布氏角放置的双折射滤光片在腔内倍频中的作用

详细研究了双折射滤光片在宽带增益激光器腔内倍频中的作用以及双折射滤光片在腔内位置对倍频效率的影响。以钛宝石激光器为例,实验分析了不同厚度的双折射滤光片对基频光线宽和倍频效率的影响;以及腔内倍频中,热效应的来源、双折射滤光片对热诱导相位延迟的补偿、双折射滤光片在腔内的最佳位置。实验发现,双折射滤光片不仅可以压缩基频光线宽,还可以有效补偿腔内元件的热致双折射,减小腔内损耗,大幅度提高腔内倍频效率和激光的稳定性。     

双折射滤光片消除激光热致双折射的研究

详细研究了双折射滤光片(BF)在宽带增益激光器中对腔内倍频效率的影响,发现它不仅可以压缩基频光线宽,还可以有效补偿腔内元件的热致双折射,减小腔内损耗,大幅度提高腔内倍频效率.另外,由于补偿了热致双折射,提高基频光的偏振度,减小了两个正交偏振模耦合,有效改善了谐波的稳定性.实验中发现热效应不仅来源于激光晶体,非线性晶体也有相当大的贡献,还分析了滤光片的位置对热致双折射补偿的效果和腔内损耗的影响.     

Q开关Nd:YAG脉冲激光对红外滤光片的损伤效应

 介绍了由滤光片膜层结构决定的激光在光学薄膜中形成温度场及驻波场特性。用1.06μm调Q Nd:YAG激光器，在激光脉冲宽度10ns和光斑直径0.61μm的条件下，进行了激光辐照红外滤光片的损伤特性实验研究。根据脉冲激光辐照红外滤光片后样品损伤分析，发现滤光片的最初损伤发生在里面的膜层中，从而在实验上验证了计算得到的滤光片膜层中存在其温度场及驻波场的结果。它对提高红外滤光片的抗激光辐照能力研究具有一定的参考价值。     

用于光生毫米波的双频微片激光器热致频差特性研究

研究了激光二极管端面抽运的双纵模双频微片激光器的热效应对其输出频谱的影响. 通过对端面抽运Nd:YVO₄微片的热传导方程求解得出晶体内部的温度场分布; 并进一步对微片晶体热致折射率变化进行分析, 由此计算出双频微片激光器的热致频谱变化. 实验结果表明: 当抽运功率较小时得到稳定的双纵模双频激光输出; 当抽运功率增大时, 晶体热效应使双频激光频谱双峰之间的频差减小, 各纵模波长频谱宽度加宽, 实验结果与理论分析相符合. 关键词： 光载无线通信 双频微片激光器 热效应 频率差     

声光调Q的Nd:YVO4晶体1342 nm激光器

报道了采用光纤耦合激光二极管(LD)模块端面抽运Nd:YVO4晶体实现高功率、高重复频率声光调Q 1342 nm波长的激光输出,以及采用考虑增益频谱分布的调Q速率方程模型仿真研究该脉冲激光器的结果.在激光器注入总功率40 W的情况下,可得到最高工作重复频率100 kHz;在50 kHz重复频率工作条件下,可得到11.0 W的平均输出功率及稳定的脉冲输出.应用与介质增益频谱相关的调Q速率方程模型对该脉冲激光器进行了仿真研究,得到了脉冲宽度、脉冲峰值功率、脉冲建立时间等计算结果,还给出了输出在频谱上的分布以及谱宽,并与实验结果进行了比较.考虑增益频谱分布的调Q速率方程模型不仅可以应用于分析、设计脉冲激光器的频谱,而且由于考虑了增益在频谱上的实际分布,基于该模型的仿真计算可以获得比传统单频调Q速率方程更为接近实际的结果.     

激光二极管列阵泵浦的Nd：BGO腔内倍频激光器稳定输出的研究

首次报道激光二极管列阵浦的Ｎｄ：ＢＧＯ腔内倍频激光器的实验研究结果。在激光谐振腔内加布儒斯特片与倍频晶体ＫＴＰ形成Ｌｏｙｔ双折射滤光片。以此进行选模，获得了３．５ｍＷ连续，稳定的单模绿光输出。     

激光器内腔频差对双折射外腔激光回馈系统输出影响的理论及实验研究

玻璃材料的内应力关系及所在系统的稳定性、安全性和可靠性,是精密加工领域的重要问题.基于双折射外腔激光回馈效应的应力测量技术以其先进新颖的测量原理受到普遍关注.传统理论普遍认为双折射回馈系统中激光器的输出相位仅由外腔相位延迟决定,而将测量误差归因于外腔镜的非线性运动.本文结合正交偏振激光原理和三镜腔等效模型,测量了激光器的内腔双折射引起的频差大小,进行了频率调谐回馈实验,并根据结论计算了内腔频差对外腔相位延迟测量结果的影响,发现激光器的输出相位由外腔相位延迟、内腔频差、外腔长度共同决定.本文总结了内腔和外腔各向异性共同作用下激光器正交偏振态的相位特性,补充了激光回馈的物理内容,对于应力-双折射、位移、距离等重要参量的精确测量,都具有重要指导意义.     

薄片式Yb:YAG激光器及其应用

介绍了薄片式固体激光器的原理,YbYAG晶体的特性及其与传统棒状NdYAG晶体固体激光器的对比.VersaDisk固体激光器是一个功能强大的光学平台,可以实现红外(基频)、绿光(倍频)或双波长(红外和绿光)同时输出,也可以在腔内插入标准具、布儒斯特窗片、双折射滤光片来实现单频、线偏振、波长可调谐等多项传统棒状固体激光器实现不了的功能.该激光器在科研领域可以用于中红外高分辨率光谱、玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚和光镊、材料微加工、泵浦高功率Tisapphire激光器和染料激光器和全息、干涉、光存储等需要激光器单频特性的应用领域.     

高效全固化紫外四倍频激光器的研究

用半导体激光器抽运的调Q YLF倍频激光器抽运掺钛蓝宝石激光器，用LBO晶体在腔内产生二次谐波，再聚焦到BBO晶体上产生四次谐波深紫外激光。为了提高谐波转换效率，在腔内分别插入了单片、组合双折射滤光片和聚焦透镜，在平均功率为3.6W，波长为527nm的抽运光下得到410mW，417nm的蓝光。用长焦距的透镜聚焦二次谐波，得到34mW，208nm的紫外脉冲激光。从实验上详细研究了基频光的线宽对二次谐波效率的影响，二次谐波的线宽对四次谐波效率的影响、基频光的波长对四次谐波产生效率的影响。全面地分析了单片和组合大拆射滤光片及抽运功率对钛蓝宝石激光器基频光的脉宽、线宽等参量的影响。     

双折射双频激光器偏振特性的分析

用激光原理和晶体光学原理分析了腔内加旋光晶体的激光器输出光的偏振特性，实验和分析表明，激光器输出两束不同频率的垂直线偏振光，激光器两端输出光的偏振面有一夹角ａ，且此夹角与晶轴和传光方向的夹角θ有关。理论计算结果在双折射双频激光器的实验结果符合很好。     

可编程声光色散滤波器在10 Hz飞秒再生放大系统中的应用

报道了在10 Hz飞秒再生放大超快激光系统中,运用可编程声光色散滤波器(AOPDF)对注入再生放大的种子光进行频谱整形和色散预补偿,使钛宝石激光系统输出光脉冲谱线半峰全宽由原来的38 nm展宽到66 nm,压缩后输出脉冲宽度从35 fs减小到20 fs。实验结果表明,利用可编程声光色散滤波器能够同时独立进行光谱整形和大范围内色散补偿的特性,可以有效抑制啁啾脉冲放大过程中存在的谱线增益窄化效应,补偿钛宝石激光系统中存在的残留色散。这为进一步研制小于20 fs,10 TW量级钛宝石激光系统奠定了基础。     

Grating tuned Ti:Sa laser for in-source spectroscopy of Rydberg and autoionizing states

Due to the large absorption cross section for optical transitions into Rydberg and autoionizing states compared to non-resonant ionization, these states are of particular interest for use in efficient laser resonance ionization excitation schemes as used in Resonant Ionization Laser Ion Sources (RILIS). In order to identify these atomic states extensive laser spectroscopy has to be performed. The lasers employed at TRIUMF’s laser ion source are birefringent filter tuned titanium:sapphire (Ti:Sa) lasers which are designed for long term frequency stability rather than continuous tuning. The design and characteristics of a grating tuned, high repetition rate, pulsed Ti:Sa laser for spectroscopy applications are presented. This laser allows fast scans of up to 40 THz with a laser linewidth of approximately 6 GHz. First tests were performed by scanning across the Rydberg series of gallium.     

无展宽器的高重复率钛宝石啁啾飞秒脉冲再生放大器的研究

通过优化放大腔结构参数和采用高光束质量的泵浦激光,依靠放大器腔内各个元件的色散展宽种子脉冲, 用钛宝石作为增益介质, 在低泵浦能量下, 实现了高光束质量,高稳定的中等能量的高重复率飞秒脉冲再生放大. 将钛宝石晶体离焦放置,有效的避免了光学损伤. 在1.1 mJ的绿光泵浦下, 获得了2 ps, 120 μJ, 重复频率为1 KHz, 光谱带宽7.8 nm的放大脉冲, 用石英棱镜对压缩可得到130 fs的激光脉冲.     

两级钛宝石激光系统放大实验

 用两级多程放大构型进行了钛宝石脉冲激光的多程预放大和功率放大实验, 以倍频YAG为泵浦源, 当注入光能量为1nJ时输出脉冲能量达23mJ, 放大总增益大于10⁷。     

Generation of 17-TW 23-fs Pulses with a Two-Stage Ti：Sapphire Amplifier at Repetition Rate 10 Hz

We have developed a two-stage Ti：sapphire amplifier system which can produce 17- TW/23-fs pulses at a repetition rate 10Hz. A birefringent plate is used in the regenerative amplifier to alleviate gain narrowing, while an all- reflective cylindrical-mirror-based pulse stretcher and an acousto-optic programmable dispersive filter （AOPDF） are used to compensate for the higher order dispersion of the system.     

A compact Ti:sapphire femtosecond pulse amplifier without stretcher at high repetition rate

We report a simple approach to amplify Ti:sapphire femtosecond pulses to moderate energy levels by achirped regenerative amplifier. The seed pulses are broaden naturally because of the material dispersionof system components in regenerative cavity. The off-focusing Ti:sapphire crystal avoids effectively theoptical damage. It sustains amplification over a wavelength range from 775 nm to more than 810 nmwith a birefringent filter and an oscillation bandwidth of 7.7 nm, and produces 2.1 ps chirped outputpulse energy of 100μJ at 1.1-mJ pumping energy. This system shows good performances in stability andefficiency with the benefits of two thin-film polarizers and TEM00 mode pumping laser.     

Characterization of a dual-etalon Ti:sapphire laser via resonance ionization spectroscopy of stable copper isotopes

Resonance ionization spectroscopy (RIS) inside a buffer gas-filled ion guide is a very sensitive tool for a first determination of nuclear moments and charge radii of radioactive isotopes produced using the IGISOL technique. Currently employed pulsed Ti:sapphire laser systems have a typical laser linewidth of 5 GHz in the fundamental, which in many cases is the dominant line broadening effect. We present results of RIS on stable ^63,65Cu using a dual-etalon Ti:sapphire laser with a reduced linewidth of 1 GHz. Determination of hyperfine parameters of ⁶³Cu revealed discrepancies when compared to existing higher resolution data. A study of systematic uncertainties is underway using a homemade scanning Fabry-Pérot interferometer (FPI). A real-time recording of the mode structure of the multi-longitudinal mode Ti:sapphire laser during a scan of the 244.238 nm atomic ground state transition in parallel with the readout from the commercial wavemeter has identified sources of uncertainty.     

Broadband spectral shaping in a Ti:sapphire regenerative amplifier

A birefringent crystal quartz plate of known thickness has been used as a spectral filter for spectral shaping in a Ti:sapphire regenerative amplifier. The spectral profile of the amplified pulse ejected from the regenerative amplifier was observed while adjusting the birefringent crystal plate in the cavity. By altering the gain spectrum, the bandwidth of the regeneratively amplified pulse was increased from 18 to 35 nm by using a 0.34-mm thick birefringent plate. The output pulse spectrum from the regenerative amplifier neared the bandwidth of the seed pulse. As a comparison, we used a coated filter outside the regenerative amplifier cavity, and the bandwidth of the regeneratively amplified pulse was stretched to 28 nm. When the bandwidth was stretched to 35 nm, the pulse was compressed to 35 fs.     

Realization of a continuous frequency-tuning Ti:sapphire laser with an intracavity locked etalon

A continuous-wave all-solid-state tunable Ti:sapphire laser with compact configuration is presented. The frequency-tuning range extends from 760 to 825 nm by rotating the birefringent filters. When the intracavity etalon is locked on the oscillating frequency of the laser and the length of the resonator is scanned by the piezoelectric ceramics transducer, a maximal continuous frequency-tuning range of 15.3 GHz is realized. The obtained Ti:sapphire laser is successfully applied to scan the saturation absorption spectroscopy of D1 transitions of87Rb atoms around the wavelength of 794.97 nm.