被动锁模激光器运转的先决条件

定量地导出了被动锁模激光器动转的先决条件，它们是泵浦速率的上退和激光介质饱和强度的下限。     

高峰值功率中红外2.8μm脉冲光纤激光器

采用中心波长为975nm半导体激光器泵浦高掺铒氟化物双包层光纤Er∶ZBLAN,并在谐振腔内插入主动调Q元件,获得了工作频率为1~10kHz的2.8μm激光主动调Q脉冲输出.在工作频率为10kHz条件下,获得了最大单脉冲能量为134.5μJ、脉宽为127.3ns、峰值功率为1.1kW的脉冲输出.     

钛宝石飞秒激光器中孤子分子的内部动态探测

孤子是自然界中一种基本的非线性波动传递形式,孤子间的相互作用能够映射出复杂非线性系统的多体动力学过程,具有重要的基础研究价值.被动锁模激光器是研究孤子相互作用的理想平台.光孤子之间的吸引、排斥作用能够形成孤子分子,而时间拉伸色散傅里叶变换(TS-DFT)技术使得实时探测孤子分子动力学成为可能.基于TS-DFT技术,本文实验研究了钛宝石飞秒激光器产生的孤子分子的内部动态,通过改变抽运功率,分别观察到了间隔为180 fs的稳定的孤子分子和间隔为105 fs的具有微弱相位振荡的孤子分子,后者的振动幅度仅为0.05 rad.实验发现受到环境影响,稳定态的孤子分子还能够转变为相位滑动状态.这些间隔为百飞秒量级的光学孤子分子对于研究孤子的近程非线性相互作用具有突出的意义.     

研制超宽带全光取样示波器设备

全光取样示波器是研究与开发超高速光通信系统和光子交换网络的关键性测试仪器设备. 本文简介了我们自行设计和研制出的超宽带全光取样示波器设备的实验样机系统, 并报道了我们已取得的初步实验结果. 采用自主研发的高稳定性被动锁模飞秒光纤激光器作为该光学示波器的光脉冲取样源, 我们通过利用高度非线性光纤中的四波混频效应, 成功地实现了对脉宽为1.8ps、重复频率分别为10GHz和40GHz的光脉冲信号的全光取样. 然后通过数字信号处理和计算机图形处理, 得到了再现后的超短光脉冲信号波形, 并测出了其脉冲宽度值为2.3ps. 借助于该光学取样示波器实验样机, 我们还成功地完成了对脉宽为1.8ps、经过伪随机数据序列调制后的10Gbit/s和40Gbit/s光数据信号眼图的精确测量. 这是我国首次报道有关超宽带全光取样示波器设备的实际研制工作及其相应的实验测试结果. 所得到的有关超短光脉冲信号波形的测试结果也与用70GHz宽带电子示波器和超快光电探测器组成的常规光电测量系统所获得的结果进行了比较, 清楚地表明了我们研制出的全光取样示波器实验样机比后者具有更高的时间分辨率和更大的测量带宽.     

Systematical analysis of mode-locked fiber lasers using single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorbers

The output characteristics of the Er-doped mode-locked fiber laser using a single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber are investigated theoretically with a nonlinear Schrtidinger equation and a saturable absorption equation using realistic parameters. Stable self-starting mode-locking pulses are achieved under net normal, net zero, and net anomalous cavity group velocity dispersion （GVD） respectively. A spectrum with a flat top is obtained from the net normal cavity GVD laser while a spectrum with Kelly side-bands is obtained from the net anomalous cavity GVD laser. The characteristics of the pulse duration changing with cavity GVD and modulation depth of the single-walled carbon nanotubes are discussed. The characteristics of the mode-locking pulses from net normal, net zero, and net anomalous cavity GVD mode-locked fiber lasers are compared. These systematical results are useful for designing mode-locked fiber lasers with saturable absorbers made by different kinds of carbon nano-materials.     

56 MHz重复频率端泵SESAM连续波锁模Nd∶YVO4激光器

为了增大皮秒注入种子激光的能量,获得较高的激光放大效率和信噪比,关键是要在保持较高的平均锁模激光功率下实现连续波锁模激光器的低重复频率运转。通过选取五镜折叠激光谐振腔腔型和参数设计,克服了随着腔长增加损耗加大而导致的激光锁模不稳定的困难。分析了较长腔长条件下工作物质和SESAM光斑尺寸的大小和变化,及其对激光器稳定性的影响。由于SESAM饱和工作和稳态条件的能量要求,在激光谐振腔调整过程中,对应臂长的光程互补变化。实验中采取腔长和晶体热控制方式,优化了激光谐振腔的工作参数,实现了脉冲能量10.7 nJ,重复频率56 MHz,平均功率1.2 W的SESAM连续波锁模激光输出。     

Laser diode pumped actively Q-switched Nd:GdVO4 self-Raman laser operating at 1173 nm

A laser diode pumped actively Q-switched Nd:GdVO₄ self-Raman laser operating at 1173 nm is presented. The maximum output power was 2.26 W at an incident pump power of 18 W, with the corresponding optical conversion efficiency of 12.6%. Two different resonator configurations were investigated in order to achieve high output power and efficiency.     

Five Simultaneously Q-Switch Mode-Locked Passive Laser Modulators

Five types of passive Q-switched as well as simultaneously Q-switch mode-locked modulators: plastic dye sheets (Kodak 9850 cellulose acetate dye sheets), lithium fluoride crystals containing F₂ ⁻ color centers (LiF:F₂ ⁻), chromium-doped yttrium–aluminum–garnet crystals (Cr⁴⁺:YAG), ionic color filter glass (Schott RG1000 color filter glass), and the single crystal semiconductor wafers (GaAs, Fe-doped InP, Zn-doped InP, S-doped InP, etc.) used for modulation of the Nd:hosted(Nd:YAG, Nd:YVO₄, and Nd:LSB) lasers were investigated in detail in our research. We also investigated applications of the Q-switch mode-locked pulse train for the development of a higher resolution solid-state laser range finder.     

Theoretical and experimental study of a laser-diode-pumped actively Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser with acoustic–optic modulator

By considering the Gaussian spatial distribution of the intracavity photon density and initial population-inversion density as well as the longitudinal distribution of the photon density along the cavity axis and turnoff time of the acoustic–optic Q-switch, the coupled equations of an LD-pumped actively Q-switched Nd:YVO₄ laser with acoustic–optic modulator are given. These coupled rate equations are solved numerically on a computer, and the dependences of pulse width, single-pulse energy and peak power on incident pump power are obtained. In the experiment, a laser-diode-pumped actively Q-switched Nd:YVO₄ laser with acoustic–optic modulator is realized, and the experimental results are in fair agreement with the numerical solutions.     

光阴极电子枪微波与激光同步系统研究

光阴极微波电子枪中,微波与激光脉冲的同步问题是其能否稳定工作的关键之一.我们自行设计、采用了一种取样锁相电路,用频率不很稳定的激光脉冲的基波与S波段高频微波直接取样鉴相,提高了锁相精度,实现了超快激光脉冲与高频微波的精准同步,这在国内还是第一次.均方根时间抖动为0.57ps,时间抖动的最大值为2.6ps,锁相精度完全满足SDUV项目光阴极微波电子枪的要求.