Timing Jitter Induced by White Noise in Mode-locked Solid-state Lasers

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Relationship between Timing Jitter and Prism Separation in Mode-locked Solid State Lasers

The function expression of the group delay dispersion (GDD) depending on the prism separation and the normal displacement is derived, and that the GDD is proportional to the prism separation and near to a linear function of the normal displacement in the case of small normal displacement are found. Then we discuss the timing jitter caused by the amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) which depends on the prism separation and the normal displacement. We find that the timing jitter is near to a linear function of the prism separation and can be regrded as a linear function of the normal displacement in the case of small normal displacement. Based on the theoretic work, we suggest an experimental setup to measure the relationship between the timing jitter and the prism separation or the normal displacement.     

Timing Jitter in Amplitude Modulated Harmonically Mode-Locked Er-Doped Fiber Ring Lasers

The phase noise and the amplitude noise of optical pulses from the amplitude modulated harmonically mode-locked (AM-HML) Er-doped fiber (EDF) ring laser was investigated by measuring the power spectra of the optical pulses. The root mean square (RMS) timing jitter and the RMS amplitude noise are 1.26 ps and 2.5% (500 Hz-50 kHz), respectively, when the pulse repetition frequency is 1.58 GHz. They are smaller than those in conventional harmonically mode-locked EDF ring lasers.     

半导体激光泵浦复合晶体固体激光器的热效应

为了验证复合晶体使用到半导体泵浦的固体激光器中与非复合晶体的区别,提高半导体泵浦的固体激光器的工作效率,开展了半导体激光泵浦YAP/Tm∶YAP复合晶体固体激光器的热效应的验证实验。采用有限元分析法,模拟了晶体温度及热应力的分布,并分析了热透镜长度的变化情况。结果发现,与非复合晶体相比,复合晶体的温度和热应力均有不同程度的下降,复合晶体工作时的最高温度降至其80%,热应力降至其70%。同时也验证了热透镜焦距不随非掺杂晶体长度的增大而改变,这也意味着复合晶体不能有效提高复合激光的光束质量,但是可以确保输出激光光束质量的稳定性。因此可以证实,使用复合晶体能够有效改善激光器的温度和力学特性,但不能优化固体激光器的光束质量。     

Timing Jitter and Frequency Shift in Dispersion-Managed Soliton Systems with Raman Scattering Effect

We have studied the timing jitter in dispersion-managed soliton systems with a Gaussian pulse by two methods. Firstly, the timing jitter expressions for dispersion-managed soliton are derived by use of the perturbed variational method. By analyzing and simulating the timing jitter expressions, one can find that the timing jitter is induced by the amplifier spontaneous emission noise, the frequency shift, etc. The chirp sign, the soliton self-frequency shift, and the filters action also have effects on the timing jitter. Secondly, the timing jitter is calculated and analyzed by the moment method. The results of the two methods are proved to be consistent.     

自调Q自锁模固体激光器

利用被动锁模激光器的锁模原理,结合自锁模固体激光器中等效快可饱和吸收体的特性,讨论了控制运转状态的自锁模动力学方程和速率方程,给出了自调Q自锁模的条件,以及自调Q周期与激光器结构和运转参数的关系,所得结论与实验结果有很好的一致性。     

LD侧面泵浦固体激光器泵浦光分布模拟

利用Gauss光束通过光学系统的变换规律,将激光二极管阵列发出的光作为Gauss光束处理.应用矩阵光学方法,解析分析与数值模拟相结合,给出了激光二极管阵列侧面泵浦棒状固体激光介质内泵浦光的强度分布.比较了侧面环绕激光二极管阵列数量不同时泵浦光分布的均匀性;以及考虑准直系统后,不同准直透镜焦距时,晶体内泵浦光半径的大小;同时针对泵浦光在晶体内聚焦时的情况进行了简单讨论.将半解析法与光线追迹法所得结果进行了比较,二者十分相近,但前者计算要简单得多.     

全固态碟片激光器的多孔泡沫热沉传热特性研究

高功率全固态碟片激光器在运行中产生的热透镜效应会引起激光器输出功率降低、光束质量退变,针对该问题本文将多孔碳化硅泡沫和毫米通道引入到全固态碟片激光器的换热热沉中,并将其应用于多冲程泵浦的全固态碟片激光器.利用有限元分析软件对其结构模型参数进行了优化,当碳化硅厚度为2 mm,孔隙率为40%,入水口压力为4 kg(0.4 MPa)时,系统理论换热系数为1.51×10^5 W/m^2·K,实验测量结果为1.45×10^5 W/m^2·K,理论和实验结果较为接近,验证了理论模型的正确性.最后利用该新型热沉搭建了基于Yb∶YAG的24冲程全固态碟片激光器实验装置,获得输出功率为393 W,波长为1030 nm的连续激光输出,光-光转换效率达到52%,光束参数乘积为5.918 mm·mrad.     

YAG物理特性参量对LD泵浦固体激光器热效应的影响

针对LDA三角均布侧泵结构激光棒,采用有限元方法,在YAG介质热传导率和热膨胀系数的温度无关和相关条件下,比较分析了激光介质的温度和热应力分布.数值模拟结果表明,考虑YAG介质特性参量的温度相关性时介质的热效应将变得更加严重,并且泵浦越强,YAG特性参量的温度相关性对热效应的作用越明显.因此在设计激光器,特别是大功率激光器时应对激光介质物性参量的温度相关性加以考虑.     

高功率端面抽运Nd:YVO4固体激光器模匹配的研究

研究了端面抽运Ｎｄ：ＹＶＯ４固体激光器激光晶体内基模半径与抽运光斑半径的匹配。晶体的Ｎｄ掺杂原子数分数分别为０．５％和２％,抽运功率分别为１０Ｗ和１４Ｗ。结果表明：ＴＥＭ００模输出功率对ｗ１／ｗｐａ在低于１的很大范围内的变化不敏感,不存在一个确定的最佳ｗ１／ｗｐａ值;在相对很小的ｗ１／ｗｐａ情形,仍可获得高效单一的ＴＥＭ００模输出,在这种情况下热透镜球差具有限模孔径的作用。     

Synchronization of Chaotic Intensities and Phases in an Array of N Lasers

A linear array of N mutually coupled single-mode lasers is investigated. It is shown that the intensities of N lasers are chaotically synchronized when the coupling between lasers is relatively strong. The chaotic synchronization of intensities depends on the location of the lasers in the array. The chaotic synchronization appears between two outmost lasers, the second two outmost lasers, etc. There is no synchronization between nearest neighbors of the lasers. If the number of N is odd, the middle laser is never synchronized between any lasers. The chaotic synchronization of phases between nearest lasers in the array is examined by using the analytic signal and the Gaussian filter methods based on the peak of the power spectrum of the intensity. It can be seen that the message of chaotic intensity synchronization is conveyed through the phase synchronization.     

Q-Switched Intracavity Frequency-Doubled Solid State Lasers: Influence of ETU Effect, Repetition Rate and ESA Effect

Our theoretical analysis showed that the overall intracavity frequency-doubled actively Q-switched solid state laser performance is affected by both pulse repetition rate and energy transfer up-conversion effect. The energy transfer up-conversion effect increased greatly and seriously degraded the laser performance especially when operating at high pumping power and low pulse repetition rate. The curves generated by numerical computation of the presented model can be used to predict the laser performance. We concluded that the pulse lengthening effect also appears with the influence of energy transfer up-conversion and is not related to the repetition rate. From the analysis, we found that the frequency doubling coefficient that Liu and Kim chose in their experiment was just the optimized value. Considering the effect of excited state absorption of saturable absorber into passively Q-switched intracavity frequency doubled solid state laser, the second threshold condition for this model is derived. A simple and very clear formula is obtained.     

高功率激光系统中非线性热像与模糊斑大小的关系

高功率激光系统中非线性热像的强度可能达到光学元件的损伤阈值,从而危及系统的安全运行。明确并避免引起最强热像大小的模糊斑,可以降低热像的破坏威胁。通过理论分析与数值模拟方法,研究了高功率激光系统中非线性热像光强与模糊斑大小的关系。根据角谱传输和Bespalov-Talanov小尺度自聚焦理论,推导出一定厚度非线性介质的热像光强表达式,得到了热像光强随模糊斑大小的变化规律,并用数值模拟结果进行了验证。结果表明,随着模糊斑尺寸的增大,热像光强先是单调增大,达到一最大值后单调下降;热像光强最大时对应的模糊斑大小基本上与由Bespalov-Talanov小尺度自聚焦理论决定的最快增长小尺度调制尺寸相同。     

Design, Calculation, and Experiment for the Quasi-Optical Power Combiner of Solid State Source in 3 mm Band

It is described that novel Quasi-Optical Power (Q.O.P) Combiner of Solid State Source (S.S.S) in 3 Millimeter Wave (M.M.W) band in this paper. The paper explains with emphasis methods for design, calculation and experiment of the Q.O.P. Combiner.