Broadband and high efficiency metal multi-layer dielectric grating based on non-quarter-wave coatings as a reflective mirror

This article deals with designing a broadband and high efficiency metal multi-layer dielectric grating (MMDG) used to compress and stretch an ultrashort laser pulse. The diffraction characteristics of the MMDG are analysed by using the rigorous coupled-wave method. The multi-layer dielectric used as the reflective mirror is made up of non- quarter-wave coatings. Taking the diffraction efficiency of the 1 order as the value of merit function, the parameters such as groove depth, residual thickness, duty cycle, and reflective mirror are optimized to obtain broadband and high diffraction efficiency. The optimized MMDG shows an ultra-broadband working spectrum with the average efficiency exceeding 97% over 160 nm wavelength centred at 1053 nm and TE polarization. The optimized MMDG should be useful for chirped pulse amplification.     

可调光瞳滤波器的轴向焦移及扩展焦深

光学超分辨、焦深扩展及焦移3种效应一直受到研究人员的关注,且在光学显微成像、光学校准、光学相干层析成像及光存储中有着重要的应用.提出一种可调谐光瞳滤波器来实现光学系统的轴向焦移及扩展焦深.该光瞳滤波器由两个完全相同且相互平行的λ/4波片和置于其间的λ/2波片组成,其中λ/2波片分为两个可作相对旋转的区域,并且通过推导得...     

Passive Q-Switching Laser Performance of Yb：YVO4 Crystal

The tetragonal crystal of yttrium orthovanadate, YV04, has become the most important host material for the neodymium （Nd） ion, and Nd：YV04 has found wide applications in compact diode pumped solid- state lasers generating low-to-mediate powers. Due to their similarity in chemical properties as well as in electronic configurations, other trivalent lanthanide rare-earth ions can also be incorporated into the crys- tal of YV04, occupying the lattice sites for the Y ions. As a result, VV04 crystal can also serve as the host medium for other rare-earth laser ions including Yb, Er, Tm, and Ho.     

极值法膜厚控制的误差分析及其改进设计

分析了光学薄膜厚度的极值控制法,并利用矩阵的方法给出了极值法膜厚控制误差。基于极值法膜厚控制的原理,利用由IC/5薄膜沉积控制器和晶震探头组成的反馈系统,控制蒸发速率的大小,光控的信号由可编程的计算机探测接收。分别对ZrO2/SiO2,膜料进行了两组交替镀制实验测试。结果表明,整个系统稳定性好,自动化程度高,膜厚控制精度在1 02%左右。     

斜角入射沉积法制备渐变折射率薄膜的折射率分析

斜角入射沉积法是一种制备薄膜的新颖方法,它可以用来制备渐变折射率薄膜.本文首先探讨了膜料的沉积入射角为α,薄膜柱状生长倾斜角为β时的薄膜的填充系数;之后利用drude理论,分析研究了斜角入射沉积法制备渐变折射率薄膜的折射率与薄膜的入射角和生长方向的关系. 关键词： 斜角入射沉积 渐变折射率 填充系数     

薄膜偏振分光镜的研究

概述薄膜偏振分光镜的研究现状及其主要特点，重点分析薄膜偏振分光镜的设计原理,并利用等效折射率的方法计算中心波长的反射率．     

多层介质膜脉冲宽度压缩光栅与超短脉冲作用时的性能分析

基于啁啾脉冲放大技术的超短脉冲激光系统是提供超快、超强激光的重要途径，具有良好输出波形和高损伤阈值的多层介质膜脉冲宽度压缩光栅是获得高峰值功率脉冲激光的关键. 基于傅里叶谱变换方法和严格模式理论，分析了多层介质膜光栅(MDG)在超短脉冲作用下的光学特性. 结果表明，当MDG的反射带宽小于具有高斯分布的入射脉冲的频谱宽度时，-1级反射脉冲呈非对称高斯分布，其前沿出现振荡，并且-1级反射脉冲能量开始剧烈下降. 讨论了MDG结构参数对其反射带宽的影响. 分析了MDG与超短脉冲作用时的近场光分布，对提高其抗激光损 关键词： 脉冲压缩光栅 傅里叶谱变换 模式理论 损伤阈值     

Graded index broadband antireflection coating prepared by glancing angle deposition for a high-power laser system

This paper reports that SiO2 is selected to fabricate broadband antireflection(AR) coatings on fused silica substrate by using glancing angle deposition and physical vapour deposition.Through accurate control of the graded index of the SiO 2 layer,transmittance of the graded broadband AR coating can achieve an average value of 98% across a spectral range of 300-1850 nm.Moreover,a laser-induced damage threshold measurement of the fabricated AR coating is performed by using a one-on-one protocol according to ISO11254-1,resulting in an average damage threshold of 17.2 J/cm2.     

电场的增强作用对介质膜光栅损伤形貌的影响

研究了电场在介质膜光栅结构中的增强效应对其抗激光损伤阈值的影响.使用傅里叶模式方法计算了电场在介质膜光栅浮雕结构内的分布.数值分析表明：电场在介质膜光栅中增强的最大值为入射光的2倍,其最大的位置出现在相对于入射光对面的光栅槽侧壁。实验测试介质膜光栅样品在1 064 nm和12 ns, 51.2°和TE偏振光入射时,其抗激光损伤阈值为6.61 J/cm2.对损伤形貌进行扫描电镜精确分析,发现介质膜光栅的初始损伤产生于电场在介质膜光栅内增强最大的位置处.     

Broadband achromatic phase retarder based on metal-multilayer dielectric grating

A new achromatic phase retarder based on a metal-multilayer dielectric grating structure is designed using the rigorous coupled wave analysis method and the genetic algorithm. The optimized phase retarder can maintain phase retardation around 90°from 900 nm to 1200 nm, and the maximum deviation is less than 4.5% while the diffraction efficiencies of TE and TM waves are both higher than 95%. Numerical analysis shows the designed phase retarder has a high fabrication tolerance of groove depth, duty cycle and incident angle. This achromatic phase retarder is simple in design and stable in performance, and can be widely used in optical systems.