利用圆锥辐射优化飞秒荧光光谱的光学参量放大

基于非共线光学参量放大的飞秒时间分辨荧光光谱技术是一种新的超快光谱研究方法.文章研究了荧光放大的参量过程.超连续的种子光其瞬时光强可以被线性放大.由于系统高达107的放大能力,泵浦脉冲能量的微小不稳定性在最终放大输出信号中将产生很大起伏.提出了一种利用圆锥辐射作为参考消除此干扰的方法.研究表明,探测的荧光动力学曲线有显著改善.     

基于准相位匹配晶体的宽带可调谐光参量放大过程研究

系统分析了基于准相位匹配晶体的光参量放大过程中极化周期和非共线结构对信号光调谐带宽的影响.提出了最大极化周期的概念,用于描述非共线相位匹配和群速度匹配同时满足时晶体的极化周期所能达到的最大值,给出了用于计算不同温度下周期极化铌酸锂晶体的最大极化周期的数学公式,并确定了宽带可调谐光参量放大过程应使用的最佳非共线结构.当采用此非共线结构时,通过将晶体的极化周期设定为最大极化周期可以在相对最大的波长范围内实现信号光的调谐放大输出.在此基础上提出了一个用于最大化光参量放大过程的信号光调谐带宽、确定工作温度等最佳工作参数以及简化实验操作方法的可行性方案.最后对最大极化周期和非共线结构对光参量放大的参量带宽的影响进行了研究. 关键词： 光参量放大 极化周期 非共线结构 带宽     

染料溶液中微微秒超荧光光谱的动力学研究

本文介绍采用时间分辨的频率上转换法研究染料溶液中微微秒超荧光光谱动力学过程的装置和实验结果.实验研究了超荧光的脉宽压缩,荧光中心波长的位移和增益带宽对泵浦光参量以及染料溶液浓度的依赖关系.     

BBOⅠ类相位匹配非共线参量产生中的群速自匹配

利用重复频率为1kHz的钛宝石激光的倍频蓝光抽运Ⅰ类相位匹配的偏硼酸钡(BBO)晶体，获得了可见光区的非共线参量超荧光.给出了最强光强处参量超荧光的非共线角，波长随相位匹配角的变化.理论计算了在参量超荧光中三波的群速失配随非共线角和相位匹配角的变化规律.结果表明，Ⅰ类非共线相位匹配的参量超荧光关于抽运光中心对称.并且沿光强最强的参量超荧光方向三波的群速失配最小，有效互作用长度最大，即参量超荧光的强度角分布是三波的相速和群速自匹配的结果.该理论和实验研究为减小飞秒光参量放大中三波的群速失配提供了一个理想的几何模型，为获得高增益、窄脉冲宽度的参量光输出提供了理论依据和实验验证. 关键词： 群速自匹配 参量超荧光 非共线相位匹配 飞秒光参量放大     

第Ⅰ类BBO晶体中的参量荧光空间特性理论研究

 采用第Ⅰ类相位匹配BBO晶体的放大传递函数方法，分别对光参量放大过程中单波长信号光注入和多波长信号光注入出现的参量荧光的空间特性进行了详细的理论研究。结果表明:一方面单波长信号光注入时，在某一特定的非共线角和相位匹配角下，它是以泵浦光为中心，呈锥形分布的，而在其它相位匹配区域内，则呈环形分布；另一方面，在多波长信号光入射情况下，参量荧光的光谱在某一特定的相位匹配角下集中分布在很宽的范围内，而在其余相位匹配区域内，参量荧光光谱呈分散分布状态。该结论对于光参量放大中三波群速失配的补偿，高增益和窄脉冲宽度的参量光的产生以及对于参量荧光的控制提供了理论依据，并且对于近年来量子图像处理和量子通讯等领域所关注的纠缠光场的产生也具有参考价值。     

基于单晶体的可调谐参量超荧光的产生

研究了一种基于单晶体的可调谐超荧光产生机理，在一个偏硼酸钡(BBO)晶体中实现了飞秒脉冲倍频过程和光参量产生过程.实验中采用kHz高功率钛宝石激光系统输出的飞秒脉冲光倍频后的蓝光作为抽运光，获得了可调谐范围为480—530 nm参量超荧光光谱输出.理论上分析了这种超荧光产生机理，并利用放大传递函数模拟出参量超荧光环的产生过程.结果表明，在一个BBO晶体中，当抽运光源输出光入射晶体角度同时满足倍频相位匹配角和非共线光参量产生相位匹配角时可产生参量超荧光环，通过微调相位匹配角可控制参量超荧光光谱调谐输出.该理论和实验研究为控制参量超荧光和量子纠缠态的产生提供了理论依据，对于量子成像和量子通讯等领域的发展具有重要意义.     

基于自发参量下转换产生参量荧光的光谱分布特性理论分析

采用放大传递函数理论模拟和分析了基于自发参量下转换产生参量荧光的光谱分布特性,结果表明：非简并态下随着相位匹配角的增大,参量荧光空间强度角分布呈现变大趋势,而整个荧光光谱成分的分布逐渐倾向于连续的弱分布状态.对于简并态附近出现荧光光谱具有宽带宽集中分布的特征,采用两种不同的抽运光脉冲进行了对比分析,并且对此特征关于相位匹配角变化的敏感特性,采用放大传递函数和光谱成分概率分布函数两种不同理论的模拟结果一致. 关键词： 参量下转换 参量荧光     

与794nm飞秒激光精确同步的无直流背底的1064nm脉冲光的产生

基于非共线光参量放大(NOPA)，以宽带794nm飞秒激光的倍频光为抽运光，以连续的He-Ne激光为信号光，产生了与宽带794nm飞秒激光精确同步的无直流背底的1064nm的脉冲光.实验结果显示该1064nm的光脉冲可作为光参量啁啾脉冲放大系统的抽运激光链的种子光，从而实现用全光学方法实现OPCPA系统抽运光和信号光的精确同步.还将非共线光参量放大器置于经特殊设计的He-Ne激光腔内，也同样成功得到了无直流背底的1064nm的光脉冲.经一次光参量放大后所得到的1064nm光的光谱和空间啁啾特性与非共线光参量放大器置于He-Ne激光腔外时得到的1064nm的光脉冲相同，而其单脉冲能量约为腔外NOPA的10倍. 关键词： 非线性光参量放大 光参量啁啾脉冲放大 时间同步     

时间分辨偏振红外光谱及其应用

时间分辨偏振红外光谱已被广泛应用于研究光化学过程中的分子结构动力学. 通过测定瞬态物质跃迁偶极矩之间的角度等结构信息,可以提供光化学过程中伴随的电荷分布、分子结构和构象变化等动态信息. 包括简要介绍时间分辨偏振红外光谱技术的原理和应用：(i) 时间分辨偏振红外光谱概述;(ii) 时间分辨偏振红外光谱的原理及其优势;(iii) 利用时间分辨偏振红外光谱探测多种化学动力学过程,例如蛋白质构象动力学、激发态的电子局域化和光致异构化等;(iv) 时间分辨偏振红外光谱的局限和发展前景.     

基于光束偏转的扫描式宽带光参量啁啾脉冲放大

光参量啁啾脉冲放大(OPCPA)是超短激光脉冲领域的重要技术之一,增大增益带宽对提高OPCPA的转换效率、实现宽带光参量放大具有重要的意义.本文将光束偏转和非共线OPCPA有机结合,提出了基于光束偏转的扫描式宽带OPCPA模型.分析了通过光束偏转来时刻改变非共线角,以保证各频率成分的相位匹配,从而增大增益带宽的基本原理.采用提出的扫描式宽带OPCPA,针对800 nm中心波长、带宽约为100 nm信号光的光参量放大进行了数值计算.结果表明:经过扫描式OPCPA后,信号光的带宽与放大之前几乎相同,光谱没有窄化;扫描式OPCPA比固定非共线角方式的放大极大地增加了增益带宽和转换效率,实现了宽带的光参量放大;要满足信号光各频率成分的相位匹配,达到最大的增益带宽和转换效率,需要尽量减小加载到钽铌酸钾(KTa_(1-x) Nb_xO_3, KTN)电光晶体上的电压抖动和电压延时.     

Lasing dynamics study by femtosecond time-resolved fluorescence non-collinear optical parametric amplification spectroscopy

Femtosecond time-resolved fluorescence non-collinear optical parametric amplification spectroscopy(FNOPAS) is a versatile technique with advantages of high sensitivity, broad detection bandwidth, and intrinsic spectrum correction function. These advantages should benefit the study of coherent emission, such as measurement of lasing dynamics. In this letter,the FNOPAS was used to trace the lasing process in Rhodamine 6G(R6G) solution and organic semiconductor nano-wires.High-quality transient emission spectra and lasing dynamic traces were acquired, which demonstrates the applicability of FNOPAS in the study of lasing dynamics. Our work extends the application scope of the FNOPAS technique.     

Femtosecond noncollinear parametric amplification for ultrafast spectral dynamics

We setup an ultrafast noncollinear optical parametric amplification system for fluorescence spectral dynamics study. The simultaneous broadband amplifying ability makes it suitable as an ultrafast spectrometer with femtosecond time-resolution. By real-time fluctuation correction, femtosecond fluorescence spectra are obtained efficiently by a single scan. With this technique, the solvation dynamics of DCM dye in four solvents are measured to demonstrate the performance of the system. We show that this ultrafast time-resolved spectrometer is very useful and efficient in studying ultrafast spectral dynamics.     

Non-collinear optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier for few-cycle pulses

Modified parametric coupled equations for three-wave interaction in non-collinear optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification (OPCPA) are presented, in which the effects from the non-collinear configuration have been taken into account. By utilizing this new model, a two-stage OPCPA system based on a BBO crystal is numerically calculated with a split-step Fourier transform algorithm. Tracing the dynamics of the signal wave in the crystal reveals that in the first stage spectral gain narrowing occurs due to the weak input signal intensity and the non-uniform temporal distribution of the pump light. However, in the saturation regime the spectrum of the signal will be broadened as a consequence of back conversion. The simulation shows that it is crucial to correctly control the experimental parameters to balance both processes. For maximizing the energy-bandwidth product (EBP), an optimized configuration is sought by examining several parameters such as pump intensity, seed energy and crystal length. With a pump intensity of 7.75 GW/cm² and a crystal length between 3.75 and 4.25 mm pulses with a sub-10 fs duration can be amplified with a total gain of up to 1.7×10⁶.     

Bandwidth enhancement for parametric amplifiers operated in chirped multi-beam mode

In this paper we discuss the bandwidth enhancement that can be achieved in multi-Joule optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) systems exploiting the tunability of parametric amplification. In particular, we consider a pair of single pass amplifiers based on potassium-dideuterium-phosphate (DKDP), pumped by the second harmonic of Nd:glass and tuned to amplify adjacent regions of the signal spectrum. We demonstrate that a bandwidth enhancement upto 50% is possible in two configurations; in the first case, one of the two amplifiers is operated near its non-collinear broadband limit; to allow for effective recombination and recompression of the outgoing signals this configuration requires filtering and phase manipulation of the spectral tail of the amplified pulses. In the second case, effective recombination can be achieved simply by spectral filtering: in this configuration, the optimization of the parameters of the amplifiers (pulse, crystal orientation, and crystal length) does not follow the recipes of non-collinear OPCPA.     

Broadband non-collinear double QPM optical parametric amplification in mid-infrared wave

The properties of optical parametric amplification (OPA) based on non-collinear double quasi-phase matching (NDQPM) with single periodically poled KTP (PPKTP) have been investigated theoretically. The NDQPM includes two different non-linear processes: one is optical parametric generation (OPG) and the other is difference frequency generation (DFG). The investigation of our numerical simulation focuses on the gain bandwidth of dependence upon non-collinear angle, grating period and crystal temperature. At a certain non-collinear angle and grating period with fixed temperature, there exists a broadest gain bandwidths of output mid-infrared pulse at 526 nm pump wavelength and certain signal wavelength in PPKTP. These are an optimal values of non-collinear angles and grating period. By accurately tuning the non-collinear angle or temperature near the optimal non-collinear angle, broadband mid-infrared tuning is obtained and an optimal operation of NDQPM can be realized. In this paper, the solutions of the coupled equations of the cascaded processes were discussed, and the spatial-temporal frequency (STF) band of the output idler pulse is analyzed by taking angular dispersion of amplified pulse beam into account. The idler pulse with a certain angular dispersion can improve the OPA bandwidth significantly. So, optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification can be realized in this configuration. For a broadband NDQPM both the acceptance angles and the acceptance temperature are smaller and the gain bandwidth is sensitive to non-collinear angles and temperature, it is important to control the precision of the non-collinear angles and the temperature in experiment.     

Broadband four-wave optical parametric amplification in bulk isotropic media in the ultraviolet

We report on four-wave optical parametric amplification of the ultrashort ultraviolet light pulses in bulk fused silica and CaF₂. Exact phase-matching in these isotropic media is achieved by means of non-collinear interaction with cylindrical beam focusing. Four-wave optical parametric amplifier efficiently operates in the UV spectral range with 1-ps laser pulses, delivering amplified signal energy exceeding 50 μJ using millijoule pump pulses in the visible (527 nm). Results of scanning of the parametric gain profile suggest that broad amplification bandwidth as wide as ∼20 nm (at FWHM) under these experimental settings is achieved, which might support amplification of sub-10-fs ultraviolet pulses with central wavelength around 330 nm. It is also shown experimentally and verified theoretically that the parametric gain profile exposes a distinct inhomogeneity and its bandwidth notably broadens due to effects of self- and cross-phase modulation imposed by the intense pump beam.     

超短中红外参量放大过程的时空走离特性

 计算了MgO:LiNbO₃晶体中，共线与非共线相位匹配光参量放大产生超短中红外激光脉冲过程中的相位匹配曲线、有效非线性系数以及时间和空间走离情况。结果表明，采用非共线相位匹配方式，可以实现三波间群速度匹配；在抑制了泵浦光与信号光之间的空间走离的同时加大了泵浦光与闲频光之间的空间走离，但这种影响可以忽略；同时非共线角的引入使相位匹配角增大，提高了有效非线性系数。因此，非共线角的引入在不影响空间走离的情况下，有效补偿超短中红外参量放大过程中的时间走离，有利于参量放大转换效率的提高。     

Noncollinear optical parametric amplification in lithium triborate seeded by a cw Ti:sapphire laser

Experimental investigations of a type-I noncollinear phase-matched optical parametric amplification based on lithium triborate, which was pumped by a 5-ns second-harmonic pulses from a Q-switched Nd:YAG, seeded by a cw Ti:sapphire laser at 800 nm, was presented. The experiments generated 2-ns signal output pulses at 800 nm, the maximum signal output pulse energy reached 19 μJ, the corresponding parametric gain was 44 dB. Furthermore, the experiments demonstrate that the 65 nm-FWHM parametric fluorescence gain spectrum could also be observed. A quantitative account of the ultrabroadband parametric fluorescence gain spectrum was given with our theory. The experimental measurements are in agreement with theoretical calculations.