纵向泵浦Tm：YAG激光器的理论研究

用准三能级系统速率方程对纵向泵浦Ｔｍ：ＹＡＧ激光器的阈值，效率和激活介质最佳长度进行了计算和分析，讨论了温度对Ｔｍ：ＹＡＧ激光器输出特性的影响。     

Zig-Zag激光板条的结构设计

利用几何光学的方法对固体激光器中Zig-Zag板条介质的结构设计进行了分析。具体分析了Zig-Zag板条端面切割角的选取方法。对于Nd:YAG增益介质,采用31°切割角的板条具有较高的效率,且便于加工和镀膜。以端面31°切割角的板条为例,分析了板条各几何尺寸的设计方法。Zig-Zag板条的宽度、厚度和长度等参数需充分考虑与半导体泵浦模块的匹配以得到最佳设计。     

稳态无粒子数反转亚泊松激光的量子理论

在理论上研究了相干、非相干泵浦的常规三能级激光器的稳态和噪声行为，指出：在相干、非相干泵浦率与激光下能级自发辐射率可以比拟的激光非优化区，相干、非相干泵浦常规三能级激光器的输出光场都呈现亚泊松统计，但只有相干泵浦情况由于量子相干效应能产生无粒子数反转亚泊松激光，且噪声压缩水平高于非相干泵浦情况。     

半导体激光泵浦预激光锁模调Q固体激光器研究

报道半导体激光侧面泵浦预激光锁模调Ｑ的Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ固体板条激光器，预激光锁模调Ｑ的激光脉冲宽度为３６ｐｓ，调Ｑ包纤各心的锁模单脉冲能量超过７μＪ，相应的峰值功率达２００ｋＷ。     

半导体激光泵浦锁模调QNd：YAG板条激光器

报道准连续６０Ｗ半导体激光二极管侧面泵浦的锁模调ＱＮｄ：ＹＡＧ板条激光器，调Ｑ锁模的激光脉冲宽度（ＦＷＨＭ）为６０ｐｓ，调Ｑ脉冲包络宽度为２５０ｎｓ，积分能量１６３μＪ，最大锁模脉冲的峰值功率超过１００ｋＷ。     

高功率二极管端泵浦板条模块波前畸变实验研究

二极管激光器阵列端泵浦Nd:YAG板条具有热效应低、波前畸变小的特点,温度场和应力场的不均匀是引起板条增益介质波前畸变的主要原因。对端泵浦传导冷却Nd:YAG板条增益模块的泵浦和冷却均匀性进行了优化设计,获得了板条激光增益模块静态波前畸变最大偏差（PV）值为0.22 m。该模块用于双通放大器实验装置中,测试了板条增益模块有无注入功率条件下的波前畸变,测得无注入功率波前畸变PV值为3.49 m,能量提取后波前畸变PV值为3.41 m。在注入功率3120 W时,获得输出激光功率4660 W,光束质量为3.88倍衍射极限,该模块光光效率为27%。     

双包层掺镱光纤激光器连续和调Q运转的实验研究

采用布拉格光纤光栅作为谐振腔,实现了980 nm半导体激光器端面泵浦下的双包层掺镱光纤激光器的连续和调Q运转.连续激光实验结果表明,在泵浦功率固定时,增益光纤存在激光输出功率最大情况下的最佳长度,当泵浦功率增大时,最佳增益光纤长度也随之增加.采用石墨烯分散液作为可饱和吸收体,插入增益光纤与布拉格光纤光栅之间,实现了光纤激光器的稳定被动调Q运转.当泵浦功率为2.87W时,得到了最小脉冲宽度33 ns、重复率38.5 kHz的脉冲序列;随着泵浦功率进一步增大,出现不稳定的调Q锁模现象.     

1.8 mJ高倍率Nd:YAG板条皮秒激光放大器

设计了一种高倍率的固体皮秒脉冲激光放大器,采用Nd:YAG板条作为激光增益介质。借助板条结构的角度选通结构,搭建了板条五通放大系统,实现了对注入皮秒脉冲激光的高倍率放大。种子源工作在脉冲模式,放大器泵浦源在连续模式工作。皮秒光纤激光器可以在不同的重复频率下工作,脉冲宽度为13.4 ps。种子光经过隔离和耦合系统之后,注入板条的单脉冲能量为25 nJ。当种子源工作重复频率为24.46 MHz时,板条放大器输出平均功率377 W,单脉冲能量15.5 μJ;当种子源工作重复频率为49.8 kHz时,板条放大器输出平均功率89 W,单脉冲能量1.8 mJ,峰值功率为134 MW,放大倍率达到7.2×104。     

Ho激光器阈值的理论分析

利用准三能级模型,建立了纵向泵浦的Ho³⁺激光器阈值模型,并对阈值与激光器设计参数间的关系进行了分析讨论,从中得出了设计低阈值Ho³⁺激光器的一般原则.结论同样适用于其他的准三能级激光器.     

用于二聚物三能级蒸气激光系统的环形谐振腔设计

针对二聚物三能级蒸气激光系统增益相对于泵浦光方向显著的不对称特性,本文设计了一种稳定的能够充分利用介质增益特性的环形谐振腔,给出了象散和慧差补偿及泵浦激光与谐振腔匹配的条件。文中还给出了Na_2B~1Ⅱ_u-X~1∑_g~+跃迁激光谐振腔设计数据。     

520-W continuous-wave diode corner-pumped composite Yb:YAG slab laser

We present a pumping scheme for a quasi-three-level solid-state laser. The scheme uses a slab laser configuration with the pump light incident from the slab corners. A diode-corner-pumped composite Yb:YAG-YAG slab laser operating in high-power cw mode was designed to prove the scheme. As much as 520 W of output power was obtained from a single 1-mm-thick composite slab with 0.5-at. %-doped Yb:YAG. The slope efficiency and the optical-to-optical efficiency with respect to the pump power were 32% and 25%, respectively. This result shows the validity of the corner-pumping concept and its feasibility in the development of high-power solid-state lasers.     

自调Q激光器的理论分析

利用速率方程，对自调Q激光二极管抽运固体激光器进行了数值模拟。通过求解析解计算了自调Q脉冲的峰值功率、单脉冲能量、脉冲宽度、能量利用率、重复频率、平均输出功率等参量。根据自调Q二极管抽运固体激光器的特点，分别得到了使抽运阈值功率最小的最佳自调Q晶体长度和使光-光效率最大的最佳自调Q晶体长度。     

A 980 nm Yb-doped single-mode fibre laser with 946 nm Nd:YAG laser as pump source

Based on rate equations,this paper gives expressions of the output power,the pump power threshold,the slope efficiency,the fibre optimal length and the laser gain of a quasi-three-level Yb-doped fibre laser.The gain relationship between quasi-three-level system and four-level system is also given,which provides a theoretical basis for suppressing the four-level transmissions.In the experiment,we adopt the backward pumping configuration and use a linear cavity.The Yb-doped fibre laser has an output power of 372 mW of single-mode laser emission at 980 nm with a slope efficiency of 21.2% when the fibre length is 29.5 cm close to an optimal fibre length in theory.The experimental results accord well with the theoretical analyses.     

半外腔Nd:YAG和Nd:YVO4微片固体激光器的腔调谐特性研究

微片固体激光器具有体积小、寿命长等优点,是精密测量仪器的重要光源。构建了平-平、半外腔的Nd:YAG和Nd:YVO₄微片激光器,通过控制压电陶瓷伸缩改变激光器的谐振腔长,同时使用F-P扫描干涉仪和波长计观察纵模和波长。研究了这2种微片固体激光器的腔调谐特性,包括腔长与光功率的关系,激光纵模扫过出光带宽过程的光功率和单、双纵模变化的规律。实验结果表明：腔调谐过程中单、双纵模交替出现,腔长和泵浦电流共同影响激光器的输出模式和光功率。     

Parametric study of plasma active medium and gain saturation region in a Ne-like soft X-ray laser

Plasmas created by the interaction of high power optical laser with a target surface can be used as a source of soft X-ray lasers. Plasma and pump laser characteristics play significant role in achieving high gain coefficient for such plasma based on soft X-ray lasers. In the present work, the plasma active medium parameters for germanium element at a wavelength of 19.6 nm irradiated by a double-pulse pump laser have been studied using MED103 hydrodynamic code. For this purpose, first, the effects of laser intensity, pulse width and delay time of two pulses on the gain coefficient have been investigated and the optimum conditions for the maximum gain extent of Ne-like germanium soft X-ray laser are obtained. Then, in order to calculate the intensity of such high gain lasers in which Linford equation is invalid, we have adopted the general formula of amplified spontaneous emission intensity, which is valid in all range of intensities even at much higher intensities than saturation intensity. Finally, the soft X-ray laser intensities in the saturated areas for different plasma lengths have been calculated. The results show that the output of soft X-ray laser intensity with 294 cm⁻¹ gain coefficient can reach to about several times saturated intensity by applying a 1–2 mm plasma length as the active medium.     

Scalable concept for diode-pumped high-power solid-state lasers

A new, scalable concept for diode-pumped high-power solid-state lasers is presented. The basic idea of our approach is a very thin laser crystal disc with one face mounted on a heat sink. This allows very high pump power densities without high temperature rises within the crystal. Together with a flat-top pump-beam profile this geometry leads to an almost homogeneous and one-dimensional heat flux perpendicular to the surface. This design dramatically reduces thermal distortions compared to conventional cooling schemes and is particularly suited for quasi-three-level systems which need high pump power densities. Starting from the results obtained with a Ti:Sapphire-pumped Yb:YAG laser at various temperatures, the design was proved by operating a diode-pumped Yb:YAG laser with an output power of 4.4 W and a maximum slope efficiency of 68%. From these first results we predict an exctracted cw power of 100 W at 300 K (140 W at 200 K) with high beam quality from a single longitudinally pumped Yb: YAG crystal with an active volume of 2 mm³. Compact diode-pumped solid-state lasers in the kilowatt range seem to be possible by increasing the pump-beam diameter and/or by using several crystal discs.     

200-W corner-pumped Yb:YAG slab laser

A novel concept of corner pumping has been developed. The corner-pumped slab design allows long absorption length and symmetric conduction cooling, making it particularly suitable for high-power quasi-three-level lasers. A corner-pumped Yb:YAG slab laser has been demonstrated for the first time. A preliminary experimental result shows that the laser produces 202 W of cw output power with 1400 W of incident pump power. PACS 42.55.Xi; 42.60.Da; 42.60.Pk     

端面抽运Tm，Ho∶YLF连续激光器的参数优化与实验研究

研究了激光二极管端面抽运Tm,Ho∶YLF连续激光器的输出特性,并对激光器的参数进行了优化.在考虑能量传递上转换的前提下,通过准三能级速率方程推导出了连续抽运Tm,Ho∶YLF激光器输出功率与抽运功率关系的表达式.对激光晶体的粒子掺杂浓度、晶体长度、激光束腰半径与抽运光束腰半径比值以及输出镜透过率等激光器参数进行了优化.实验上得到了激光输出功率随抽运功率的变化关系,并将其与理论结果进行了比较,发现比较吻合,从而验证了理论模型的合理性. 关键词： Tm Ho∶YLF晶体 速率方程 能量传递上转换 参数优化