1570 nm和1548 nm双波长单频掺饵光纤激光器

针对高精度相干激光探测需求,提出了一种基于环形腔结构的双波长单频输出掺饵光纤激光器。该激光器使用未泵浦的掺饵光纤作为可饱和吸收体,结合标准具结构的光纤法布里-珀罗滤波器和光纤布拉格光栅,实现1 570 nm和1 548 nm附近的双波长单频激光输出,其中心波长分别为1 569.97 nm和1 548.06 nm,光信噪比分别达到58 dB和55 dB。通过在100 min内对输出激光光谱和功率的连续数据采集,得到输出功率波动分别为0.01 dB和0.02 dB,且光谱仪上始终未见输出激光光谱中心波长变化,表明输出激光具有良好的工作稳定性。采用延时非零自外差法测量了输出激光的线宽,测得1 570 nm处激光线宽约为230.2 Hz,1 548 nm处线宽约为223.6 Hz。     

基于光纤平移的窄线宽可调谐Er3+/Yb3+共掺光纤激光器

针对输出耦合镜旋转调谐时输出光束方向变化问题,设计了一种光纤位置平移、而调谐输出光束方向不变的光纤激光器系统。运用光栅方程,分析了光纤平移的调谐机理;采用输出与反馈光束耦合模型,分析了输出增益线宽随光纤位置、光束半径的变化。理论分析表明:该光纤激光器可获得线宽小于0.2 nm的调谐激光输出。实验结果表明,该激光器在波长为1543.446 nm处获得的调谐输出功率最大,达到470 mW,计算的斜率效率为23.9 %;整个调谐区域达到36 nm,调谐范围内激光的3 dB线宽小于0.08 nm。     

大功率多波长可转换双包层光纤激光器

在多模掺镱双包层光纤上,利用相位掩模法直接写制Bragg光栅作为激光器后腔镜,得到多波长激光输出.在室温下,通过调节偏振控制器可以得到稳定的单波长及多波长的激光输出,输出波长范围在1 056～1 061 nm,线宽均小于0.02 nm.在25 W的976 nm激光泵浦下,激光器得到功率为6 W的多波长输出.     

基于FFP-TF2滤波器的可调谐激光器

可调谐激光器在光纤传感和光纤通信中有着广泛的应用，引起了人们的广泛重视。设计并搭建了基于FFP-TF2滤波器的可调谐激光器系统。通过FPGA设计的基于DDS (direct digital frequency synthesis)函数信号发生器与模拟放大电路结合产生的驱动电压，调节FFP-TF2腔长的变化，进而改变激光器的输出波长。该系统可以实现对FFP-TF2单点电压和扫描电压的驱动，从而激光器可以输出单波长激光和多波长扫描激光，在激光器输出波长1 532 nm~1 568 nm范围内，可以调节单波长输出，也可以调节多波长扫描范围，且两种模式可以切换使用。实验结果表明，激光器输出3 dB线宽基本保持在0.01 nm左右，激光器输出中心波长与驱动电压线性拟合度为99.934%，灵敏度为3.915 nm/V，而FFP-TF2输出中心波长与驱动电压线性拟合度为99.986%，灵敏度为4.021 nm/V，激光器输出中心波长相对FFP-TF2的误差为2.6%，说明该激光器系统输出波长具有线宽窄、稳定性好、灵活性高等优点。     

高效率PPSLT准相位匹配和频钠导星激光器

报道了一台平均功率3.09W、和频效率大于35%的周期极化化学计量比钽酸锂(PPSLT)晶体准相位匹配和频钠导星激光器。用声光调Q的二极管抽运Nd:YAG固体激光器产生高光束质量的基频光1064nm与1319nm,在腔内插入高精度控温的标准具获得窄线宽输出,并在腔外通过准相位匹配的PPSLT晶体和频产生钠导星激光。当注入PPSLT晶体的1064nm和1319nm总平均功率约8.80W时,在匹配温度68℃时实现了最高和频转换,输出钠导星激光3.09W,重复频率800Hz,脉宽约60ns,线宽约1.6GHz。并通过调节控制标准具的倾斜角度和温度,将中心波长对准至钠D2a线589.1591nm,偏差小于±0.2pm。     

对撞脉冲锁模Nd:YAG激光器线宽的研究

本文报道了同时采用Fabry-Perot标准具和光栅监测对撞脉冲锁模Nd:YAG激光器输出线宽的初步结果,通过改变泵浦能量获得0.11nm～0.25nm的激光线宽,表明了自相关调制在锁模激光脉冲线宽展宽中起着重要的作用;并对一些相关实验进行了观测。     

基于光纤环形滤波器的双波长掺铒光纤激光器

提出并设计了一种基于光纤环形滤波器的环形腔掺Er3+光纤激光器,实现了稳定的单波长和双波长激光输出.采用保偏光纤布喇格光栅作为选频器件;两支分光比为20∶80的1×2耦合器结合2m保偏光纤构成环形滤波器,抑制模式跳变,提高激光输出稳定性,通过调节滤波器内偏振控制器实现波长选择性输出;采用长度为1m的饱和吸收体起到稳频作用.实验结果表明:该激光器工作阈值为71mW,在熔接滤波器后,光谱特性得到改善;调节偏振控制器可实现单波长激光可切换输出或双波长激光同时输出,双波长间隔0.88nm,1 535.5nm和1 534.7nm单波长切换输出时最大功率分别为0.078dBm和-2.585dBm,激光3dB线宽为0.16nm和0.15nm;在室温20min内,输出激光波长漂移小于0.06nm,功率变化小于1.3dB.     

染料掺杂液晶激光器的光谱特性研究

首先从理论上计算出了染料(DCM)掺杂液晶激光器的泵浦阈值能量为9.2×10-7 J,从而选定了最适合的泵浦光源,并在此基础上设计了相应的泵浦光路。通过检测输出激光的光强和波长,从光栅周期、外加电场两个方面着手对激光器的输出光谱进行了特性研究,结果表明,通过改变光栅周期就可以实现出射激光波长在100 nm范围内(585～685 nm)的调谐,符合理论计算值。与此同时,通过施加外加电场也可以实现出射波长的调谐,虽然调谐范围较小,但是也实现了输出激光强度的调谐,强度调谐幅度高达90.2%。染料掺杂液晶激光器的波长和光强双向可调谐特性,大大拓展了其在全光网络通信的应用前景。但是,当电场从0 V·μm-1增加到20 V·μm-1时,出射激光的线宽也从0.4 nm增加到了1.5 nm,在激光器的可调谐应用中也应注意线宽的变化。     

单频窄线宽分布布拉格反射光纤激光器研究

分析了单频窄线宽分布布拉格反射（DBR）光纤激光器的单模工作条件,在此基础上算出单模工作区域,制作了一个单频窄线宽分布布拉格反射光纤激光器。该激光器在波长为975.5nm的半导体激光器抽动下,在1556.91nm波长处。当抽运功率为55.35mW时输出功率可达1.43mW,频宽小于1.2MHz(受测量仪器分辨率限制）。经测量,该输出激光是稳定的单纵模输出。     

基于掺铥光纤激光器的内腔气体传感系统研究

为拓展可检测范围,利用掺铥光纤激光器产生的2μm波段激光进行呼吸气中水蒸气的内腔气体传感研究。首先,对直接吸收式气体传感技术进行了理论分析。其次,研究了1 570 nm激光泵浦下的掺铥光纤特性,其自发辐射谱主要分布在1.85～2.05μm波段;搭建了全光纤掺铥光纤环形激光器,并采用可调谐滤波器实现了1 927.5～1 985 nm范围内波长输出,激光线宽为0.05 nm,表现出单纵模窄线宽稳定输出的特点。最后,引入波长扫描技术,实现了对呼吸气中水蒸气在1 928～1 938 nm范围内光谱扫描,分辨了8条吸收谱线,与基于HITRAN光谱数据库的仿真光谱一致,波长定位的绝对误差低于0.03 nm。结果表明该内腔气体传感系统适用于2μm波段气体传感检测。     

Discretely tunable and multiwavelength erbium doped fibre lasers with Fabry-Perot etalon

Modern WDM telecommunication systems require stable and calibrated laser sources. In this paper, we present examples of such lasers based on erbium doped fibres, i.e., discretely tunable and multiwavelength ring lasers. For the first case, tuning is possible due to a tunable Bragg grating overlapping spectrally the third telecommunication window (1550 nm). When a Fabry-Perot etalon is inserted into the cavity, discrete tunable operation with appropriate spacing between operating wavelengths is possible. Different free spectral ranges (FSR) of applied etalons ensured operation at a wavelength spacing 0.4 nm, 0.8 nm or 1.6 nm, respectively. When an acoustooptical Bragg frequency shifter was inserted together with the Fabry-Perot etalon, the stable simultaneous multiwavelength operation covering the erbium doped gain range was achieved.     

Room temperature single-frequency output at 2118 nm from a diode-pumped Tm,Ho:YAP laser

A diode end-pumped single-frequency Tm, Ho:YAP laser at room temperature was reported. We demonstrated a single-frequency Tm, Ho:YAP laser at 2118.09 nm wavelength with output power up to 57 mW using two Fabry-Perot intracavity etalons. The optical conversion efficiency is 2.0% and the slope efficiency is 12.7%. The measured full width at half maximum linewidth was <7.5 pm limited by the resolution of the scanning Fabry-Perot etalon used to make the measurement. The wavelength was demonstrated to be stable to about 2 pm over 40 s time periods limited by the temperature stability of the laser. The single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) laser can be used as a seed laser for coherent wind measurements and differential absorption LIDAR systems.     

Axial mode tuning of a single frequency Yb:YAG thin disk laser

We describe an arrangement for an Yb:YAG thin disk laser, which enables narrow bandwidth operation in single-frequency mode at freely selectable wavelengths within the broad tuning range of the laser. This is facilitated by a combination of a double-stage birefringent filter and an etalon inside the laser cavity. We investigate the wavelength selection characteristics of the single elements as well as their combination. A simple procedure is implemented for a computer-based automation of wavelength tuning. The reflectivity of the partially reflecting resonator mirror is optimised, and the laser pump power is adapted for best tuning performance. Single-frequency emission is achieved in a frequency range of 9.75 THz (wavelength range 1020 nm to 1055 nm). Each axial laser mode in this range can be selected individually. The axial mode separation of 0.47 GHz corresponds to wavelength steps of 1.7 pm at 1030 nm. PACS 42.55.Xi; 42.60.Fc; 42.60.Lh     

High-power single-mode emission from a broad-area semiconductor laser with a pseudoexternal cavity and a Fabry Perot etalon

A simple pseudoexternal cavity with a commerically available broad-area laser diode, standard optics, and a thin FabryPerot etalon provides single-mode emission with 1-W optical power and a tuning range of ~0.5nm . The linewidth is estimated at 200MHz. Such high-power semiconductor laser systems are promising light sources for atomic physics, in which narrow-band high-power light is necessary, for example, for optical pumping of alkali metal vapor. Methods for expanding the tuning range and achieving higher narrow-band optical power are discussed.     

Widely tunable,narrow linewidth Tm: YAG ceramic laser with a volume Bragg grating

We report on a widely tunable, narrow linewidth operation of a Tm:YAG ceramic laser. A volume Bragg grating is used in the cavity as a folding mirror for wavelength selection. The wavelength is tuned from 1956.2 to1995 nm, leading to a total tuning range of 38.7 nm. The linewidth is around 0.1 nm over the whole tuning range. A maximum output power of 1.51 W at 1990.5 nm is achieved at 37.8 W absorbed pump power.Different saturation behaviors are observed in the laser performances at different wavelengths.     

Widely ultra-narrow linewidth 104 nm tunable all-fiber compact erbium-doped ring laser

A widely tunable narrow linewidth compact erbium-doped all-fiber ring laser with 104 nm tuning range was reported. An all-fiber Fabry-Perot filter (FFP-TF) was used to realize the laser tuning output, and the wavelength at constant voltage had high time stability. With the 8 m length erbium-doped fiber as gain medium, we realized widely tunable laser from 1513 to 1617 nm with the linewidth less than 40 pm at any wavelength. Pumped by the 976 nm laser diode, the fiber laser worked with slope efficiency of above 10% and threshold of less than 21 mW.     

Line narrowing of a distributed feedback dye laser using external frequency selective feedback

Frequency selective feedback, employing a mirror and etalon, applied to a distributed feedback dye laser has reduced the linewidth of the emitted radiation by a factor of up to twenty. Criteria used for choosing suitable etalons are discussed.     

基于双透镜外腔结构的窄线宽可调谐半导体激光器

设计了一种具有独特双透镜外腔结构的可调谐窄线宽激光器,利用一个温控50 GHz的标准具提供ITU标准波长序列,通过一个压电陶瓷驱动的Fabry-Pérot可调谐滤波器选择一个标准波长实现单波长输出。实验结果表明:该激光器的调谐范围达到了1 525～1 580 nm,覆盖整个C波段,线宽为37.5 kHz,400 mA电流条件下的输出功率超过50 mW,边模抑制比超过50 dB,达到或超过相干通讯应用的要求和其他单片集成类器件的指标。另外,本结构具有位置容差大、调谐速度快(<3 ms)、易于实现超窄线宽以及波长微调等优点,待实现小型化和标准封装,其大规模应用将成为可能。     

可调谐掺铥光纤激光器线宽压缩及其超光谱吸收应用

可调谐二极管激光吸收光谱技术是一种应用非常广泛的吸收光谱测量技术.利用宽带可调谐窄线宽光源进行吸收光谱测量的超光谱吸收技术可以在单次扫描中获取一段连续光谱的所有吸收数据,可大大提高可调谐二极管激光吸收光谱技术的数据信息容量和光谱诊断能力.分析了在2μm波段对水进行超光谱吸收测量时对激光器输出线宽的具体要求.利用掺铥光纤在2μm波段较宽的发射谱,采用可调谐法布里-珀罗滤波器和光纤可饱和吸收体相结合的技术方案搭建了一台宽带调谐窄线宽的2μm光纤激光器.获得了1840—1900 nm约60 nm范围的调谐光谱输出,激光器静态线宽仅为0.05 nm.利用该光源对空气中水在2μm波段的吸收光谱数据进行了超光谱吸收测量,在1856—1886 nm约30 nm的光谱范围内分辨了35条水的吸收谱线.通过对不同线宽条件下1870—1880 nm范围内的理论吸收光谱数据进行对比发现,测量数据无法有效分辨分别位于1873 nm和1877 nm处与强吸收线相邻的两条吸收谱线,且测量结果与激光线宽在0.08 nm条件下的HITRAN2012光谱数据库最为接近.这表明,在动态扫描过程中激光器的线宽得到了展宽.     

A tunable dual frequency Tm:YAG laser

A compact design for a single mode Tm:YAG laser is presented. With two thin infrasil etalons as the only intracavity tuning elements a tuning range from 1940 to 2030 nm with a gap between 2000 and 2020 nm can be realized. The laser emits in two longitudinal modes separated by 1 GHz. Pumped with 500 mW power from a Ti:sapphire laser at 786 nm the output is above 50 mW over the entire tuning range. Frequencies can be rapidly varied over a range of 4 GHz.