固体激光器的稳模式势稳条件分析

对传统的稳模式热条件进行了推广，使之也可适用于非球面驻波稳定腔的其它谐振腔，如环形腔等；引入了稳模式弱势稳条件的概念，进而提出了一种折囊的优化市尺－振腔同时满足稳功率热稳条件和稳模式弱热稳条件，从而使和是激光器的输出既稳功率又具有一定的模式热稳定性，如发散角的热稳定性；此外，还给出了球面驻波稳定腔、球面环形稳定腔的稳模式强、弱热稳条件的解析解。     

固体激光器的稳模式热稳条件分析

对传统的稳模式热稳条件进行了推广，使之也可适用于非球面驻波稳定腔的其它谐振腔，如环形腔等；引入了稳模式弱热稳条件的概念，进而提出了一种折衷的优化设计方法——使谐振腔同时满足稳功率热稳条件和稳模式弱热稳条件，从而使得激光器的输出既稳功率又具有一定的模式热稳定性，如发散角的热稳定性；此外，还给出了球面驻波稳定腔、球面环形稳定腔的稳模式强、弱热稳条件的解析解     

多棒串接固体激光器谐振腔的研究

运用矩阵光学的方法对多棒串接固体激光器的谐振腔参数及其在平平腔时的热稳条件进行了研究，并计算了六棒串接平平腔固体激光器的稳定区.结果证明：多棒串接固体激光器的稳定区和非稳区相互间隔，在平平腔总腔长、激光棒数量n和棒间距L一定的条件下，当采用对称结构时(L₁=L₂)，则谐振腔的每段稳定区均达到最大；且只要 平平腔满足L₁=L₂=L/2以及热焦距f在大于某个下限值f_m时，稳定性条件01< 关键词： 多棒串接固体激光器 稳定区 热稳条件     

高斯反射率输出镜改善光束质量的实验研究

非稳腔能产生大体积基模,具有好的空间选模特性,但在固体调Q激光器中,由于孔径光阑和热畸变的影响,非稳腔输出的横模并不光滑.使用高斯反射率耦合输出镜可较好地改善其输出光束质量,设计了平-凸非稳腔,使用Nd:YAG,电光调Q固体激光器进行实验,获得了较为平滑的远场光强分布,实验结果表明高斯反射率输出镜可较好地改善固体激光器中非稳腔输出光束质量.     

非热稳定非稳腔固体激光理论分析与实验研究

建立了包括非热稳定热力学模型、光学传输模型、能量转换模型及非稳腔模型的综合理论分析平台。理论分析得到以下主要结论:谐振腔长度变化对光束质量及光光效率的影响不大,对于给定的增益,激光最佳效率和光束质量分别对应不同的非稳腔放大率。提出非稳腔腔内相位板补偿介质静态畸变提高光束质量的技术措施,并开展实验验证,光束质量由补偿前的5.48倍衍射极限提升到补偿后的2.46倍,输出功率为12.1kW。     

最佳动态稳定腔及其稳定性的数值分析

本文得出,在一般的热稳腔中可找出一类最佳热稳腔,它与最佳轴稳腔结合在一起才是最佳的动态稳定腔.我们用图解的方法确定了最佳热稳腔与最佳动态稳定腔的判据;同时给出了最佳动态稳定腔的稳定性的数值分析.     

环境温度变化不敏感的光学腔热屏蔽层设计

通过将光学腔与外围热屏蔽层之间的热传递模型等效为多级电阻电容(RC)积分电路,计算得到光学腔的温度对外界环境温度变化的响应特性。用此方法探讨了当热屏蔽层的质量被限定时,热屏蔽层与光学腔的距离、热屏蔽层的层数和厚度对光学腔的温度响应特性的影响。分析结果表明,热屏蔽层与光学腔的距离从40 mm减小至5mm,可使光学腔的温度响应时间增加1倍;当热屏蔽层的层数从1层增加至3层,且增加光学腔的最内层热屏蔽层的厚度,可使光学腔的温度对快速的环境温度变化的敏感度减小1个数量级以上。通过优化后的光学腔的热屏蔽层设计,有望提高锁定于光学腔的稳频激光的频率稳定度。     

大功率部分端面抽运混合腔板条激光器

在半导体抽运的全固态激光器中,激光晶体上的热畸变限制了激光器在大功率下输出时保持高光束质量的能力。板条结构的固体激光器具有优异的散热能力,再配合部分端面抽运以及稳一非稳柱面混合腔的使用,使大功率高光束质量的激光输出成为可能。在德国EdgeWave GmbH进行的对这一技术的合作研究中,利用不到100mm的腔长,在Nd：YVO4板条激光器上获得了110W近衍射极限的1．06μm连续激光输出,这时在非稳腔方向上的光束传播因子M^2为1．3。在稳腔方向上为1．5。通过对输出激光进行空间滤波切除腔镜造成的衍射旁瓣后,50W输出时M^2的典型值在非稳腔和稳腔方向上分别为1．09和1．2。     

InnoSlab混合腔输出光束质量的理论研究

对InnoSlab Laser用混合腔的输出光束质量问题从热透镜效应和腔镜的不对准两个方面的影响进行理论分析,并从远场光强分布、远场发散角、光腰半径、光束质量因子M²值和桶中功率曲线等几个角度进行了讨论,特别是离轴非稳腔方向上腔镜倾斜对光束质量的影响,利用M²值和PIB曲线两个参数共同评价非稳腔的光束质量,对目前并无统一标准的非稳腔光束质量评价问题提供了有意义的参考. 关键词： InnoSlab 混合腔 光束质量 桶中功率     

热透镜对铜蒸气激光振荡器与放大器输出光的影响

用几何光学传输矩阵方法和讨论了热透镜对铜蒸气激光非稳腔振荡器和放大器输出特性的影响，获得了与实验相符的计算结果，并提出了在振荡－放大链内热透效应的补偿方法。     

High-power solid-state lasers with unstable resonators

The thermal lensing properties of stable and unstable resonators are compared and rules are given for the design of optimized unstable resonators containing a focusing rod. Experimental verification with a high-power Nd: YAG system proved that for unstable resonators the restricting relationship between beam quality and output power no longer holds. Careful resonator design enables high output power to be extracted with unstable resonators without destroying the output couplers.     

High-power solid-state lasers with unstable resonators

The thermal lensing properties of stable and unstable resonators are compared and rules are given for the design of optimized unstable resonators containing a focusing rod. Experimental verification with a high-power Nd: YAG system proved that for unstable resonators the restricting relationship between beam quality and output power no longer holds. Careful resonator design enables high output power to be extracted with unstable resonators without destroying the output couplers.     

XeCl准分子激光在铅蒸气中的高效率受激电子喇曼散射

本文报道了采用非稳腔XeCl准分子激光泵浦铅蒸气获得52%喇曼能量转换效率.比较了稳腔与非稳腔XeCI激光泵浦下的喇曼转换特性.     

Multichannel laser resonators — an experimental study

The output characteristics of several large-area multichannel unstable resonators are presented. The conventional unstable resonator and a novel toric unstable resonator, in both confocal and nonconfocal configurations, have been studied. Output beam profiles, optical energy extraction, beam focusability, resonator alignment properties and polarization states of the various resonators have been analysed in depth.     

Numerical characterizations of unstable optical resonators and evaluation of the geometry effects

Unstable resonators have been widely used in high-power gas lasers as well as solid-state lasers. The phase and the spatial distribution of intensity of these lasers are very important in some applications such as material processing. In this paper, unstable resonators with three different geometries have been characterized numerically and the results have been compared and evaluated. Based on the Fresnel-Kirchhoff integral, the two-dimensional phase and intensity have been calculated for three different positive branch unstable resonators. The results show that the resonators with rectangular geometry have the best performance for near-field as well as far-field intensity, which is more suitable for material processing. The calculations also show that the maximum output power can be extracted from the rectangular resonator with spherical surface, while the circular resonator with spherical surface has minimum output power. The results also show that the laser has a higher divergence for the cylindrical resonator in compare with those for the circular and rectangular resonators.     

Graded reflectivity mirror unstablelaser resonators

The graded reflectivity mirror (GRM) unstable resonator has become the resonator of choice for many solid-state laser systems. This tutorial review discusses through a step-by-step approach the inner workings of such resonators, in order to identify for potential designers and users tradeoffs which are involved in their design. Geometrical and diffractive contributions to the mode definition are discussed using a canonical formulation applicable to all types of unstable resonators. Particular attention is given to super-Gaussian resonators, which are nowadays the most widely used. The beam-shaping action of an amplifying medium is illustrated through a practical example, which makes clear the necessity to use a proper simulation software to predict correctly the behaviour of the resonator. This revised version was published online in November 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Stability of optical laser resonators with mirrors of gaussian reflectivity profiles,which contain an active medium

The stability of laser resonators which contain a medium with a gain profile is investigated. Such resonators are unstable when the resonator mirrors are large (infinite aperture approximation), and the gain is lowest on the optical axis and increases with radial distance. It is shown that such resonators have well-defined regions of stability if the mirrors have gaussian reflectivity tapers.     

多元件共焦型非稳腔的特征

本文首次使用牛顿成像方程对多元件共焦型非稳腔的基模给出了公式化描述,揭示出这类光腔的重要特征.对本文所用方法和其它方法的比较亦作了讨论.     

硬边非稳腔平面波导激光器的光束特性

基于衍射理论和坐标变换,采用数值模拟的方法分析了硬边非稳腔平面波导激光器的光束特性,研究了存在非均匀抽运和增益饱和时,输出激光的光束质量.在端面抽运和边缘抽运时,比较了正支和负支非稳腔的输出光束特性.结果表明:利用优化的离轴硬边非稳腔可以得到近衍射极限的输出.在相同的抽运不均匀性情况下,对于边缘抽运和端面抽运,正支非稳腔的光束质量因子M2分别为3.9和2.3,而相同条件下负支非稳腔的M2因子为1.8和1.7.     

High brightness operation of a XeCl laser with negative branch unstable resonators

Confocal and non-confocal negative branch unstable resonators with an intracavity spatial filter have been applied to a high-gain short-pulse UV preionized XeCl laser. The near- and far-field radiation characteristics have been investigated in both configurations. Laser beams of larger brightness have been obtained with non-confocal schemes. A maximum beam brightness of 1.3×10¹⁴ Wcm^–2Sr^–1 has been achieved.