On-line beam diagnostics based on single-shot beam splitting phase retrieval

We propose a novel on-line beam diagnostic method based on single-shot beam splitting phase retrieval. The incident beam to be measured is diffracted into many replicas by a Dammann grating and then propagates through a weakly scattering phase plate with a known structure; the exiting beams propagate along their original direction and form an array of diffraction patterns on the detector plane. By applying the intensity of diffraction patterns into an iterative algorithm and calculating between the grating plane, weakly scattering plane, and detector plane, the complex field of the incident beam can be reconstructed rapidly; the feasibility of this method is verified experimentally with wavelengths of 1053 and 632.8 nm.     

Collimation testing using a circular Dammann grating

A novel technique for collimation testing with a circular Dammann grating is proposed. When the beam under test is incident on a one-order circular Dammann grating with limited aperture, double-humped radial rings will be generated at the back focal plane of a focusing lens. If the beam is collimated, the separation between the two rings will reach its minimal, otherwise the two rings will be apart from each other. Therefore, the degree of collimation of the tested beam can be estimated from the separation. The principle and experimental results of the method are presented. Owing to the simplicity and low cost of the method, it is a promising method for quickly checking the collimation of a laser beam.     

基于光谱合束技术的透射光栅模拟设计

半导体激光器光谱合束技术能够实现近衍射极限的高功率激光输出,已成为当前研究热点。衍射光栅的性能直接决定光谱合束的激光输出效果。模拟设计了一种针对940 nm波长、熔融石英材料的亚波长透射光栅。基于严格耦合波理论对光栅结构进行初步设计,运用Rsoft软件依次对光栅占空比、脊高和周期等参数进行优化确定,同时分析了各个参数对光栅衍射效率的影响。所设计的透射式光栅实现第-1级衍射级次的波分复用功能,衍射效率达到91.2%(TE模式),同时压缩其他衍射级次,使其衍射效率降到1.2%以下。同时在光栅入射角度59°±3°范围内保持90%以上的衍射效率,实现高功率激光输出的同时具有较高的误差容错率,易于调节,满足光谱合束技术的要求。     

Dammann光栅在光互连中的应用

本文将Ｄａｍｍａｎｎ光栅［１，２］应用于光互连，提出了用Ｄａｍｍａｎｎ光栅实现完全混洗的方法．一个２×２的Ｄａｍｍａｎｎ光栅与一个成像透镜的组合，具有与四焦点透镜类似的成像作用．像面上，像的位置与Ｄａｍｍａｎｎ光栅的位置有关，适当选择光栅的位置可以实现不同元素数目及不同元素密度的完全混洗．本文给出了有关的理论推导及实验结果．     

二维固体激光阵列逆达曼光栅相干合束技术模拟研究

采用逆达曼光栅将二维锁相相干的激光阵列进行相干合束并进行孔径装填是获得远场单一主瓣大功率高光束质量激光输出的一种有效技术方案,将其应用于大尺寸5×5固体激光相干阵列相干合束中,并进行了固体激光阵列合束孔径装填的理论分析和原理性验证实验,测量了系统的实际合束效率,同时进行了后焦面逆达曼光栅的加工和放置误差对合束效率影响的详细分析。实验结果表明,逆达曼光栅用于固体激光阵列相干合束是一种有效的技术方案,且可以通过调节光栅周期和傅里叶透镜焦距来适应系统对激光阵列占空比的要求。这对于开发基于逆达曼光栅相干合束的高功率高光质量的全固态激光系统具有重要的意义。     

A Combined Phase Type Optical Element for Realizing Multiple Images

In this paper we introduce a new phase type combined optical element. The element is combined with Dammann grating and Fresnel zone plate in the same substrate by microelectronics technique, hence it has splitting functions of the Dammann grating and self-focusing function of the Fresnel plate. It can produce uniform multiple images by itself. We experimentally designed and fabricated an 9x9 multiple image element, and results show that the element can realize the multiple images we require and the intensity of each image is the same. Relative error is less than 5%.     

反射型体全息光栅对超短脉冲激光光束衍射的性质

在光栅记录介质色散效应的影响下,拓展Kogelnik的耦合波理论研究了反射型体全息光栅对偏振方向垂直和平行于入射面的超短脉冲激光光束衍射的性质。结果表明对于记录在LiNbO3光折变晶体中的体全息光栅,在色散效应、光栅参量和入射条件的共同影响下,光栅对偏振方向垂直于入射面的超短脉冲激光光束衍射的光谱带宽大于对偏振方向平行于入射面的超短脉冲激光光束衍射的光谱带宽,在不考虑光栅介质色散效应的影响时,它们都变大。进一步给出了衍射光的光谱带宽及光栅的衍射效率随入射脉冲的光谱带宽与光栅的光谱带宽比值的变化情况。     

渐变周期弯曲光栅的衍射和成像特性

阐述了渐变周期弯曲光栅的原理,对其衍射特性和成像特性进行了分析,结果表明:渐变周期弯曲光栅具有分束和聚焦的双重作用;其对称衍射级起到焦距相等的正透镜和负透镜的作用;它可把不同景深的的物体聚焦成像于空间分离的同一焦面上.     

透射型光折变体全息光栅对超短脉冲激光光束衍射的特性

在Kogelnik耦合波理论的基础上,考虑光栅记录介质的色散效应的影响,研究了光折变体全息光栅对不同偏振状态的超短脉冲激光光束衍射的性质,讨论了高斯型入射脉冲激光光束的谱宽与光栅的有效衍射谱宽之比不同时,衍射和透射光束的光谱宽度、时间宽度、波形和衍射效率的变化。结果表明,光栅的有效衍射谱宽受光栅参量及入射条件的影响,对衍射性质的影响很大,且在考虑光栅记录介质的色散效应时减小。当入射脉冲的偏振方向垂直于入射面时,光栅的有效衍射谱宽大于偏振方向平行于入射面的情形,衍射效率在入射脉冲宽度较大时小于偏振方向平行于入射面的情形;谱宽比较大时,衍射光束的时间分布曲线产生展宽和变形,且比偏振方向平行于入射面的情形展宽和变形得更加明显。     

夹持方式对KDP晶体三倍频转换效率的影响

 针对压条固定方式、粘胶固定方式和全外围夹持方式进行理论建模和数值计算分析,并讨论了不同夹持方式的优缺点及其对KDP晶体面形和三倍频转换效率的影响。研究结果表明：晶体面形形变对高斯光束三倍频转换效率的影响明显小于平面波时的情况。当入射基频光光强为6 GW·cm^-2时,对于平面波的情况,压条固定方式、粘胶固定方式和全外围夹持方式3种夹持方式相对于不考虑夹持作用时的三倍频转换效率分别减小7.5%,9.0%和7.2%;对于高斯光束的情况,三倍频转换效率分别减小了1.3%,1.0%和1.5%。     

薄膜光栅耦合器的研究

在玻璃衬底上制备了周期为0.56μm的薄膜光栅耦合器,用复制法把光栅做在玻璃衬底上。实验中,我们观察到,激光束既可以从光栅的上面(空气区)或下面(衬底区)耦合于波导薄膜内,又可以通过光栅由波导薄膜中耦合出来。调节激光束入射角可以激发不同阶的波导模式。由实验测得的输入耦合效率达66.0±0.5％。 关键词：     

Efficient conversion of light from sparse laser arrays into single-lobed far field using phase structures

An efficient beam-combining technique based on aperture filling is introduced to direct virtually all the energy of a mutually coherent laser array to the far-field main lobe. A comparison between this method and the Dammann grating method for beam superposition reveals the connection between the two and suggests specific applications for each.     

半导体泵浦铷蒸气激光器出光实验

针对中心波长780 nm的商用连续波半导体激光器,使用斩波器将连续激光变为脉冲输出形式,用2400 line/mm的平面全息光栅搭建Littrow外腔将线宽压窄至0.2 nm以下。采用透镜组对线宽压窄后的半导体激光进行光束整形,半导体激光经线宽压窄和光束整形后,经透镜聚焦进长约8 mm的铷蒸气泡进行半导体泵浦碱金属激光实验。首次出光得到17.5 mW的基模线偏振铷激光;在最新的改进实验中,半导体泵浦铷激光输出功率已达到2.8 W。     

二次光栅在波前测量中的应用

采用一种特殊的二次光栅用于激光波前测量,它对非零级衍射光束具有不同的聚焦效应,其光栅线为圆弧型而非直线。导出了在会聚光束情况下的两平面成像在单一像平面上的距离关系,实验上实现了二次光栅用于会聚光束的波前测量,测量得到会聚光束具有较大的散焦(-2.93λ)和球差(1.34λ),与该透镜引起波前的离焦像差理论理想值(-2.695λ)基本符合。该技术可以实现波前的高空间分辨力和高精度实时测量,大大减少光学元件数量,降低装置成本。由于大功率激光束的不稳定性,其波前变化非常快,所以该方法的实时性非常适合于这种波前变化的测量。     

Two-dimensional higher-diffraction-order optical beam splitter based on phenanthrenequinone-doped poly(methyl methacrylate) photopolymer

A two-dimensional optical beam splitter has been realized that uses the higher diffraction orders of a refractive-index grating. Gratings were recorded experimentally with light from a semiconductor laser incident at a small angle on phenanthrenequinone-doped poly(methyl methacrylate) photopolymer. The incident signal beam, which was made up of three different wavelengths (632.8, 532.0, and 488.0 nm), was split by the grating into multiple output beams with nearly equal size and separation. Results are given for when the sample grating was placed behind, in front of, and in the focal plane of a Fourier lens. The properties of higher-order-diffraction images have been discussed. The discussion shows that a two-dimensional higher-diffraction-order optical beam splitter provides a practical method for splitting a signal beam.     

输出环状光束的新型激光谐振腔

提出一种输出环状光束的新型激光谐振腔,即在稳定激光谐振腔中采用外环耦合方式得到环状光束的输出。利用For-Li数值迭代算法求解此类激光谐振腔的积分方程,通过计算机编程计算了平面一凹球面稳定谐振腔的输出端平面镜在不同半径的情况下,谐振腔镜面上和衍射耦合输出场基模的振幅和相位分布。计算结果预示了当输出端平面镜半径小于通常的稳定腔的基模半径时,衍射耦合输出场有稳定的环状光束输出。实验中TEA CO2激光器采用印刷电路板预电离结构,增益长度90cm,腔长5m,球面全反射镜曲率半径20m,输出端平面镜半径4．5mm,得到了内环半径为4．5mm、外环半径为5．5mm的基模环形光斑输出。从而在理论上和实验上证实了该方案产生环状光束的可行性。     

共孔径偏振耦合分光系统中反射镜造成的相位延迟差的测量

 激光信标共孔径发射接收偏振分光系统的动态相位补偿需要测量望远镜各反射镜对s光和p光的相位延迟差。利用Stokes矢量和Mueller矩阵建立了物理模型，并推导出用测得的回光功率计算相位延迟差的解析式。提出一种通过实验测量回光功率计算反射镜相位延迟差的方法，解决了在0～2p范围内唯一确定反射镜相位延迟差的问题。实际测量了两块反射镜的相位延迟差，并将测量结果用于动态相位补偿偏振分光实验，验证了该方法的正确性。分析了偏振分光棱镜、法拉第旋光器以及近似计算这3个主要的测量误差源，并估计总测量误差约为1°。     

High-power laser beam shaping by inseparable two-dimensional binary-phase gratings for surface modification of stamping dies

For surface modification of stamping dies, an inseparable two-dimensional binary-phase gratings is introduced to implement the wavefront transformation of high-power laser beams. The design and fabrication of the gratings are described in detail. Two-dimensional even sampling encoding scheme is adopted to overcome the limitations of conventional Dammann grating in the design of two-dimensional output patterns. High diffractive efficiency (>70%) can be achieved through the transformation of the Gaussian laser beam into several kinds of two-dimensional arrays in focal plan. The application of the binary-phase gratings in the laser surface modification of ductile iron is investigated, and the results show that the hardness and the wear resistance of the sample surface were improved significantly by using the binary-phase gratings.     

基于达曼光栅的动态光耦合器

提出了一种基于达曼光栅的动态光耦合器,通过控制装置中达曼光栅位移参量,可实现入射光束的分束或合束以及两者之间的动态转换。适当选择达曼光栅类型可实现任意N×M的动态光耦合。实验中以1550 nm光波长为例,对1×8达曼动态光耦合器进行测量,测得其实现光开关功能时插入损耗为0.43 dB,实现光分束功能时均匀性达到0.03,单路插入损耗均值为10.5 dB。该实验装置易于调节、体积小、能耗低,且关键元件达曼光栅制作工艺成熟,易于批量化生产。特别是在实现中大规模光交换阵列时,该方案就具有更明显的优越性,有实用意义。     

Optical testing of ultrasonic phase gratings using a Fresnel diffraction method

A simple optical method is proposed for studying the Raman-Nath parameter of plane, sinusoidal, ultrasonic beams. The Fresnel diffraction field of a continuous ultrasonic grating illuminated by a collimated laser beam is measured by a photodetector placed mid-way between the self-image planes of the grating. Measurement of the amplitude of the fundamental of the output signal enables the absolute determination of the depth of phase modulation. A comparison of the proposed method with the techniques discussed in the literature is presented.