Intensity and frequency noise reduction of a Nd:YAG NPRO via pump light stabilisation

We have shown that pump light intensity stabilisation of a single-mode laser diode pumped Nd:YAG non-planar ring oscillator (NPRO) results in significant intensity noise reduction of the NPRO, as well as frequency noise suppression in the same order of magnitude. This effect does not occur in conventional laser diode array pumped NPROs due to mode beating effects originating in the multi-mode pump. As opposed to individual intensity and frequency stabilisation, pump light stabilisation contributes a simplified stabilisation scheme for single-mode laser diode pumped NPROs for high precision applications. PACS 42.55.Xi; 42.60.By; 42.60.Lh     

单块非平面环形腔激光器的强度噪声抑制技术研究

研究了LD泵浦1319nm单块非平面环形腔(NPRO)激光器的强度噪声特性,发现随着输出功率的增加,弛豫振荡峰频率从100kHz向280kHz移动,同时弛豫振荡峰宽度增加但幅度降低,且在弛豫振荡峰处发生π相位跃变,在600kHz以上频率区域,噪声已经接近量子噪声极限。自行设计的噪声抑制电路在实现足够大增益的同时,在500kHz附近获得了约65°的相位超前,由此获得了优于通常同类实验的噪声抑制结果:当弛豫振荡峰频率为230kHz时,弛豫振荡峰处和低频区域的强度噪声幅度分别被抑制了45dB和20dB。     

7.3 W of single-frequency output power at 2.09 mum from an Ho:YAG monolithic nonplanar ring laser

Single-frequency output power of 7.3 W at 2.09 mum from a monolithic Ho:YAG nonplanar ring oscillator (NPRO) is demonstrated. Resonantly pumped by a Tm-doped fiber laser at 1.91 mum, the Ho:YAG NPRO produces 71% of slope efficiency with respect to absorbed pump power and nearly diffraction-limited output with a beam quality parameter of M(2) approximately 1.1.     

高功率可调谐双频激光全光纤放大实验研究

基于全光纤以及主控振荡功率放大器,设计并搭建了一套扫频范围为125~165 MHz的拍频信号的放大系统。并设计了一套基于1064nm的Nd:YAG单块非平面环形腔激光器作为单频种子源。通过声光移频的方式将1064nm单频激光分成中心频差为150 MHz的两束激光进行拍频。双频激光初始功率为50mW,通过放大系统将双频功率放大到10W。通过实验及分析得出两束频差为150MHz的激光功率比率在放大之后保持不变,且经过放大的激光信号中,拍频信号所占的功率成分可以通过调节双频功率比以及单臂分量的偏正态来获得最大输出。同时对拍频信号的信噪比及线宽进行了实验分析。     

Simultaneously suppressing frequency and intensity noise in a Nd:YAG nonplanar ring oscillator by means of the current-lock technique

We show that frequency and intensity noise in a Nd:YAG laser are correlated to a high degree and can be traced to the same underlying cause, namely, power fluctuations of the pump source. Because of this correlation, simultaneous suppression of frequency and intensity noise by 30 dB is achieved by means of a single actuator, the pump power.     

基于光纤光参量放大的光脉冲压窄技术的研究

在高重复频率的光窄脉冲源中,为了获得更窄的脉冲,需要增加泵浦功率|但泵浦功率的提高会使光放大器的增益趋于饱和,放大的自发辐射噪音增强,脉冲光信噪比下降.为此,提出了利用啁啾管理和光纤光参量放大相结合的脉冲压窄方案.将强度调制后的泵浦光通过相位调制引入线性负啁啾,由于经参量过程后在新的闲频光上啁啾会加倍,从而进一步增大了信号的谱宽,并通过色散补偿介质实现了光脉冲压缩.实验给出了10 GHz速率下的结果,通过泵浦光的相位调制在0.5 W平均泵浦光功率条件下得到了脉宽19 ps的光脉冲,结果与理论分析基本吻合.     

Suppression of pump-induced frequency noise in fiber-laser frequency combs leading to sub-radian f ceo phase excursions

We discuss the origins and the suppression of the large frequency jitter on the carrier-envelope offset frequency (f_ceo) of fiber-laser frequency combs. While this frequency noise appears most prominently on f_ceo, its effects are felt across the frequency comb and it is a potential limiting factor in applications of fiber-laser frequency combs. Here we show that its origin lies in the white amplitude noise of the pump laser output. We dramatically reduce this noise by operating the pump laser in a lower-noise state, i.e. at higher pump current, and by more aggressively feeding back to the pump current with an optimal feedback network. We demonstrate instrument-limited f_ceo linewidths and an integrated f_ceo phase jitter of 1 rad. PACS 42.55.Wd; 42.62.Eh; 42.60.Lh; 06.30.Ft     

高稳定性低噪声的561 nm黄光激光器

鉴于目前561 nm激光器噪声较大,影响其实用性,提出一种高稳定性低噪声的561 nm黄光激光器。利用Nd:YAG晶体得到1 123 nm基频光,通过LBO晶体腔内倍频得到561 nm输出。理论分析了1 112 nm、1 116 nm与1 123 nm波长的阈值泵浦功率,提出1 123 nm的单波长振荡条件,确定谐振腔镀膜要求。根据理论计算,设计了合理的谐振腔膜系,通过抑制1 112 nm与1 116 nm谱线在谐振腔内的振荡实现1 123 nm谱线的单波长振荡。在泵浦功率为5 W时,实现了561 nm激光单波长输出,输出功率达到107 mW,功率不稳定性达到0.7%,噪声为1.2%。     

Theoretical study of relaxation oscillation in triply resonant OPOs

The relaxation oscillation in triply resonant optical parametric oscillators (TROs) is studied theoretically. With constant pumping, the intensity noise spectra of the signal wave consist of a zero frequency and a relaxation oscillation frequency. An accurate relation between the relaxation oscillation frequency and the pump power is obtained. The square of the inherent relaxation oscillation frequency in TROs is linear in the square root of the pump power under high-power pumping. Also, the decay rate varies rapidly with low-power pumping and slowly with high-power pumping. Significantly, when there is a relaxation oscillation in the pumping, the undulation of the signal photon density in TROs also contains the relaxation oscillation frequency of the pumping besides its inherent noise. When those two frequencies are close, a resonance will appear, which should be avoided in practice. PACS 42.65.Yj; 42.65.Sf; 42.60.Rn     

半导体激光泵浦Nd：YVO4激光器的1.34μm输出特性

报道了半导体激光泵浦Ｎｄ：ＹＶＯ４激光器在１．３４μｍ的输出特性，当入射的泵浦光功率为５１５ｍＷ时，最大１．３４μｍ激光输出功率达１５７ｍＷ，光－光转换效率为３０．５％，研究了激光器的纵模特性及弛豫噪声与泵浦功率的关系，发现不同的纵模具有各自不同的弛豫振荡频率。     

偏置调幅波调制噪声的单模激光随机共振

采用偏置信号的调幅波调制抽运噪声的单模激光增益模型，用线性化近似方法计算了以e指数形式关联的两色噪声驱动下光强的功率谱及信噪比.结果表明，信噪比随着噪声强度的变化、抽运噪声自关联时间的变化、激光系统参数的变化、载波频率及信号频率的变化均存在随机共振现象. 关键词： 抽运噪声 单模激光 随机共振 调幅波     

Wide-bandwidth 25-dB amplitude noise suppression in a pump-and-signal-resonant optical parametric oscillator

We present a pump-and-signal-resonant optical parametric oscillator that provides 25 dB of amplitude noise suppression of the transmitted pump beam from dc to 20 kHz. The upper frequency range of the optical limiter increases as the pump power is increased, up to 1 MHz with 580 mW of input power. The amount of noise suppression is limited by pump-depletion effects. The upper frequency range is limited by the temporal response of the device. We present a numerical analysis that predicts this behavior.     

光子晶体光纤反常色散区抽运产生超连续谱的相干特性分析

使用复互相干度的定义对超连续谱的相干性进行了数值计算,得到了不同功率抽运情况下的脉冲谱展宽以及超连续谱相干性的变化.结果表明孤子自频移以及色散波辐射是抽运波长位于光纤反常色散区情况下超连续谱展宽的主要物理机理,而超连续谱的相干性则主要受到调制不稳定性的影响.调制不稳定性放大抽运脉冲自身携带的随机噪声,使得非线性效应产生的光谱成分具有随机的相位与幅度,引起超连续谱相干性的下降. 抽运功率越高, 调制不稳定性增益越高,噪声对超连续谱产生的作用越强, 超连续谱的相干性越差.要获得高相干的超连续谱, 需采用峰值功率较小的脉冲进行抽运.要获得大谱宽高相干的超连续谱, 则需要合理选择抽运脉冲功率.     

Nonadiabatic electron pumping: maximal current with minimal noise

The noise properties of pump currents through an open double-quantum-dot setup with nonadiabatic ac driving are investigated. Driving frequencies close to the internal resonances of the double-dot system mark the optimal working points at which the pump current assumes a maximum while its noise power possesses a remarkably low minimum. A rotating-wave approximation provides analytical expressions for the current and its noise power and allows to optimize the noise characteristics. The analytical results are compared to numerical results from a Floquet transport theory.     

激光二极管抽运的环形单频激光器的强度噪声特性研究

实验测定了激光二极管抽运的Nd:YVO4,Nd:YAG和Nd:YAP环形单频激光器的强度噪声谱,并与激光器的量子理论模型计算结果作了对比.研究表明,激光二级管抽的单频激光器输出的激光并非相干态光场,在几百kHz的频率上存在高于量子噪声几十dB的弛豫振荡,而在远高于弛豫振荡的频率范围达量子噪声基础,且随抽运功率的增大,弛豫振荡的频率将向高频方向移动,而弛豫振荡的幅度减小.     

Detection of cavitation in operation of kinetic pumps. Use of discrete frequency tone in audible spectra

Safe operation of kinetic pumps, as liquid movers, can be threatened by cavitation phenomenon in, amongst others. Cavitation is the Achilles’ heel of kinetic pumps. It can cause deterioration of the hydraulic performance, damage of the pump by pitting and material erosion, and structure vibration and noise. Cavitation can appear within the entire range of operating conditions, therefore it must by all means be prevented. To prevent cavitation in a pump we have to know the beginning and development of the cavitation in the pump. For this purpose, the emitted noise in the audible range can be used, amongst other possibilities. Experiments have shown that there is a discrete frequency tone within the audible noise spectra, which is in strong correlation with development of the cavitation process in the pump. Therefore, the discrete frequency tone can be separated from the noise spectra of a cavitating pump and used to detect the incipient of cavitation and its development as well as to prevent the onset of the cavitation process in the pump, by means of initiating an alarm, shutdown, or control signal via an electrical control system.     

Octave-spanning frequency comb generation in a silicon nitride chip

We demonstrate a frequency comb spanning an octave via the parametric process of cascaded four-wave mixing in a monolithic, high-Q silicon nitride microring resonator. The comb is generated from a single-frequency pump laser at 1562?nm and spans 128?THz with a spacing of 226?GHz, which can be tuned slightly with the pump power. In addition, we investigate the RF amplitude noise characteristics of the parametric comb and find that the comb can operate in a low-noise state with a 30?dB reduction in noise as the pump frequency is tuned into the cavity resonance.     

基于光纤光参量放大的光脉冲压窄技术的研究

在高重复频率的光窄脉冲源中,为了获得更窄的脉冲,需要增加泵浦功率;但泵浦功率的提高会使光放大器的增益趋于饱和,放大的自发辐射噪音增强,脉冲光信噪比下降.为此,提出了利用啁啾管理和光纤光参量放大相结合的脉冲压窄方案.将强度调制后的泵浦光通过相位调制引入线性负啁啾,由于经参量过程后在新的闲频光上啁啾会加倍,从而进一步增大了...     

Noise squeezing in a nanomechanical Duffing resonator

We study mechanical amplification and noise squeezing in a nonlinear nanomechanical resonator driven by an intense pump near its dynamical bifurcation point, namely, the onset of Duffing bistability. Phase sensitive amplification is achieved by a homodyne detection scheme, where the displacement detector's output, which has a correlated spectrum around the pump frequency, is down-converted by mixing with a local oscillator operating at the pump frequency with an adjustable phase. The down-converted signal at the mixer's output could be either amplified or deamplified, yielding noise squeezing, depending on the local oscillator phase.     

6.1 W single frequency laser output at 1645 nm from a resonantly pumped Er:YAG nonplanar ring oscillator

A monolithic 1645 nm Er:YAG nonplanar ring oscillator (NPRO) resonantly pumped by a 1532 nm fiber laser is demonstrated. For reducing the energy-transfer upconversion effect, a 0.5% doped Er:YAG nonplanar crystal was used. An up to 6.1 W single frequency laser output at 1645 nm was obtained, with a slope efficiency of 55.2% and an optical efficiency of 48.0%. The linewidth of the Er:YAG NPRO was 14.4 kHz.