Intracavity frequency-doubled green vertical external cavity surface emitting laser

An intracavity frequency-doubled vertical external cavity surface emitting laser (VECSEL) with green light is demonstrated. The fundamental frequency laser cavity consists of a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) of the gain chip and an external mirror. A 12-mW frequency-doubled output has been reached at 540 nm with a nonlinear crystal LBO when the fundamental frequency output is 44 mW at 1080 nm. The frequency doubling efficiency is about 30%.     

Dual-wavelength distributed Bragg reflector semiconductor laser based on composite resonant cavity

We report a monolithic integrated dual-wavelength laser diode based on a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) composite resonant cavity. The device consists of three sections, a DBR grating section, a passive phase section, and an active gain section. The gain section facet is cleaved to work as a laser cavity mirror. The other laser mirror is the DBR grating, which also functions as a wavelength filter and can control the number of wavelengths involved in the laser action. The reflection bandwidth of the DBR grating is fabricated to have an appropriate value to make the device work at the dual-wavelength lasing state. We adopt the quantum well intermixing (QWI) technique to provide low-absorption loss grating and passive phase section in the fabrication process. By tuning the injection currents on the DBR and the gain sections, the device can generate 0.596 nm-spaced dual-wavelength lasing at room temperature.     

Dual-wavelength distributed Bragg reflector semiconductor laser based on a composite resonant cavity

We report a monolithic integrated dual-wavelength laser diode based on a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) composite resonant cavity. The device consists of three sections, a DBR grating section, a passive phase section, and an active gain section. The gain section facet is cleaved to work as a laser cavity mirror. The other laser mirror is the DBR grating, which also functions as a wavelength filter and can control the number of wavelengths involved in the laser action. The reflection bandwidth of the DBR grating is fabricated to have an appropriate value to make the device work at the dual-wavelength lasing state. We adopt the quantum well intermixing (QWI) technique to provide low-absorption loss grating and passive phase section in the fabrication process. By tuning the injection currents on the DBR and the gain sections, the device can generate 0.596 nm-spaced dual-wavelength lasing at room temperature.     

猫眼谐振腔氦氖激光器理论分析

猫眼逆向器作为谐振腔镜与一个凹面镜构成猫眼激光谐振腔.精确计算了三种猫眼逆向器(即理想猫眼逆向器和两种存在误差的猫眼逆向器)的逆向平行反射性，并对应用这三种猫眼逆向器的谐振腔中高斯光束的各项参数进行了深入分析，得出结论：对于高斯光束，凸透镜的焦距、凹面镜曲率半径、凸透镜与凹面镜间距三者相等的猫眼逆向器为理想逆向器，其逆向平行反射性最好，此时猫眼谐振腔处于理想状态，基模模体积最大，远场发散角最小，稳定性最好；在猫眼谐振腔的设计中，要尽量减小猫眼逆向器中凸透镜的焦距，增大凹面输出镜的曲率半径；猫眼逆向器存在误差时谐振腔的各项性能将受到影响.为猫眼谐振腔激光器的设计提供了理论依据.     

用于氙灯阵列的渐开线翼面反射器

 用光线追踪法分析反射翼几何形状对氙灯反射器光传输效率的影响。提出一种新的反射器几何构型——仿渐开线型,其外形与标准渐开线相似,但翼展宽度短于标准渐开线反射器。用蒙特卡罗法模拟氙灯光能量在激光泵浦腔内的反射和吸收过程,计算结果显示：在合理选择反射翼的几何修正系数前提下,“仿渐开线型”反射器的光传输效率优于“短翼渐开线型”的光传输效率。在腔长、灯内径等设计约束条件受限的条件下,采用“仿渐开线”设计方法,能够最大限度地增大氙灯阵列输出的总泵浦能量。     

Active Q switching of a fiber laser with a microsphere resonator

We propose and demonstrate an active Q-switched fiber laser using a high-Q microsphere resonator as the Q-switching element. The laser cavity consists of an Er-doped fiber as the gain medium, a glass microsphere reflector (coupled through a fiber taper) at one end of the cavity, and a fiber Bragg grating reflector at the other end. The reflectivity of the microsphere is modulated by changing the gap between the microsphere and the fiber taper. Active Q switching is realized by oscillating the microsphere in and out of contact with the taper. Using this novel technique, we have obtained giant pulses (maximum peak power approximately 102 W, duration approximately 160 ns) at a low pump-power threshold (approximately 3 mW).     

Observation of wavelength-switchable solitons in an all-polarization-maintaining erbium-doped fiber cavity based on graphene saturable absorber reflector

We present the generation of wavelength-switchable single-polarization solitons in an all-polarization-maintaining erbium-doped fiber laser mode-locked by a graphene saturable absorber. Ultrashort pulses centered at the wavelength of 1531.6 nm with the duration of 816 fs and centered at the wavelength of 1557.8 nm with the duration of 402 fs are separately obtained from the same fiber laser cavity. The cavity loss adjusted by the gold reflector plays a crucial role in wavelength switching.     

High beam quality in a HyBrID copper laser operating with an unstable resonator made of a concave mirror and a plano-convex BK7 lens

This paper presents a very simple unstable resonator, made of a concave mirror (total reflector) and a bare plane–convex BK7 lens working as a convex coupling mirror, which is quite efficient for HyBrID copper laser. In addition to a good quality factor (M²=4.9), experimental results showed that it is possible to control the laser output power by introducing a variable aperture iris inside the cavity, close to the coupling lens, without spoiling beam quality. A rough theoretical model helped to explain these results as a combined effect of unstable resonator plus radial gain distribution.     

带高阶模谐振腔反射器的过模高功率毫米波源

针对过模系数为2.3的高功率毫米波发生器设计了工作于高次模的谐振腔反射器。谐振腔反射器工作模式为TM035模式,在58~62 GHz频带内对TM01模式的反射系数大于0.9。运用2.5维全电磁粒子程序模拟分析了器件中束波相互作用过程,通过调整慢波结构与谐振腔反射器间的漂移段长度得到了器件在570 kV,6.0 kA电子注量驱动下,在引导磁场为4 T时,能辐射出功率1.06 GW、频率为60.2 GHz的毫米波,主要工作模式为TM01模,效率约为31%,起振时间为3.3 ns。     

Highly efficient diode side-pumped Nd:YAG ceramic laser with 210 W output power

We developed a highly efficient diode side-pumped Nd:YAG ceramic laser with a diffusive reflector as an optical pump cavity. A maximum output power of 211.6 W was obtained with an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 48.7%. This corresponds to the highest conversion efficiency in the side-pumped ceramic rod. Thermal effects of the Nd:YAG ceramic rod were analyzed in detail through the measurements of laser output powers and beam profiles near the critically unstable region. A M² beam quality factor of 18.7 was obtained at the maximum laser output power.     

3.39μm He-Ne激光器稳定性研究

讨论了提高3 391 nm He-Ne激光器输出功率稳定性的相关技术问题.设计了适合该激光器的腔体结构,研究了放电参量和稳定性.在反射镜曲率半径与腔长比值为1.6,有效放电长度为0.2 m的情况下,得到了1.72 mW的多模连续输出,其光束发散角为6.43 mrad.在采用光反馈稳定技术后,功率输出的变化不大于2%.     

超宽带Cassegrain双反射面天线研究

 为了减小馈线损耗和方便天线旋转,设计了超宽带Cassegrain双反射面天线系统。采用FEKO数值模拟软件在0.2~1.5 GHz频率范围内模拟了不同副反射面直径的4.5 m双反射面天线(焦径比为0.4)的辐射增益,并与相同口径和焦径比的前馈式反射面天线进行了比较。模拟结果表明:当双曲副反射面直径为70 cm,焦距为22.5 cm时,在0.2~1.0 GHz频率范围内,双反射面天线增益比前馈式抛物面天线高1～2 dB;在1.1～1.5 GHz频率范围内,双反射面天线增益比前馈式抛物面天线小1～2 dB。选择直径为70 cm、焦距为22.5 cm的双曲副面与TEM喇叭和4.5 m抛物面组成双反射面天线系统,分别用960 ps和3 ns脉宽的单极脉冲源对天线进行了实验研究。实验结果表明:用960 ps和3 ns脉宽的单极脉冲激励,Cassegrain双反射面天线在70 m轴上远场辐射场波形峰峰值分别为前馈式反射面天线的158%和162%。     

双电极对双脉冲激光器结构分析

本文对双电极对双脉冲激光器的谐振腔结构进行了分析,结果表明采用双非稳腔和增大反射镜的曲率半径可分别获得单纵模和基横模输出。为使输出能量稳定,则双电极对的间距有一最小值的限制。     

The simulation of self-mixing interference effects in three-section DBR lasers

The self-mixing interference in three-section distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) lasers is analyzed based on the model of F-P cavity and coupling wave equation. The oscillating frequency and threshold variation are deduced. The influence of internal and external parameters on the output intensity and the inclination degree of waveform are discussed in simulation.     

GaSb基激光器腔面膜的材料选取及膜系设计

为了提高GaSb基激光器腔面膜的反射率,根据有关薄膜设计理论并借助薄膜设计软件,设计出激光器腔面膜膜系。使高反膜在2.0~3.5μm波段的理论反射率高于95%;增透膜在波长为2.5μm处的理论透射率高于99%。并经过反复实验操作比较了实验与理论设计反射率曲线,结果表明,实验所得反射率能达到实际应用的要求。除此之外,还通过比较各种材料的特性,讨论了薄膜材料的选取。     

Linewidth analysis of 40-GHz passively mode-locked multi-mode semiconductor lasers

An experimental analysis on the quality of 40-GHz radio-frequency signals generated by various passively mode-locked semiconductor lasers is addressed. The analysis is performed considering the frequency linewidth of 40-GHz optically generated signals and the number of longitudinal modes selected by the cavity of each laser under study. Four of these devices are multi-quantum wells InAlGaAs Fabry-Pérot lasers. They have been engineered to exhibit a specific number of longitudinal modes: 4, 5, 10, and 22 modes, respectively. Another device under test is a bulk distributed Bragg reflector laser exhibiting 3 lasing modes. The last device under study is a quantum-dash Fabry-Pérot laser characterized by 40 lasing modes. From our experimental results it appears that, regardless the nature of the device cavity and active media, the strength of the passively mode-locked mechanism might be enhanced with the number of longitudinal modes oscillating into the laser cavity, allowing a reduction in the frequency linewidth.     

82-channel multi-wavelength comb generation in a SOA fiber ring laser

We demonstrate a multi-wavelength semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) fiber ring laser with a dual-pass Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) filter. Two SOAs with different gain spectra provide sufficient gain and a wider gain spectrum to facilitate multi-wavelength lasing. The dual-pass MZI, configured by adding an optical isolator to the two outputs of the conventional MZI, serves as comb filter for multi-wavelength operation, and its extinction ratio can be enhanced to twofold as that of the conventional MZI in the same parameters. To investigate the influences of a dual-pass MZI filter and a conventional MZI filter on multi-wavelength operation, two different cavity configurations are presented and compared, including a single-SOA ring cavity and a double-SOA ring cavity. Stable simultaneous operation at 82 wavelengths, with a wavelength spacing of 40 GHz and a power deviation of 5 dB, and with a minimum optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) of 28 dB, is observed from the double-SOA ring cavity using a dual-pass MZI filter.     

Experimental Study on Single Frequency Semiconductor Lasers with Fiber Bragg Reflector External Cavity

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用光腔衰荡技术测量镜片的反射率

 根据光腔衰荡光谱技术原理,建立了测量镜片反射率的实验装置。利用该装置测定了一对反射率相等的高反射腔镜,反射率测试结果为（99.925±0.001）%;以22.5°将直腔变为折叠腔,测得的反射率为（99.992±0.003）％。重复测定反射镜样品的反射率,精度达到10^－5。该测量装置可用于超低损耗薄膜高反射镜反射率的精确测量。轻微移动探测器位置,对腔镜的测试结果影响不大。     

Self-mixing interference in distributed feedback laser diode with multiple external cavities

The self-mixing interference in distributed feedback laser diode (DFB-LD) with multiple external cavities is analyzed. Each external cavity is considered to be an optical thin film, and the equivalent reflectivity can be got from the theory of the thin film optics, the general expressions of gain and frequency in compound laser cavity are theoretically deduced. This principle is helpful to build the fiber-coupled self-mixing interference system. Considering that different parameters have influence on self-mixing interference, we make some simulation analysis at different conditions. The output of self-mixing interference is analyzed in numerical analysis, and the amplitude variations of the output gain is discussed along with different parameters, e.g., the coupling coefficient, the linewidth enhancement factor, and the reflection coefficient of external reflector.