Residual pump light as a probe of self-pulsing instability in an ytterbium-doped fiber laser

Self-pulsing instability in the ytterbium-doped fiber (YDF) laser is investigated with the pump-bypassed cavity configuration. The residual pump light acts as a probe of the intracavity dynamics, and the temporal behavior of the light shows correlations with the self-mode locking instability in the original cavity and the sustained self-pulsing instability in the modified cavity of the YDF laser. The results suggest that the interactions among stimulated emission, pump absorption and/or reabsorption could account for self-pulsing instability in the YDF laser. The pump-bypassed laser cavity configuration can be used to investigate the instabilities of various kinds of fiber lasers.     

A new mode to excite a gas-discharge XeCl laser

The charge mode is a new mode to excite a discharge XeCl laser based on the dynamics of a spiker-sustainer circuit with a magnetic pulse compressor. The breakdown voltage is higher than in any other mode, due to a very fast rise time. The higher breakdown voltage provides a wider discharge and we found that more energy can be deposited before discharge instabilities terminate the optical output.     

Automatic feedback control of an Er-doped fiber laser with an intracavity loss modulator

Suppression of Q-switching instabilities with an actively controlled intracavity loss modulator is demonstrated in an Er-doped waveguide laser that is mode locked with a slow saturable absorber at repetition rates of as much as 100 MHz. By automatic gain control in the feedback loop, stable mode locking is achieved over the entire parameter range of the laser. This approach renders laser stabilization independent of the characteristics of the gain medium and intracavity power. The pulse-shaping dynamics is not affected by the presence of the intracavity loss modulator.     

Gain-guided soliton in a positive group-dispersion fiber laser

We report on the operation of a passively mode-locked fiber ring laser made of purely normal dispersive fibers. Self-started mode locking can still be achieved in the laser by use of the nonlinear polarization rotation technique, and the mode-locked pulse has large pulse energy, strong frequency chirp, and a mode-locked spectral width limited by the effective laser gain bandwidth. Furthermore, we show that the operation of the laser can be well described by an extended Ginzburg-Landau equation model that governs the soliton dynamics of fiber lasers.     

Dynamics of lateral modes in broad aperture injection lasers

The dynamics of optical filaments in broad aperture semiconductor lasers was studied. We use the model where one longitudinal mode is taken into account. The spectrum and the instabilities of lateral modes joined with the above mentioned longitudinal mode were investigated. The structures arise due to instability of various number of lateral modes. On the background of these modes we found a new type of modulation with a frequency depending on the laser aperture width. This frequency is smaller than the electron-photon resonance one. The existence of the modulation was confirmed by experimental investigations of broad aperture laser noise spectra.     

A cost-effective 100-Gb/s transmitter with low-speed optoelectronic devices and high spectral efficiency

A 100-Gb/s high-speed optical transmitter is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Based on frequency-quadrupling technique, two sub-channels with a fixed 50-GHz spacing are obtained from one laser source. Using return-to-zero differential quadrature phase-shift keying (RZ-DQPSK) modulation format and polarization multiplexing (PolMux), only low-speed electronic devices of 12.5 GHz are needed for the 100-Gb/s transmitter. This eliminates the need of ultrahigh-speed optoelectronic devices and thus greatly reduces the cost. The experimental results show that this transmitter can achieve good performance in dispersion tolerance of a 25-km single mode fiber (SMF).     

Analogy between higher instabilities in fluids and lasers

The Lorenz model of instabilities in fluids is shown to be identical with that of the single mode laser and applicable to undamped laser spikes. Further instabilities connected with small-band excitations are also discussed.     

Characteristics of a Q-switched multicore photonic crystal fiber laser with a very large mode field area

We model and characterize the behavior of a Q-switched fiber laser. The fiber is a doped multicore photonic crystal fiber having six cores in a ring-type geometry. The fiber laser is Q-switched using an intracavity acousto-optic modulator. Using a mode filtering technique in the far field, a mode very close to the fundamental in-phase supermode is obtained with a mode field area of 4200 microm(2) and a divergence of 9 mrad. Pulses with energies of up to 2.2 mJ and durations of 26 ns (limited by end facet damage) at a repetition rate of 10 kHz are obtained.     

开环全光混沌通信系统中的光纤信道结构

根据外光反馈半导体激光器及光纤传输方程,构建了基于光纤信道的开环全光混沌通信系统.考虑混沌调制和混沌键控两种信息加密方法,采用先进的校正相减解调法恢复信息,并且通过解调Q因子衡量系统性能.以不同次序排列单模光纤和色散补偿光纤构成4种结构的光纤信道,通过数值仿真分析信道结构对系统通信性能的影响.结果表明,为光纤信道保留少量的负累积色散有利于改善远程传输性能;两端补偿和中间补偿这两种对称结构的性能一致,对称结构优于非对称结构即预补偿和后补偿,适用于远程高速开环全光混沌通信.另外,无论光纤信道结构怎样,在远程高速激光混沌通信中混沌调制方法总是优于混沌键控方法.     

开环全光混沌通信系统中的光纤信道结构

根据外光反馈半导体激光器及光纤传输方程,构建了基于光纤信道的开环全光混沌通信系统.考虑混沌调制和混沌键控两种信息加密方法,采用先进的校正相减解调法恢复信息,并且通过解调Q因子衡量系统性能.以不同次序排列单模光纤和色散补偿光纤构成4种结构的光纤信道,通过数值仿真分析信道结构对系统通信性能的影响.结果表明,为光纤信道保留少量的负累积色散有利于改善远程传输性能;两端补偿和中间补偿这两种对称结构的性能一致,对称结构优于非对称结构即预补偿和后补偿,适用于远程高速开环全光混沌通信.另外,无论光纤信道结构怎样,在远程高速激光混沌通信中混沌调制方法总是优于混沌键控方法.     

Beam steering of external cavity diode laser by an intracavity electro-optic ceramic deflector

A novel beam-steering external cavity diode laser using an intracavity lead lanthanum zirconate titanate(PLZT) electro-optic ceramic deflector is proposed and demonstrated experimentally.The laser consists of a semiconductor laser with single mode fiber coupled output,polarization controller,PLZT electro-optic ceramic deflector,and output concave mirror.By applying proper driven electrical signals on the PLZT electro-optic deflector,the beam deflection angle achieves 5.8 mrad at 1 000 V.A high-speed beam-steering property with less than 120-ns switching time is also observed.Moreover,a good beam quality with Gaussian spatial profile and a linear polarization state are obtained.     

大模场面积光子晶体光纤耗散孤子锁模激光器

研制了一种基于掺Yb3+的双包层大模场面积偏振光子晶体光纤的耗散孤子锁模激光器.利用数值模拟分析了光纤激光器中耗散孤子动力学过程,与全正色散锁模激光器相比,脉冲窄化机理更加丰富,半导体可饱和吸收镜(SESAM)的非线性吸收,啁啾脉冲的光谱滤波以及光纤的增益色散同时起作用,这些因素使耗散孤子锁模更加容易实现,并且稳定运行.其中,光谱滤波的耗散过程是稳定锁模机制的主导因素,滤波片能够在频域和时域同时窄化脉冲,并且去除脉冲啁啾,限制脉冲在腔内始终小于1ps.在实验上实现了无色散补偿腔中直接输出脉冲宽度777fs,最高平均功率达到1W,重复频率48·27MHz,对应单脉冲能量20nJ的飞秒激光.     

Simple and highly accurate technique for time delay measurement in optical fibers by free-running laser configuration

A novel and simple technique for the measurement of time delay in the optical fiber by a free-running laser is proposed and demonstrated. The fiber to be measured was spliced to an erbium-doped fiber so as to form a ring-cavity laser. The mode beating frequency of the laser was measured to determine the round-trip time delay. This precise and efficient technique has an accuracy of 10(-8) for a fiber length of 100 km and of 10(-6) for a several-meters-long one.     

光电跟踪仪多传感器数据采集研究

光电跟踪仪数据采集是利用DSP处理技术及多总线结构,实现电视跟踪通道、红外跟踪通道、激光测距机、光纤陀螺仪等多传感器数据的提取,并采用CPCI总线技术结合双端口存储器（双端口RAM）实现系统中信息的快速传输,为光电跟踪仪伺服控制系统提供可靠的数据信息。介绍数据采集系统的设计思想及工作原理,重点研究系统中各传感器的控制方式和接口设计等,并简要说明各系统之间的信息传输方式。     

Optical fiber systems are convectively unstable

We theoretically and experimentally evidence that fiber systems are convective systems since their nonlocal inherent properties, such as the dispersion and Raman effects, break the reflection symmetry. Theoretical analysis and numerical simulations carried out for a fiber ring cavity demonstrate that the third-order dispersion term leads to the appearance of convective and absolute instabilities. Their signature is an asymmetry in the output power spectrum. Using this criterion, experimental evidence of convective instabilities is given in a fiber cavity pumped by a pulsed laser.     

自由空间光通信技术的研究现状和发展方向综述

自由空间光通信是以激光作为信息载体,是一种不需要任何有线信道作为传输媒介的通信方式。它结合了微波通信和光纤通信的优势,具有速率高、功耗低、机动性强等特点,在卫星通信、本地宽带接入和军事通信领域都具有极大的发展潜力。介绍了欧美发达国家在自由空间光通信方面的研究现状,并分析了它们的关键技术。指出了自由空间光通信的发展趋势。     

基于法布里-珀罗调谐滤波器的傅里叶域锁模扫频激光光源

报道了一个光纤型1300 nm波段的傅里叶域锁模(Fourier domain mode locking, FDML)扫频激光光源, 用于扫频光学相干层析成像技术 (optical coherence tomography, OCT) 成像. 本实验扫频激光光源采用包含增益介质、调谐滤波器和延迟线组成的长腔激光谐振腔以及光功率增强单元. FDML扫频激光光源具有快速和高度稳定运转模式, 相位稳定性好. 基于法布里-珀罗调谐滤波器(fiber Fabry-Perot tunable filter, FFP-TF)的FDML扫频激光光源扫频范围为130 nm, 半高全宽为70 nm, 输出平均功率是11 mW. 与基于FFP-TF的短腔的扫频光源做了对比研究, FDML扫频光源速度从短腔的8 kHz提高到了48.12 kHz, 对应生物组织OCT成像轴向分辨率为7.8 μm, 比短腔的减小了1.9 μm. 关键词： 光学相干层析技术 扫频激光光源 傅里叶域锁模 法布里-珀罗调谐滤波器     

长距离和多模接入网络中低密度奇偶校验-正交频分复用的性能研究

研究了低密度奇偶校验编码与正交频分复用相结合的编码调制技术,从理论上分析了光纤链路中色散和频率选择性衰落的影响,并通过数值模拟仿真,比较了不同编码码率的编码调制信号在长距离单模光纤传输和多模光纤接入网络中的传输性能.仿真结果表明,采用码率为0.75的长码型非规则的低密度奇偶校验编码与正交频分复用相结合的编码调制技术更适合光纤通信系统中的长距离传输和多模接入网络.     

Steady high viscosity liquid micro-jet production and fiber spinning using co-flowing gas conformation

Here we propose a new physical approach to the high-speed conformation of a Newtonian viscous liquid into a fiber (high speed fiber drawing), which suppresses all well-known axisymmetric and asymmetric instabilities during the fiber drawing. Our approach is based on the application of an appropriate gas pressure profile along the viscous jet or fiber axis, provided by a special subsonic micro-nozzle concentric with the fiber. The micro-nozzle design and optimization is mathematically provided.Received: 21 March 2004, Published online: 18 June 2004PACS: 47.15.Gf Low-Reynolds-number (creeping) flows - 47.15.Fe Stability of laminar flows - 47.27.Wg Jets