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.     

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.     

Tunable femtosecond near-infrared source based on a Yb:LYSO-laser-pumped optical parametric oscillator

We demonstrate a widely tunable near-infrared source from 767 nm to 874 nm generated by the intracavity second harmonic generation(SHG) in an optical parametric oscillator pumped by a Yb:LYSO solid-state laser. The home-made Yb:LYSO oscillator centered at 1035 nm delivers an average power of 2 W and a pulse duration as short as 351 fs. Two Mg O doped periodically poled lithium niobates(Mg O:PPLN) with grating periods of 28.5–31.5 μm in steps of 0.5 μm and19.5–21.3 μm in steps of 0.2 μm are used for the OPO and intracavity SHG, respectively. The maximum average output power of 180 m W at 798 nm was obtained and the output pulses have pulse duration of 313 fs at 792 nm if a sech2-pulse shape was assumed. In addition, tunable signal femtosecond pulses from 1428 nm to 1763 nm are also realized with the maximum average power of 355 m W at 1628 nm.     

Diode-pumped self-starting mode-locked femtosecond Yb:YCa4O（BO3）3laser

A self-starting mode-locked femtosecond laser is accomplished with an oxoborate self-frequency doubling crystal Yb:YCa4O(BO3)3(Yb:YCOB) as the gain medium and a semiconductor mirror as the saturable absorber. Pumped by a976-nm fiber-coupled diode laser with 50-μm core diameter, stable mode-locked laser pulses up to 430 mW were obtained at a repetition rate of 83.61 MHz under 5-W pump power. The autocorrelation measurement shows that the pulse duration is as short as 150 fs by assuming the sech2pulse shape at a central wavelength of 1048 nm. This work has demonstrated a compact and reliable femtosecond laser source for prospective low-cost applications.     

掺镱硼酸钙氧钇飞秒激光器及在拉锥光纤中产生跨倍频程超连续光

跨倍频程超连续光谱的产生是光学频率梳系统中测量载波包络相移频率的关键.本文采用拉锥单模光纤作为非线性光谱展宽介质, 将半导体激光(LD)抽运的掺镱硼酸钙氧钇(Yb:YCOB)振荡器输出的飞秒激光耦合到该拉锥光纤中, 通过飞秒激光在光纤中发生的相位调制、四波混频等非线性效应将光谱展宽至超过倍频程的范围.振荡器输出的飞秒激光脉冲宽度为130 fs, 中心波长为1052 nm, 重复频率为76.8 MHz, 平均功率为620 mW, 耦合进单模拉锥光纤后获得了光谱覆盖范围从550 nm至1350 nm的跨倍频程超连续光谱, 最大输出平均功率为323 mW, 耦合效率达到52%.为进一步实现全固态飞秒激光光学频率梳提供了重要基础.     

Yb:CaYAlO4再生放大器

阿秒科学是驱动超强超快激光往高平均功率和短脉冲宽度方向快速发展的动力之一.本文针对高重复频率阿秒光源的实际需求,开展了基于国产Yb:CaYAlO₄晶体的再生放大理论和实验研究.在理论研究中,根据Yb:CaYAlO₄晶体的热透镜计算结果,设计了热稳定性良好的模式可调再生腔;并对晶体π和σ偏振的放大输出能量和光谱进行计算.在此基础上,开展了Yb:CaYAlO₄晶体不同偏振性质的再生放大实验研究.在晶体π偏振的实验中,获得了平均功率16.1 W、单脉冲能量1.61 mJ、光谱中心波长1030 nm、光谱半高全宽16 nm的放大输出,压缩后的激光脉冲宽度为149 fs,压缩效率为92.1%,峰值功率大于9.5 GW.在σ偏振获得了平均功率28.7 W、单脉冲能量2.87 mJ、光谱中心波长1037 nm、光谱半高全宽11 nm的放大输出,压缩后的激光脉冲宽度为178 fs,压缩效率为91.5%,峰值功率大于14.2 GW,光束质量因子M² <1.2.以上研究结果实现了目前Yb:CaYAlO_4...     

Generation of femtosecond laser pulses at 396 nm in K_3B_6O_(10)Cl crystal

K_3B_6O_(10)Cl(KBOC), a new nonlinear optical crystal, shows potential advantages for the generation of deep ultraviolet(UV) light compared with other borate crystals. In this paper we study for the first time the second harmonic generation(SHG) of a femtosecond Ti:sapphire amplifier with this crystal. Laser power is obtained to be as high as 220 m W at the central wavelength of 396 nm with a 1-mm-long crystal, and the maximum SHG conversion efficiency reaches 39.3%. The typical pulse duration is 83 fs. The results show that second harmonic(SH) conversion efficiency has the room to be further improved and that the new nonlinear crystal is very suited to generate the high efficiency deep ultraviolet laser radiation below 266 nm.     

Generation of femtosecond laser pulses at 263 nm by K_3B_6O_(10)Cl crystal

The third harmonic generation(THG) of a linear cavity Ti:sapphire regenerative amplifier by use of a K_3B_6O_(10)Cl(KBOC) crystal is studied for the first time. Output power up to 5.9 mW is obtained at a central wavelength of 263 nm,corresponding to a conversion efficiency of 4.5% to the second harmonic power. Our results show a tremendous potential for nonlinear frequency conversion into the deep ultraviolet range with the new crystal and the output laser power can be further improved.     

基于有限元压缩方法的复合材料RVE创建

文章提出一种有限元压缩方法,可以简单、高效地创建具有较高增强体体积分数的复合材料代表性体胞单元(RVE),其具体步骤如下:(1)基于随机顺序吸附(RSA)法生成具有较低增强体体积分数的复合材料周期性RVE;(2)在周期性边界条件约束下,采用有限元方法压缩前述创建的低增强体体积分数复合材料周期性RVE,得到有限元网格格式、具有较高增强体体积分数的复合材料周期性RVE;(3)通过后处理提取得到的高增强体体积分数复合材料周期性RVE中所有增强体的位置(和取向),进而创建CAD格式的复合材料周期性RVE.采用提出的有限元压缩方法,成功创建了体积分数达50.0%的球形增强体复合材料的周期性RVE.采用最近邻距离的概率分布函数、最近邻取向角的累积概率分布函数、Ripleys-K函数和对关联函数对创建的复合材料周期性RVE中球形增强体分布规律进行了统计分析,发现创建的复合材料周期性RVE中球形增强体空间随机分布.基于创建的复合材料周期性RVE和有限元均质法预测了不同类型的球形增强体复合材料的弹性性能,并与实验测试和双夹杂模型预测的结果进行了对比,验证了创建的复合材料周期性RVE及提出的有限元压缩方法...