基于啁啾周期极化铌酸锂波段可选择光采样研究

对利用啁啾周期极化铌酸锂(CPPLN)波导的和频效应(SFG),实现能覆盖整个C波段和L波段的光采样技术进行了研究。从耦合模方程开始,对转换效率和带宽进行了数值计算和仿真。对传输速率为10 Gb/s的光信号NRZ序列采样,通过软件同步算法恢复采样结果,得到了清晰的眼图和高质量的Q因子。从仿真结果可以看出应用CPPLN波导比周期极化铌酸锂(PPLN)波导具有更宽的带宽,在调谐的抽运光下,可以对C波段和L波段范围内的任何波段进行选择采样,且波段的宽窄可以根据需要,通过调节波导长度和波导啁啾系数进行任意调节。与PPLN波导中的SFG相比,啁啾周期极化铌酸锂(CPPLN)波导的SFG具有更宽的采样带宽、更灵活的波段选择性。     

周期极化铌酸锂制作与应用

详细介绍了一种波长转换效率很高的周期极化铌酸锂(PPLN)的原理、制作及应用。周期极化铌酸锂以其有效非线性系数大于常用块状晶体一个数量级的特点得到迅速发展，PPLN可通过外加电场极化法、质子交换法等方法制备。近年来其制备工艺和光光转化效率有了很大的提高。周期极化铌酸锂可用于固体激光倍频。半导体激光直接倍频光参量振荡和放大等方面。使用PPLN与否。很大程度上已经成为传统非线性激光光源能否继续发展的决定性因素。     

周期性极化铌酸锂波导全光开关特性分析

从理论方面研究了基于和频与差频级联二阶非线性效应的周期性极化铌酸锂波导全光开关的特性,给出了耦合模方程在满足相位匹配条件下小信号近似的解析表达式.用数值方法求解耦合模方程,讨论了相位失配情况下输出的信号光功率与控制光功率的关系.分析了全光开关器件的极化反转光栅周期、晶体温度、控制光波长等参量的容差特性与相互作用长度和晶体温度的关系 关键词： 级联二阶非线性 光开关 准相位匹配 周期性极化铌酸锂     

周期极化铌酸锂THz波产生理论分析

首先采用光参量振荡的机理研究了THz波在准相位匹配媒质周期极化铌酸锂晶体中同向传播与反向传播情况下,以及THz波从晶体表面辐射产生的特性;其次研究了THz波的温度调谐特性、极化反转光栅周期调谐以及改变入射泵浦光与光栅波矢夹角的调谐特性;然后分析了THz波谱宽特性,给出解析表达式,并与实验结果进行了比较,证明理论分析结果与Y.S.Lee等人所给出的实验结果符合很好;最后分析了THz波的稳定性与温度、光栅周期、泵浦入射角以及辐射角的关系.     

基于周期性极化铌酸锂倍频的光学电压传感方法

从光学电压传感器的原理出发,在周期性极化铌酸锂(PPLN)晶体倍频(SHG)效应基础上,提出了一种新的光学电压传感方法,讨论了周期性极化铌酸锂不同长度、不同占空比对该电压传感性能的影响,并给出了图示。结果表明：当周期性极化铌酸锂长度一定,在占空比为0．3或0．7时,灵敏度最高;在占空比趋于0．5,但不等于0．5时,电压测量范围最大;长度增加,灵敏度提高,但测量范围变小。这些结果为制作此类传感器提供了可靠的理论依据。     

周期极化掺镁铌酸锂光学参量振荡器时域特性的实验研究

分别采用MOTORULA公司的硅基光电二极管探测器和JUDSON公司的InGaAs光电二极管探测器对泵浦光和信号光的脉宽进行了测量.研究了极化周期、工作温度以及抽运功率与周期极化掺镁铌酸锂光学参量振荡器输出的信号光脉冲宽度的作用关系.实验采用LD端面抽运的声光调Q Nd∶YVO4激光器作为抽运源,在晶体温度为30 ℃、极化周期为29.5 μm条件下,当抽运功率为1 008 mW时,获得了平均功率为238 mW的信号光输出,其光-光转换效率为23.6%,最窄脉冲宽度约为9.3 ns,相对抽运光脉宽被明显压窄.     

周期极化掺镁铌酸锂光学参量振荡器时域特性的实验研究

分别采用MOTORULA公司的硅基光电二极管探测器和JUDSON公司的InGaAs光电二极管探测器对泵浦光和信号光的脉宽进行了测量.研究了极化周期、工作温度以及抽运功率与周期极化掺镁铌酸锂光学参量振荡器输出的信号光脉冲宽度的作用关系.实验采用LD端面抽运的声光调QNd:YVO4激光器作为抽运源,在晶体温度为30℃、极化周期为29.5μm条件下,当抽运功率为1008mW时,获得了平均功率为238mW的信号光输出,其光-光转换效率为23.6%,最窄脉冲宽度约为9.3ns,相对抽运光脉宽被明显压窄.     

周期极化铌酸锂晶体的红外光谱测量分析

对周期极化非线性品体的光参量振荡器实现连续调谐输出的条件进行了理论模拟和分析,并且针对基于多周期的掺镁铌酸锂晶体光参量振荡器进行了实验研究,在掺镁铌酸锂晶体内制作了6个等间隔的晶畴区,其间距为0.5 μm,极化周期范围为29.0～31.5 μm.在室温下采用LD端面抽运的声光调Q Nd:YVO4激光器作泵浦源,实现了PPMgLN光参量振荡器的信号光在1449.7～1665.0 nm、闲频光在3 989.2～2 946.0 nm范围内的调谐输出,其最低激射阈值为108.0 mW、最高激射阈值为149.2 mW.当泵浦功率为649 mW时,获得了信号光最高为118.5 mW的输出,其光-光转换效率为18.26%;闲频光最高输出为46.6 mW,其光一光转换效率为7.18%.以上参数均接近实用化水平.而且,这两个波段的光源分别在整个光纤通信的S+C+L波段和大气层透射窗口范围,具有十分重要的应用前景.     

准相位匹配周期极化掺镁铌酸锂490 nm倍频连续输出

在室温下通过外加电场极化法,首次用较低的极化开关电场～5.5 kV/mm,在厚为1 mm、长为20 mm、宽为18 mm的掺镁铌酸锂基片上成功的制备了周期为4.8～5.2 μm的一阶准相位匹配倍频光学微结构;并在室温下,以波长为980 nm的半导体激光器为基频光源,对所研制的微结构样品进行倍频通光实验,在入射基频光为800 mW时,产生约40 mW的490 nm的倍频光,其对应转换效率为5%,实验过程中未见绿致吸收光折变现象.     

应用于宽带中红外激光产生的啁啾周期极化铌酸锂晶体结构设计及数值模拟

中红外波段3—5μm激光光源在医疗、基础科学、通信、工业等众多领域都有着重要的应用需求,而受制于中红外波段的增益介质,传统的激光产生及放大的方法如再生放大、多程放大、行波放大等已经不适用.为了产生宽带且高能量的中红外激光,本文结合准相位匹配技术和啁啾周期极化铌酸锂(CPPLN)晶体进行了理论分析.通过计算分析铌酸锂晶体的色散关系曲线,对CPPLN晶体的结构参数进行设计和调节.结合非线性耦合波方程组与四阶龙格库塔法对该晶体在800 nm激光的抽运下,与0.95—1.6μm范围内的信号光进行准相位匹配差频转换进行了数值模拟.研究表明,在单块CPPLN晶体中,结合准相位匹配技术,能够高效产生覆盖1.6—5μm的中红外激光.对CPPLN晶体产生中红外激光的理论分析和数值模拟,能够为进一步的实验探究等提供方案参考和理论支持.     

1560nm激光经PPLN和PPKTP晶体准相位匹配倍频研究

将1560nm光栅反馈复合腔半导体激光器产生的连续激光注入掺铒光纤放大器,放大至约5 W,分别采用周期极化铌酸锂(PPLN)和周期极化磷酸氧钛钾(PPKTP)晶体单次穿过进行准相位匹配倍频,对应获得约336mW和210mW的780nm激光输出,倍频效率约为7%和4.4%。通过监视倍频光纵模,显示其具有良好的单频输出特性。此外,还扫描测得了Rb原子D2线的吸收光谱,表明780nm激光的频率调谐范围大于10GHz。采用无调制偏振光谱技术将1560nm半导体激光器频率锁定至87 Rb 5S1/2(Fg=2)-5P3/2(Fe=3)超精细跃迁线上。相对于自由运转450s内1560nm激光频率起伏约4MHz,锁定后可将残余频率起伏压低至1.5MHz左右。     

基于PPMgLn晶体全固态宽带可调光学参量振荡器

基于掺MgO周期极化铌酸锂晶体的光学参量振荡器是一种全固态中红外可调谐相干光源.泵浦源为1064 nm声光调Q Nd:YAG激光器.通过温度调谐实现了中红外可调谐参量光的输出,当晶体的温度从40°C升高到200°C时,获得信号光的输出范围为1.561 μm～1.670μm,空闲光的调谐范围为3.342 μm～2.932 μm.当泵浦源脉宽为70 ns,重复频率为10 kHz,平均功率为.161 W,获得波长为1631μm.当泵浦源脉宽为70 ns,重复频率为10 kHz,平均功率为1.61 W,获得波长为1631 nm信号光的输出功率为21 1 mW.     

Three-wavelength generation from cascaded wavelength conversion in monolithic periodically poled lithium niobate

Tunable coherent emission is generated in a single-pass,cascaded wavelength conversion process from mode-locked laser-pumped monolithic periodically poled lithium niobate(PPLN).Three ranges of wavelength,including visible output from 628 nm to 639 nm,near-infrared output from 797 nm to 816 nm,and mid-infrared output from 3167 nm to 3459 nm,were obtained from the monolithic PPLN,which consists of a 10-mm section for 532-nm-pumped optical parametric generation(OPG)and a 7-mm section for 1064-nm-pumped sum frequency generation(SFG).A pump-to-signal conversion efficiency of 23.4%for OPG at 50°C and a quantum efficiency of 26.2%for SFG at 200°C were obtained.     

Five‐cycle pulses near λ = 3 μm produced in a subharmonic optical parametric oscillator via fine dispersion management

Five‐cycle (50 fs) mid‐IR pulses at 80‐MHz repetition rate are produced using a degenerate (subharmonic) optical parametric oscillator (OPO), synchronously pumped by an ultrafast 1560‐nm fiber laser. The effects of cavity dispersion and the length of a periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) gain element on the output spectrum and pulse duration are investigated by taking advantage of a very broad (∼ 1000 cm⁻¹) gain bandwidth near the 3.1‐μm OPO degeneracy point. A new method of assessing the total OPO group delay dispersion across its entire spectrum is proposed, based on measuring spectral signatures of trace amounts of molecular gases injected into the OPO cavity.     

Mid-infrared generation based on a periodically poled LiNbO3 optical parametric oscillator

We report a nanosecond Nd:YVO_4-pumped optical parametric oscillator (OPO) based on periodically poled LiNbO_3 (PPLN). Tuning is achieved in this experiment by varying the temperature and period of the PPLN. The design of double-pass singly resonant oscillator (DSRO) and confocal cavity enables the OPO threshold to be lowered considerably, resulting in a simple, compact, all-solid-state configuration with the mid-infrared idler powers of up to 466mW at 3.41μm.     

Low-threshold, high-efficiency, high-repetition-rate optical parametric generator based on periodically poled LiNbO3

We report a high-repetition-rate optical parametric generator (OPG) with a periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) crystal pumped by an acousto-optically Q-switched CW-diode-end-pumped Nd:YVO_4 laser. For the maximum 1064nm pump power of 970mW, the maximum conversion efficiency is 32.9% under the conditions of 250℃, 1064nm pulse repetition rate of 22.6kHz and pulse width of 12ns, and the PPLN OPG threshold in the collinear case is less than 23.7μJ. The output power increases with the increase of the crystal temperature. The 1485－1553nm signal wave and 3383－3754nm idler wave are obtained by changing the temperature and the angle of the PPLN crystal.     

Period and temperature tuning of cascaded opticalparametric oscillator based on periodically poled LiNbO3

We report the broadly tunable source by a cascaded optical parametric oscillator in the periodically poled LiNbO_3 (PPLN) with domain grating period and temperature tuning. The optical parametric oscillator was pumped by a passive Q-switched Nd:YVO_4 laser. Multi-wavelength outputs from visible to infrared were obtained. The temperature of the PPLN crystal changed within the range of 70－150℃ with different periods of PPLN. The tunable range covered from 433 to 1657nm.     

Continuous-wave mid-infrared intracavity singly resonant optical parametric oscillator based on periodically poled lithium niobate

This paper reports a continuous-wave (CW) mid-infrared intracavity singly resonant optical parametric oscillator based on periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) pumped by a diode-end-pumped CW Nd:YVO$_{4}$ laser. Considering the thermal lens effects, it adopted an optical ballast lens and the near-concentric cavity for better operation. At the PPLN's grating period of 28.5\,$\mu$m and the temperature of 140\du, the maximum idler output power of 155\,mW at 3.86\,$\mu$m has been achieved when the 808\,nm pump power is 8.5\,W, leading to an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 1.82{\%}.     

基于半导体光放大器四波混频原理的光采样

建立了可研究强超短光脉冲放大特性且包含自由载流子吸收、受激辐射、双光子吸收、光谱烧孔和超快非线性折射效应的半导体光放大器理论模型,用以建立脉冲四波混频模型,并进一步仿真了基于半导体光放大器的光采样过程,重点讨论了自由载流子吸收、双光子吸收效应对采样特性的影响。仿真结果与实验结果相符。