High peak power 1.0 μm and tri-wavelength 1.3 μm Nd:ScYSiO_5 crystal lasers

With a Nd:ScYSiO_5 crystal, a high peak power electro-optically Q-switched 1.0 μm laser and tri-wavelength laser operations at the 1.3 μm band are both investigated. With a rubidium titanyle phosphate(RTP) electro-optical switcher and a polarization beam splitter, a high signal-to-noise ratio 1.0 μm laser is obtained, generating a shortest pulse width of 30 ns, a highest pulse energy of 0.765 mJ, and a maximum peak power of 25.5 kW,respectively. The laser mode at the highest laser energy level is the TEM200 mode with the Mvalue in the X and Y directions to be M_x~2= 1.52 and M_y~2= 1.54. A tri-wavelength Nd:ScYSiO_5 crystal laser at 1.3 μm is also investigated. A maximum tri-wavelength output power is 1.03 W under the absorbed pump power of7 W, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 14.8%. The properties of the output wavelength are fully studied under different absorbed pump power.     

Piezoelectricity in K_(1-x)Na_xNbO_3: First-principles calculation

The piezoelectric properties of K1-xNaxNbO3 are studied by using first-principles calculations within virtual crystal approximation. To understand the critical factors for the high piezoelectric response in K1-x Na x Nb O3, the total energy,piezoelectric coefficient, elastic property, density of state, Born effective charge, and energy barrier on polarization rotation paths are systematically investigated. The morphotropic phase boundary in K1-x Na x Nb O3 is predicted to occur at x = 0.521, which is in good agreement with the available experimental data. At the morphotropic phase boundary, the longitudinal piezoelectric coefficient d33 of orthorhombic K0.5Na0.5NbO3 reaches a maximum value. The rotated maximum of d*33is found to be along the 50° direction away from the spontaneous polarization(close to the [001] direction). The moderate bulk and shear modulus are conducive to improving the piezoelectric response. By analyzing the energy barrier on polarization rotation paths, it is found that the polarization rotation of orthorhombic K0.5Na0.5NbO3 becomes easier compared with orthorhombic KNbO3, which proves that the high piezoelectric response is attributed to the flattening of the free energy at compositions close to the morphotropic phase boundary.     

Design of polarization-maintaining retro-reflector for folded-path applications

A design of polarization-maintaining retro-reflectors(PMRRs) for folded-path applications is proposed and analyzed.The prism-based scheme enables the output light,which is parallel to the input,to have an identical state of polarization.The principle of the design is theoretically verified,and the related error is analyzed due to possible manufacturing imperfection.The maximum spatial angle error is ±2.75°.The effect on the extinction ratio and insertion loss is also discussed,which further proves the design’s feasibility in practical applications.     

Numerical analysis of polarization character in Yb~(3+)-doped fiber amplifiers

Polarization-dependent gain (PDG) and state of polarization (SOP) of the output signal light in Yb3+-doped fiber amplifiers are studied by numerically stimulation, which showed that PDG of output signal light is not only changed with the input pump power and signal power, input polarization of pump and signal light, but also changed with the doping concentration, the cross-section anisotropy, the fiber length, the phase difference of the fiber, and so on. Moreover, SOP of the output signal light is studied. It is found that the polarization of output signal light is relative not only to the phase difference of the fiber, polarization of pump and signal light as the non-doped fiber, but also to PDG of output signal light, the cross-section anisotropy, the doping concentration, and so on, which is different to the non-doped fiber.     

Polarization-dependent efficient Cherenkov radiation at visible wavelengths in hollow-core photonic crystal fiber cladding

Efficient Cherenkov radiation (CR) is experimentally generated by a soliton self-frequency shift (SSFS) in a knot of hollow-core photonic crystal fiber (HC-PCF). When the angle of the half-wave plate is rotated from 0° to 45° , the Raman soliton shifts from 2227 to 2300 nm, the output power of the CR increases 8.15 times, and the maximum output power ratio of the CR at 556 nm to the residual pump is estimated to be 20:1. The width of the output optical spectrum at visible wavelengths broadens from 25 to 45 nm, and the conversion efficiency of the CR can be above 28%. Moreover, the influences of the pump polarization and wavelength on the CR are studied, and the corresponding nonlinear processes are discussed.     

High peak power first,second, and third order Stokes pulses based on intracavity self-stimulated Raman scattering lasers

<正>We obtain high peak power pulses in megawatt range of the first(1181 nm),second(1321 nm),and third order(1500 nm) Stokes radiation from self-conversion of the 1067-nm laser radiation based on Nd:KGW laser.The maximum output energy of the first order Stokes laser is 35.3 mJ,which is to our knowledge, the highest reported energy in an intracavity Q-switched laser.The third order Stokes pulse is obtained in an intracavity Q-switched laser.     

Theoretical Prediction of Diamond Betavoltaic Batteries Performance Using ~(63)Ni

A diamond p–n junction is used to convert the decay energy of ~(63)Ni source into electrical energy. The selfabsorption effect of the ~(63)Ni source, the backscatter process and the transport process of beta particles in diamond materials are studied. Then the theoretical maximum of electrical properties and the energy conversion efficiencies of diamond-~(63)Ni p–n junction batteries are achieved. Finally, a feasible design of p~+p~-n~+junction battery, which has the maximum output power density of 0.42 μW/cm~2 and the optimal device conversion efficiency of 26.8%,is proposed.     

Generation of 8.5-nJ pulse from all-fiber dispersion compensation-free Yb-doped laser

We report the generation of an 8.5-nJ chirped pulse from a mode-locked all-fiber Yb-doped laser.Modelocking is achieved through nonlinear polarization evolution(NPE) along with spectral filtering.The laser delivers 135 mW of average output power with positively chirped 10.9-ps pulses.The pulse repetition rate is 15.9 MHz,which results in an energy of 8.5 nJ per pulse.The externally dechirped pulse duration is 223 fs,and the pulse energy is 6 nJ,which corresponds to the peak power of～27 kW.     

Highly Stable, Diode-Pumped Nd：YLF Regenerative Amplifier

We present the design and experimental results for a diode pumped Nd：YLF regenerative amplifier applied to amplify a nanosecond laser pulse. Numerical simulation shows that the maximum output energy and the best stability can be obtained when the regenerative amplifier operates in a saturated mode for all pulse duration and temporal profiles. Using extra post-pulse is a good method to decrease the square-pulse distortion caused by gain saturation effect. The amplifier shows output energy of 4.2mJ with a total energy gain of more than 10^7 and output energy stability of better than 1% rms. When extra post-pulse is added, square-pulse distortion is decreased from 1.33 to 1.17 for the amplifier that is seeded with an optical pulse of 3ns.     

Vertical cavity surface emitting laser transverse mode and polarization control by elliptical hole photonic crystal

The polarization of traditional photonic crystal(PC) vertical cavity surface emitting laser(VCSEL) is uncontrollable,resulting in the bit error increasing easily.Elliptical hole photonic crystal can control the transverse mode and polarization of VCSEL efficiently.We analyze the far field divergence angle,and birefringence of elliptical hole PC VCSEL.When the ratio of minor axis to major axis b/a = 0.7,the PC VCSEL can obtain single mode and polarization.According to the simulation results,we fabricate the device successfully.The output power is 1.7 mW,the far field divergence angle is less than 10°,and the side mode suppression ratio is over 30 dB.The output power in the Y direction is 20 times that in the X direction.     

ICF驱动器光纤前端系统偏振控制技术

 针对ICF驱动器对光纤前端系统输出光脉冲的质量及稳定性要求，通过实验分析了光纤系统的偏振特性，实验探索了不同的偏振控制技术。并针对系统窄光谱（pm级）、短脉冲（ns级）的特点以及系统末级输出对时间特性的要求，采用空间平均的退偏振方式，能有效实现光信号的完全退偏。光纤系统增加退偏器后输出稳定性达到了1.72%，大大提高了系统输出的稳定性。     

高稳定激光脉冲波形精密调控技术研究与应用

提出了基于激光脉冲波形精密调控和能量稳定性控制的双回路同步闭环设计方法,进而在任意波形发生器与预放大系统输出处建立脉冲波形闭环控制系统,在保偏大模场光纤放大器和再生放大器间建立能量稳定性闭环系统。依托大口径高通量实验平台,实现了激光脉冲波形的快速高稳定精密调控,脉冲波形闭环精度优于2%（RMS）,脉冲能量稳定性优于5%（PV）。该技术成功应用到物理实验正式发射中,常规整形脉冲波形的功率准确度优于2%,相关结果有力支撑了ICF激光驱动器激光参数精密调控设计。     

神光-III激光装置时标激光和任意反射面速度干涉仪探针光源产生技术

在惯性约束聚变研究中, 时标激光是对物理诊断数据进行分析的重要时间标尺, 而任意反射面速度干涉仪(VISAR)光源则是冲击波精密诊断必不可少的探针光源. 通过对物理需求的分析, 提出对时标激光与VISAR光源共用脉冲产生单元, 采用时分复用技术实现二者在同一台幅度调制器上的精密整形, 经1×2分束后再通过声光开关进行选择输出, 从而降低了系统造价, 便于集中控制. 采用了脉冲稳偏、高稳定空间放大、高精度温控谐波转换技术及可快速插拔精密复位的光纤耦合和传能技术, 实现了时标和VISAR光源脉冲的高稳定输出. 研制的时标激光系统可产生与主激光高精度同步的12路二倍频、4路三倍频时标信号, 为神光-III激光装置物理实验提供了重要的时间基准. 产生的VISAR光源脉冲在经过光纤系统和Nd: YAG棒状放大器后, 通过温控LBO晶体倍频, 然后经1 mm芯径的多模传能光纤传输至成像型VISAR系统, 为物理实验提供了单纵模、高亮度、可精密整形的脉冲激光. 系统已用于VISAR诊断物理实验, 获得了完整的冲击加载、减速的图像, 从而为冲击波调速及相关高压物理实验提供了可靠的技术手段.     

色散管理掺铥光纤激光器高能量脉冲的产生

设计了一种基于色散管理的掺铥光纤激光器。通过调节泵浦功率以及腔内偏振态，首先实现了稳定的展宽脉冲输出，中心波长和脉冲宽度分别为1 939.4 nm和482 fs。最大输出功率为15 mW，对应的单脉冲能量为0.52 nJ。增加泵浦功率到645 mW时，通过适当调节偏振控制器可以实现类噪声脉冲锁模，中心波长为1 940.1 nm。所实现的锁模脉冲具有飞秒量级的尖峰以及皮秒量级的基底。最大输出功率为20.4 mW，相对应的单脉冲能量为0.7 nJ。相比于传统孤子，采用色散管理所实现的锁模脉冲具有更高的脉冲能量。此外，所设计的掺铥光纤激光器可作为理想的主振荡功率放大以及啁啾脉冲放大结构的种子源，进一步提高脉冲能量，拓展2 μm高能光纤激光器的实际应用。     

Tunable high energy giant chirped passively mode-locked Yb-doped fiber laser

A tunable, low-repetition rate, all-normal-dispersion Yb-doped fiber laser (YDFL) that is passively mode locked based on a phase shifted long period fiber grating (PS-LPFG) is demonstrated and proposed. The mode-locking mechanism of the laser is based on nonlinear polarization evolution (NPE). Using a PS-LPFG as the spectral filter in the laser cavity, the mode-locked output wavelength can be tuned continuously and smoothly over a spectral range of 10 nm, which is the first time implementation of a tunable giant chirped pulse with all-fiber format bandpass filter in YDFL. The maximum output pulse energy is 38.9 nJ at the repetition rate of 2.499 MHz.     

用于ICF驱动器的全LD泵浦高增益放大系统研究

四个LDA侧面泵浦的Nd3+YLF激光放大器构成的高增益放大系统,采用双通放大结构,有效抑制了自激辐射,具有较高的信噪比和能量转化效率,实现了对nJ量级注入脉冲的106以上的高增益放大,具有良好的近场分布与能量稳定性.对系统的工作特性进行了研究,实现了工程化设计,已成功应用于大型ICF驱动器的能量预放大级.     

High energy giant chirped passively mode-locked Yb3+-doped fiber laser with nanoseconds to picoseconds pulses

We report an all normal dispersion low repetition rate high energy passive mode-locked ytterbium-doped fiber laser with output pulses duration ranging from nanoseconds to picoseconds. The mode-locking mechanism of the laser is based on nonlinear polarization evolution and strong pulses shaping with a cascade long-period fiber grating bandpass filtering in highly chirped pulses. The laser generates highly stable pulses duration from 2.62 ns to 315 ps with a maximum pulse energy of 49.5 nJ and 2.5435 MHz repetition rate.     

基于可调偏振度源的PSIM偏振光谱仪线偏振度测量结果定标校正

提出了一种基于可调偏振度源的偏振定标方法,利用方法完成了基于偏振光谱强度调制(PSIM)技术偏振光谱仪的线偏振光偏振度测量结果定标校正。以可调偏振度源输出的不同偏振度的线偏振光作为待测光源,用PSIM偏振光谱仪测量待测光源输出得到原始数据。将原始数据解析处理得到的偏振度谱与待测光源输出的理论偏振度谱进行线性拟合,得到校正系数。利用该校正系数对PSIM偏振光谱仪的测量处理结果进行定标校正。结果表明:在有效测量波段内(500~650nm),定标校正后PSIM偏振光谱仪的线偏振度测量解析精度明显提高,与待测光源输出的标准偏振度值间的最大误差由0.017减小到约为0.003,基于可调偏振度源的偏振定标校正方法具有可行性。     

Indexed optical composite filters

A new technique called indexed composite filters (ICFs) for multiple object pattern recognition is proposed. Contrary to the usual so-called composite filters, the proposed ICF offers the possibility to identify which object of the learning class is detected at the output. The major advantage of ICF is that the output gives for every object detected two correlation peaks encoding the position and identity of the detected object. Computer simulation results are given using alphabetic input scenes that illustrates the efficiency of the proposed method.     

400 Hz高光束质量高功率短脉冲激光器

研制了大能量高光束质量短脉冲激光器，系统采用主振荡+预放大器+主放大器2级主振荡功率放大器(MOPA)结构。采用双棒热效应补偿改善光束质量的措施，在重复频率400 Hz时实现单脉冲能量40 mJ、光束质量因子约为1.2的激光输出。激光器放大后实现单路脉冲能量712.5 mJ、脉宽12.4 ns的激光输出，采用球差补偿的方法提高了激光器的光束质量，在最大输出功率下实现了光束质量因子小于2.3，光光效率27.7%。偏振合束后，激光器输出能量大于1.4 J。