空间波函数的对称性对氦原子双光子双电离过程中电子关联的影响

通过数值求解含时薛定谔方程，研究了氦原子具有对称空间波函数的1s2s 1S态和具有反对称空间波函数的1s2s 3S态分别作为初态的双光子双电离过程. 结果表明，对于初态为单重态1s2s 1S的双光子双电离过程，两个电离电子的能量分布随激光脉冲持续时间的增加呈现由单峰到双峰的变化，这里的单峰和双峰分别意味着两个电离电子主要携带相等和不等的能量；然而对于初态为三重态1s2s 3S的双光子双电离过程，两个电离电子的能量分布随激光脉冲持续时间的增加总是保持双峰结构. 这些结果表明当原子的初态处于反对称空间波函数时，两电子的空间密度分布具有较少的重叠，从而导致电子在超短激光脉冲中电离时电子关联能无法平均分配.     

Harmonically pump a femtosecond optical parametric oscillator to 1.13 GHz by a femtosecond 515 nm laser

We demonstrate a harmonically pumped femtosecond optical parametric oscillator(OPO)laser using a frequency-doubled mode-locked Yb:KGW laser at a repetition rate of 75.5 MHz as the pump laser.Based on a bismuth borate nonlinear crystal,repetition rates up to 1.13 GHz are realized,which is 15 times that of the pump laser.The signal wavelength is tunable from 700 nm to 887 nm.The maximum power of the signal is 207 m W at the central wavelength of 750 nm and the shortest pulse duration is 117 fs at 780 nm.The beam quality(M^2 factor)in the horizontal and vertical directions of the output beam are 1.077 and 1.141,respectively.     

用于氢原子1S-2S光谱研究的超窄线宽243nm半导体激光

近年来,随着激光稳频技术的发展,人们可以把972nm的外腔半导体激光器产生的激光进行放大和四倍频,并将它锁定到超稳定的光学法布里-珀罗腔上,从而可以获得Hz量级超窄线宽的243nm激光,使其成为研究氢原子1S-2S双光子跃迁的有力工具.文章主要介绍了超稳腔、四倍频243nm半导体激光器的研究进展及在氢原子1S-2S双光子跃迁精密光谱研究中的应用.     

GHz重复频率亚百飞秒克尔透镜锁模Yb:CaYAlO4激光器

GHz重复频率飞秒激光具有高单纵模功率和高采样速率等优点,在科学前沿和工业加工等领域具有重要的应用价值.受限于锁模原理和泵浦源的可用功率, GHz重复频率克尔透镜锁模激光器的平均输出功率通常仅为数十到百毫瓦量级,限制了其直接应用.基于此,本文报道了利用高功率单模光纤激光器泵浦的GHz重复频率高功率克尔透镜锁模飞秒激光器.通过合理的腔模设计,构建了四镜环形腔结构,使晶体中激光模式可以和整形后的泵浦光形成良好匹配,以利于软孔克尔透镜锁模的实现.在8 W的泵浦功率下,首次在Yb:CaYAlO₄激光器中实现了GHz重复频率的亚百飞秒高功率锁模运转,平均输出功率为2.1 W,重复频率为1.8 GHz,脉冲宽度为88 fs,对应峰值功率大于10 kW.该实验结果表明Yb:CaYAlO₄晶体具有产生GHz重复频率高功率飞秒激光的潜力,高功率短脉宽GHz飞秒激光器可为光学频率梳和微加工等领域提供优质光源.     

双光梳光谱学研究进展

双光梳光谱仪具有超高光谱分辨率、超快采样时间的特性,是研究分子吸收光谱的有力工具。文章介绍了双光梳光谱仪的基本原理以及它与传统傅里叶光谱仪的区别,叙述了几种典型的双光梳光谱仪构成及其用于测量分子吸收光谱的实验结果,并对双光梳光谱学做了详细说明。随着中红外光梳和中红外探测器技术的进一步发展,双光梳光谱学将会在大气污染监测、呼吸气体检测等重要的国计民生领域得到越来越广泛的应用。     

输出能量4mJ的1kHz飞秒掺钛蓝宝石激光再生放大研究

针对高能量千赫兹重复频率飞秒激光的应用需求,设计了一套采用线性再生腔结构的高效率飞秒钛宝石激光啁啾脉冲放大系统.通过优化腔型设计,在重复频率为1 kHz、单脉冲能量为20 mJ的527 nm激光抽运下,将展宽后的800 nm啁啾脉冲激光的能量放大到5.8 mJ,对应斜效率达到30.7%.进一步通过色散补偿压缩脉冲宽度,获得了单脉冲能量为4 mJ、脉冲宽度为45.7 fs的输出,稳定性测量表明激光的能量抖动仅为0.18%(均方根值).     

A 515-nm laser-pumped idler-resonant femtosecond BiB3O6 optical parametric oscillator

We report on an idler-resonant femtosecond optical parametrical oscillator(OPO)based on BiB₃O₆(BiBO)crystal,synchronously pumped by a frequency-doubled,mode-locked Yb:KGW laser at 515 nm.The idler wavelengths of OPO can be tuned from 1100 nm to 1540 nm.At a repetition rate of 75.5 MHz,the OPO generates as much as 400 mW of idler power with 3.1 W of pump power,the corresponding pulse duration is 80 fs,which is 1.04 times of Fourier transform-limited(FTL)pulse duration at 1305 nm.In addition,the OPO exhibits excellent beam quality with M²<1.8 at 1150 nm.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first idler-resonant femtosecond OPO pumped by 515 nm.     

Enhancement of isolated attosecond pulse generation by using long gas medium

Isolated attosecond pulse generation in argon is theoretically investigated for different gas pressures and medium lengths. The output of attosecond pulse is effectively enhanced by using a longer gas medium with optimized pressure. The peak intensity of the attosecond pulse by using 6 mm gas medium is doubled compared with that of 1-3 mm gas cell, which is usually used in the experiment. Our simulation shows that the distortion of the driving laser waveform and the absorption are the main factors that limit the output of the attosecond pulse for the long gas medium. Optimized generation condition could be found by balancing the medium length and pressure.     

超快激光的新前沿—阿秒科学

超短脉冲激光正在进行着从飞秒（1fs=10^-15s)向阿秒（1attosecond=10^-18s)的跨越,这一跨越对于激光原理和激光应用来说都有很重要的意义,文章通过阿秒脉冲与飞秒脉冲比较来介绍超快激光的新前沿－阿秒科学,包括阿秒科学的诞生,现状以及由于阿秒脉冲的产生而出现的阿秒科学的概况 。