多横模垂直腔面发射激光器及其波长特性

基于氧化限制型内腔接触垂直腔面发射激光器(VCSEL) 结构设计, 研究了VCSEL的多横模分布及其模式波长分裂特性与氧化孔径尺寸、形状的关系. 在实验基础上, 通过建立有效折射率模型, 并利用标量亥姆霍兹方程的迭代算法理论, 分别对椭圆形氧化孔径和圆形氧化孔径VCSEL的横向模式特性进行模拟研究, 计算得到不同形状孔径的多横模光场分布情况, 同时测量得到高阶横模多频输出光谱. 研究发现, 椭圆氧化孔形状不仅影响横模分布特性, 还会导致每个模式的波长产生分裂, 分裂值可达0.037 nm. 同时, 随着氧化孔径的增大, 波长分裂影响会逐渐减小, 直至趋近于圆形氧化孔径的分布特性. 研究结果为进一步实现氧化限制型VCSEL的多横模锁定提供了有益参考和借鉴.     

CuBr自锁模激光器的实验研究

首次报道在纵向放电的CuBr激光器中,通过抑制高阶横模的振荡,同时得到高度稳定完全调制的绿光和黄光自锁模脉冲串,并在实验上研究了高阶横模,泵浦功率和谐振腔腔长对CuBr激光自锁模脉冲串及其纵模频谱的影响.     

理论研究电流注入对垂直腔面发射激光器多横模行为的影响

从包含时空变量的速率方程出发,针对弱折射率导引垂直腔面发射激光器(VCSELs),利用空间积分法分析了典型电注入参数对VCSELs多横模行为的影响,在不降低模型准确性的前提下提高了仿真效率。仿真结果表明,注入盘孔径和注入环越小、注入强度越低以及电流扩散越弱时,VCSELs更易实现单横模工作;反之,VCSELs高阶横模开始出现并呈现较强的模式竞争,引发了载流子空间烧孔效应,并导致基模强度降低。进一步得出,在环形注入方式下,高阶模式更容易出现且彼此间的竞争较盘形注入时强。     

Optical resonators with inhomogeneous mirrors

It is shown that the possibility of changing a laser light beam intensity distribution exists when the output mirror transmittance depends on the transverse plane coordinates. Methods of manufacture of inhomogeneously transmitting laser mirrors with constant phase of the reflected beam over the whole surface are described. Two examples of application of such systems are considered: one for obtaining a laser beam with constant intensity distribution in the transverse plane, the other for single-segment energy extraction from high-order transverse modes. The total laser output power is shown to be almost the same as for use of a homogeneous output mirror.     

Observation of Ince-Gaussian modes in stable resonators

We report what is to our knowledge the first observation of Ince-Gaussian modes directly generated in a stable resonator. By slightly breaking the symmetry of the cavity of a diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser and its pump beam configuration we were able to generate single high-order Ince-Gaussian modes of high quality. The observed transverse modes have an inherent elliptic structure and exhibit remarkable agreement with theoretical predictions.     

猫眼腔激光器的横模变换与频率分裂

为了产生多种激光横模,以前的系统相对比较复杂,而且一般只能产生基横模和低阶横模,很难产生高阶横模,同时也很难观察到模竞争中一个频率抑制另一个频率的变化过程。基于猫眼谐振腔激光器和频率分裂技术,提出了一种新型的激光原理综合实验系统。该系统利用猫眼逆向器作为He-Ne激光器的一个腔镜,通过调节猫眼逆向器中两镜片间距可输出包括基横模、低阶横模、高阶横模在内的十余种典型横模,并可完成纵模、偏振、出光带宽等多种激光基本特性的实验。同时在基横模状态下,利用谐振腔内加入的石英晶体片可实现激光频率分裂及其频差调节。在此基础上又可实现完整的模竞争过程的观察。     

含单负材料的不对称平板波导的传导模

利用图解法系统地研究了由不同类型的单负材料作为包层的三层平板波导的模式特征.研究表明单负介质波导具有一系列奇异的特性,与传统介质波导或左手介质波导相比,此波导的芯区横向振荡导模的模折射率范围较大.除0阶导模外,其它TE,TM导模均为芯区横向振荡模,且同阶的TE、TM模的色散曲线几乎重合,只有0阶的TE,TM模才可以支持表面波的传播.单负介质的结构参数对0阶导模的影响较大.一定条件下,波导中可以出现0阶导模的完伞缺失或仅支持表面波的传输,还会出现超慢波现象,甚至可以共生都是后向波的0阶双模.     

激光二极管抽运非平面单向行波环形腔单频固体激光器的设计

激光二极管抽运的单块非平面环形腔固体激光器具有结构稳固、效率高等优点 ,在一定的纵向磁场作用下 ,可形成单向行波振荡 ,纵向抽运时就可得到较高功率的单频输出 ,有广泛的应用前景。文中在详细讨论了非平面单向行波环形腔形成单频的原理基础上 ,研究了国际上流行的“三角形”单块非平面环形腔 ,并用此种腔型得到 2 70 m W的基横模单纵模 1.0 6μm激光 ;同时提出了所设计的非平面环形腔“梯形环形腔”和“角锥棱镜式环形腔”。由于它们工作原理相近 ,统称它们为“泛三角形非平面单向行波环形腔”。     

用于太阳能光伏发电的高倍聚光系统

 研究了基于三结型（InGaP/InGaAs/Ge）高效太阳能电池的太阳能光伏发电的高倍聚光系统。该系统采用高次非球面光学玻璃卡塞格林系统,运用Zemax和Tracepro光学设计软件完成200~500倍太阳能聚光系统的设计,同时设计了单片型高倍太阳能聚能光学组件,用热压成型方法研制了太阳能聚能透镜（副镜）。采用16个性能相同的聚光光学组件和相同数量的三结型太阳能电池组成高倍聚光型太阳能光伏组件,极大地提高了聚光比,为太阳能光伏发电的高倍聚光器设计提供参考和依据。     

Novel approach for polarization-sensitive measurements of transverse modes in few-mode optical fibers

We report for the first time on the polarization analysis of higher-order modes in a few-mode optical fiber using a three-mirror ring resonator. Higher-order fiber modes were generated by carefully squeezing the fiber. The power fraction of the dominating modes was measured, and we determined the polarization state which is different for each mode due to transverse variations of birefringence in the fiber. PACS 42.81.Gs; 42.81.Cn     

基于模式转换及双峰谐振效应的薄包层镀膜长周期光纤光栅特性研究

基于耦合模理论,首先研究了镀膜长周期光纤光栅(LPFG)高阶包层模的模式转换,划分了高阶包层模的非模式转换区及模式转换区。分析了高阶包层模有效折射率随薄膜厚度增加的响应特性,包层模谐振波长在模式转换区的偏移量要大于非模式转换区。在此基础上,研究了不同包层半径下高阶包层模谐振波长随光栅周期的变化情况,结果表明,相同包层半径下模式转换区内双峰间距的偏移量大于非模式转换区;无论在模式转换区还是非模式转换区,包层半径的减小将增加双峰间距的偏移量。最后分析了不同包层半径下的高阶包层模双峰透射谱在模式转换区及非模式转换区内的折射率响应,进而提出了薄包层镀膜LPFG的优化设计方案,当选定敏感膜层厚度及折射率处于镀膜LPFG的模式转换区内,光栅周期靠近相位匹配转折点时,将得到灵敏度高于传统LPFG双峰传感器的镀膜LPFG折射率型双峰传感器;而减小包层半径,将进一步提高传感器的分辨本领。     

1.6 W of single-mode output power from a novel power-scaling scheme for monolithic nonplanar ring lasers

A novel monolithic ring laser with high potential for power scaling, the disk nonplanar ring oscillator, is presented. We achieved power scaling by reducing the pump-light-induced aberrations. The basic idea of our approach is to attach a thin Nd:YAG disk to an undoped nonplanar YAG ring resonator while the other side of the disk is mounted on a heat sink. First promising experiments have demonstrated a single-frequency cw output power of 1.6 W at 1.06 microm with a slope efficiency of 45%. Power scaling to several watts seems to be possible.     

基于高折射率断环结构的全固光子带隙光纤的设计

设计了基于断环结构的全固光子带隙光纤,其背景材料为熔石英而断环结构由若干掺杂的高折射率介质柱构成.基于平面波展开法计算得到的态密度图和Bloch模场分布表明,该种光纤中的一个高阶带隙可以得到调节并被极大展宽,带隙调节的基本原理是断环可以同时控制包层介质柱的线偏振模式的角向和径向模式阶数.研究表明,断环中的介质柱数目决定了受影响最小的一组线偏振模式的最高角向阶数,而带隙宽度受介质柱尺寸影响很大.这一宽的高阶带隙可以用来设计带隙中心分别在800和1550 nm、带宽分别为488和944 nm的全固光子带隙光纤 关键词： 全固光子带隙光纤 光子带隙 光纤设计 平面波展开法     

管板式大功率横流CO2激光横模测量及数值模拟

为了提高激光稳定性和激光加工质量,实验测量了大功率横流CO2激光横模,并理论分析了横模形成机理。针对大功率横流CO2激光器管板式电极结构,由麦克斯韦方程给出电场的横向分布,并通过数值计算得到了激光强度的横向分布。实验结果与数值模拟得到的激光能量分布基本一致。结果表明,在给定放电电压条件下,电极结构和气体流动速率决定了激光横模峰值大小,激光峰值的横向位置取决于气体流动的速率。     

Transverse mode competition in defect states of a waveguide with corrugated walls

We investigate the defect states arising in the Bragg and non-Bragg gaps by inserting a straight duct into a waveguide with periodically corrugated walls. In periodic waveguides, the Bragg gap is created by the interference of the same transverse modes whereas the different mode coupling leads to the non-Bragg one. Due to the involved high-order modes, there are two defect states observed in the non-Bragg gap while only one in the Bragg gap, indicating that transverse modes play a significant role in the creation of defect states. Furthermore, the frequency of each defect state highly relies on the defect geometries and their band widths can be optimized by the number of waveguide segments. The proposed transverse mode competition analysis reveals the mechanism of frequency shifting and provides an opportunity for guided wave control engineering, which would definitely benefit their applications in various functional devices, such as filters, sensors, and amplifiers.     

High-order mode of polymeric waveguide selective excitation

Conditions for the selective excitation of multimode waveguide high-order modes by power trans-formation of fundamental modes of a tunnel connected waveguide are calculated. It is shown that the power conversion factor can reach 100% under phase-matching conditions, which can be satisfied by the selection of a second waveguide refractive index.     

高功率光纤中传输光模式与其波长相关性研究

针对高功率光纤激光模式诊断和光谱诊断的需求,研究了光纤中传输模式的波长相关性,数值计算了光纤中各个模式的模场分布随波长的变化曲线及相应的光束质量,采用双傅里叶变换F~2法实际测量了光纤模式成分与波长的关系曲线.结果表明,光纤中各个模式的模场分布随波长变化,波长越长,模场面积越大;模式的光束质量随波长变化不大,但在截止频率附近明显变差;光纤中各个模式的功率占比与波长有关.     

光子晶体光纤纤芯整形获得中空模式输出

实验研究了高非线性光子晶体光纤中模式控制的非线性过程,利用激发出高阶模式获得上转换到可见光波段的色散波.通过控制输入飞秒激光的偏振方向,获得了两组相互正交的高阶模式的非线性输出.进一步在光子晶体光纤空气孔包层中注入蜡修整纤芯结构,使得正交模式的有效模折射率差降低,从而形成简并的模式,并通过叠加简并模式获得了中空模场的输出. 关键词： 光子晶体光纤 飞秒激光 频率变换 中空模式     

Laser-diode pumped self-Q-switched microchip lasers

Optical properties of Cr,Yb:YAG, Cr,Nd:YAG crystals, and composite Yb:YAG/Cr:YAG ceramics self-Q-switched solid-state laser materials are presented. The merits of these self-Q-switched laser materials are given and the potentials of such lasers can be chosen by the applications. Cr,Yb:YAG and composite Yb:YAG/Cr:YAG ceramics self-Q-switched laser are conducted. Although several tens of kW peak power can be obtained with a monolithic microchip Cr,Yb:YAG laser, the experimental results show that the performance of this laser is limited by the absorption of Cr⁴⁺ ions at a pump wavelength of 940 nm and strong fluorescence quenching at high Cr concentration. Composite Yb:YAG/Cr:YAG ceramics are more suitable to realize high pulse energy and peak power (up to MW level) with optimized lasing and Q-switching parts. In addition, the instabilities induced by the multi-longitudinal mode competition in Cr,Nd:YAG and Cr,Yb:YAG microchip lasers are addressed. The different gain bandwidths of Yb:YAG and Nd:YAG play an important role in the instability of the output laser pulse trains. Stable laser pulses from the Cr,Yb:YAG microchip laser were obtained due to the antiphase dynamics. For the Cr,Nd:YAG microchip laser, the instability caused by the multi-longitudinal mode competition is an intrinsic property. Different transverse patterns were observed in Cr,Nd:YAG microchip lasers when a pump beam with larger diameter was used. Saturated inversion population distribution inside the gain medium plays an important role in the transverse pattern formation. Different transverse patterns were reconstructed by combining different sets of the Hermite-Gaussian modes.     

Design and simulation of a new type of 500 MHz single-cell superconducting RF cavity

This paper illustrates the design and simulation of a unique 500 MHz single-cell superconducting radio frequency cavity with a fluted beam pipe and a coaxial-type fundamental power coupler. The simulation results show that the cavity has a high r/Q value, a low peak surface field and a large beam aperture, so it can be a candidate cavity for high current accelerators. With the help of a fluted beam tube, almost all the higher order modes can propagate out of the cavity, especially the first two dipole modes, TE₁₁₁ and TM₁₁₀, and the first higher monopole mode, TM₀₁₁. The external quality factor of the coaxial fundamental power coupler is optimized to 1.2×10⁵, which will be useful when it is applied in the light source storage ring.