腔镜热变形对非稳腔光场特性的影响

 研究了高功率气体激光器中谐振腔腔镜热变形效应。采用时间离散化方法,利用虚共焦折叠非稳腔3维物理光学负载模型和ANSYS热效应计算程序,将光腔稳态模式的快变过程与镜面变形的慢变过程耦合起来,研究了真实器件的腔镜变形和光场模式的相互作用;计算给出了16 s热变形下硅镜和石英镜面输出功率的下降程度和远场光束质量的退变程度：在16 s热效应下,硅镜实际光斑半径与理想光斑半径的比值变化小于1.5,而石英镜值变化达到4,可知长时运行下选用硅镜明显优越于选用石英镜。     

Estimation of output beam characteristics of laser with unstable resonator and turbulent active medium

In this paper we present calculations of the three-dimensional mode structure and output beam characteristics of unstable resonator with turbulent active medium. The calculations of the output beam are carried out in the Fresnel approximation using the well-known iterative method [1]. The active medium is modeled as a series of phase screens with Kolmogorov statistics. The dependence of output radiation parameters of the gas flow laser with unstable resonator on the strength of turbulence in active medium and parameters of resonator is under consideration.     

Bessel–Gauss beam optical resonator

In a simple picture, a Bessel beam is viewed as a transverse standing wave formed in the interference region between incoming and outgoing conical waves. Based on this interpretation we propose an optical resonator that supports modes that are approximations to Bessel–Gauss beams. The Fox–Li algorithm in two transverse dimensions is applied to confirm the conclusion.     

非稳腔输出环状激光束的传输特性

本文从菲涅耳衍射积分公式出发研究了激光器非稳腔输出环状光束在空间的传输规律.由轴上光强的极值点位置给出了划分非稳腔传输空间的近场、中场和远场区域公式.理论计算结果表明,非稳腔输出端环状光束在中场区域激光能量逐渐向轴心方向转移,而在远场变为爱里型圆盘状光束的过程.在非稳腔脉冲TEA CO_2激光器上测得的实验结果与理论计算结果很好地符合.     

内腔式虚共焦非稳腔光参量振荡器激光器的光束质量检测

基于内腔式虚共焦非稳腔的理论优化结果和理论远场发散角4.05 mrad,对光参量振荡器（OPO）激光器的光束质量进行了检测实验,输出激光能量可达70.6 mJ/脉冲,远场发散角最小达5 mrad;分析了影响OPO光束质量的可能因素,验证了经过优化设计的OPO激光器能够获得高光束质量的1.57 m激光。     

非稳腔中调腔孔对光束质量的影响

在中、远红外波段的激光器中，组成谐振腔的反射镜基底材料多数是对可见光不透明的，采用在腔镜上开一小孔输入调腔光方法是最简便的。本文用Ｆｏｘ－Ｌｉ迭代法计算了无开孔及有开孔时正支非稳共焦腔空腔的模式，结果表明当调腔光开孔直径小于３ｍｍ时，对光束质量基本没有影响。     

谐振式集成光学陀螺解调特性分析

基于激光器频率谱检测技术,沿着光的传输方向分析了光波在谐振式集成光学陀螺系统中的传播,结合输入信号特征,建立频域内的数学模型,通过数值仿真和实验得到了调频检测系统下的解调曲线。按照光的传输方向：激光器、声光晶体移频器、光波导环形谐振器、探测器,利用贝塞尔函数展开和光场耦合模理论分析了谐振式集成光学陀螺解调特性,及其调频调制检测系统解调输出信号与谐振频率偏差之间的关系。通过数值计算,分析了解调曲线的变化规律,得到了施加在激光器压电陶瓷驱动器上调制波形的最佳调制系数。在实验上搭建了激光器频率调制解调技术系统,得到了解调曲线。数值仿真和实验结果表明,当调制系数M=2时,线性工作区间斜率最大,解调曲线最好。实测形状与理论分析结果相符,从解调信号得到±2×10³ rad/s的陀螺动态范围。     

Simulations of optical inner-channel thermal deformation for high-power system with unstable resonator

In this letter, the influence on the beam quality due to cumulative effect of the inner channel thermal deformation in the high energy laser system with unstable resonator is researched. Firstly, three typical laser powers of 50, 100, and 150 kW are selected to analyze thermal deformation of mirror by the finite element analyze of thermodynamics instantaneous method. Then the wave front aberration can be calculated by ray-tracing theory. Finally, Strehl ratio and Zernike aberration coefficients of the vacuum far-filed beam can be calculated and comparably analyzed by Fresnel diffraction integration. The theory and simulation results show that due to the effect of inner channel thermal deformation, eccentric phenomenon and astigmatism of far-filed beam emerge, and peak power and the focused ability decrease. With the increasing of reflective times, Strehl ratio decrease, and tilt, astigmatism and coma of x direction gradually increase, which become the main aberration. The results can provide the reference to the thermal aberration analysis for high energy laser system and can be applied to the field of laser nuclear fusion and laser weapon, etc.     

大功率TEACO2非稳腔激光器的远场传输特性

针对大功率激光器的远场传输特性,提出了一种测量TEACO,远场光束传输特性的新方法,该法采用相对测量和绝对测量相结合的方式来获得高能激光器的绝对空间光强分布。利用该方法测试了2kW脉冲TEACO,非稳腔激光器在500m处的光强分布,并对测试结果进行了分析讨论。实验结果表明,此方法简单、易行,准确度较高,而且测量过程中考虑了大气湍流的影响,光斑强度相对分布上出现了平顶、破碎并出现旁瓣现象,实测大气透过率为81．5％,最大功率密度为1．59W／cm^2,光束的横向远场发散角达到0．64mrad,基本与理论计算结果相吻合。本研究将为评估激光系统的应用效果及系统的优化设计提供重要的参考。     

Nanosecond zero-order pulsed Bessel beam generated from unstable resonator based on an axicon

We present what we believe the first experimental observation of a nanosecond zero order pulsed Bessel beam generated from an unstable resonator based on an axicon. The field distribution at the output coupler is simulated by means of Fox–Li iterative computation. It is shown that the experimental result is consistent with the numerical simulation. The application field and forecast of the zero-order Bessel beams are very wide, such as precision cutting and micro-operation experiment. Our experiments offer a new way to output zero-order Bessel beams directly.     

Investigations on beam quality improvement of an NCPM-KTA-based high energy optical parametric oscillator using an unstable resonator with a Gaussian reflectivity mirror

Beam quality improvements by a large margin for signal and idler beams of a high energy 100 Hz KTiOAsO4(KTA) non-critical phase matching(NCPM) optical parametric oscillator(OPO) were demonstrated using an unstable resonator configuration instead of a plane-parallel one. Theoretically, influences of cavity lengths and transmission of an output coupler on the OPO conversion efficiency for both were numerically simulated. For OPO based on an unstable resonator with a Gaussian reflectivity mirror, t...     

非稳腔主动式直接获取纳秒近似无衍射贝塞尔绿光

通过对基于轴棱锥的贝塞尔谐振腔和贝塞尔-高斯谐振腔的研究,设计了一台腔内倍频Nd:YAG纳秒近似无衍射贝塞尔绿光激光器. 非稳激光器谐振腔由轴棱锥和凸面镜组成. 实验采用单灯脉冲抽运激光增益介质Nd:YAG晶体,倍频晶体选用KTP. 当抽运电压为350 V时,由主动式直接产生纳秒近似零阶贝塞尔绿光,其脉冲宽度为55.1 ns,波长为532 nm,线宽为0.8 nm,近似无衍射零阶贝塞尔绿光的中心光斑直径为192 μm. 利用Fresnel-Kirchhoff 衍射积分和Fox-Li迭代法,通过数值计算得出 关键词： 主动式 纳秒贝塞尔光束 腔内倍频 轴棱锥     

A doubly-confocal unstable ring resonator

An unstable ring resonator made by two positive lenses having their two foci in common is discussed and studied. This laser yields quasi-travelling-wave operation with a very high ratio of the powers of the two opposite rotating waves (about 400), and is suitable for mode-locking or Q-switching.     

An unstable resonator Nd-YAG laser

The operating characteristics of an unstable resonator Q-switched Nd-YAG laser are reported and its suitability for a number of applications has been tested. At repetition rates up to 50 Hz, output energies of 150–200 mJ are obtained with a beam divergence of 0.25 mrad half-angle. Single longitudinal mode operation has been achieved either with passive Q-switching or with an active slow Q-switch.     

Influence of unstable cavity optical component aberrations on laser beam divergence

Based on the geometrical optics approximation, the influences of some optical component aberrations of confocal unstable resonators on the laser beam divergence are discussed. The explicit dependence of the laser beam divergence on the cavity magnification, the structure of the mirror defects, the mirror curvature radii and the tilting angle of intracavity windows are given for both positive- and negative-branch resonator configurations.ENEA guest and with Electronic Engineering (EL.EN), Florence, Italy.     

Role of optical resonator on the pointing stability of copper vapor laser beam

This paper presents a first comprehensive study on the pointing stability of copper vapor laser with an emphasis on bringing out the role of optical resonator. Long term (∼10 min), single pulse, far-field beam pointing stability of a 5.5 kHz repetition rate copper vapor laser (λ = 510 nm) with plane-plane, unstable and filtering resonators, is studied. It is established that the resonator optics largely decides the CVL pointing stability. Minimum beam pointing angle of 8 μrad from generalized diffraction filtered resonator (GDFR) is obtained in contrast to a maximum value of 120 μrad from the plane-plane resonator. The unstable resonators data is in between. The relative trends in CVL pointing stability are discussed in terms of wave-front distortions due to resonator mode build up from optical noise, thermal and mirror misalignment effects. The degree of optical resonator immunity to phase distortions dictates the net pointing stability achieved.     

非线性光学格子中的光束演化研究

研究光学格子中(即在光传输的横截面上存在周期格子势的调制)光束的演化，利用变分原理，求出了光束宽度、振幅、频率啁啾参量随传播距离的演化形式.发现光束宽度与调制周期的比值必须小于一定的值才能形成孤子的传输；同时，还得到了光束在不同的条件下存在着不同的传输过程.光学格子中周期格子的作用有类似非线性的良好的特性，周期格子的引入提供了可以更好地控制格子孤子的形成和传输的参考条件.     

一种新颖的用于光腔模式及光束传输模拟的特征向量法

根据有限元法单元划分的思想，提出了一种新颖的模拟光腔模式及光束传输的特征向量法. 该方法的关键之处在于基于衍射积分理论构造了一种新的光束传输矩阵，通过求解特征矩阵方程可一次性得到谐振腔的一系列特征向量，每一列特征向量即代表了腔镜上光场的一个确定模式的振幅及相位分布. 并可采用该方法模拟光场传输到腔内或腔外任意地方的场分布. 该方法将传统方法中大量的迭代过程转化成为本征积分方程特征向量的求解过程，并与初值取值无关，且可一次性求得多个模式分布，从而可方便地分析谐振腔的模式鉴别能力. 特征向量法对圆形镜共焦 关键词： 谐振腔 特征向量法 模式分布     

Eigenvector method for unstable resonator simulations

Eigenvector method is a numerical method for laser resonator with which all the eigenmodes and eigenvalues can be solved at the same time. This method is extended for unstable resonators combined with the Collins formula and the ABCD ray matrix in this paper. The mode behavior in a resonator with arbitrary irregular structures can be studied exactly and conveniently. An asymmetrical practical unstable resonator and a non-confocal practical unstable resonator are numerically simulated under varying structure parameters, and some new characteristics are found.     

The mode-locked unstable resonator YAG laser

Experimental results on mode-locked action of a polarization coupled unstable resonator YAG laser are reported. The main features of this oscillator are ～ 20 mJ per pulse, good spatial profile and high focusable energy.