微片Ｎｄ∶ＹＡＧ 双频激光器腔调谐现象研究

 基于微片Ｎｄ∶ＹＡＧ 正交偏振双频激光器,研究了若干重要的双频激光器腔调谐现象, 包括光强调谐、频差调谐、子谐振腔效应及频差闭锁等,给出了实验结果和数据。腔调谐下,正交双频的频差调谐量约为３５０ ｋＨｚ;存在子谐振腔效应时,频差调谐量最大可达到２ ＭＨｚ;未发现明显频差闭锁现象,频差最小值可达到１４ ＭＨｚ。     

Acousto-optic Q-switched laser performances of Er^3＋：Yb^3＋：LuAl3（BO3）4 crystal at 1.5-1.6 μm

The cavity tuning characteristics of orthogonally polarized dual-frequency He-Ne laser at 1.15 μm are presented. Vectorial-extension model based on semi-classical laser theory reveals that cavity tuning characteristics are related to beat frequency, relative excitation, and type of Ne isotope. Distortions of cavity tuning curves become moderate with the increase of beat frequency because of the weakening of the crosssaturation effect. Distortions are enhanced with the increase of relative excitation because of the combined action of the self-saturation and cross-saturation effects. By adopting dual-isotope Ne instead of monoiso- toplic Ne, distortions are reduced because of the misalignment between peaks of the self-saturation and net gain coefficients. The theoretical calculations are in good agreement with the corresponding experimental results.     

台阶高度测量方法研究现状及进展

台阶高度测量是目前新提出的国际计量比对项目之一,当前的趋势是向纳米量级精度发展并尽量扩大测量范围。在分析现状和背景的基础上,大致归类了测量台阶高度的几种光学方法,着重介绍了其中绝对干涉方案的最新进展,从测量原理、测量精度以及量程等几方面比较了它们的优缺点。在此基础上提出以可调谐半导体激光器作为光源,采用可调合成波长链法实现纳米级精度毫米级量程的台阶高度测量,详细分析了方案的原理误差,得到最后的结论。     

Intensity Tuning in Single Mode Microchip Nd：YAG Laser with External Cavity

We investigate the characteristics of intensity tuning in a single mode microchip Nd：YAG laser with an external cavity. The undulation of laser intensity in a period of A/2 change of the internal cavity length is observed. Two different optical feedback cases are performed. One is an external cavity reflector perfectly aligned and the other is an external cavity reflector tilted. However, the fluctuation frequency of laser intensity in a period of A/2 change of the internal cavity length in these two cases is found to be determined by the ratio of external cavity length to internal cavity length. Meanwhile, for the tilted external cavity, the fluctuation frequency is also related to multiple feedbacks in the tilted external cavity.     

双频激光回馈位移测量研究

提出了一种基于双频激光回馈效应的位移测量系统，并在理论和实验两方面进行了研究.实验中对激光器输出功率变化进行了探测，同时对两正交偏振光的光强变化进行了探测.研究发现当被测物体移动时，激光器输出功率受到调制，物体每移动半个光波长时，回馈信号为调制深度相等的两峰，系统分辨率提高了一倍，达到四分之一光波长.当物体运动方向改变时，两正交偏振光的光强变化顺序也随之改变，可以实现物体位移方向的判断.理论分析及模拟结果与实验结果相符合.研究表明该位移传感系统具有结构简单、分辨率高、可判向、测量范围大、可工作于强回馈区等优点. 关键词： 激光回馈 位移传感 自混合干涉 双频激光器     

猫眼激光谐振腔横模选择特性研究

将猫眼逆向器作为激光谐振腔的一个腔镜组成猫眼谐振腔。介绍了猫眼逆向器的结构,阐述了猫眼逆向器中凸透镜和凹面镜的间距改变时猫眼曲率半径的相应变化,并通过有效地控制该间距来选择激光横模,从而保证基横模输出。在激光谐振腔衍射积分方程的基础上,运用牛顿柯特斯数学方法,对不同参量下的猫眼激光谐振腔的横模状况进行分析,得出了各阶横模对应的特征值和功率损耗,计算出保证基横模输出的参量,并与实验对比,得到了一致的结论,为激光器的横模选择和控制提供了一种简便易行的新方法。     

一个不等式猜想的证明

本刊 2 0 0 1年第 1期一篇文章的猜想引来了很多读者的来稿 ,旨在证明这个猜想 ,其中有湖南读者　 张永红 ,周烈 ,胡如松 ,陈世明 湖北读者　 高　峰山东读者　 孔令恩 ,许静 ,赵勤如 ,徐彦明 河北读者　 胡洪池贵州读者　 邓　波 广州读者　 金楚华     

Laser Feedback Technique for Precise Retardation Measurements

A simple and precise retardation measurement based on laser feedback is demonstrated. The measurement principle is based on polarization flipping induced by optical feedback from an external birefringence cavity. The measured wave plate is located in the external cavity. When the length of the external cavity is tuned, the polarization states of laser will flip between two eigenstates, and the position of polarization flipping in one period of intensity modulation will vary with retardation of the wave plate. The duty ratio of two eigenstates is used to determine the retardation. Main advantages of the technique are that it is compact, low cost, fast and flexible. Especially, it is insensitive to a fluctuation of laser intensity and is suitable for on-line measurement. The experimental results have shown that the measurement uncertainty is better than 0.03° in the range 30°-150°.     

Tuning Characteristics of Frequency Difference for Zeeman—Birefringence He—Ne Dual Frequency Laser

Characteristics of frequency difference tuning of Zeeman-birefringence He-Ne dual frequency lasers (ZBDFLs) are explored.We design an automatic system of tuning cavity and power detection,which can tune the laser cavity and record the tuning curves of light power and frequency difference simultaneously.A synthetic phenomenon by Zeenman effect,mode pulling effect and birefringence effect is verified to exist in ZBDFLs.By analysing the tuning behaviour,this synthetic phenomenon is discovered and qualitatively explained for the first time.     

Optical feedback characteristics in a dual-frequency laser during laser cavity tuning

The optical feedback characteristics in a Zeeman-birefringence dual-frequency laser are studied during the laser cavity tuning in three different kinds of optical feedback conditions: (i) only // -light is fed back; (ii) only ⊥-light is fed back; (iii) both lights are fed back.A compact displacement sensor is designed using the experimental result that there is a nearly 90 degrees phase delay between the two lights' cosine optical feedback signals when both lights are fed back into the laser cavity.The priority order that the two lights' intensity curves appear can be used for direction discrimination. The resolution of the displacement sensor is at least 79 nm, and the sensor can discriminate the target's moving direction easily.