抽运能量对受激布里渊散射光限幅特性的影响

采用布里渊噪声起源模型,数值模拟了受激布里渊散射介质CCl4对波长1064nm的Nd：YAG纳秒激光脉冲的传输特性及光限幅特性。入射抽运脉冲能量较低时,非线性介质对纳秒激光脉冲呈光学透明。入射抽运脉冲能量高于受激布里渊散射产生阈值后,透射脉冲峰值受限,脉宽压缩,能量趋于饱和,说明该光学系统同时具有光功率限幅和能量限幅的光限幅特性。利用理论模型模拟了如下光限幅参量：透射脉冲峰值功率、透射能量、能量透射率、脉宽压缩率依赖抽运光能量的变化关系。相应的理论模拟计算结果由实验进行验证,实验结果与理论模拟相符合。     

透镜焦距对受激布里渊散射光限幅特性的影响

采用受激布里渊散射(SBS)噪声起源理论模型，数值模拟了透镜焦距对SBS光限幅功率特性和能量特性的影响.结果表明，改变透镜焦距就可以方便的控制SBS光限幅的功率波形和输出能量.当采用焦距适中的透镜(f=15cm)时，可以得到较低的限幅输出能量；当采用短焦距的透镜(f=5cm)时，可以得到较理想的限幅功率波形.在实验上将波长1064nm、脉宽8ns、能量16mJ的Nd:YAG激光脉冲聚焦到CCl₄介质中，研究了限幅功率波形和限幅输出能量随透镜焦距的变化规律，实验结果与理论模拟相符合. 关键词： 受激布里渊散射 光限幅 数值模拟     

受激布里渊散射介质CCl4中脉冲传输与功率限幅特性

分析了受激布里渊散射介质CCl4对纳秒激光脉冲的传输特性及功率限幅特性. 结果表明：透射脉冲波形随抽运光能量增加而压缩变形，脉冲前沿保持高斯型，后沿被压缩成功率“平台”，功率“平台”随抽运脉冲能量增加而逐渐变宽，但功率水平不变，表明该光学系统具有的功率限幅特性. 详细分析了功率限幅特性随抽运能量的变化规律和时间响应特性规律，采用脉宽为10ns、波长为1.06μm的Nd:YAG激光脉冲进行实验验证，理论与实验结论相符合.  关键词： 受激布里渊散射 功率限幅     

水中受激拉曼散射的能量增强及受激布里渊散射的光学抑制

为提高液体介质中受激拉曼散射的输出能量,提出了通过温度调控来抑制受激布里渊散射的方法,设计了532 nm多纵模宽带脉冲激光泵浦的受激拉曼散射发生系统,测量了不同温度下水中前向受激拉曼散射及后向受激布里渊散射的输出能量,分析了水温、泵浦激光线宽及热散焦效应对受激拉曼散射输出能量影响的物理机制.实验结果表明:通过降低水温可实现对受激布里渊散射过程的有效抑制,同时减小热散焦效应带来的光束畸变,从而有效提高受激拉曼散射的输出能量.研究结果对液体介质中的受激拉曼散射多波长转换具有重要意义.     

受激布里渊散射光限幅输出波形控制研究

数值模拟了种子场诱导受激布里渊散射光限幅过程的限幅输出波形特性.得到利用种子场控制限幅脉冲波形的规律：选取种子场脉冲宽度为抽运脉冲宽度的五倍，抽运脉冲相对于种子脉冲的延迟时间控制在与抽运脉冲宽度相当时，限幅输出波形最佳.限幅输出波形同时受抽运光功率影响，随抽运能量的增加，限幅脉冲功率不断下降，直至趋于0. 关键词： 受激布里渊散射 限幅输出波形 注入种子     

利用染料片吸收控制受激布里渊散射功率限幅波形

理论研究了受激布里渊散射过程中功率限幅响应特性.采用高斯型入射脉冲，数值模拟了抽运参数(抽运峰值功率密度、抽运脉冲宽度)，介质参数(增益系数、声子寿命)和结构参数(聚焦透镜焦距、介质池长)等物理参数影响限幅输出波形中剩余峰的特性规律.对如何控制剩余峰进行了理论分析.研究表明，声子寿命较小、增益系数大的布里渊介质光限幅响应较好，声子寿命较大、增益系数小的布里渊介质光限幅响应较差；无法单纯通过控制布里渊介质参数来完全消除剩余峰.实验上采用染料片吸收剩余峰，获得接近平顶的限幅输出波形.     

用SF6气体作SBS相位共轭镜的激光谐振腔

利用高压SF_6气体中的受激布里渊散射作相位共轭镜,将其用于Nd:YAG激光谐振腔,得到了能量在100mJ左右的脉冲激光输出.与利用液体介质的受激布里渊散射相位共轭腔的激光输出相比,其光斑的空间模式大大改善,基本达到TEM_(00)模,功率密度在150MW/cm~2输出能量的稳定性也有所提高.     

受激布里渊散射介质CCl_4中脉冲传输与功率限幅特性

分析了受激布里渊散射介质CCl4 对纳秒激光脉冲的传输特性及功率限幅特性 .结果表明 :透射脉冲波形随抽运光能量增加而压缩变形 ,脉冲前沿保持高斯型 ,后沿被压缩成功率“平台” ,功率“平台”随抽运脉冲能量增加而逐渐变宽 ,但功率水平不变 ,表明该光学系统具有的功率限幅特性 .详细分析了功率限幅特性随抽运能量的变化规律和时间响应特性规律 ,采用脉宽为 10ns、波长为 1 0 6 μm的Nd :YAG激光脉冲进行实验验证 ,理论与实验结论相符合 .     

非聚焦条件下CS2介质中受激布里渊散射光限幅特性的研究

采用布里渊噪声起源模型，数值研究了非聚焦条件下CS₂液体介质中脉冲传输的能量与功率特性.结果表明，在非聚焦条件下，透射光的功率波形仍然表现出光限幅特性，而透射能量随入射能量线性变化，不具有限幅特性，这一点与聚焦条件下的结果不同.以波长1053nm、脉宽20 ns的Nd:YLF激光器为光源，采用3∶1的缩束系统，通过衰减片调整入射光能量在2mJ—92mJ变化，获得了透射光能量和功率波形随入射能量变化的规律，并与聚焦条件下的结果进行了比较.实验结果与理论模拟相符合.由于聚焦条件下当入射能 关键词： 非线性光学 受激布里渊散射 光限幅 非聚焦     

陡前沿脉冲产生的受激布里渊散射稳定性研究

受激布里渊散射转换效率及相位共轭保真度的稳定性与泵浦脉冲的前沿上升时间有关，对前沿上升时间与介质声学声子寿命接近的泵浦脉冲，在泵浦能量超过受激布里渊散射阈值较多时，会造成严重的相位共轭保真度不稳定。本文针对上升前沿时间为２ｎｓ的泵浦脉冲及声学声子寿命的１ｎｓ和ＣＣｌ４介质，在泵浦脉冲前沿根部引入缓慢上升的小信号后，采用振放双池受激布里渊散射相位共轭镜，在泵浦激光能量达到５００倍受激布里渊散射阈值时     

Optical limiting effect based on stimulated Brillouin scattering in CCl4

The optical limiting effect based on stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) in a nonlinear medium was investigated. We numerically treated the nonlinear propagation process with a theoretical model, which includes the spontaneous nature of the initiation of SBS, and obtained optical limiting effect in the process. Energy limiting, pulse reshaping and stabilization have been demonstrated on SBS mechanism with the nonlinear medium CCl_4. The input optical signals were Nd:YAG nanosecond laser pulses with width varying from 16ns to 7ns then to 2ns, the relationship between the transmitted signal and launched pump signal was shown. In the experimental regime, the most stable pulse and a superior energy stabilization of the transmitted pulse were obtained when the laser pulse-width became as short as 2ns. For the energy variation of laser pulses in a wide range of 14－88mJ, the output energy was limited in a quite narrow range 4.5－5.5mJ.     

基于SBS光限幅和金属酞菁光限幅相结合的复合型光限幅器的研究

为了使受激布里渊散射(SBS)光限幅器的输出能量更"平",提出了一种基于SBS光限幅和金属酞菁光限幅相结合的复合型光限幅器的方案,即SBS光限幅后边放置金属酞菁光限幅,在两种光限幅器的共同限幅作用下,使复合型光限幅器的输出光能量更"平". 数值模拟了该复合型光限幅器的输出光能量随入射光强度的变化曲线,并在Countinuum's Nd: YAG种子注入式激光器中进行了实验验证. 理论和实验结果均表明,复合型光限幅器的输出光能量比单独SBS光限幅器更"平". 关键词： 复合型光限幅器 SBS光限幅 金属酞菁限幅     

OPTICAL LIMITING EFFECT IN TWO PHTHALOCYANINES OBSERVED BY PICOSECOND PULSED LASER

Optical limiting (OL) properties of two phthalocyanines were investigated by using picosecond laser pulses at 532nm. The relative ratios k of the absorption cross section of the first singlet excited state to that of the ground state were approximately obtained by the analysis of the experimental results in which the reverse saturable absorption model of the three-energy-level scheme was employed. A significant comparison with fullerene C₆₀ was presented for OL. The OL mechanisms have been analysed in detail.     

Investigation on the output energy characteristic of optical limiting based on stimulated Brillouin scattering

Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) featuring sub-nanosecond response time takes place at a high power threshold, which enables its application at a high power density. When the intensity of input light excesses the SBS threshold, strong SBS process takes place through SBS medium, leading to a quick energy transfer from pump to the Stokes and thereby an optical limiting characteristic in the output energy. In this paper, the correlation between SBS output energy and input power density is numerically simulated and validated in the Nd: YAG Q-switch laser system. The results indicate that not only the output energy exhibits an optical limiting characteristic, but also the clamped value of output energy can be controlled by changing the medium or the focal length.     

KrF激光受激布里渊散射反射率稳定性的研究

实验研究发现抽运功率密度（或抽运能量）的波动引起的受激布里渊散射(SBS)反射率的不稳定程度受实验参数（抽运能量、介质气压和透镜焦距）的影响.当抽运能量、介质气压和透镜焦距这三个参数同时满足下列条件时可以获得稳定的输出：抽运能量超过5倍的SBS阈值，介质气压在16×105Pa和透镜焦距在15—50cm的范围内；同时还发现当改变实验参数时SBS反射率与稳定性的变化规律完全一致，反射率越高稳定性越好.通过理论分析得到 SBS反射率的相对稳定度实际上是受GIL因子的影响，理论计算与实验符合得很好. 关键词： KrF激光 受激布里渊散射 反射率 稳定度     

Experimental investigation of optical limiting and thermal lensing in toluene solutions of C70

Optical limiting and thermal lensing studies are carried out in C₇₀-toluene solutions. The measurements are performed using 9-ns pulses generated from a frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser at 532 nm. Optical limiting studies in fullerene molecules lead to the conclusion that reverse saturable absorption is the major mechanism for limiting. Analysis of thermal lensing measurements showed a quadratic dependence of thermal lens signal on incident laser energy, which also supports the view that optical limiting in C₇₀ arises due to sequential two-photon absorption via excited triplet state (reverse saturable absorption).     

Improved output energy characteristic of optical limiting based on double stimulated Brillouin scattering

In order to improve the optical limiting performance based on stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS), a method based on double SBS is proposed in this paper. The dependence of the output energy of optical limiting based on double SBS on the pump energy is numerically simulated, and experimentally validated with an Nd:YAG seed-injected laser. The results indicate that only the first SBS optical limiting works in the case of low pump energy. However, as the pump energy increases, the second SBS process can be activated if the transmitted power of the first SBS is still above the SBS threshold. Therefore, the output energy characteristic of optical limiting based on double SBS is much better than that based on single SBS. Owing to the sub-nanosecond response time and a high power threshold, the SBS optical limiting can provide protection in high power laser systems.