单个飞秒激光作用下熔融石英的微爆阈值研究

对飞秒激光脉冲在透明介质中产生微爆的物理机制进行了研究,比较了长短激光脉冲的光击穿机制,基于Fokker-Planck方程建立了飞秒激光微爆模型,给出了飞秒激光脉冲在透明介质中产生微爆的阈值解析表达式.针对飞秒激光脉冲在熔石英介质中的微爆阈值进行了计算,得到的结果与实验结果基本相符.     

飞秒激光脉冲在正色散固体材料中的自压缩

实验研究了正色散固体介质中的激光脉冲自压缩现象,证明了无需任何外加色散补偿情况下，固体透明介质中的自聚焦传输过程可使高功率飞秒激光脉冲实现时域脉冲压缩，并详细研究了输出脉冲的时域和频域特性随入射脉冲强度的演化规律.实验结果表明脉冲自压缩量随入射脉冲强度的增加呈递增趋势，然而当入射光强增大到足以引起超连续谱及锥形辐射产生时，脉冲时域形状会发生分裂.此外还发现发散光束入射情况下同样可以观察到脉冲自压缩现象. 关键词： 超短激光脉冲 脉冲压缩 非线性传输     

飞秒抽运随机激光输出波形的可控性研究

本文基于随机激光的时域理论,研究了飞秒脉冲抽运下二维随机激光的辐射特性,并着重讨论了抽运脉冲的峰值强度、脉宽和脉冲波形对辐射光时域波形的影响.结果表明, 辐射光的时域波形强烈依赖于抽运光脉冲的参数,通过调整抽运方式可以控制辐射光的输出波形.数值模拟结果为研究随机激光输出波形的可控性技术提供了理论依据. 关键词： 激光物理 随机激光器 飞秒抽运 脉冲波形     

锥形镀膜光纤探针中飞秒激光脉冲的传输

采用三维时域有限差分法对飞秒激光脉冲照明下锥形镀膜光纤探针内的光场进行了计算,研究了飞秒脉冲在探针中传输时的时域、频谱和相位特性,并分析了不同锥角和不同长度的探针对这些特性的影响.研究结果发现飞秒脉冲在探针中传输时出现了脉冲展宽、幅值振荡以及频谱分裂等现象,并且利用频谱和相位的变化特性初步解释了脉冲的展宽和脉冲振幅随时间周期性变化等现象. 关键词： 时域有限差分法 飞秒脉冲 光纤探针     

飞秒脉冲激光在V型有机分子介质中的动力学表征

在不采用旋波近似和慢变幅近似的条件下,通过采用时域有限差分法和预估矫正法数值求解Maxwell-Bloch方程,模拟了飞秒激光脉冲在V型三能级有机分子介质中的传播过程,研究了介质密度对单色脉冲共振传播的影响以及两色飞秒脉冲在该分子体系中的传播情况.有机分子的电子结构和电偶极矩是在密度泛函理论水平上利用从头计算方法得到的.研究结果表明,介质密度对脉冲演化产生较大的影响,随介质密度的增大,非线性效应增强,面积定理逐渐失效;两色脉冲的相对强度及初始相位对各能级的粒子数分布有很大的影响.     

超宽带近红外和蓝光飞秒激光脉冲产生的实验研究

增益介质中泵浦光束提供的软光阑效应对于实现克尔透镜稳定锁模及其超宽带光谱脉冲的产生具有非常重要的作用.实验上首先对半导体泵浦全固化钛宝石飞秒激光器的锁模动态特性进行了研究,在4 W绿光泵浦状态下获得了平均输出功率为570 mW、中心波长在794 nm～835 nm范围内调谐、光谱带宽最大可达135 nm的近红外光脉冲输出,其相应的时域变换极限脉冲宽度均小于10 fs.另外,将光束聚焦在超薄BBO晶体上,获得了中心波长在418 nm～429 nm之间调谐、光谱宽带时域变换极限小于15 fs的蓝光飞秒脉冲.     

单次飞秒激光脉冲在玻璃内部产生多次微爆的研究

在入射能量不同的情况下，用近红外飞秒激光脉冲在重钡火石玻璃（ZBaF15）内部产生了色心和微爆，在熔融石英的内部产生了多次微爆现象.实验表明：入射能量较高时，色心的中间会产生微爆；在松聚焦条件下，一个飞秒激光脉冲在透明介质内会激发多次微爆.基于飞秒激光脉冲在透明介质内的自聚焦效应和自由电子等离子体的自散焦效应，理论分析了多次微爆产生的原因；也讨论了飞秒激光脉冲诱导玻璃折射率改变的机理.     

飞秒脉冲激光在V型有机分子介质中的动力学表征

在不采用旋波近似和慢变幅近似的条件下,通过采用时域有限差分法和预估矫正法数值求解Maxwell-Bloch方程,模拟了飞秒激光脉冲在V型三能级有机分子介质中的传播过程,研究了介质密度对单色脉冲共振传播的影响以及两色飞秒脉冲在该分子体系中的传播情况。有机分子的电子结构和电偶极矩是在密度泛函理论水平上利用从头计算方法得到的。研究结果表明,介质密度对脉冲演化产生较大的影响,随介质密度的增大,非线性效应增强,面积定理逐渐失效;两色脉冲的相对强度及初始相位对各能级的粒子数分布有很大的影响。     

粒子数密度对飞秒Gauss型脉冲传播及光谱特性的影响

利用预估校正-时域有限差分(PC-FDTD)法求解全波Maxwell-Bloch方程,研究介质粒子数密度(N)对飞秒Gauss型激光脉冲在Λ型三能级原子介质中传播及光谱特性的影响.结果表明:小面积2π脉冲在不同N介质中都不发生分裂,脉冲频谱基本没有新的高频成分产生,随N增大中心频率附近光谱强度明显减小.面积4π脉冲,在N较大的稀疏介质及稠密介质中都产生分裂,在稀疏介质中随N增大频谱展宽幅度及高频成分强度增大,但在稠密介质中频谱展宽变小且远小于N较大时的稀疏介质情况.大面积8π脉冲,脉冲分裂情况与4π脉冲情况相似,但随N增大频谱展宽幅度及高频成分强度单调增大,且在稠密介质中的频谱展宽幅度及高频成分强度远大于N较小的稀疏介质情况.     

时域多模飞秒压缩光场测量中的本地光脉冲整形研究

基于飞秒脉冲的同步泵浦参量过程产生的多模时域飞秒压缩光场,由于其独特的优势,特别是可以享有单模光纤网络兼容,是实现可扩展量子计算及大容量量子通讯的良好光源。由于无法实现多模时域飞秒压缩光场的空间分离,目前对于多模时域飞秒压缩光场的测量,采用最为有效的平衡零拍探测。因此如何构造与时域飞秒压缩光场时域函数分布相同的本地光,是其中的关键内容,并直接影响测量效果。本文主要理论研究了本地脉冲光的时域整形方案,分析了系统参数对整形后的多模本地光的保真度以及系统调制效率的影响,并结合实验参数提出可能的解决办法。     

Measurements of femtosecond temporal speckle field of a random medium

The femtosecond temporal speckle field of a random medium is studied theoretically and experimentally. Femtosecond temporal speckle arises from the interference of multiple randomly scattered electric fields. The femtosecond temporal speckle field is measured with a cross-correlation frequency-resolved optical gating method. The spatial average of the speckle field yields a smooth transmitted profile. The speckle field is a circular complex Gaussian variable because the scattered light beams from different trajectories have no correlation with each other. The field and the intensity profiles of individual speckle spots fluctuate randomly in time. The ensemble average of the temporal intensity profiles converges, thereby yielding the photon travel time probability distribution function.     

Image reconstruction of moving acoustic sound sources by temporal reference holography

The feasibility of applying temporal reference holography to detection of moving acoustic radiation sources are examined theoretically and experimentally. Temporal reference holography is proved to be used for the purpose if the width of amplitude spectrum of sound is within a certain range, because the point spread functions of temporal reference hologram coincide with amplitude spectra of sound waves used for recording them.     

The influence of phase-modulation on femtosecond time-resolved coherent Raman spectroscopy

The influence of phase-modulation on femtosecond time-resolved coherent Raman scattering is investigated theoretically and experimentally. The coherent Raman signal taken as a function of the spectral position shows unexpected temporal oscillations close to time zero. A theoretical analysis of the coherent Raman scattering process indicates that the femtosecond light pulses are amplitude and phase modulated. The pulses are asymmetric in time with more slowly decaying trailing wings. The phase of the pulse amplitude contains quadratic and higher-order contributions.     

Measuring temporal fluctuation on femtosecond scale in a random medium

We report an observation of femtosecond optical fluctuations of transmitted light when a coherent femtosecond pulse propagates through a random medium. They are a result of random interference among scattered waves coming from different trajectories in the time domain. Temporal fluctuations are measured by using cross-correlated frequency optical gating. It is shown that a femtosecond pulse will be broadened and distorted in pulse shape while it is propagating in random medium. The real and imaginary components of transmitted electric field are also distorted severely. The average of the fluctuated transmission pulses yields a smooth profile, probability functions show good agreement with Gaussian distribution.     

Speckle reduction by a rotating aperture at the fourier transform plane

Statistical properties of the time-averaged speckle-reduced pattern at the image plane of a coherently illuminated uniform diffuse object are theoretically and experimentally studied. The diffuse object is assumed to be approximated by a deep random phase screen and zero-mean circular complex Gaussian statistics is also assumed to hold for the formation of speckles. The time-averaging process is performed by using a rotating aperture at the Fourier transform plane of the object. A theoretical study of the speckle reduction is conducted for a rotating Gaussian soft aperture at the Fourier transform plane. Expressions are analytically derived for the mean, autocorrelation function, power spectrum, and contrast of the time-averaged speckle pattern at the image plane. In particular, the contrast of the time-averaged speckle pattern is theoretically evaluated and its characteristics are discussed in detail. The theoretical results for the contrast are experimentally confirmed using a TV/film recording system. Excellent agreement between theoretical and experimental results is obtained.     

Nonlinear filtering and beam shaping with χ nonlinear polarization interferometer

Novel χ⁽³⁾-based nonlinear polarization interferometer is theoretically and experimentally investigated. It enables efficient spatial and temporal filtering of femtosecond pulses via generation of cross-polarized wave. By changing the interferometer parameters different beam shapes can be obtained.     

Formation of domain reversal by direct irradiation with femtosecond laser in lithium niobate

We propose that domain inversion can be directly induced by femtosecond laser both theoretically and experimentally, which opens a path to achieve three-dimensional （3D） nonlinear crystal with a period in sub-micron-scale. A simulation of domain inversion is modeled by considering the temporal distribution of femtosecond pulses. The calculation results clarify that the domain inversions can happen within or after the interaction with the laser pulse, and the response time of domain inversion is in the picosecond level depending on the intensity and the materials. The domain reversal windows of lithium niobate by femtosecond laser are observed which agrees with theoretical predictions qualitatively.     

Scaling reduction of the contrast of fractal speckles detected with a finite aperture

It is known that speckle patterns with fractal properties, called fractal speckles, are produced by illuminating a diffuser with the coherent light having the intensity distribution obeying a negative power law. One of key properties of fractal speckles is the spatial correlation function obeying a negative power law, which implies that such speckles have scaling properties. In detecting fractal speckles, the effect of the spatial integration is inevitable in most cases since they have speckle grains of various scales including very fine ones. To evaluate this effect, in this paper, the contrast of spatially integrated intensity distributions is investigated theoretically and experimentally for fractal speckles. The results show that the contrast reduction with the size of the detector aperture obeys a negative power function related with the exponent of the intensity correlation coefficient of fractal speckles.     

用零相关相位板匀滑散斑的理论研究

对零相关相位板匀滑散斑的特性进行了理论分析和散值计算,结果表明尽管零相关相位板是针对入射场为平面波面而设计的,但在入射场的振幅和相位有一定起伏的情况下,其远场光斑的散斑对比度明显低于采用随机相位板的情形.因而用零盯关相位板匀滑散斑是一种更为有效的方法.