介质参数对受激布里渊散射特性的影响

 采用一维瞬态模型对受激布里渊散射（SBS）过程进行了数值模拟，研究了介质参数对SBS特性的影响规律；选取FC-72、FC-75、CCl₄、CS₂、丙酮、苯以及CCl₂/乙醇的混合溶液等作为散射介质，在Nd∶YAG调Q激光系统下进行了实验研究，比较了各种介质所产生的SBS脉宽、能量反射率和波形之间的差异，由此讨论了介质参数对SBS特性的影响。结果表明，介质增益系数越大，吸收系数越小，SBS能量反射率就越大；吸收系数越大，产生的SBS脉宽就越窄；声子寿命越短，SBS波形前沿就越陡，并且越容易出现调制现象。     

Theoretical investigation on the threshold value of stimulated Brillouin scattering in terms of laser intensity

The threshold value of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) was investigated theoretically basing on a new concept of real gain length (RGL). It shows that for ideal steady-state SBS or ideal transient SBS, the threshold values are both constants and the later is five orders of magnitude larger than the former. Under general conditions, whether steady-state SBS or transient SBS will occur is determined by RGL. The SBS occurred in a long material may not be steady-state SBS.     

水的衰减系数及有效增益长度对受激布里渊散射输出能量的影响

本文从理论和实验上分析了水的衰减系数及有效增益长度对受激布里渊散射(SBS)输出能量的影响。实验结果表明,衰减系数越小,SBS输出能量越高。由于脉宽压缩效应,当入射光能量足够高并且有效增益长度相对较长时,SBS易获得高能量而形成极高的峰值功率。一旦这种峰值功率超过受激拉曼散射(SRS)或者二阶SBS阈值,SBS就会作为一个新的激发源去激发SRS或者二阶SBS,从而消耗掉部分SBS的能量,所以会出现后向有效增益长度越长,SBS的输出能量越低的现象。 关键词： 受激布里渊散射 衰减系数 有效增益长度 脉宽压缩     

Improved output energy characteristic of optical limiting based on double stimulated Brillouin scattering

In order to improve the optical limiting performance based on stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS), a method based on double SBS is proposed in this paper. The dependence of the output energy of optical limiting based on double SBS on the pump energy is numerically simulated, and experimentally validated with an Nd:YAG seed-injected laser. The results indicate that only the first SBS optical limiting works in the case of low pump energy. However, as the pump energy increases, the second SBS process can be activated if the transmitted power of the first SBS is still above the SBS threshold. Therefore, the output energy characteristic of optical limiting based on double SBS is much better than that based on single SBS. Owing to the sub-nanosecond response time and a high power threshold, the SBS optical limiting can provide protection in high power laser systems.     

激光与材料参数对瞬态SBS 诱导的激光超声破坏效果的影响

 通过数值求解一维瞬态受激布里渊散射（SBS）声光耦合波方程，从理论上分析了泵浦激光参数及光学材料参数对SBS过程发生阈值的影响。以SBS过程中建立起来的应力场抗拉（压）强度和散射场的反射率为判据，分析了激光脉宽及作用区域长度对激光超声破坏材料效果的影响，探讨了短脉冲激光（约ns）引起的激光超声对材料的破坏机理；讨论了通过参数配置有效遏制SBS过程激光超声对光学材料的破坏问题。     

Effect of water temperature on pulse duration and energy of stimulated Brillouin scattering

The water temperature has a strong effect on the kinematic viscosity, which is inversely proportional to the phonon lifetime and the gain coefficient. The higher the temperature is, the smaller the kinematic viscosity is, and the larger the phonon lifetime is. At a low pump power and a short focal length, we can derive a single-peak stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) pulse. The duration of this single-peak SBS pulse depends mainly on the phonon lifetime of water. With the increase of the water temperature, the duration of such a single-peak SBS pulse will become longer, and the SBS energy will become higher for the gain coefficient, which is related to the phonon lifetime. Therefore, varying the medium temperature can lead to the changes of SBS pulse duration and SBS energy.     

相位调制信号对窄线宽光纤放大器线宽特性和受激布里渊散射阈值的影响

高功率窄线宽光纤放大器的输出功率主要受限于受激布里渊散射(SBS)效应,通过相位调制进行线宽展宽可以有效抑制SBS效应.基于窄线宽光纤放大器中的SBS动力学模型,研究了正弦信号、白噪声信号和伪随机编码信号(PRBS)对窄线宽光纤放大器光谱特性与SBS阈值的影响.研究发现,采用不同信号进行相位调制时,调制频率和调制深度等参数对调制后激光光谱的谱线间隔、谱线数目与光谱平整度的影响存在较大差异,进而影响放大器的线宽特性和SBS阈值.通过对比分析,给出了调制信号的类型选择和参数优化原则,能够为窄线宽光纤放大器的相位调制系统设计提供参考.     

陡前沿脉冲产生的受激布里渊散射稳定性研究

受激布里渊散射转换效率及相位共轭保真度的稳定性与泵浦脉冲的前沿上升时间有关，对前沿上升时间与介质声学声子寿命接近的泵浦脉冲，在泵浦能量超过受激布里渊散射阈值较多时，会造成严重的相位共轭保真度不稳定。本文针对上升前沿时间为２ｎｓ的泵浦脉冲及声学声子寿命的１ｎｓ和ＣＣｌ４介质，在泵浦脉冲前沿根部引入缓慢上升的小信号后，采用振放双池受激布里渊散射相位共轭镜，在泵浦激光能量达到５００倍受激布里渊散射阈值时     

振放双池受激布里渊散射相位共轭镜的脉冲波形研究

受激布里渊散射应用到激光驱动器中，就要考虑脉冲的变形。针对上升前沿２ｎｓ的毫 秒泵浦脉冲，在其脉冲前沿根部引入缓慢上升的的预脉冲后，研究振放双池受激布里渊散射相位共轭镜所产生的受激布里渊散射脉冲波形。     

受激布里渊散射脉冲压缩技术研究进展

受激布里渊散射（SBS）作为三阶光学效应广泛应用于激光组束、分布式光纤传感、布里渊激光器等领域。近年来,SBS脉冲压缩亦得到特殊关注。基于布里渊放大过程中的能量转移特性,SBS脉冲压缩技术能够将ns量级脉冲压缩至亚ns量级,峰值功率可提升1～2个数量级。系统介绍了SBS脉冲压缩基本理论,综合论述了SBS压缩器结构、增益介质、泵浦脉冲等因素对脉冲压缩特性的影响,并对SBS脉冲压缩发展趋势进行了展望,为今后SBS特性的研究提供了有益参考,也为高重频、高能量激光的获取提供了可行方案。     

Investigation on the suppression of stimulated Brillouin scattering in single-frequency Raman fiber amplifiers

High power operation of single-frequency Raman fiber amplifiers (SF-RFAs) is usually limited by the onset of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS). In this paper, we present our theoretical investigation on the suppression of SBS in SF-RFAs, based on the intensity equations combining SBS and stimulated Raman scattering (SRS). The effects of increasing the mode area of fiber and utilizing temperature and strain gradients along the fiber on the suppression of SBS are discussed. The simulation results suggest that it is not an advisable method to suppress SBS in SF-RFAs by increasing the mode area. Besides, although tensile strain and temperature gradients can suppress SBS in RFA singly, the conditions are too rigorous to realize. Based on the numerical simulation results, a feasible scheme for the suppression of SBS in RFA is proposed using the temperature gradients together with tensile strain gradients along the fiber length, resulting in an increase of ～3 times of amplifiers output power.     

同轴正交偏振双脉冲序列受激布里渊散射抽运放大的实现方法

利用受激布里渊散射放大时抽运光与种子光可以有一时间延迟的特性,设计了一个同轴传播正交偏振双脉冲序列的偏振控制装置,使同轴传播的两个正交偏振脉冲光束在放大时具有相同的偏振态,从而实现了两束光的抽运放大.     

Nonlinear optical properties of stimulated Brillouin scattering process in submerged object detection

Nonlinear optical properties of stimulated Brillouin scattering(SBS)to signal detection in water are analyzed.With the threshold characteristics,SBS only occnrs when the high power laser is focused in the SBS cell.When there is an object present in front of the focus,it leads to lower incident intensity and then SBS does not occur.The backward SBS signal depends on the focusing location.The nonlinear optical properties of SBS process in the focusing regime axe analyzed theoretically.With the object coming near to the focusing center,the backward Stokes signal rises up from zero to a maximum,and then grows to saturation.The delay time of the echo signal to pump signal can give the object location.In experiment,the peak position of varying rate of energy can give object location.     

Measurement of intrinsic Brillouin linewidth of fibers based on stimulated Brillouin scattering slow light

Intrinsic Brillouin linewidth is one of the essential parameters to optimize the gain spectrum of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS). A novel method for the measurement of the intrinsic Brillouin line-width based on SBS slow light is proposed and demonstrated. In this method, an implicit model based on the transient SBS theory is developed, and a data processing method is designed to obtain the value of the intrinsic Brillouin linewidth from the model. The measured results show that the method is effective for studying SBS slow light.     

Maximum repeaterless transmission of lightwave systems imposed by stimulated Brillouin scattering in fibres

To aid in designing high-speed optical networks, the fundamental limitations of lightwave transmission systems are investigated from the viewpoint of fibre nonlinearities, particularly of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS). When SBS occurs, the fibre launch power is usually restricted; thus, SBS is detrimental to lightwave systems. The effects of SBS on signals transmitted in fibres are clarified for several modulation schemes, especially coherent modulation schemes. A generalized model based on the maximum power spectrum density in the signals is proposed to estimate the degree of SBS generation. The maximum repeaterless transmissions for various bit rates, laser diode linewidths, and Brillouin gains of optical fibres are presented. The degradation of transmission due to SBS is clarified experimentally, focusing on the bit error rate, fibre input power, and spectra of signals transmitted in fibres. In addition, various techniques for suppressing the SBS effects are proposed. A repeaterless transmission experiment conducted over 364.3 km using optical booster amplifiers is presented to verify the effectiveness of the SBS suppression technique.     

Investigation of stimulated Brillouin scattering for broadband KrF laser

Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) numerical mode for broadband multimode KrF laser pump with optical breakdown has been built up in this paper. The basic premises of the model are that KrF spectrum is composed of an umber of lines and SBS arises from these lines with coupling to some extent. The broadband SBS threshold strongly depends on pump bandwidth. SBS and optical breakdown occur nearly simultaneously when broadband SBS and breakdown have the same threshold. The decrease of saturation reflectivity for broadband pump radiation is explained with this model. Experimental results agree well with the model.     

熔融石英玻璃受激布里渊散射效应实验研究

以自行研制的大能量单纵单横电光调Q激光系统作为抽运源，在小尺寸(2 cm×2 cm×4 cm)的熔融石英玻璃样品中实现了强烈发展的受激布里渊散射(SBS)过程，在工作介质无损伤的情况下，相位共轭波能量高达110 mJ，反射率约为60％.还研究了SBS能量反射率与入射角之间的关系，证实了此前提出的“自供种子光(self-Stokes-seeding)”效应的存在.提出了双棒串接的构型，得到了更为高效的SBS过程. 关键词： 受激布里渊散射 熔融石英玻璃 激光损伤 反射率     

200 Hz高重复频率SBS脉宽压缩实验研究

受激布里渊散射(SBS)脉宽压缩是实现高峰值功率、短脉冲激光输出的重要途径之一,然而,目前SBS脉宽压缩仅限于1~10 Hz低重复频率激光器,限制了高重频短脉冲激光器在激光雷达、空间碎片探测以及目标成像等领域的应用。基于此,开展了高重复频率下的SBS脉宽压缩实验研究。设计搭建了高重复频率的主振荡放大激光器,开展了SBS二次级联脉宽压缩和SBS振荡放大双池脉宽压缩实验。通过SBS二次级联压缩实现了脉冲宽度从~32 ns压缩到~1.9 ns,脉宽压缩比达16倍;而通过SBS振荡放大双池结构实现了脉冲宽度从~4 ns压缩到376 ps,脉宽压缩比达10倍。实验结果表明,采用该超净封闭型SBS相位共轭镜,在Stokes光输出能量达50 m J时,无光学击穿现象,实现了在200 Hz高重复频率下的SBS脉宽压缩。     

Stimulated Brillouin scattering phase conjugation of light beams carrying orbit angular momentum(Invited Paper)

We investigate the stimulated Brillouin scattering(SBS)properties of light beams carrying orbit angular momentum(OAM).The phase conjugation of light beams carrying OAM is experimentally achieved in an SBS mirror with a random phase plate.The spectrum and the pulse width compression of SBS light are measured.It is shown that the phenomena of pulse compression is observed and OAM conservation is confirmed in the SBS process.The OAM transfer from photons to phonons may find potential applications in photon-phonon conversion-based signal-processing schemes by using OAM multiplexing.     

双级受激布里渊散射相位共轭镜压缩YAG振荡器调Q脉宽

采用双级布里渊散射相位共轭镜，能提高相位共轭保真度稳定性，将散射光反馈进入ＹＡＧ振荡器腔内，由偏振棱镜耦合输出的散射激光，具有短脉冲，可调谐，优质光的特点，报道了脉冲压缩机机理及影响压缩脉冲宽度的因素，获得了２．５ｎｓ，９ｍＪ的散射激光输出。