正色散激光器中的增益导引孤子

采用非线性薛定谔方程模拟了全正色散介质激光器中实现脉冲锁模输出的动态过程,理论表明,不同于工作于净色散为负的孤子锁模激光器以及腔内具有色散延迟线净色散为正的色散管理孤子和自相似脉冲锁模激光器,在纯正色散介质构成的锁模激光器中,增益饱和和增益窄化对形成稳定的锁模脉冲起重要的作用,在两者的作用下脉冲形成增益导引孤子.采用不同的锁模方式在纯正色散光纤锁模激光器中得到了稳定的增益导引孤子锁模,实验结果与理论模拟一致. 关键词： 锁模 正色散 增益导引孤子     

被动锁模光纤激光器多孤子脉冲形成机理

基于非线性耦合薛定谔方程,在非线性偏振技术锁模的掺铒环形光纤激光器中,理论研究多孤子脉冲的形成和演化规律。研究结果表明:随着小信号增益不断增加,光纤激光器的锁模透过率函数影响多脉冲输出,多脉冲产生受色散波和脉冲分裂形成的峰值功率的限制效应和孤子能量量子化的影响,这是增益竞争和非线性偏振旋转引起的损耗之间动态平衡的最终结果。     

被动锁模光纤激光器光谱边带

基于非线性偏振旋转锁模原理、非线性薛定谔方程和色散波干涉理论,建立了被动锁模光纤激光器的光谱分析模型.采用此模型进行数值仿真,研究了腔体长度、增益光纤长度和耦合输出比对光谱边带的影响.并分别采用13 m、16 m和26 m的腔长,0.5 m.1.5 m和3 m的掺铒光纤以及不同的耦合输出比进行了实验,对比了上述情况下激光器的输出光谱.实验与仿真结果表明.要抑制光谱边带,应尽最缩短腔长,适当增加增益光纤的长度和采用较低的耦合输出比.并保证激光器处在基阶锁模状态.理论模型的仿真结果与实验现象吻合较好.取3 m增益光纤、13 m腔长和10%的输出比,获得了光谱边带抑制较好、谱宽20.4 nm的锁模脉冲激光.重复频率为15.87 MHz.单脉冲能最约0.52 nJ,脉冲幅值和光谱谱宽分别存在约4%和2%的波动.     

全正色散耗散孤子掺镱光纤激光器

研究了一种基于非线性偏振旋转被动锁模没有进行色散管理的全正色散掺镱光纤激光器,在无外加滤波器的情况下实验产生了锁模耗散孤子脉冲.耗散孤子的形成是激光器中正光纤色散、非线性效应、腔传输、增益饱和和滤波效应综合作用的结果.实验产生的锁模耗散孤子脉冲能量达1.1nJ.此外,对激光器的数值模拟结果与实验结果相一致,证实了全正色...     

掺Er3+氟化物光纤振荡器中红外超短脉冲的产生

基于非线性薛定谔方程建立了氟化物(ZrF₄-BaF₂-LaF₃-AlF₃-NaF, ZBLAN)光纤振荡器中产生中红外超短脉冲的理论模型, 在此基础上研究了中红外超短脉冲在氟化物光纤振荡器中形成的物理机理, 数值模拟了氟化物光纤振荡器中中红外超短脉冲的演化过程. 分析了腔内净色散和小信号增益系数对振荡器中锁模脉冲产生的影响, 并给出了参数设置范围. 研究发现: 当掺Er³⁺氟化物光纤长度, 小信号增益系数, 不饱和损耗为一定值时, 腔内净色散在一定范围内才会出现稳定的锁模脉冲, 且随着腔内净色散增加脉冲宽度变宽, 光谱变窄, 峰值功率降低; 当掺Er³⁺氟化物光纤长度及不饱和损耗一定, 腔内净色散量为合理值, 小信号增益系数在合理的范围时可以得到稳定的锁模脉冲, 且随着小信号增益系数的增加脉冲宽度变宽, 光谱变宽, 峰值功率增加.     

超高偏振模色散光纤中光脉冲传输行为的研究

利用耦合非线性薛定谔方程分析了光脉冲在超高偏振模色散光纤中传输时，偏振模色散引起脉冲分裂。并用基模的两正交偏振分量耦合走离解释了脉冲分裂的成因。利用偏振模色散为237．95ps／km^1/2的光纤进行了实验验证。     

基于非线性偏振旋转锁模的高功率光子晶体光纤飞秒激光振荡器

为了探索大模场面积光子晶体光纤锁模激光器在全正色散锁模域内的耗散孤子锁模机理, 以获得更大的单脉冲能量和更高的峰值功率, 本文搭建了以掺镱大模场面积光子晶体光纤作为增益介质的耗散孤子锁模激光器. 激光器使用环形腔结构, 利用非线性偏振旋转以及滤光片提供的耗散作用实现了稳定的锁模运转. 实验中, 从激光器振荡级直接获得了平均功率10 W, 重复频率49.09 MHz(对应202 nJ的单脉冲能量), 脉冲宽度为1.03 ps的稳定锁模脉冲输出, 经过腔外色散补偿得到的脉冲宽度为95.5 fs.     

高功率掺Tm~(3+)自相似脉冲激光器的仿真优化设计

利用非线性薛定谔方程(NLSE)为2μm掺Tm~(3+)自相似脉冲激光器建立了一种新的数值模型。模型中,用NLSE描述脉冲在激光器中的产生和传播,利用MATLAB软件模拟了脉冲在激光腔内的演化特性,优化了腔内净色散、增益系数和可饱和吸收体等参数,得到了典型的2μm自相似脉冲的产生区域和特点。在最佳运行范围内,通过仿真得到了能量为7.87 nJ、脉宽为30.58 ps的具有严格正啁啾的高功率抛物线型脉冲。同时,分析了腔内净色散、增益系数和可饱和吸收体等参数对自相似脉冲产生的影响,并模拟了光栅器件进行色散补偿,使输出脉宽达到547 fs,脉冲峰值功率达到20.85 kW。本文为获得高功率自相似脉冲提供了指导性意见。     

宽光谱全正色散锁模掺镱光纤激光器

介绍了一种全正色散宽光谱被动锁模掺镱光纤激光器,利用非线性偏振旋转技术实现全正色散掺镱光纤激光器的被动锁模.当泵浦功率输出为500mW时,激光脉冲输出功率大于139mW,重复频率约为28.1MHz,脉冲宽度为3.8ps.为了进一步研究全正色散光纤激光器的宽光谱输出特性,在腔内熔接50m单模光纤,同时去除双折射滤波片,在泵浦功率为500mW时,观察到稳定锁模单脉冲耗散孤子,光谱范围为1 005~1 140nm,输出激光脉冲最大平均功率为90mW,重复频率为3.58MHz,脉冲宽度为519ps.     

基于国产啁啾镜色散补偿的近10fs钛宝石激光器锁模特性的研究

报道了一种基于国产非成对设计的啁啾镜作为腔内色散补偿的钛宝石激光器,在93.7 MHz的重复频率下,得到了平均功率为120 mW的稳定的锁模脉冲输出,经腔外色散补偿,得到了最窄9.7 fs的脉冲宽度。通过调节腔内光楔的插入量,研究了锁模光谱与自相关曲线随腔内净色散的演化过程。基于非线性薛定谔方程的分步傅里叶算法对激光器建立了数值模型,数值模拟的参数选取均与实验中完全一致,利用10阶泰勒展开模拟啁啾镜的色散曲线振荡,获得了谐振腔零色散点附近锁模的动力学过程,并分析了啁啾镜的高阶色散对脉冲宽度压缩的限制。     

利用非线性脉冲预整形实现脉冲快速自相似放大

报道了一种通过预先对信号光脉冲非线性整形, 进而在光纤放大器中实现自相似演化的方法. 利用透射光栅对和普通单模光纤组成被动脉冲整形装置, 预先优化脉冲的时域宽度和光谱质量, 使脉冲在光纤放大器中快速演化到自相似子. 研究中首先通过数值模拟对比, 说明了非线性整形对脉冲实现快速自相似放大的关键作用, 提高了放大器输出脉冲质量, 减小了去啁啾脉冲宽度. 实验中, 通过优化非线性整形输出, 在2.2 m 长的掺Yb³⁺光纤中, 在一定抽运功率范围内均实现了脉冲自相似放大, 去啁啾后得到脉冲宽度60 fs 的变换极限脉冲输出. 这种非线性脉冲预整形方法有效减小了 自相似演化所需光纤长度, 同时降低了自相似放大对种子源质量的要求, 首次将全正色散光纤锁模激光器成功用于自相似放大, 促进了当前自相似放大系统的全光纤化. 关键词： 非线性整形 光纤放大器 自相似放大 飞秒激光     

增益色散和双光子吸收对光纤放大器中自相似脉冲的影响

以包含增益色散、增益饱和、三阶色散、自陡峭、自频移等高阶效应的光纤放大器为研究对象,对其产生渐近抛物型自相似脉冲的条件及传输特性进行了详细的讨论.结果表明,合理选择系统参数,在渐近约束条件下,可以获得不同振幅和脉宽大小的自相似脉冲;此外,非线性增益(或吸收)与非线性谱宽限制在自相似脉冲存在的范围内近似成线性比例关系,且脉冲的有效脉宽,功率,峰值振幅及能量的大小及增长速度也将随参数的变化面变化.相关结果将为实验中调节光纤放大器以及系统参数的选择提供一定的理论参考.     

Efficient dispersion tailoring by designing alternately arranged dispersion compensating fibers and fiber amplifiers to create self-similar parabolic pulses

The parabolic similariton pulse formation by alternate arrangements of passive and active dispersion compensating fibers (DCFs) is presented here. These combinations of passive and active DCFs with constant core radii and constant nonlinearities are suggested as equivalent profiles of a dispersion tailored fiber amplifier in normal dispersion regime. The dispersion tailored fibers, usually known as dispersion decreasing fibers (DDFs) in normal dispersion regime, are capable of producing linearly chirped parabolic self-similar pulses. The DDF is designed and optimized with proper choice of fiber parameters so that considerable variation of nonlinearity can be achieved, which in turn enhances the effective gain coefficient of the fiber. Inclusion of this nonlinear variation along the DDF amplifier length leads to obtain the simulated output pulses with very small misfit parameters with respect to perfect parabolic pulse at sufficiently reduced optimum length. At the same time to avoid the fabrication difficulties of the DDF, the alternately arranged passive and active DCFs are suggested as suitable alternatives of the DDF. The performances of the cascaded systems for generation of self-similar parabolic pulses are compared with that of the DDF amplifier as well as combined systems consisting of DCFs with equal gain. The results show that the proposed alternately arranged cascaded system with less pumping requirements, are efficient enough to produce similar parabolic pulses as compared to the previously designed DDF, even when considerable amount of splice loss at each joint is included.     

Pulse Evolution Characteristics in Self-Similar Mode-locked Fibre Laser

A self-similar mode locked fibre laser is studied based on a numerical model. By introducing a dimensionless factor k to characterize the pulse shape, the self-similar pulse evolution, formation and the temporal and spectral shape changes due to the elements in the cavity are investigated throughout the laser cavity. The results show that in the self-similar mode locked fibre laser, self-similar pulse is first formed in the single-mode fibre, which is then amplified in the gain fibre. Gain bandwidth has a small influence on pulse shape, so high energy self-similar pulse can be obtained after amplification. Because net cavity dispersion directly influences the pulse width as well as peak power after compression by a pair of gratings, which can determine the pulse self-similar evolution, it is very important to control the net cavity dispersion to a certain range to obtain self-similar pulses.     

色散渐减光纤中自相似脉冲传输区域的研究

从非线性薛定谔(NLS)方程出发,用分步傅里叶方法结合对数值解的波形分析,确定了色散渐减光纤(DDF)中能实现自相似脉冲传输的区域,并研究了初始脉冲和光纤参数对自相似区域和演化速度的影响。结果表明,初始脉冲能量的减小有利于扩宽自相似区域,但会使自相似演化进程略为减慢;初始脉宽有一个最佳值,在最佳值上自相似区域最宽,演化较快且输出脉冲和啁啾较为稳定;高斯脉冲比双曲正割脉冲更快转化为自相似脉冲,传输区域也更广。选择具有较小非线性参量的DDF可以获得较广的自相似区域,同时非线性参量的增大可以加快自相似演化,而群速度色散参量和增益系数必须选择在最佳值附近,才能获得最大自相似区域和最快演化速度。     

Pulse shortening and quality improvement based on spectral filtering in a stretched-pulse mode-locked fiber laser with large third-order dispersion

We demonstrate a passively mode-locked ring fiber laser operating in the stretched-pulse regime. The ring cavity model is constructed with standard single-mode fiber and dispersion delay line for dispersion management. Here, all-solid Yb-doped photonic bandgap fiber is used as the dispersion delay line and provides laser gain simultaneously. As the all-solid Yb-doped photonic bandgap fiber has large third-order dispersion, it is necessary to study its impact on the stretched-pulse operation. The presence of the third-order dispersion reduces pulse quality because of the relatively small group velocity dispersion. To improve the pulse quality, a spectral filter is employed in the model. The simulation results show that spectral filtering could improve the pulse quality and shorten the pulse duration. Meanwhile, the optimum filter bandwidth is studied.     

Impact of dispersion on pulse dynamics in chirped-pulse fiber lasers

We report on a systematic study of an environmentally stable mode-locked Yb-doped fiber laser operating in the chirped-pulse regime. The linear cavity chirped-pulse fiber laser is constructed with a saturable absorber mirror as nonlinear mode-locking mechanism and a nonlinearity-free transmission-grating-based stretcher/compressor for dispersion management. Mode-locked operation and pulse dynamics from strong normal to strong anomalous total cavity dispersion in the range of +2.5 to ?1.6 ps² is experimentally studied. Strongly positively chirped pulses from 4.3?ps (0.01?ps²) to 39?ps (2.5?ps²) are obtained at normal net-cavity dispersion. In the anomalous dispersion regime, the laser generates average soliton feature negatively chirped pulses with autocorrelation pulse durations from 0.8?ps (?0.07 ps²) to 3.9?ps (?1.6 ps²). The lowered peak power due to the pulse stretching allows one to increase the double pulse threshold. Based on the numerical simulation, different regimes of mode locking are obtained by varying the intra-cavity dispersion, and the characteristics of average soliton, stretched-pulse, wave-breaking-free and chirped-pulse regimes are discussed.     

Ultrashort pulse formation and evolution in mode-locked fiber lasers

Passive mode-locking in fiber lasers is investigated by numerical and experimental means. A non-distributed scalar model solving the nonlinear Schr?dinger equation is implemented to study the starting behavior and intra-cavity dynamics numerically. Several operation regimes at positive net-cavity dispersion are experimentally accessed and studied in different environmentally stable, linear laser configurations. In particular, pulse formation and evolution in the chirped-pulse regime at highly positive cavity dispersion is discussed. Based on the experimental results a route to highly energetic pulse solutions is shown in numerical simulations.     

Long-cavity passively mode-locked fiber ring laser with high-energy rectangular-shape pulses in anomalous dispersion regime

We report on a long-cavity passively mode-locked fiber laser in the anomalous dispersion regime. The nonlinear polarization rotation technique is employed to achieve mode locking. The output pulse from the fiber laser has a rectangular shape and a corresponding gaussian-shape spectral profile. Stable mode-locked pulses at a repetition rate of 278 kHz with single pulse energy as high as 715 nJ are obtained under equal bidirectional pumping power of 500 mW in cavity. The experimental results demonstrate that the passively mode-locked fiber laser operating in the anomalous regime can also realize a high-energy pulse, which is different from the conventional low-energy soliton pulse.