ-(Al,Er,Yb)₂O₃相的混合物.Er³⁺-Yb³⁺共掺杂Al₂O₃粉末具有中心波长为1.533 μm的光致发光(PL)特性.1 mol % Er³⁺和1 mol% Yb³⁺共掺杂的Al₂O₃粉末的PL强度较1 mol % Er³⁺掺杂提高2倍,半峰宽从53 nm增加到63 nm.随泵浦功率的提高,PL强度呈线性增加后渐呈饱和趋势.     

Ho3+/Yb3+→α-NaYF4单晶的上转换荧光光谱特性

以KF作为助熔剂,采用固液界面温度梯度(70～90 oC/cm),通过改进的助熔剂-坩埚下降法从NaF-YF₃熔体系统中生长出了Ho³⁺/Yb³⁺离子双掺杂的α-NaYF₄单晶体. 在980 nm激光泵浦下可以观察到544 nm的上转换绿光和657和751 nm的上转换红光. 上转换的绿光强度明显强于上转换红光. 通过测量泵浦功率和上转换光的强度之间的关系研究了上转换发光的机理. 当Ho³⁺的掺杂浓度保持为1.0 mol%的情况下,Yb³⁺的浓度为8.08 mol%时上转换强度最强.     

Efficient Fibre Amplifiers Based on a Highly Er3＋/Yb3＋ Codoped Phosphate Glass-Fibre

Highly Er3＋ /yb3＋-codoped single-mode phosphate glass fibre is fabricated by the rod-in-tube technique. The performances of high-concentration Er3＋ /yb3＋-codoped phosphate glass fibre amplifiers are investigated and discussed. An efficient optical fibre amplifier with a gain of 12.6 dB based on a 3.0 cm long Era＋ /ybe＋-codoped phosphate glass fibre is demonstrated under a dual-pump configuration with two 976 nm fibre-pigtail laser diodes, which make it attractive for compact Er3＋-doped fibre amplifiers. The obtedned noise figures of signal wavelength from 1525 to 1565nm are less than 6.0dB. Gain saturation behaviour at 1535nm is also investigated, and the obtained saturation output power is larger than 10 dBm.     

Self-Starting Passively Mode-Locked Er^3＋/Yb^3＋ Codoped Phosphate Glass All-Fibre Ring Laser

A self-starting, passively mode-locked all-fibre ring laser based on the homemade Er^3＋/Yb^3＋ codoped phosphate glass fibre is reported. Dual-pump sources were used to achieve the mode-locked operation in the experiment. The fundamental mode-locked pulse repetition rate is 10.67MHz. The pulse duration, assumed as the fit of hyperbolic secant pulse shape, is 5.82ps. We also observe the multi-pulse output of the fibre laser.     

Simulation of IR Waveguide Amplifiers Using FDTD-Based Overlapping Integral-RK Method

A novel algorithm, calling FDTD-based overlapping integral-RK method, is proposed to analyze Er-Yb co-doped phosphate glass IR waveguide amplifiers. This new method is derived from the combination of Finite-Difference Time-Domain(FDTD), overlapping integral and RK method. First the normalized eigen-fields of signal and pump lights in Er-Yb co-doped phosphate glass waveguide are calculated by FDTD algorithm, and then the overlapping integrals between light fields and the distribution of Er³⁺(Yb³⁺) concentrations are obtained, finally the distributions of powers of signal and pump along waveguide are calculated by RK method. Gain performance of IR waveguide amplifiers is obtained from calculated signal power. Comparison of the simulation result with an experiment is given, it demonstrates that this new algorithm is valid and shows good agreement with experimental results.     

Amplifying Characteristics of Er3+/Yb3+ Co-Doped Parallel-Cascaded Double Microring Resonators

Abstract

In terms of the coupled mode theory, formulas of the transfer function and the output power gain are presented for an Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ co-doped parallel-cascaded double microring resonator. Around the pump wavelength of 0.98 μm and the central signal wavelength of 1.55 μm, analysis is performed for the dependence of the output power gain on the pump power, signal power, dopant concentration, amplitude coupling ratio, and ring spacing. The results show that the output power gain of this device is much larger than that of the Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ co-doped waveguide amplifier with identical waveguide lengths. In the case of the amplitude coupling ratio κ = 0.064, ring spacing L₂ = 10π R, pump power P_p0 = 8 mW, signal power P_s0 = 37.2 μW, Er³⁺ ion concentration N_Er = 1 × 26 m^?3, and Yb³⁺ ion concentration N_Yb = 3 × 27 m^?3, the device can produce higher signal power gain from 11.9 dB even up to 70 dB.     

Yb3+sensitized Er3+-doped waveguide amplifiers: a theoretical approach

Silicate and phosphate glass waveguide amplifiers doped with Er³⁺, and co-doped with Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ are theoretically studied. Configurations for core and core–cladding doped waveguide amplifiers are considered. It is shown that gain in the core–cladding doped amplifiers is considerably higher than core doped amplifiers. It is also shown that with input signal power up to 1 and 200mW pump power, a 12.5dB gain can be achieved in a 3cm long waveguide amplifier, with a noise figure of 3dB.     

Yb:YAG晶体的晶胞参量及Yb3+分凝系数的研究

应用提拉法生长出不同Yb³⁺浓度的Yb_3xY_3(1-x)Al₅O₁₂晶体.Yb³⁺离子的分凝系数1是1.08±0.01,与Yb³⁺离子掺杂浓度无关.研究了Yb_3xY_3(1-x)Al₅O₁₂晶体的晶胞参量,推导出联系晶胞参量、密度与Yb³⁺离子掺杂浓度的关系方程式.     

Characteristics of Cladding-Pumped Short Er3+/Yb3+ Codoped Single Mode Phosphate Glass Fibre

We experimentally investigate the laser characteristics of a series of short pieces of newly-developed Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ codoped single mode phosphate glass fibres via the cladding pump of a 976nm multimode laser diode. A stablecontinuous-wave single transverse mode laser with over 85mW at 1553nm is generated from a 5.5-cm-long active fibre. Single mode laser output power per unit length is up to 15mW/cm. Moreover, the slope efficiency is 11.8% when the pump power is below 940mW and the 3dB linewidth is 0.06nm at the maximum pump power. The numerical simulation results show that the laser emission slope efficiency can exceed 20% by means of increasing the coupling efficiency of the pump to the fibre core further.     

Cr3+,Yb3+,Er3+共掺磷酸盐铒玻璃转镜调Q激光性质研究

研究了Cr³⁺,Yb³⁺,Er³⁺共掺磷酸盐铒玻 璃转镜调Q激光性质.三种Er₂O₃掺杂浓度的激光实验结果表明，在Er₂O₃名义掺杂浓 度为0.5wt％时，玻璃的综合激 光性质最好，重复频率为0.1Hz时，它的激光阈值功率为14.5mJ，最大输出能量为9.6mJ ，斜率效率为0.55％.在同种实验条件下，比较了Cr14和Kigre公司生产的QE-7S激光性质参数，实验表明，前者激光阈值功率稍低，而后者的斜率效率和最大输出功率略高. 关键词： 3+-Yb³⁺-Er³⁺共掺')" href="#">Cr³⁺-Yb³⁺-Er³⁺共掺 磷酸 盐玻璃 光谱性质 激光性质     

Fabrication and luminescence behavior of phosphate glass ceramics co-doped with Er3+ and Yb3+

Transparent phosphate glass ceramics co-doped with Er³⁺ and Yb³⁺ in the system P₂O₅Li₂OCaF₂TiO₂ were successfully synthesized by melt-quenching and subsequent heating. Formation of the nanocrystals was confirmed by X-ray powder diffraction. Judd–Ofelt analyses of Er³⁺ ions in the precursor glasses and glass ceramics were performed to evaluate the intensity parameters Ω_2,4,6. Under 975 nm excitation, intense upconversion (UC) and infrared emission (1545 nm) were observed in the glass ceramics by efficient energy transfer from Yb³⁺ to Er³⁺. The luminescence processes were explained and the emission cross section was calculated by Fuchtbauer–Ladenburg (F–L) formula. The results confirm the potential applications of Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ co-doped glass ceramics as laser and fiber amplifier media.