High-Average-Power Nanosecond Quasi-Phase-Matched Single-Pass Optical Parametric Generator in Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate

A pulsed nanosecond optical parametric generator (OPG) in periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) crysal is presented. The pump laser is an acousto-optically Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser with the maximum average power of 6.58 W. When the repetition rate is 50kHz and the pulse width of the pump source is 80ns, the maximum average total output power of the single-pass PPLN OPG is about 1.9 W, which includes 1.322 W of 1.536μm signal radiation. The length of the PPLN crystal is only 38.7mm (at room temperature) with a grating period of 28.93μm (at room temperature). The 1.502-1.536μm signal radiation and 3.652-3.465μm idler radiation are obtained by adjusting the PPLN crystal temperature from 155℃ to 250℃.     

Low-threshold, high-efficiency, high-repetition-rate optical parametric generator based on periodically poled LiNbO3

We report a high-repetition-rate optical parametric generator (OPG) with a periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) crystal pumped by an acousto-optically Q-switched CW-diode-end-pumped Nd:YVO_4 laser. For the maximum 1064nm pump power of 970mW, the maximum conversion efficiency is 32.9% under the conditions of 250℃, 1064nm pulse repetition rate of 22.6kHz and pulse width of 12ns, and the PPLN OPG threshold in the collinear case is less than 23.7μJ. The output power increases with the increase of the crystal temperature. The 1485－1553nm signal wave and 3383－3754nm idler wave are obtained by changing the temperature and the angle of the PPLN crystal.     

Experimental 511 W Composite Nd：YAG Ceramic Laser

We demonstrate a 511 W laser diode pumped composite Nd：YAG ceramic laser. The optical pumping system is consisted of five laser diode stacked arrays arranged in a pentagonal shape around the ceramic rod whose size is φ6.35×144mm. When the pumping power is 1600 W, the cw laser output up to 511 W at 1064nm can be obtained with a linear piano-piano cavity, and the optical-to-optical efficiency is 31.9%. To our knowledge, this is the highest value of laser output by using a newly invented composite Nd：YAG ceramic rod as the gain medium.     

强光电离团簇并行数值模拟

 为研究强激光电离氢原子团簇,在理论上采用1维氢原子团簇的经典粒子动力学模型,结合粒子对(PP)算法及粒子模拟（PIC）方法,采用自行搭建的9节点并行集群系统,利用消息传递接口（MPI)与OpenMP混合编程模型进行了并行数值模拟计算,获得了较为理想的计算加速比。并且引入了弛豫时间参数,有效地处理了粒子间的碰撞过程,在极大简化计算量的同时,保留了物理本质。所得模拟结果与已有的实验结果符合较好,表明该并行计算模型是稳定、可行的。     

基于周期极化化学计量比掺氧化镁钽酸锂晶体的高效率、单程、连续外腔倍频

利用长度为20mm的周期极化化学计量比掺氧化镁钽酸锂晶体（PP-MgO: SLT），实现了转换效率为11.8%的单程连续外腔准相位匹配（QPM）倍频，此时1064nm基频光的输入功率为7.69W，获得的532nm倍频光的输出功率为905mW。实验中可以发现，在不同的基频光聚焦条件和输入功率下，对应最大倍频输出的晶体温控炉的设定温度也要随之改变。此外，对允许角和允许温度也进行了研究，实验结果和理论结果符合的很好。     

基于闪锌矿晶体中受激电磁耦子散射产生可调谐太赫兹波的理论研究

基于受激电磁耦子散射原理,采用已报道的利用非线性光学参量振荡方法产生可调谐太赫兹波的实验条件作为理论分析的实验模型,以GaAs,GaP, InP,ZnTe晶体为代表,计算分析了在闪锌矿晶体中参量振荡产生太赫兹波的吸收、增益特性,对输出THz波的调谐特性给出了详尽分析.分析太赫兹波高效耦合输出的腔型结构,并与掺氧化镁铌酸锂晶体组成的太赫兹波参量振荡器做对比. 关键词： 太赫兹波 太赫兹波参量振荡 电磁耦子 闪锌矿晶体     

基于GaSe差频产生8～19μm可调中红外辐射

利用Nd:YAG激光器抽运内腔KTP光学参量振荡器,得到了输出为2μm附近的双波长,并在满足Ι类相位匹配条件下,在GaSe中共线差频产生8～19μm连续宽调谐调的中红外辐射.在8.76μm处脉冲最大能量达33.66μJ,峰值功率7.4kW,光子转换效率达4.43%左右.分析了影响能量转化效率的原因,提出了补偿走离的措施.     

基于分块压缩感知理论的太赫兹波宽光束成像技术

提出了一种基于分块压缩感知理论的太赫兹波宽光束成像技术。模拟结果显示,该技术可以实现高分辨率、高质量的快速成像。采用连续太赫兹波CO_2气体激光器光源,基于宽光束矩阵调制采样,对不同物体进行了分块压缩感知成像,并与基于单像素随机采样的分块压缩感知方法进行了对比。结果表明,所提技术具有更高的成像稳定性,且其采样过程对不同成像物体的普适性更好。     

Efficient Compound-Cavity Eye-Safe KTP OPO at 1.57 μm Pumped by an Electro-Optic Q-Switched Nd：YAG Laser

An efficient high-energy eye-safe optical parametric oscillator （OPO） based on a type-Ⅱ non-critically phasematched KTP crystal is demonstrated. The KTP OPO is pumped by a quasi-cw diode side-pumped electrooptic Q-switched Nd：YAG laser in a compound-cavity configuration. The maximum output energy of the signal wavelength at 1.57 μm b 66.5 m J, corresponding to an electrical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 4.47% and an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 12.1%. The pulse width （FWHM） is about 3.6 ns with a peak power of 18.5 MW. The output energy is insensitive to repetition rate and demonstrates good stability.     

High-power high-stability Q-switched green laser with intracavity frequency doubling of diode-pumped composite ceramic Nd:YAG laser

We successfully obtain high-average-power high-stability Q-switched green laser based on diode-side-pumped composite ceramic Nd:YAG in a straight plano-concave cavity. The temperature distribution in composite ceramic Nd:YAG crystal is numerically analyzed and compared with that of conventional Nd:YAG crystal. By use of a composite ceramic Nd:YAG rod and a type-II high gray track resistance KTP (HGTR-KTP) crystal, a green laser with an average output power of 165 W is obtained at a repetition rate of 25 kHz, with a diode-to-green optical conversion of 14.68%, and a pulse width of 162 ns. To the best of our knowledge, both the output power and optical-to-optical efficiency are the highest values for green laser systems with intracavity frequency doubling of this novel composite ceramic Nd:YAG laser to date. The power fluctuation at around 160 W is lower than 0.3% in 2.5 hours.