被动锁模染料激光器光脉冲成形研究

本文考虑了被动锁模染料激光器光脉冲成形机理:饱和增益、饱和吸收、群速弥散(GVD)、自相位调制(SPM)以及光谱滤波和线性损耗等因素,建立计算机模型,模拟光脉冲在腔内的形成,得到与实验一致的结果。     

主动锁模光纤激光器的孤子理论分析

系统考虑了光纤激光器腔构参数与锁模脉冲参数的制约关系,建立了完整形式的振幅调制主动锁模光纤激光器的稳态方程;据此方程分析了主动锁模光纤激光器腔参数对锁模孤子脉冲参数的影响;分析了无啁啾孤子脉冲形成条件。     

Pulse evolution in injection mode locked TECO2 lasers

The pulse train evolution in an injection mode locked TECO₂ laser has been investigated for a wide range of input pulse widths e.g., ranging from the cavity round-trip time to near the bandwidth-limited value for the system. Regimes in which pulse narrowing and pulse broadening occur have been identified and are discussed. The combined use of injection and saturable-absorber mode-locking techniques has produced reliable subnanosecond pulse trains from a large aperture TEACO₂ laser.     

滤波对8字腔掺铒光纤激光器锁模运转的影响

构建了基于损耗非对称非线性光学环镜的8字腔掺铒光纤锁模激光器,并讨论了腔内滤波带宽对腔内脉冲演化和激光器输出特性的影响.在非线性光学环镜中引入双向输出耦合器,耦合器和传输光纤位置的不对称产生非互易性,实现锁模运转.利用自制的可调谐滤波器实验研究了滤波带宽对激光器的影响.当滤波带宽为2.1 nm时,腔内脉冲的演化过程受滤波和孤子效应的共同作用,激光器顺时针和逆时针输出脉冲半高全宽分别为583.7fs和2.94 ps.随着滤波带宽增大,滤波的作用逐渐减弱,激光器两路输出脉冲参数逐渐接近,并接近傅里叶变换极限脉冲.当滤波带宽较大时,腔内脉冲的演化过程受增益谱和孤子效应的共同作用,激光器顺时针和逆时针输出脉冲均为变换极限脉冲,半高全宽约为440 fs.通过调节滤波器中心波长实现了对激光器输出脉冲光谱的连续调谐,调节范围大于30 nm.     

自锁模固体激光器中的腔色散不共轴性

计算布儒斯特角切割的增益介质的色散引起的不同波长光波在谐振腔的振荡轴的不共轴性，其结果表明腔色散不共轴性的横向效应不亚于自聚焦效应，它对自销模脉冲的产生和压缩有严重的影响。     

Pulse Evolution Characteristics in Self-Similar Mode-locked Fibre Laser

A self-similar mode locked fibre laser is studied based on a numerical model. By introducing a dimensionless factor k to characterize the pulse shape, the self-similar pulse evolution, formation and the temporal and spectral shape changes due to the elements in the cavity are investigated throughout the laser cavity. The results show that in the self-similar mode locked fibre laser, self-similar pulse is first formed in the single-mode fibre, which is then amplified in the gain fibre. Gain bandwidth has a small influence on pulse shape, so high energy self-similar pulse can be obtained after amplification. Because net cavity dispersion directly influences the pulse width as well as peak power after compression by a pair of gratings, which can determine the pulse self-similar evolution, it is very important to control the net cavity dispersion to a certain range to obtain self-similar pulses.     

大模场面积光子晶体光纤耗散孤子锁模激光器

研制了一种基于掺Yb3+的双包层大模场面积偏振光子晶体光纤的耗散孤子锁模激光器.利用数值模拟分析了光纤激光器中耗散孤子动力学过程,与全正色散锁模激光器相比,脉冲窄化机理更加丰富,半导体可饱和吸收镜(SESAM)的非线性吸收,啁啾脉冲的光谱滤波以及光纤的增益色散同时起作用,这些因素使耗散孤子锁模更加容易实现,并且稳定运行.其中,光谱滤波的耗散过程是稳定锁模机制的主导因素,滤波片能够在频域和时域同时窄化脉冲,并且去除脉冲啁啾,限制脉冲在腔内始终小于1ps.在实验上实现了无色散补偿腔中直接输出脉冲宽度777fs,最高平均功率达到1W,重复频率48·27MHz,对应单脉冲能量20nJ的飞秒激光.     

热效应对克尔自锁模激光腔的影响

讨论了克尔透镜锁模激光腔中热效应对锁模的影响，用数值解法给出了存在热效应时腔中光斑半径随归一化功率的变化曲线。同时给出了存在热效应时光斑半径对归一化功率的相对敏感度参数。     

7.13 W全固态1 319 nm宏微脉冲激光器

 研制了一台高效率全固态平均功率7.13 W的1 319 nm宏微脉冲激光器。激光器采用热稳Z形折叠腔,增益模块采用自行研制的准连续15个二极管芯片环形泵浦的Nd:YAG模块,采用主动声光锁模器作为锁模元件,并在腔内插入倍频KTP晶体对激光器的输出尖峰进行抑制。为了获得稳定的锁模状态,对激光器腔长进行了精确设计和调节。当激光器腔长与锁模器驱动频率匹配时,获取了宏脉冲重复频率400 Hz、脉宽约190 μs,微脉冲重复频率95.6 MHz、脉宽小于1.0 ns的1 319 nm激光脉冲。     

Theory of the synchronously pumped picosecond dye laser

The circulation of a synchronously mode locked dye laser pulse in a linear cavity configuration containing a dye cell as an active medium and a bandwidth-limiting element is treated. The condition that the pulse shape reproduces after each cavity round-trip provides a nonlinear integro-differential equation for the steady-state pulse shape. For the solution of this equation an approximate method, not limited to small pulse energies, is given and the pulse duration, intensity, energy, asymmetry of the pulse shape, stable regions and other interesting parameters are discussed.     

多芯光子晶体光纤锁模激光器

实验研究了基于掺Yb多芯大模场面积光子晶体光纤的全正色散锁模激光器.增益光纤的18个纤芯呈六角阵列排布,等效的模场直径约为52 μm.激光器基于σ腔结构,腔内没有色散补偿元件,通过半导体可饱和吸收镜实现锁模的自启动.实验获得了平均功率为3.3 W,脉冲宽度为4.92 ps,重复频率为44.68 MHz的锁模脉冲输出,对应的单脉冲能量为74 nJ,脉冲经腔外光栅对压缩为780 fs. 关键词： 光子晶体光纤 多芯 光纤激光器 全正色散     

Combined AM and synchronous mode locking of CW dye laser

Theoretical analysis of an AM mode locked-synchronously pumped CW dye laser is presented. The pulsewidth and the pulse energy of the mode locked steady-state pulse are expressed as functions of system parameters. It is shown that the cavity length adjustment is not as critical as in the case of purely synchronously mode locked CW dye laser.     

大色散稳定腔长的光纤锁模激光器的锁模特性研究

报道了一种新型的采用大色散腔结构的光纤锁模激光器,它可以有效地克服激光器腔长抖动对锁模的不良影响,同时,实验中发现,该结构对超模噪声也有很好的抑制作用。完成了大色散控制,电光调制器调制的,稳定的光纤锁模激光器实验,得到形状为sech^2的光脉冲输出,脉冲宽度为7.6ps,脉冲带宽积为0．335。     

Spectral filtering for mode locking in the normal dispersive regime

A theoretical model that characterizes the physical process responsible for generating ultrashort, high-energy, mode-locked pulses in a normal-dispersion laser cavity with strong spectral filtering is developed. According to this model, two of the critical physical parameters used to achieve optimal performance are the ratio of the filter bandwidth to the gain bandwidth and the placement of the output coupler in the laser cavity. The spectral filtering plays a crucial role in maintaining a short pulse duration with high energy. This phenomenon is generic to mode locking with normal dispersion.     

用光束脉冲矩阵研究多色光学谐振腔

用光束脉冲矩阵法分析了多色光学谐振腔的稳定条件；给出了计算腔内净群速度色散的准确表达式。具体分析了一种新型自锁模谐振腔，计算了它的腔内净群速度色散数值，为研究它的锁模机理提供了可靠的数据。     

Timing jitter reduction of optical pulse source using unpumped erbium doped fiber

A technique to enhance the stability of optical pulse source has been proposed that employs a specific length of unpumped erbium doped fiber. Two types of pulse sources are used one after the other, one of them is a 10 GHz mode locked laser and the other is a gain switched DFB laser diode with the repetition rate of 2 GHz. A 3-m erbium doped fiber is consolidated outside the cavity of the pulse sources so as to form strong standing waves, resulting into enhanced spatial hole burning effect. As a result, the phase noise of the pulse source is suppressed, whereas the possible undesired changes in the attributes of the pulse source are also nullified because we have designed the setup outside the cavity of the pulse source. Consequently, the timing jitter of the pulse source is reduced significantly.     

正色散激光器中的增益导引孤子

采用非线性薛定谔方程模拟了全正色散介质激光器中实现脉冲锁模输出的动态过程,理论表明,不同于工作于净色散为负的孤子锁模激光器以及腔内具有色散延迟线净色散为正的色散管理孤子和自相似脉冲锁模激光器,在纯正色散介质构成的锁模激光器中,增益饱和和增益窄化对形成稳定的锁模脉冲起重要的作用,在两者的作用下脉冲形成增益导引孤子.采用不同的锁模方式在纯正色散光纤锁模激光器中得到了稳定的增益导引孤子锁模,实验结果与理论模拟一致. 关键词： 锁模 正色散 增益导引孤子     

SESAM‐free mode‐locked semiconductor disk laser

Experimental demonstration of semiconductor saturable absorber‐free mode‐locked optically pumped semiconductor disk laser is presented. The origin of pulsed operation is attributed to the intensity dependent Kerr lens effect arising in the semiconductor gain medium. Achieved results represent a novel method to mode‐lock this type of laser opening new application opportunities. The laser worked stably in both hard and soft aperture configurations. No semiconductor saturable absorber was used in the laser cavity and the operation was self‐starting. The laser was mode‐locked at 210 MHz repetition rate with 1.5 W average output power and 930 fs pulse width at 985 nm. A record high 6.8 kW peak power was achieved. Measured data is presented along with a discussion of the Kerr lens effect in the cavity.     

Low repetition rate of a mode locked Nd:YAG laser using quadratic polarization switching

We present the performances of a low repetition rate (4.5 MHz) mode locked Nd:YAG laser using a nonlinear polarization rotation effect in a type II crystal cut for second harmonic generation. We compared their performances in term of peak power, pulse duration and cavity losses with a standard resonator operating at high repetition rate (125 MHz). A gain of 10.8 and 7.3 was obtained on the energy per pulse and on the output peak power between the two lasers.     

Performance Characteristics of Power Build-Up Cavity for Raman Spectroscopic Measurement

Performance characteristics of power build-up cavity (PBC) as the light source of a Raman spectroscopy based gas sensor were studied. The key parameter to optimize stable and high intra-cavity power operation was beam diameter of the back reflected beam from external cavity to diode laser. The optimum diameter determined by an appropriate distance between the cavity and diode laser was found to be comparable with the waveguide cross section of diode laser for the effective spatial filtering, where inevitable cavity coupling loss caused by slight spatial mode mismatching existed. A PBC with a finesse of ∼10300 achieved a stable TEM₀₀ mode in excess of intra-cavity power of 80 watts pumped by a 10 milliwatts diode laser. Simultaneously, the PBC wavelength is found to be passively locked effectively at 670 +/− 0.15 nm where the center of the gain region exists. A Raman spectrum of nitrogen measurement was demonstrated.