用表面态型半导体可饱和吸收镜实现Yb∶YAG激光器被动调Q锁模

制作了一种新型的半导体可饱和吸收镜——表面态型半导体可饱和吸收镜. 用表面态型半导体可饱和吸收镜作为被动锁模吸收体实现了半导体端面泵浦Yb∶YAG激光器被动调Q锁模. 在泵浦功率仅有1.4 W的情况下，获得了调Q锁模脉冲序列，锁模平均输出功率1 mW，锁模脉冲重复频率200 MHz     

半导体可饱和吸收镜作为被动锁模吸收体实现超短脉冲可见激光发展状况

介绍了当前国际上流行的一种用于固体激光器被动锁模以获得皮秒和飞秒宽度脉冲的新型半导体吸收体 半导体可饱和吸收镜的基本原理和制作方法。描述了利用半导体可饱和吸收镜和倍频晶体获得可见光超短脉冲激光方面的研究现状,指出半导体可饱和吸收镜的使用将会加速超短脉冲三基色激光器的研制进程。     

中间镜式半导体可饱和吸收镜在Nd∶YVO4激光器中被动调Q特性研究

利用一种新型的中间镜式半导体可饱和吸收镜,成功实现了二极管泵浦Nd∶YVO4激光器调Q运转,获得的最短脉冲宽度为8.3 ns,最大平均输出功率为135 mW,重复频率在400 KHz到2 MHz之间.利用这种吸收体被动调Q得到的重复频率大大高于所知的大多数吸收体所进行的被动调Q的重复频率.     

氧化石墨烯被动调Q掺铒光纤激光器

报道了基于氧化石墨烯的被动调Q掺铒光纤激光器。激光器采用环形腔结构,调Q器件为自制的氧化石墨烯可饱和吸收镜。泵浦功率在81~505 mW范围内时,得到了重复频率68~124 kHz的稳定的调Q脉冲输出,脉宽为0.47~1.60 s。由于泵浦功率限制,激光器最大输出功率为10 mW, 相应单脉冲能量为80.6 nJ。此种基于氧化石墨烯可饱和吸收体的被动调Q光纤激光器体积小、成本低廉、结构简单、稳定性高、光束质量高,具有广阔的应用前景。     

基于超薄层MoS_(2)可饱和吸收体的被动调Q固体Nd∶YAG激光器EI北大核心CSCD

利用超声剥离法制备了超薄层MoS_(2)纳米片分散液可饱和吸收体,以石英池为容器插入Nd∶YAG激光器的平凹谐振腔中,调节谐振腔镜的位置并增大泵浦功率,成功实现了Nd∶YAG激光器被动调Q脉冲输出。实验结果显示,泵浦功率为2.46 W时,激光器开始调Q运转。泵浦功率为14.55 W时,实现了485 mW的脉冲激光输出功率,重复频率为189.75 kHz,脉冲宽度为1.2μs,对应的最大脉冲能量为2.56μJ。结果表明,超薄层MoS_(2)分散液是适用于1064 nm波长固体激光器被动调Q运转的可饱和吸收体材料。     

基于超薄层MoS_2可饱和吸收体的被动调Q固体Nd∶YAG激光器

利用超声剥离法制备了超薄层MoS_2纳米片分散液可饱和吸收体,以石英池为容器插入Nd∶YAG激光器的平凹谐振腔中,调节谐振腔镜的位置并增大泵浦功率,成功实现了Nd∶YAG激光器被动调Q脉冲输出。实验结果显示,泵浦功率为2.46 W时,激光器开始调Q运转。泵浦功率为14.55 W时,实现了485 mW的脉冲激光输出功率,重复频率为189.75 kHz,脉冲宽度为1.2μs,对应的最大脉冲能量为2.56μJ。结果表明,超薄层MoS_2分散液是适用于1 064 nm波长固体激光器被动调Q运转的可饱和吸收体材料。     

全光纤化2.8μm中红外被动调Q激光器数值分析

提出了一种实现全光纤中红外激光器脉冲运转的方法。利用氟化物玻璃中镝离子(Dy³⁺)的2.8μm波段的吸收截面与铒离子(Er³⁺)发射截面重合的特性,将掺镝氟化物光纤作为中红外波段的可饱和吸收体,实现2.8μm掺铒氟化物光纤激光器全光纤结构的被动调Q脉冲运转;通过在可饱和吸收体两端引入中心波长为3.1μm的光纤光栅,解决Dy³⁺上能级寿命较长所导致的高泵浦功率下Dy³⁺吸收饱和、进而导致被动调Q失效的问题。基于该结构建立了2.8μm被动调Q掺铒光纤激光器的速率方程模型,计算了可饱和吸收体的参数及其两端的谐振腔反馈条件对2.8μm激光器的脉冲运转功率和时间特性的影响。计算结果表明,通过在可饱和吸收体两端引入光纤光栅可以加快可饱和吸收体的恢复过程,使激光器能够在高泵浦功率下保持调Q脉冲运转。     

2089 nm调Q锁模Tm,Ho∶CaYAlO4激光器

首次采用氧化石墨烯可饱和吸收体作为锁模启动元件在Tm,Ho∶CaYAlO4激光器中实现了稳定的被动调Q锁模运转。在3%输出耦合镜下,Tm,Ho∶CaYAlO4固体激光器获得了最低为293 mW的连续光出光阈值。在腔内引入氧化石墨烯可饱和吸收体后,当吸收抽运功率增大到1859 mW时,Tm,Ho∶CaYAlO4激光器进入稳定的调Q锁模运转状态。当抽运功率达到3 W时,获得中心波长为2089 nm、斜效率为10.1%、对应最大输出功率为213 mW的被动调Q锁模脉冲,重复频率为100 MHz,调Q包络中锁模脉冲的调制深度接近100%。     

GaAs被动调Q兼输出耦合Nd∶YVO4激光特性研究

利用可饱和吸收半导体GaAs作为被动调Q元件和FP输出耦合镜,实现了半导体激光器(LD)抽运Nd:YVO4激光调Q运转,获得脉宽度为47ns,重复频率为1183kHz,平均功率为430mW,光束质量为M2=113的TEM00激光基横模输出,调Q抽运阈值为1700mW.并数值求解了含有GaAs被动调Q兼输出耦合的速率方程,分析了GaAs被动调Q机理以及脉宽宽度、重复频率、平均功率随抽运速率、腔长的变化关系,理论与实验结果相一致.为多功能综合型微型调Q固体激光器提供了简单有效的方法. 关键词： 被动调Q 输出耦合 GaAs     

GaAs被动调Q兼输出耦合Nd∶YVO4激光特性研究

利用可饱和吸收半导体GaAs作为被动调Q元件和F-P输出耦合镜,实现了半导体激光器(LD)抽运Nd:YVO4激光调Q运转,获得脉宽度为47ns,重复频率为1183kHz,平均功率为430 mW,光束质量为M2=1.13的TEM00激光基横模输出,调Q抽运阈值为1700mW.并数值求解了含有GaAs被动调Q兼输出耦合的速率方程,分析了GaAs被动调Q机理以及脉宽宽度、重复频率、平均功率随抽运速率、腔长的变化关系,理论与实验结果相一致.为多功能综合型微型调Q固体激光器提供了简单有效的方法.     

Passive Q-switching and mode-locking for the generation of nanosecond to femtosecond pulses

The passive and hybrid Q-switching and mode-locking of solid-state lasers, dye lasers, semiconductor lasers and gas lasers is reviewed. The dynamics of saturable absorbers and reverse saturable absorbers is illustrated. The nanosecond pulse generation by passive and hybrid Q-switching of low-gain active media is described. The picosecond and femtosecond pulse generation by passive and hybrid mode-locking in low-gain and high-gain active media is analysed. The performance data of passively and hybridly mode-locked cw femtosecond dye lasers are collected. The pulse shortening of ultra-fast pulses with saturable absorbers in intra-cavity and extra-cavity configurations is discussed.     

Doping-induced changes in the saturable absorption of monolayer graphene

Graphene is a broadband, fast saturable absorber well suited for passive mode-locking of lasers. The broadband absorption, ultra-short recovery time, and low cost of graphene absorbers compare favorably with traditional semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAMs). However, it remains difficult to tailor the parameters of a monolayer graphene absorber such as the modulation depth and the insertion loss; this limits the absorber??s design freedom, which is often required for mode-locking without Q-switching instability. We demonstrate in this work that, by hole-doping graphene chemically to various Fermi levels, the modulation depth and insertion loss are modified. Further control of graphene??s saturable absorption by electric-field gating and its application to active suppression of Q-switching in lasers is discussed.     

Nonlinearly limited saturable-absorber mode locking of an erbium fiber laser

We describe an erbium fiber laser that is passively mode locked by a novel, precision antireflection-coated semiconductor saturable-absorber mirror that incorporates an additional two-photon absorber. It is shown that passive mode locking evolves from a Q-switching instability. The results are achieved by use of saturable absorbers that provide a large (15%) nonlinear (saturable) loss. Exploiting two-photon absorption can substantially reduce the peak power of the Q-switched pulses, which results in improved reliability of the laser. Moreover, two-photon absorption can be used to produce an optimal stability range for saturable-absorber mode locking.     

Nonlinear bleachable media for the near IR range based on lead chalcogenide quantum dots (review)

We present a review of results from study of the nonlinear optical properties and relaxation processes in lead chalcogenide quantum dots embedded in glass matrices of various compositions, and also designs for bleachable media based on these materials for Q-switched and mode-locked solid-state lasers in the near IR range. We consider the conditions which should be satisfied by the spectroscopic characteristics of saturable absorbers for realization of passive Q-switching and mode-locking in solid-state lasers. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 74, No. 6, pp. 701–725, November–December, 2007.     

Proposed method of spike suppression in solid-state lasers

A method is proposed to suppress the spikes in the output of solid-state lasers, using passive negative feedback. A saturable absorber, normally used for Q-switching the laser, is used in a modified laser resonator, so that the resonator losses increase with laser intensity. The rate equations of a laser with such a loss mechanism are solved numerically. Numerical results for a ruby laser are presented.     

Suppression of Q-switched mode locking and break-up into multiple pulses by inverse saturable absorption

Suppression of Q-switching during mode locking is extremely important for the successful development of continuous-wave mode-locked solid-state and fiber lasers. In this paper we show that the use of inverse saturable absorption, such as two-photon absorption and free carrier absorption, can suppress Q-switching instabilities and expand the continuous-wave operating regime in solid-state and fiber lasers. Conversely, an excess of inverse saturable absorption may lead to pulse-energy limiting and induce a break-up into multiple pulses. To analyze the advantages and limitations of adding this nonlinearity, we derive and discuss the mode-locking stability criteria in the presence of inverse saturable absorption. Useful asymptotic formulas for the absorber design employing inverse saturable absorption are also derived.     

Solid-state Er:Yb:glass laser mode-locked by using single-wall carbon nanotube thin film

We design single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) thin-film saturable absorbers (SAs) integrated onto semiconductor distributed Bragg reflectors for mode-locking solid-state Er:Yb:glass lasers. We characterize the low nonsaturable loss, high-damage-threshold SWNT SAs and verify their operation up to a pulse fluence of 2 mJ/cm(2). We demonstrate passive fundamental continuous-wave mode locking with and without group-delay dispersion compensation. Without compensation the laser produces chirped 1.8 ps pulses with a spectral width of 3.8 nm. With compensation, we obtain 261 fs Fourier-transform-limited pulses with a spectral width of 9.6 nm.     

Compact passively Q-switched diode-pumped Tm:LiLuF4 laser with 1.26 mJ output energy

We demonstrate efficient continuous-wave (CW) and passively Q-switched Tm:LiLuF(4) laser operation near 1.9 μm. The CW slope efficiency reached 54.8% with respect to absorbed power. Stable passive Q-switching with Cr(2+):ZnS saturable absorbers resulted in minimum pulse duration of 7.6 ns and maximum pulse energy and peak power of 1.26 mJ and 166 kW, respectively.     

Investigation of passively synchronized dual-wavelength Q-switched lasers based on V:YAG saturable absorber

In this paper the results of a theoretical and experimental investigation of synchronized passive Q-switching of two Nd:YVO₄-based solid-state lasers operating at two different wavelengths, is described. A V:YAG saturable absorbing material was used as a passive Q-switch performing the synchronization of the two laser fields. This material provides Q-switching operation at both 1064 and 1342 nm wavelengths simultaneously, saturating the same energy level. By adjusting the pump power of both lasers, it was possible to optimize the overlap of the two pulse trains and to switch between different states of synchronization. A theoretical model based on rate equations, which has been developed in order to investigate optical performance of the laser system, is in a good agreement with the experimental results. The principle of synchronized Q-switching can lead to new, pulsed all-solid-state light sources at new wavelengths based on sum-frequency mixing processes.