基于氧化石墨烯的锁模激光实验

设计了低成本全固态锁模超快激光实验系统,使用透射式氧化石墨烯饱和吸收体作为被动锁模元件,直接插入到腔内,可依次观察到激光的不同运转状态.实验采用结构紧凑的谐振腔设计,获得了二极管端面泵浦Nd∶YVO4晶体的1 064nm连续波被动锁模激光输出,重复频率为81MHz,最大平均输出功率为1.23W,相应的锁模单脉冲能量为15.2nJ.     

半导体可饱和吸收镜实现固体激光器皮秒锁模的机理研究

对半导体可饱和吸收镜(SESAM)实现固体激光器皮秒锁模的机理进行了研究。通过对染料锁模介质和SESAM的结构对比,对SESAM皮秒锁模机理提出了一个新的解释。其在锁模激光器中充当锁模器件时,不仅仅是一个吸收体,同时也是一个增益介质。当腔内增益和损耗保持平衡时实现稳定的连续锁模。     

1570 nm和1548 nm双波长单频掺饵光纤激光器

针对高精度相干激光探测需求,提出了一种基于环形腔结构的双波长单频输出掺饵光纤激光器。该激光器使用未泵浦的掺饵光纤作为可饱和吸收体,结合标准具结构的光纤法布里-珀罗滤波器和光纤布拉格光栅,实现1 570 nm和1 548 nm附近的双波长单频激光输出,其中心波长分别为1 569.97 nm和1 548.06 nm,光信噪比分别达到58 dB和55 dB。通过在100 min内对输出激光光谱和功率的连续数据采集,得到输出功率波动分别为0.01 dB和0.02 dB,且光谱仪上始终未见输出激光光谱中心波长变化,表明输出激光具有良好的工作稳定性。采用延时非零自外差法测量了输出激光的线宽,测得1 570 nm处激光线宽约为230.2 Hz,1 548 nm处线宽约为223.6 Hz。     

Passively mode-locked Tm,Ho:YVO4 laser based on a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror

We report the demonstration of passively continuous-wave mode-locking(CWML) of diode-pumped Tm,Ho:YV04 laser using an InGaAs/GaAs multiple quantum-well(MQW) structure semiconductor as the saturable absorber.Stable mode-locking pulses at the central wavelength of 2 041 nm are obtained. The maximum output power is 151 mW.The pulse duration is 10.5 ps at the repetition rate of 64.3 MHz.     

LD泵浦、1W输出的Nd:GdVO4半导体可饱和吸收镜连续锁模激光器

报道了激光二极管泵浦、采用半导体可饱和吸收镜(SESAM)实现的Nd:GdVO4连续被动锁模运转激光器,得到了较大功率输出(接近1 W)的连续锁模激光.设计了四镜z型折叠激光谐振腔,在不同曲率半径的腔镜及不同的腔长条件下,分别获得了重复频率为250 MHz和100 MHz的稳定连续锁模脉冲输出.采用透过率1%的输出耦合镜,在泵浦功率为6.9 W时,得到连续锁模激光输出功率970 mW,光-光转换率达到13.7%.理论上讨论了调Q锁模的抑制措施,并结合实验结果进行了分析,得到了1063 nm稳定连续锁模激光输出,锁模脉冲光谱宽度1.2 nm(FWHM),用自相关仪测得脉宽为15.1 ps.     

Q-switched Er-doped fiber laser with low pumping threshold using graphene saturable absorber

We propose a Q-switched Er-doped fiber laser(EDFL) with a threshold pumping power as low as 7.4 mW, and demonstrate using graphene polyvinyl alcohol(PVA) thin film as a passive saturable absorber(SA). The SA is fabricated from graphene flakes, which is synthesized by electrochemical exfoliation of graphite at room temperature in 1% sodium dodecyl sulfate aqueous solution. The flakes are mixed with PVA solution to produce a thin film, which is then sandwiched between two ferrules to form a SA and integrated in the EDFL ring cavity to generate a stable Q-switched pulse train. The pulse train operates at 1560 nm with a threshold pump power of 7.4 mW. At maximum 1480 nm pump power of 33.0 mW, the EDFL generates an optical pulse train with a repetition rate of 27.0 kHz and pulse width of 3.56 μs. The maximum pulse energy of 39.4 nJ is obtained at a pump power of 14.9 mW. This laser can be used as a simple and low-cost light source for metrology, environmental sensing, and biomedical diagnostics.     

Passively Q-Switched EDFL Using a Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Polymer Composite Based on a Saturable Absorber

A stable passive Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser （EDFL） operating at 1563.5 nm is demonstrated by using a multi-walled carbon nanotube （MWCNT） polymer composite film based saturable absorber for the first time. The composite is prepared by mixing the MWCNTs homogeneous solution into a dilute PEO polymer solution before it is left to dry at room temperature to produce thin film. Then the film is sandwiched between two FC/PC fiber connectors and is integrated into the laser cavity for Q-switching pulse generation. The EDFL generates a stable pulse train with repetition rates ranging from 4.5 kHz to 20.0 kHz by varying the 1480 nm pump power from 35 mW to 53 mW. At the 53 mW pump power, the pulse width and pulse energy are 8.8 μs and 15.3 nJ, respectively.     

Passively Q-Switched Tm,Ho：YVO4 Laser with Cr：ZnS Saturable Absorber at 2 μm

A stable diode-pumped passively Q-switched Tm,Ho：YVO4 laser with Cr：ZnS saturable absorber is reported. The shortest pulse duration of -500 ns with the central wavelength of 2041 nm is obtained at the pump power of 7.4 W, corresponding to the pulse energy of 3.5 μd at repetition rate of 65 kHz.