Coupling characteristics of laterally coupled gratings with slots

Laterally-coupled ridge-waveguide distributed feedback lasers fabricated without epitaxial regrowth steps have the advantages of process simplification and low cost. We present a laterally coupled grating with slots. The slots etched between the ridge and grating area are designed to suppress the lateral diffusion of carriers and to reduce the influence of the aspect-ratio-dependent-etching effect on the grating morphology in the etching process. Moreover, the grating height in this structure can be decreased to lower the aspect ratio significantly, which is advantageous over the conventional laterally coupled ridge waveguide gratings. The effects of five main structural parameters on the coupling characteristics of gratings are studied by MODE Solutions. It is found that varying the lateral width of the grating can be used as an effective way to tune the coupling strength; narrow slots (100 nm and 300 nm) and wide ridge (2 μm-4 μm) promote the stability of grating coupling coefficient and device performance. It is important to note that the grating bottom should be fabricated precisely. The comparative study of carrier distribution and mode field distribution shows that the introduction of narrow slots can strengthen the competitive advantage and stability of the fundamental mode.     

石墨片作辅助热沉的高功率半导体激光器热传导特性

为使边发射高功率单管半导体激光器有源区温度降低,增加封装结构的散热性能,降低器件封装成本,提出一种采用高热导率的石墨片作为辅助热沉的高功率半导体激光器封装结构。利用有限元分析研究了采用石墨片作辅助热沉后,封装器件的工作热阻更低,散热效果更好。研究分析过渡热沉铜钨合金与辅助热沉石墨的宽度尺寸变化对半导体激光器有源区温度的影响。新型封装结构与使用铜钨合金作为过渡热沉的传统结构相比,有源区结温降低4.5 K,热阻降低0.45 K/W。通过计算可知,激光器的最大输出功率为20.6 W。在研究结果的指导下,确定铜钨合金与石墨的结构尺寸,以达到最好的散热效果。     

基于PSpice的半导体激光高频调制系统设计

为了实现高频率的调制激光输出,设计了一种驱动系统由信号放大、电流调制、过流保护和具有慢启动功能的直流偏置电路高度集成的半导体激光高频调制系统。此系统采用了结构简单的直接调制方式,运用线性调频的高频信号去控制半导体激光器发射激光的强度,从而实现高频调制。在运用OrCAD/PSpice对高频调制驱动系统进行模拟仿真的基础上,最终研制出的半导体激光高频调制系统实现了频率为40.02 MHz、直流偏置为493.326 mA、正弦波调制电流峰峰值为850 mA的高频调制输出,调制激光平均功率为300 mW。     

半导体激光激发荧光粉转换白光照明系统设计

单管蓝光半导体激光器功率相对较低,为了获得高功率激光,利用多单管光纤耦合技术实现10 W蓝光激光输出,输出的激光激发荧光粉片合成的白光光源作为汽车远光灯光源。根据汽车照明法规要求设计了汽车远光灯照明系统并详述了抛物面反光罩、双凹透镜和荧光粉片的光学结构及对反光罩曲线参数、双凹透镜和荧光粉片的放置位置对光源色温均匀性及照度的影响。模拟设计了顶端19 mm×31.6 mm椭圆形开孔、底部直径5 mm圆形开孔、高60 mm的椭圆抛物面反光罩,荧光粉片置于距反光罩底部15 mm处时,在距光源25 m处的接收面上得到了5 m×12 m的椭圆光斑,白光光源的光通量为1 025 lm,中心色温为5 880 K,中心色坐标为(x=0.322 6,y=0.369 2),该汽车远光灯照明系统满足汽车照明法规要求。     

All-fiber erbium-doped dissipative soliton laser with multimode interference based on saturable-reserve saturable hybrid optical switch

Reverse saturable absorption is essential for the realization of dissipative solitons. In this paper, we introduce reverse saturable absorption by using nonlinear multimode interference (NL-MMI), for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, and obtain a stable dissipative soliton operation. By adjusting the coupling efficiency from multimode fiber to single mode fiber, the absorption properties of NL-MMI can be switched between saturation and reverse saturation. The dissipative soliton can be obtained with pulse width of 975 fs in the experiment, the 3-dB bandwidth at 1555 nm is 16 nm, and the maximum output power is 11.48 mW. The nonlinear absorption optical modulation and high damage threshold characteristics of the NL-MMI based ultrafast optical switch provide a new idea for realizing dissipative solitons.     

基于外腔压缩的2μm耗散孤子光纤激光器

研究了2μm掺Tm耗散孤子光纤激光器在大能量下产生的调制不稳定性,通过计算耗散孤子锁模的动力学过程,分析高峰值功率条件下非线性效应对光脉冲特性的影响.通过在环形腔内引入色散补偿光纤和增大模场半径的方式增大腔内净正色散、减小腔内自相位调制效应.针对输出光脉冲线性啁啾较大的特点,采用46.83m的大模场光纤对输出光脉冲进行腔外压缩,最终得到了峰值功率为17.1kW、脉冲宽度为169fs的稳定光脉冲输出.     

金局域表面等离激元增强砷化镓发光特性

研究了金纳米颗粒局域表面等离激元共振耦合效应,并实现了砷化镓薄膜的近场发光增强.通过理论计算金纳米颗粒的吸收光谱及电场分布,分析金属纳米颗粒形貌尺寸的改变对等离激元共振频率调控及局域场增强效果的影响,模拟半径为50nm的金颗粒并实现了35倍近场增强效果.通过对双球型的模拟,分析了一种金纳米颗粒增强GaAs的积极方式,即密集颗粒之间的近场耦合形成的"hotspots".此外,研究了不同溅射时间及快速退火对金纳米颗粒吸收特性的影响,发现金纳米颗粒吸收峰位主要位于560～680nm波段,而且随着溅射时间的增加发生红移现象.经过快速退火处理后,金纳米颗粒吸收峰位蓝移到510～550nm波段,形成与532nm激发波长相匹配的共振吸收峰.最后,实现砷化镓薄膜9.6倍的光致发光增强.     

大功率半导体激光调制系统及内部调制特性

从半导体激光直接调制理论出发,对直接调制过程中影响半导体激光器高频调制性能的因素进行了研究;运用PSpice建立半导体激光器等效电路模型,仿真研究了电学寄生参数对半导体激光器调制特性的影响且提出了相应的提高其调制性能的方法。在研究半导体激光器调制特性的基础上,设计了一种半导体激光直接调制系统。运用OrCAD/PSpice对直接调制驱动系统进行仿真。研制的半导体激光调制系统实现了频率为1 MHz、平均功率为1.1 W的调制激光输出。