Alternate oscillations of self-terminating and recombination lasers in univalent calcium and strontium ions

The univalent calcium and strontium ions have been confirmed as ideal lasing substances both for self-terminating laser and recombination laser by theoretically analysing their energy level structures and lasing mechanisms. With the optimization of the excitation circuit and the improvement of the laser cavity as well as the laser discharge tube, thealternate laser oscillatlons of the two laser mechanisms were suceessfully realized by longitudinal pulsed discharge in mixture vapours of helium and univalent ions of calcium or strontium, respectively. The dependences of laser performance on working parameters, together with the characteristics of the photoelectric pulse waveforms were elementally studied and analysed.     

Strong intensity variations of laser feedback interferometer caused by atmospheric turbulence

The significant variation of the laser output can be caused by feedback of a small part of laser beam, which is reflected or backscattered by a target at a long distance from laser source, into the laser cavity. This paper describes and analyzes theoretically and experimentally the influence of atmospheric turbulence on interference caused by laser feedback. The influence depends upon both the energy of feedback into the laser cavity and the strength of turbulence over a laser propagation path in the atmosphere. In the case of stronger energy of feedback and weak turbulence variance of fluctuation of the laser output can be enhanced by hundreds to thousands times. From our measurements and theoretical analysis it shows that these significant enhancements can result from the change of laser-cavity-modes which can be stimulated simultaneously and from beat oscillations between a variety of frequencies of laser modes. This also can result from optical chaos inside the laser resonator because a non-separabl     

New Progress on All Solid State Laser Technology in China

1 Significance of All Solid State Laser （DPL） Technology in Field of Laser Because of the advantages of high conversion efficiency, good beam quality, small size and light weight, DPL becomes the hotspot and priority of development of laser technology. It may be the main body of laser in the future and replace gas laser and liquid laser. It is a great revolution of laser technology.     

我国全固态激光技术研发情况及发展趋势

1 Significance of All Solid State Laser (DPL)Technology in Field of Laser Because of the advantages of high conversion efficiency, good beam quality, small size and light weight, DPL becomes the hotspot and priority of development of laser technology. It may be the main body of laser in the future and replace gas laser and liquid laser. It is a great revolution of laser technology.     

Removing paint from a metal substrate using a flattened top laser

In this paper,we investigate laser cleaning using a flattened top laser to remove paint coating from a metal substrate.Under the irradiation of a flattened top laser,the coating paint of the metal substrate can be removed efficiently by laser induced ablation,stress,and displacement force.The temperature distribution,stress,and displacement are calculated in the coating layer and substrate using finite element analysis.The effects of a Gaussian laser and a flattened top laser and the results of different diameters of laser spot are compared.The investigation shows that the flattened top laser can reduce the substrate damage and enhance the cleaning efficiency.This method meets the need of large area industrial cleaning applications by optimizing the flattened top laser parameters.     

Investigation of the Periodic Microstructure Induced by a 355nm UV Polarized Laser on a Polyimide Surface

We investigate a periodic microstructure induced by a 355nm ultraviolet polarized laser on a polyimide surface and the dependence of the structures on laser parameters.Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) of sub-micrometre size were generated on three kinds of polyimide films by a polarized Nd:YAG laser of 355nm within a wide range of laser fluence.The chemical structure of the polyimide,the film-making process,the number of laser pulses and the laser fluence greatly influenced the formation of LIPSS.The periodicity of LIPSS was decided by the wavelength,the incidence angle of the laser beam and the apparent refractive index of the material.     

Mechanism of Spatiotemporal Distribution of Laser Ablated Materials

Interaction between subsequent laser and ablated materials in laser processing changes the laser spatiotemporal distribution and has influences on the efficiency and quality of laser processing. The theoretical and experimental researches on transportation behaviour of ablated materials are provided. It is shown that the velocity distribution of ablated materials is determined by ablation mechanism. The transportation behaviour of ablated materials is controlled by diffusion mechanism and light field force during laser pulse duration while it is only determined by diffusion mechanism when the laser pulse terminates. In addition, the spatiotemporal distribution of ablated materials is presented.     

Dynamical process of cavitation bubble adsorbed in gold nanoparticle under combined irradiations of laser and ultrasound

Under combined irradiation of laser and ultrasound,cavitary bubbles are generated on the surface of gold nanoparticle.The laser-induced thermal effect,ultrasonic cavitation effect and the synergistic effect of laser and ultrasound are studied by means of the investigation of the dynamical process for the vibration of the cavitation bubble,with different external conditions such as laser power,ultrasound intensity,etc.It is found that dynamical process of the cavitation bubble can be modified by the irradiation of laser or ultrasound.The enhancement of laser power can increase the critical radius of the cavitation bubble,while that of ultrasound may intensify the vibration.Cavitation bubble may become more stable due to the synergistic effect of laser and ultrasound.It is also found that variation of the coupling between laser and ultrasound can affect synergistic effect.     

Comparative study of pulsed laser diode end-pumped thulium-doped 2-µm Q-switched lasers

We report pulsed laser diode(LD)end-pumped acoustic Q-switched Tm:YAG laser,Tm:LuAG laser,and Tm:LuYAG laser and the physical properties and spectra of Tm:YAG,Tm:LuAG,and Tm:LuYAG are analyzed.The Tm:LuYAG laser is pumped by 785-nm and 788-nm pulses separately,and is compared with Tm:YAG laser.Different output energy values and output wavelengths of Tm:LuAYG lasers pumped by LDs with different wavelengths are obtained and compared with each other.When the repetition frequency is 100 Hz,the pulsed Tm:YAG laser has single pulse energy of 15.9 mJ,pulse width of 126.7 ns,and the center wavelength of 2013.36 nm,and the pulsed Tm:LuAG laser possesses single pulse energy of 11.8 mJ,pulse width of 252.4 ns,and the center wavelength of 2023.65 nm,and the pulsed Tm:LuYAG laser output energy values are 12.32 mJ and 12.25 mJ with the slope efficiencies of 12.5%and 11.85%,the center wavelengths of 2017.89 nm and 2027.11 nm,respectively,while the pump sources are 785-nm and 788-nm pulsed LDs,respectively.     

Theoretical and experimental study on rare-eath element-doped silicon single-mode fiber laser with two different structures of resonators

Abstract: Laser resonator is very important in the study and fabrication of lasers. The work conditions and work parameters of rare-earth element-doped optical fiber lasers with two different structures of laser resonators, i. e., the fiber ring resonator and Fabry-Perot resonator are studied. The fineness, laser resonant conditions, laser oscillation conditions and threshold inversion of these two different cavity are deduced. A series of experiments are also given. The result is very valuable to evaluate the output of optical fiber laser and can be a foundation of device fabrication. The Nd~(3 )-doped silica single-mode fiber laser pumped by Ar~ laser with a low threshold of 1.02 mW and a maximum output of more than 1 mW are presented in this paper.     

Influence of laser intensity on the double-resonance multiphoton ionization process of NO molecule

The analytic formula of the ionization efficiency in the process of double resonance enhanced multi-photon ionization （DREMPI） is derived from the dynamic rate equation about the interaction of photon and material. Based on this formula, the ionization efficiency and the laser power index versus laser intensity in the DREMPI process of NO molecule, via A2E and S2E intermediate resonant states, is numerically simulated. It is shown that the ionization efficiency of NO molecule increases with the laser intensity until getting saturation, while the laser power index decreases with the enhancement of the laser intensity and changes to zero at last. The variation of the laser power index with the laser intensity indicates that the ionization efficiency reaches saturation in the one, two, and three excitation steps respectively. It is also found that the narrower the laser pulse duration is, the higher becomes the laser intensity for saturation.     

Influences of laser in low power YAG laser-MAG hybrid welding process

The influences of laser defocusing amount△z,laser power P,space distance D_(LA)between laser and arc on weld penetration,arc modality and stability are investigated in low power YAG laser and metal active gas(laser-MAG)hybrid welding process.The experimental results indicate that the effects of laser- induced attraction and contraction of MAG arc are emerged in hybrid welding process,which result in the augmentation of hybrid welding energy.When D_(LA)=-0.5-2 mm,△z=-2-2 mm and P≥73 W,the synergic efficiency between laser and MAG arc is obvious,the cross section at the root of hybrid arc is contracted and the hybrid weld penetration is increased.The maximal ratio of hybrid/MAG weld penetration is 1.5 and the lowest YAG laser power that augments MAG arc is 73 W.The input of YAG laser makes the stabilities of arc ignition and combustion prominent in hybrid welding process.     

Semiclassical theory of optically bistable laser by output-feedback pumping scheme

Steady-state solutions of the output-feedback pumped bistable laser(OFPBL)have been obtained using the semiclassical laser equations.A linear-stability of the solutionshas been analysed.The results tell us that width of the hysteresis loop and the laser output in-tensity vary widely with the pump intensity and the intensity of input optical signal and thefeedback coefficient of the laser output as well as the other parameters.It shows that this typeof bistable laser is a kind of active optical bistable device which can be adjusted and controlledconveniently.     

Influences of laser in low power YAG laser-MAG hybrid welding process

The influences of laser defocusing amount △z, laser power P, space distance DLA between laser and arc on weld penetration, arc modality and stability are investigated in low power YAG laser and metal active gas （laser-MAG） hybrid welding process. The experimental results indicate that the effects of laser-induced attraction and contraction of MAG arc are emerged in hybrid welding process, which result in the augmentation of hybrid welding energy. When DLA ： -0.5 - 2 mm, △z = -2 - 2 mm and P ≥ 73 W, the synergic efficiency between laser and MAG arc is obvious, the cross section at the root of hybrid arc is contracted and the hybrid weld penetration is increased. The maximal ratio of hybrid/MAG weld penetration is 1.5 and the lowest YAG laser power that augments MAG arc is 73 W. The input of YAG laser makes the stabilities of arc ignition and combustion prominent in hybrid welding process.     

Laser Remote Sensing

LIDAR is the first generation of laser remote sensing developed for detection of gas molecule in atmosphere. LIDAR is the abbreviated word for laser radar (laser light detection and ranging). It combines advantages of lasers ability to detect atoms and molecules and radars ability for remote sensing. The advance of technologies: tunable solid state laser (Ti sapphire, OPO etc), optical fiber, photonics imaging technique and last but not least computational techniques, have promoted the development of new...     

Characteristics of a Cataphoresis He-Ca+ Recombination Laser

A cataphoretic input of calcium vapour into the active volume of pulsed He-Ca^＋ laser is designed and made. The recombination laser at 373.3 nm and the R-M transition laser at 854.6 nm are achieved experimentally with modified Blumlein circuit by high-frequency longitudinal pulsed discharge. The dependences of work parameters such as the pulse frequency, the power supply voltage and the helium pressure on laser output characteristics at 373.3nm line are measured and discussed. The maximum laser output power of 136mW and the specific power of 5.9 m W/cm^3 are obtained, respectively.     

Effect of Pulse Width and Fluence of Femtosecond Laser on Electron--Phonon Relaxation Time

The electron phonon relaxation time as functions of pulse width and fluence of femtosecond laser is studied based on the two-temperature model. The two-temperature model is solved using a finite difference method for copper target. The temperature distribution of the electron and the lattice along with space and time for a certain laser fluence is presented. The time-dependence of lattice and electron temperature of the surface for different pulse width and different laser fluence are also performed, respectively. Moreover, the variation of heat-affected zone per pulse with laser Auence is obtained. The satisfactory agreement between our numerical results and experimental data indicates that the electron-phonon relaxation time is reasonably accurate with the influences of pulse width and Auence of femtosecond laser.     

New Progress on All Solid State Laser Technology in China

1 Significance of All Solid State Laser (DPL) Technology in Field of LaserBecause of the advantages of high conversion efficiency, good beam quality, small size and light weight, DPL becomes the hotspot and priority of development of laser technology. It may be the main body of laser in the future and replace gas laser and liquid laser. It is a great revolution of laser technology.The developed countries vie in developing DPL. China has achieved great success in this field, but there is a wide gap between the developed countries and us. We should attach great importance to it.     

Eye-safe,single-frequency pulsed all-fiber laser for Doppler wind lidar

A single-frequency pulsed erbium-doped fiber(EDF) laser with master-oscillator power-amplifier configuration at 1 533 nm is developed. A short-cavity,erbium-doped phosphate glass fiber laser is utilized as a seeder laser with a linewidth of 5 kHz and power of 40 mW. The seeder laser is modulated to be a pulse laser with a repetition rate of 10 kHz and pulse duration of 500 ns. The amplifier consists of two pre-amplifiers and one main amplifier. The detailed characteristics of the spectrum and linewidth of the amplifiers are presented. A pulse energy of 116 μJ and a linewidth of 1.1 MHz are obtained. This laser can be a candidate transmitter for an all-fiber Doppler wind lidar in the boundary layer.     

Controllable Passively Q-Switched Laser

We present a novel kind of pulsed laser named controllable passively Q-switched laser (CPQL). A CPQL of Nd:YV04 with Cr:YAG as saturable absorber was demonstrated and studied as an example of the kind of pulsed lasers. In CPQL, as the actively controlling signal, a diode laser beam was focused onto the saturable absorber in the resonant cavity of the passively Q-switched laser (PQL) and was absorbed by the absorber to realize the active control of the CPQL. The characters of the CPQL output laser pulses, such as generation time, repetition rate, pulse width, peak power and energy per pulse, can be controlled by the operator. The CPQLs possess theadv antages of both passively Q-switched laser and actively Q-switched laser. Because of their compactness, low cost and controllability, the CPQLs will find wide applications in many fields.