高效三通光参量啁啾脉冲放大器

为了提高信号光与抽运光在时域上的匹配,提高放大系统的增益,提出了三通光参量啁啾脉冲放大的方法。实验中,信号光在一块晶体内被一抽运光在完全相位匹配的条件下放大了三次,总放大增益为3.7×107,能量晃动小于3%rms,放大后的信号光谱宽为30nm,压缩后的信号光脉宽为82fs。实验结果表明:采用三通光参量啁啾脉冲放大方法,有效地抑制了放大过程中参量荧光对放大过程的影响,在抽运光强为350MW/cm2时,参量荧光仅占输出总能量的1%。     

光纤激光器光参量啁啾脉冲放大现象

实验研究了采用信号光在一块非线性晶体内被同一束泵浦光放大两次的结构来实现光参量啁啾脉冲放大过程中对参量荧光的控制,实验得到了2×106的双通总增益,输出总能量为2 mJ,信号光能量晃动小于3％ rms,此时参量荧光仅占输出总能量的1％.采用这种放大结构,提高了短信号光与长泵浦光在时域上的匹配和转换效率,抑制了参量荧光,并提高了放大信号光的能量稳定性.     

堆积脉冲光参量啁啾脉冲放大器

以自启动被动锁模掺镱光纤堆积脉冲激光器为种子源,采用非共线相位匹配的方法,进行了光参量啁啾脉冲放大器的实验研究,得到了两级放大总增益为1.1×107,单脉冲能量为11mJ,能量稳定性小于2%rms,8nm的放大谱宽.实验结果表明,采用这种结构的光参量啁啾脉冲放大器,放大增益高,系统稳定、结构紧凑、便于调节,同时通过调节种子源中的堆积器,可以得到不同宽度的放大信号脉冲.     

堆积脉冲光参量啁啾脉冲放大器

以自启动被动锁模掺镱光纤堆积脉冲激光器为种子源,采用非共线相位匹配的方法,进行了光参量啁啾脉冲放大器的实验研究,得到了两级放大总增益为1.1×107,单脉冲能量为11 mJ,能量稳定性小于2％ rms,8 nm的放大谱宽.实验结果表明,采用这种结构的光参量啁啾脉冲放大器,放大增益高,系统稳定、结构紧凑、便于调节,同时通过调节种子源中的堆积器,可以得到不同宽度的放大信号脉冲.     

啁啾脉冲放大系统空间特性的优化分析

采用Franz-Nodvik模型,通过模拟计算,系统地分析了啁啾脉冲放大(CPA)过程中抽运光和信号光能量密度以及晶体参量对放大器输出能量和转换效率的影响。将理论模拟与实验结果进行比较,证明了理论分析的有效性。计算结果表明:在啁啾脉冲放大系统中,存在一个抽运光最佳能量密度。合理选择抽运光的能量密度可以有效提高系统的能量转换效率和稳定性,而且还可以大大降低系统对注入信号光能量的要求以及由于信号光能量抖动所造成的输出不稳定性。     

水中受激布里渊散射微弱Stokes信号光的高增益放大

采用脉冲宽度为7.2 ns的种子光注入式倍频Nd:YAG脉冲激光器,以CS₂为放大介质,实验并理论研究了水中受激布里渊散射微弱Stokes光的信号增益随延迟时间、放大器池长、抽运光能量的变化规律. 结果表明,当抽运光脉冲相对信号光脉冲延迟进入放大器,且延迟时间为脉冲宽度的一半,抽运光能量略低于介质受激布里渊散射阈值,选择合适的放大器池长可获得最佳的信号增益. 适当选择抽运光能量,亦可实现微弱信号光的线性放大. 实验中采用独立双池放大系统,当水中Stokes信号光的能量为1 pJ时,信 关键词： 布里渊放大器 信号增益 延迟时间 抽运光能量     

非单色光抽运的光参量啁啾脉冲放大的带宽及增益特性研究

采用傅里叶变换的方法将脉冲光分解成不同的频率成分,建立了非单色光抽运的光参量放大耦合方程组的数值求解模型.研究了非单色抽运光对光参量啁啾脉冲放大的小信号增益、大信号增益以及增益带宽的影响.非单色抽运光降低参量放大的增益水平,但同时可提高增益带宽,且抽运光谱宽越宽,对增益带宽的提高作用越大.还进一步从相位失配和参量带宽的角度分析了非单色抽运光使参量放大的增益降低、带宽增大的原因. 关键词： 光参量啁啾脉冲放大 非单色光 增益带宽 飞秒激光     

高质量高效率高稳定性参量放大光产生的研究

针对光参量放大实验中存在的参量转换效率低、输出光脉冲形状畸变和输出稳定性差等问题进行了详细研究，对注入信号光强、抽运光耗尽、增益饱和、和频过程等因素对参量过程的影响进行了详细分析讨论，并进行了光学参量放大的实验研究.理论和实验研究结果表明通过优化选择合适的注入信号光强、抽运光强和晶体长度等参数，使参量放大运行在深度增益饱和状态的稳定区，完全可以获得高质量高效率高稳定性的参量放大输出光. 关键词： 光参量放大 抽运光耗尽 增益饱和 稳定性     

参量荧光脉宽的理论与实验研究EI北大核心CSCD

参量荧光是基于光参量啁啾脉冲放大(OPCPA)技术的光参量放大器的本征量子噪声。它不具备与主激光相同的时域啁啾特性,在压缩器中形成不可压缩的脉冲底座,降低了激光脉冲的信噪比。在小信号增益情况下,基于解析公式给出了不同抽运波形、不同增益、不同系统带宽和啁啾率情况下参量荧光脉宽的演化规律。结果表明:单级放大器输出荧光脉宽正比于抽运光脉宽;荧光脉宽随着增益的增大而变小;增益一定的情况下,荧光脉宽随着超高斯波形阶数的增大而变大。对OPCPA系统而言,展宽-压缩系统对荧光存在色散展宽的作用,其最终输出荧光脉宽与系统带宽、啁啾率紧密相关。基于拍瓦OPCPA(PW-OPCPA)实验平台进行了相关的验证实验,实验结果与理论具有良好的一致性。     

掺钕保偏光纤放大器的研究

对掺钕双包层光纤放大器中抽运光和信号光沿光纤传播的功率分布进行了数值模拟,以808nm半导体激光器为抽运源,掺钕双包层保偏光纤为增益介质,对种子注入主振荡光纤放大器进行了理论分析和实验研究.利用实验室自制的皮秒锁模激光器为种子源,注入1064nm皮秒锁模脉冲,获得了稳定的放大脉冲.小信号时的放大倍数为300（增益为25dB）,获得了平均功率5W的皮秒脉冲.同时利用TDS5104型示波器探测信号光放大前后的波形,并用光谱分析仪得到输出脉冲激光的光谱图. 关键词： 光纤放大器 掺钕保偏光纤 种子注入 反向抽运     

Compact high gain double-pass optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier

A novel double-pass noncollinear optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier based on an Yb³⁺-doped passively mode-locked fiber laser has been demonstrated in this paper. The signal was double-pass amplified in a single nonlinear crystal by a long pump pulse, and the signal and pump pulses of each pass were completely phase matched in the plane of the maximum effective nonlinearity. Net saturated gain of 2×10⁶ was achieved and the superfluorescence was suppressed by increasing the overlap time between the signal and pump pulses.     

Quantum fluctuations of superfluorescence delay observed with ultrashort optical excitations

We present an observation of fluctuations in delay times of the yoked-superfluorescence pulses generated in atomic rubidium. The yoked-superfluorescence was induced through two-photon excitation of cascade transitions by ultrashort (∼100 fs) laser pulses. A statistical distribution and fluctuations of delay times were studied as the pump pulse energy varied, effectively changing the number of participating atoms. The standard deviation in the delay-time statistics decreases when the pump power increases. The experimental data support the theoretical model of the quantum fluctuations of superfluorescence.     

An experimental investigation of the gain spectrum of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers under various system configurations

The paper presents an experimental investigation of the gain spectrum of an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) considering different system configurations, which include single-pass, double-pass, and double-pass with tunable band-pass filter (TBF). The role of TBF is to suppress the undesired amplified spontaneous emission (ASE). Both co- and counter-pumping schemes are considered with a 1480 nm laser diode as the pump and a suitable tunable laser source as the signal source. The results indicate that the signal achieves an average of 14 dB higher gain in the case of double-pass amplification with the implementation of a TBF. However, the pumping scheme hardly becomes of much importance in influencing the gain characteristics.     

Observation of free-electron-laser-induced collective spontaneous emission (superfluorescence)

We have observed and characterized 501.6 nm collective spontaneous emission (superfluorescence) following 1s(2) → 1s3p excitation of helium atoms by 53.7 nm free-electron laser radiation. Emitted pulse energies of up to 100 nJ are observed, corresponding to a photon number conversion efficiency of up to 10%. We observe the peak intensity to scale as ρ(2) and the emitted pulse width and delay to scale as ρ(-1), where ρ is the atom number density. Emitted pulses as short as 1 ps are observed, which corresponds to a rate around 75,000 times faster than the spontaneous 1s3p → 1s2s decay rate. To our knowledge, this is the first observation of superfluorescence following pumping in the extreme ultraviolet wavelength region, and extension of the technique to the generation of extreme ultraviolet and x-ray superfluorescence pulses should be straightforward by using suitable atomic systems and pump wavelengths.     

高功率LDA紧密环绕抽运Nd:YLF放大器实验研究

 采用高功率LDA紧密环绕抽运10mm×10mm Nd:YLF和两级双程离轴行波放大结构，实现了对5mm×5mm口径激光的放大。分析并实验研究了在不同抽运电流及不同抽运延时条件下，激光放大器及两级双程离轴放大系统小信号增益的规律。实验得到两级双程放大系统的小信号净增益可达600。     

Enhancement of pump conversion efficiency in preamplified L-band erbium-doped fiber amplifiers

A new configuration of L-band erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) is presented here. The system contains a double-pass L-band EDFA and an optical preamplifier. Different from conventional preamplified double-pass L-band EDFA systems in which only the forward ASE of the preamplifier is re-used as an auxiliary pump, the new system recycles the backward ASE of the preamplifier as well. Two kinds of main L-band EDFAs are studied, both of which include a section of un-pumped erbium-doped fiber placed in a loop reflector. An improvement of up to 110% in pump conversion efficiency is demonstrated with the proposed recycling of the backward ASE, with respect to the system without recycling.     

A dual pumped double-pass L-band EDFA with high gain and low noise

This paper presents an efficient pumping scheme for L-band erbium-doped fiber (EDFA) amplifier to reach high gain and low noise performance in a double-pass configuration. The main L-band amplifier is composed of two sections of EDFs. A 980 nm and a 1480 nm pump lasers are used to pump the first section of EDF bi-directionally. The generated backward C-band amplified spontaneous emission noise from this EDF is used to pump a subsequent un-pumped section of EDF. In the double-pass scheme, a narrow-band fiber Bragg grating at each channel wavelength is used to back-reflect the L-band signal to make it amplified twice by the pair of EDFs. Compared with its conventional counterpart, this new double-pass configuration provides a lower noise figure and a higher gain. The pump conversion efficiency can be improved by more than 50% in a 3-channel demonstration by using the proposed configuration.     

Double-pass ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier with high gain coefficient and low noise figure

We have proposed and demonstrated a double-pass ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier using an optical circulator and a fiber Bragg grating as reflector. When the signal has passed through the ytterbium-doped fiber once, it reflects off a 0.2-nm passive fiber Bragg grating filter. This reduces amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) noise from the first pass. The input signal light is amplified both forward and backward through ytterbium-doped fiber. With this double-pass configuration, 1053.15-nm unsaturated signal gain of 28 dB, gain coefficient of 1.1 dB/mW, and noise figure of less than 4 dB are achieved at 977-nm pump power of 68 mW. It is also found that this double-pass configure provides enhancing gain coefficient and improving noise figure by comparison with single-pass configuration.