不同脉冲重复频率下抽运方式对全光纤声光调Q激光器性能的影响

在不同初始边界条件下数值求解描述全光纤声光调Q双包层光纤激光器的速率方程,得到前向抽运结构和后向抽运结构下激光器上能级粒子数在增益光纤中的分布,以及脉冲能量、平均功率、脉宽、光纤中储能与脉冲重复频率、抽运合束器对信号光透过率、抽运功率的相互关系.从谐振腔内放大自发辐射光的产生影响谐振腔损耗的角度分析仿真结果,并实验验证两种抽运方式对输出脉冲功率和脉冲宽度的影响.结果表明：不同脉冲重复频率下抽运方式会对全光纤声光调Q激光器性能产生显著影响,为获得较好的脉冲输出性能,在重复频率较低 关键词： 光纤激光器 Q')" href="#">声光调Q 抽运方式     

不同腔结构下的声光调Q双包层光纤激光器特性研究

报道了半导体激光器端面抽运不同结构的声光调Q的双包层光纤激光器的脉冲输出特性.对前向、后向不同抽运方式的掺镱调Q双包层光纤激光器在输出平均功率,调Q脉冲宽度及脉冲稳定性进行了对比及讨论;其中后向抽运的光纤激光器,在10 kHz重复频率调制下,获得了斜效率为60%的平均功率输出,其脉冲宽度为52ns,单脉冲能量为0.3mJ.最后利用不同抽运方式下的速率方程,理论分析调Q脉冲的特性,分析结果与实验相符.     

100 W全光纤声光调Q光纤激光器实验研究

 报道了一台全光纤结构主振荡功率放大(MOPA)型掺镱脉冲光纤激光器,以光纤光栅为腔镜,光纤型声光调Q的光纤激光器为种子源,通过两级掺镱双包层光纤放大器实现功率放大。对声光调Q的光纤激光器输出特性进行了研究,比较了不同泵浦波长、不同重复频率对激光输出功率和脉冲宽度的影响,并实现了最短脉冲宽度25 ns、单脉冲能量45 μJ的脉冲激光输出。在重复频率50 kHz时,对脉冲宽度130 ns、平均功率0.6 W的种子光进行放大,得到了平均功率102.5 W、脉冲宽度约240 ns的激光输出。     

全光纤声光调Q铒镱共掺双包层光纤激光器

对LD抽运全光纤声光调Q铒镱共掺杂双包层光纤激光器进行了实验研究.采用两个半导体激光器作为抽运源,利用带尾纤声光调制器作为Q开关,以铒镱共掺杂双包层光纤作为增益介质,以光纤布拉格光栅作为反馈器件,在线形腔结构中,获得了波长1 549.47 nm,谱线半峰全宽0.499 nm的稳定激光脉冲序列.脉冲重复频率1~15 kHz可调,在重复频率1 kHz时,得到最大单脉冲能量209 μJ,平均输出功率209 mW,脉冲宽度约100 ns,脉冲峰值功率2 kW.在不同重复频率下,测量了单脉冲能量和平均功率随入纤功率的变化.     

自调Q、自锁模铒/镱共掺光纤激光器

研究了结构新颖的环形腔铒/镱（Er/Yb）共掺双包层光纤激光器.为了获得高功率激光输出，使用6个激光二极管（LD）同时抽运Er/Yb共掺光纤，采用光纤光栅（FBG）Sagnac环作为波长选择器，得到了中心波长为1548.11 nm、谱线宽度为0.06 nm的窄线宽激光输出；并利用增益光纤作为可饱和吸收体，实现了自调Q、自锁模脉冲输出.当抽运功率为719 mW时，激光器输出自调Q脉冲，脉冲周期为20μs，脉冲宽度为2.8μs，脉冲的平均功率为38.4mW，峰值功率为274.3mW；当抽运功率为3.6 W时，激光器输出自锁模脉冲，脉冲宽度为4ns，平均功率为319 mW，脉冲峰值功率大于10 W，重复频率为7.937 MHz.     

100W,2.6mJ衍射极限输出的全光纤主振荡功率放大脉冲激光器

研究了一台基于主振荡功率放大(MOPA)结构的全光纤结构脉冲激光器。利用声光调Q,获得了平均功率约为500mW的脉冲种子源,采用一级预放大器使输出脉冲放大到10W;主放大器利用一台中心波长为976nm的带尾纤的半导体激光器对掺Yb3+双包层光纤抽运。最终在40kHz的重复频率下实现了中心波长为1064nm、脉宽为2.4μs、平均功率大于100W、脉冲能量达到2.63mJ、输出光束的M2因子为1.2的激光脉冲输出。     

掺钕保偏光纤放大器的研究

对掺钕双包层光纤放大器中抽运光和信号光沿光纤传播的功率分布进行了数值模拟,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,对种子注入主振荡光纤放大器进行了理论分析和实验研究.利用实验室自制的皮秒锁模激光器为种子源,注入1064nm皮秒锁模脉冲,获得了稳定的放大脉冲.小信号时的放大倍数为300（增益为25dB）,获得了平均功率5W的皮秒脉冲.同时利用TDS5104型示波器探测信号光放大前后的波形,并用光谱分析仪得到输出脉冲激光的光谱图. 关键词： 光纤放大器 掺钕保偏光纤 种子注入 反向抽运     

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     

300 W侧面分布式抽运掺Yb全光纤放大器

采用角度磨抛的方式, 在纤芯/包层为20/400 μm双包层掺Yb光纤上制作了侧面抽运耦合器. 该耦合器对975 nm的半导体二极管抽运光的耦合效率最高可达97%, 对1080 nm信号光的泄漏比小于2%. 分析了侧面抽运耦合器的性能以及多个侧面抽运耦合器的级联分布对抽运耦合效率的影响; 同时, 在前向抽运和双向抽运方式下, 分析了级联耦合器的分布及信号光泄漏比对激光器整体效率的影响, 并进行了数值模拟. 采用自行研制的侧面抽运耦合器, 搭建了侧面耦合分布式抽运、掺Yb双包层全光纤主振荡功率放大器, 获得了波长为1080 nm、功率为303 W 的基模激光输出. 进一步增加抽运点个数, 提高抽运功率, 可获得更高的输出功率.     

侧面抽运的掺Yb双包层光纤激光器

利用光纤角度磨抛侧面耦合新技术研究了侧面抽运的掺Yb双包层光纤激光器。实验上采取新的加工工艺获得了端面具有小锐角磨抛斜角的多模光纤,专门设计的高精密机械调整结构有效地将多模光纤的斜面和双包层光纤的侧面精确对准,通过不同的折射率匹配材料进行的研究,发现折射率匹配材料对于注入功率和抽运效率都有较大影响。实验中通过光纤角度侧面耦合器能够注入1．12W抽运光进入双包层光纤,侧面耦合效率最高可达80％。将该侧面耦合技术用于侧面抽运的掺Yb双包层光纤激光器,在单个尾纤输出的半导体激光器侧面抽运下得到光纤激光器的最大连续激光输出功率282mW,斜率效率为55．5％。实验结果表明,光纤角度磨抛耦合技术是掺Yb双包层光纤激光器的一种简单有效的侧面抽运方式。     

二极管泵浦被动调Q Nd:YAG/ KTP绿光激光器

报道了LD泵浦的Nd:YAG/KTP/Cr:YAG结构被动调Q绿光激光器.当注入泵浦功率为750mW时,获得了平均功率38mW,脉冲宽度14.7ns,重复频率20.4kHz,峰值功率126.6W的调Q绿激光输出.     

LD抽运被动调Q固体激光器的脉冲稳定性

报道了二极管激光抽运Cr,Nd∶YAG被动调Q Nd∶YVO₄ 1064nm激光输出.为了提高被动调Q激光的输出稳定性，谐振腔采用长腔，增益介质位于谐振腔中间位置.实验中获得了稳定的被动调Q激光输出.在最高入射抽运功率为17.5W时，脉冲重复频率达到71.3kHz，脉冲宽度为0.4μs.调Q脉冲幅度不稳定性低于±10%，脉冲时间波动性低于±3.5%.     

A compact diode-pumped Q-switched and mode-locked Nd:GdVO4 laser based on SESAM

We report a compact passively Q-switched and Mode-locked Nd:GdVO₄ laser based on a semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAM). At a pump power of 12 W, the average output power was obtained to be 1.8 W with the repetition rate of the Q-witched envelope 80 kHz and 500 ns pulse width. The mode-locked pulses interval within the Q-switched envelope was about 1ns, corresponding to the high repetition of 1 GHz.     

Narrow pulse width and high power passively Q-switched Nd3+:Gd3Ga5O12 laser with Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber

A compact, diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd³⁺:Gd₃Ga₅O₁₂ (Nd:GGG) laser with Cr⁴⁺:YAG saturable absorber has been successfully demonstrated. Stable Q-switched pulses with pulse energy of 100 ??J and high peak power of 14 kW have been obtained. The pulse width was as short as 7 ns with low repetition rate of 10 kHz. The dependence of pulse width, pulse repetition rate, pulse energy and pulse peak power on pump power have been measured respectively. Experimental results reveal that the Nd:GGG crystal with Cr⁴⁺:YAG saturable absorber is suitable for narrow pulse width and high power passively Q-switched lasers.     

可调谐的调Q掺Yb3+双包层光纤激光器

利用双包层光纤中的受激布里渊散射和声光调Q器件,对掺Yb³⁺双包层光纤激光器进行了混合调Q的实验研究.在连续泵浦状态下,当入纤泵浦功率为1.24W时,在1080～1119nm的可调谐范围内,在国内首次获得了输出脉冲宽度小于6ns,重复频率1.5 kHz,脉冲能量高于80μJ,峰值功率高于13.3kW稳定调Q光纤激光器的脉冲输出.经计算,实验结果和理论计算值符合得很好.     

Control of the pulse duration in one- and two-axis passively Q-switched solid-state lasers

We study theoretically and experimentally different methods to control the pulses emitted by solid-state lasers passively Q-switched by a saturable absorber. We explore one- and two-axis laser schemes allowing to control the pulse duration, which is ruled by the saturation powers of the transitions in the absorber and in the gain medium. In one-axis lasers, it is shown that the adjustment of the pump and laser beam sizes in the active medium and in the absorber provides an efficient means to control the pulse temporal shape and duration. Furthermore, a two-axis laser cavity supporting so-called forked-eigenstate operation permits to freely adjust the parts of the mode power which circulate in the gain medium and in the absorber. In this case, a lengthening of the pulse duration up to 500 ns is obtained with an increase of the average output power. The theoretical results obtained by using rate equations adapted to each cavity geometry are in close agreement with experiments performed on a diode-pumped Nd³⁺:YAG laser Q-switched by a Cr⁴⁺:YAG saturable absorber. The relevance of the different techniques to control the pulse durations in the framework of potential applications is discussed. Received 3 December 2001     

Doubly <Emphasis Type="Italic">Q</Emphasis>-Switched Nd:YAG Ceramic Laser

Using simultaneously both an acousto-optic (AO) modulator and a Cr⁴⁺:YAG saturable absorber in the cavity, we demonstrate for the first time the performance of a diode-pumped doubly Q-switched Nd:YAG ceramic laser. In contrast to purely acousto-optic Q-switched laser, this doubly Q-switched laser can generate shorter and more symmetric pulses. At an absorbed pump power of 10 W and a repetition rate of 20 kHz, the pulse width is compressed to 30 and 25 ns, respectively.     

High Average Power, Compact Passively Q-Switched 532 nm Green Laser on Nd:YAG/Cr4+:YAG Composite Crystal

We design a passively Q-switched intracavity frequency-doubled 532 nm laser using Nd:YAG/Cr⁴⁺:YAG composite crystal and type II phase matching KTP crystal. Under 13.97 W pump power, the average output power of the laser elaborated is up to 681 mW, with 200 ns pulse width and 9.1 kHz pulse repetition rate.     

High-efficiency continuous-wave and Q-switched operation of a resonantly pumped Ho:YAP ring laser

We demonstrated continuous-wave (CW) and Q-switched operation of a room-temperature Ho:YAP ring laser that is resonantly end-pumped by a diode-pumped Tm:YLF laser at 1.91 ??m. Continuous wave output power of 3 W at 2119 nm is obtained under the absorbed pump power of 10.17 W, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 60%. For the Q-switched regime the maximum pulse energy of 1.58 mJ and the minimum pulse width of 590 ns at the repetition rate of 1 kHz are achieved.