A 2.048μm Tm,Ho:GdVO4 Laser Pumped Doubly Resonant Optical Parametric Oscillator Based on Periodically Poled Lithium LiNbO3

A multi-grating periodically poled LiNb03 （PPLN） doubly resonant optical parametric oscillator （DROPO） pumped by a 2-ttm laser is demonstrated experimentally. Employing acousto-optically Q-switched Tm,Ho：GdV04 laser with pump pulse of 25ns and repetition rate of lOkHz as pump sources firstly, the noncritically quasi- phase-matched （QPM） tunable mid-IR output in 3.87-4.43 μm is produced. Wavelength tuning is achieved with crystal temperature tuning from 50-180^o C. When the incident average pump power is 3 W at 2.048μm, the total OPO output power of 195mW at wavelength 3.88μm is obtained, corresponding to optical-to-optical conversion efficiency up to 6.5%.     

Comparative investigation of long-wave infrared generation based on ZnGeP2 and CdSe optical parametric oscillators

Long-wave infrared(IR) generation based on type-II(o→e+o) phase matching ZnGeP 2(ZGP) and CdSe optical parametric oscillators(OPOs) pumped by a 2.05 μm Tm,Ho:GdVO 4 laser is reported.The comparisons of the birefringent walk-off effect and the oscillation threshold between ZGP and CdSe OPOs are performed theoretically and experimentally.For the ZGP OPO,up to 419 mW output at 8.04 μm is obtained at the 8 kHz pump pulse repetition frequency(PRF) with a slope efficiency of 7.6%.This ZGP OPO can be continuously tuned from 7.8 to 8.5 μm.For the CdSe OPO,we demonstrate a 64 mW output at 8.9 μm with a single crystal 28 mm in length.     

非线性晶体应用于中长波红外固体激光器的研究进展

中波红外3～5μm波段以及长波红外8～12 μm波段的激光处于大气传输窗口,在激光成像、环境监测、激光雷达、激光医疗、化学遥感和红外对抗等领域有着非常广阔的应用前景.基于非线性光学晶体,采用光学非线性频率变换技术在实现中长波红外固体激光输出方面具有明显的技术优势.该方法激光器结构简单,且晶体本身并不参与能量交换,因而没有量子亏损,从而产热很少.同时具有单色性好、宽调谐、高功率等优点.本文针对常用以及新型非线性光学晶体,对其应用于中长波红外固体激光器的研究进展做了详细的总结.     

High-powered millijoule pulse energy Tm3＋-doped fiber amplifier at 2.05μm

A high-powered millijoule pulse energy Tm 3+ -doped fiber amplifier seeded with a Q-switched operation of Tm (4 at.-%), Ho (0.4 at.-%):YVO 4 laser is reported. The output characteristics of the amplified laser are studied at the coupled powers of 0.266, 1.24, and 2.65 W. Maximum output power up to 15.7 W is at 10-kHz repetition rate. Nonlinear effects are not observed from the emitting spectrum and the full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of the pulse duration is reduced from 40.1 to 25.9 ns at 1.57-mJ pulse energy. The beam quality factor M 2 x = 1.9±0.03, M 2 y = 2.1±0.02 at the output power of 14.5 W is measured using the traveling knife-edge method.     

利用受激布里渊散射效应补偿激光大气传输过程中的畸变

提出了利用受激布里渊散射的阈值效应主动在非配合,扩展目标上实现小面积信标的方法,在不同的大气扰动条件（Cn^2=10^-16--10^-12)下,对激光的远距离（10km)补偿传输过程进行了模拟计算,获得了到达目标上的相位共轭光的光强分布。分别在不同的实验环境进行了激光补偿传输实验,其中激光补偿传输距离最远达到250m。实验结果证实了利用受激布里渊散射实现激光大气传输补偿的有效性,证明利用阈值效应在目标上主动获得小面积信标的方法是可行的。     

2 μm单纵模激光频率短期不稳定度的测量

利用光纤延时自拍法对固体激光器输出激光频率的短期不稳定度进行了测量.Tm,Ho:YLF微片激光器具有毫瓦量级的单纵模、窄线宽的输出,实验测量了光纤延时长度为500 m下,积分时间为2 ms,4 ms,40 ms,100ms的拍频信号.利用自拍频法获得了光纤延时长度为100 m,200 m,300 m,400 m,500 m,对应的时间延时长度为0.5μs,1μs,1.5μs,2μs,2.5μs下的输出激光的自拍频信号,得出单频激光器的频率不稳定度为1.48 kHz/μs,最后对激光频率小稳定度与激光线宽的关系进行了讨论.     

Cladding-Pumped Tm^3＋-Doped Large-Mode-Area Fibre Laser Highly Efficient Output at Approximately 2μm

A cladding-pumped Tm^3＋-doped fibre laser is carried out to generate continuous-wave output power up to 8.4 W at approximately 2 μm with a slope efficiency of 57% compared to the launched pump power. When the fibre is cooled by water, the slope efficiency increases greatly and the output laser spectrum has a blue shift.     

A periodically poled LiNbO3 in wavelength conversion optical parametric generator from 2 to 3.88 ——4.34 μm

A periodically poled lithium niobate （PPLN） optical parametric generator （OPG） pumped by a laser diode （LD）-pumped Q-switched Tm,Ho：GdVO4 laser operated at 2.048 μm with pump pulse of 25 ns and repetition rate of 10 kHz is reported. A continuous tunable middle-infrared （mid-IR） spectrum of 3.88 - 4.34 μm is obtained by changing the crystal temperature from 50 to 124℃. When the incident pump power is 3 W, the total OPG output power is 95 mW, corresponding to optical conversion efficiency of 3.2%.     

激光二极管抽运（Tm，Ho）：YLF微片激光器的实验研究

从理论上分析了准三能级(Tm，Ho)：YLF晶体的增益与温度关系，晶体温度的降低和长度的缩短有利于减小重吸收损耗对激光器运行性能的影响。在室温条件下，用2．7w波长为792nm激光二极管端面抽运Tm(原子数分数0．06)，Ho(原子数分数0．004．)：YLF微片激光器，阈值抽运功率为450W，当入射到晶体内的激光二极管功率为1．88W时，2μm激光最大输出功率为328mW，斜率效率为22．5％，光—光转换效率达17．4％。为达到激光最佳运行条件，还探讨了激光二极管波长，抽运光偏振方向以及晶体温度对Tm，Ho激光器性能的影响。     

Tunable CW Tm,Ho:YLF laser at 2μm

A tunable continuous wave (CW) low temperature operating Tm (6 at.-%),Ho (0.6 at.-%):YLF laser pumped by fiber-coupled diode laser is reported. The maximum output power is 4.16 W at 2073 nm by use of 30% output coupling, the slope efficiency is 33%. A tuning range from 2049 to 2081 nm is achieved with a birefringent filter (BF). The factors that contribute to the output power and tuning range are discussed.