钛宝石飞秒激光的啁啾脉冲再生放大

根据多通放大理论计算分析了再生放大器的激光放大特性,并采用啁啾脉冲放大技术完成了钛宝石飞秒脉冲激光的再生放大实验,获得了2mJ的输出脉冲能量,增益大于106,对有关现象作了讨论。     

钛宝石飞秒激光的啁啾脉冲再生放大

根据多通放大理论计算分析了再生放大器的激光放大特性，并采用啁啾脉冲放大技术完成了钛宝石飞秒脉冲激光的再生放大实验，获得了２ｍＪ的输出脉冲能量，增益大于１０６，对有关现象作了讨论。     

测量飞秒激光脉冲啁啾的方法

介绍了一种能够直接检测飞秒脉冲啁啾大小的方法。采用共轴结构的迈克尔逊干涉自相关二次谐波检测系统对自制碰撞脉冲锁模循环染料激光器输出的最窄脉冲宽度约为200fs的脉冲进行了测量。测得的飞秒脉冲自相关二次谐波曲线表明：实测曲线的下包络两翼明显隆起,包络外形很不整齐,对称性较差,说明光脉冲含有啁啾。通过比较干涉测量曲线和理论曲线的形状与面积的大小,可以直观地反映出光脉冲所含啁啾的大小。实验结果分析表明,利用满足光相关检测所需精度的光学元件和满足光相关探测基本条件的实验装置,能测得含有相位及啁啾信息的快干涉项信号,是一种能够直观检测光脉冲所含啁啾大小的可行方法。     

输出能量4mJ的1kHz飞秒掺钛蓝宝石激光再生放大研究

针对高能量千赫兹重复频率飞秒激光的应用需求,设计了一套采用线性再生腔结构的高效率飞秒钛宝石激光啁啾脉冲放大系统.通过优化腔型设计,在重复频率为1 kHz、单脉冲能量为20 mJ的527 nm激光抽运下,将展宽后的800 nm啁啾脉冲激光的能量放大到5.8 mJ,对应斜效率达到30.7%.进一步通过色散补偿压缩脉冲宽度,获得了单脉冲能量为4 mJ、脉冲宽度为45.7 fs的输出,稳定性测量表明激光的能量抖动仅为0.18%(均方根值).     

基于啁啾脉冲放大技术的2W光纤绿光飞秒激光器

绿光波段的飞秒激光一般使用钛蓝宝石飞秒激光器通过倍频产生,但是钛蓝宝石激光器价格高昂,且其固体体制稳定性较差,限制了飞秒绿光激光器的使用范围。采用基于SESAM被动锁模的光纤飞秒种子源和啁啾脉冲放大（Chirped Pulse Amplification,CPA）技术产生1 030 nm的基频光,经过压缩倍频后,实现了脉宽357 fs、平均功率2.187 W的515nm飞秒激光输出。该飞秒激光器具备基频光与倍频光双波长切换输出的能力,且具有体积紧凑、脉冲稳定、转换效率较高、光束质量良好的优势,可作为超快激光加工系统的光源。     

飞秒激光脉冲的高效率放大研究

介绍了采用多通放大的飞秒脉冲掺钛蓝宝石激光放大系统,分析讨论了提高放大效率及缩短脉冲宽度的技术方法。在仅用能量２９０ｍＪ的倍频Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ激光泵浦下,得到了输出峰值功率大于１．４ＴＷ、脉宽２５ｆｓ、重复频率１０Ｈｚ的超短超强激光脉冲。     

采用环形再生腔结构的飞秒激光啁啾脉冲放大研究

采用环形再生腔结构的啁啾脉冲放大技术方案, 在重复频率100 Hz,单脉冲能量33.1 mJ的532 nm激光抽运下, 从钛宝石激光中获得了单脉冲能量9.84 mJ的放大输出, 对应的斜效率达33.1%.在重复频率10 Hz的情况下, 同样获得了单脉冲能量为9.64 mJ, 对应斜效率达36.8%的高效率放大结果. 通过色散补偿压缩该啁啾激光脉冲后的单脉冲能量为6.36 mJ, 脉冲宽度为59.7 fs. 测量结果表明典型的能量不稳定度为1.85%. 关键词： 啁啾脉冲放大 再生放大 飞秒激光 环形腔     

提高飞秒超强激光脉冲对比度的新方法

文章在简要描述飞秒超强激光脉冲对比度有关概念及其测量方法的基础上,介绍了空间滤波和时间滤波,以及提高注入脉冲种子对比度和强度的技术,环形腔放大技术,光参量啁啾脉冲放大技术（OPCPA）,双啁啾脉冲放大技术（DCPA）,采用高阶非线性晶体滤波等几种提高对比度的新方法和新技术.采用这些方法和技术,在最近一两年的时间里,人们成功地将多年来徘徊在106量级的飞秒超强激光脉冲对比度,提高到了1011的新水平,从而为强场物理的研究提供了更为理想的光源.     

提高飞秒超强激光脉冲对比度的新方法

文章在简要描述飞秒超强激光脉冲对比度有关概念及其测量方法的基础上,介绍了空间滤波和时间滤波,以及提高注入脉冲种子对比度和强度的技术,环形腔放大技术,光参量啁啾脉冲放大技术（OPCPA）,双啁啾脉冲放大技术（DCPA）,采用高阶非线性晶体滤波等几种提高对比度的新方法和新技术.采用这些方法和技术,在最近一两年的时间里,人们成功地将多年来徘徊在106量级的飞秒超强激光脉冲对比度,提高到了1011的新水平,从而为强场物理的研究提供了更为理想的光源.     

飞秒激光脉冲的高效率放大研究

介绍了采用多通放大的飞秒脉冲掺钛蓝宝石激光放大系统,分析讨论了提高放大效率及缩短脉冲宽度的技术方法。在仅用能量290mJ的倍频Nd:YAG激光泵浦下,得到了输出峰值功率大于1.4TW、脉宽25fs、重复频率10Hz的超短超强激光脉冲。     

10 kHz 40 W Ti:sapphire regenerative ring amplifier

A cryogenically cooled Ti:sapphire regenerative ring amplifier was developed as a laser for generating a laser-produced plasma light source. With a 10 kHz 180 W pump laser, the amplifier output is 40 W before compression and 26 W after compression. We believe it to be the current highest average-power output from a single stage Ti:sapphire amplifier. The effective focal length of the thermal lens is measured to be 2.2 m at 100 K for 180 W of pump power. With a 1 m focal length lens placed in the resonator, the effect of a thermal lens on the resonator mode is suppressed. High conversion efficiency is achieved for the whole pumping power range without any additional measures for thermal compensation.     

Broadband spectral shaping in a Ti:sapphire regenerative amplifier

A birefringent crystal quartz plate of known thickness has been used as a spectral filter for spectral shaping in a Ti:sapphire regenerative amplifier. The spectral profile of the amplified pulse ejected from the regenerative amplifier was observed while adjusting the birefringent crystal plate in the cavity. By altering the gain spectrum, the bandwidth of the regeneratively amplified pulse was increased from 18 to 35 nm by using a 0.34-mm thick birefringent plate. The output pulse spectrum from the regenerative amplifier neared the bandwidth of the seed pulse. As a comparison, we used a coated filter outside the regenerative amplifier cavity, and the bandwidth of the regeneratively amplified pulse was stretched to 28 nm. When the bandwidth was stretched to 35 nm, the pulse was compressed to 35 fs.     

双向抽运钛宝石的高效率多通脉冲主放大研究

从啁啾脉冲放大的基本理论出发，系统地计算了啁啾脉冲在多通放大过程中的增益特性，并设计了一个六通主放大器，对应能量提取效率为38％，输出能量大于1J. 关键词： 双向抽运 多通放大 钛宝石激光器     

基于大基模体积的10mJ飞秒钛宝石激光再生放大器

文章报导了基于大基模体积的高能量飞秒钛宝石激光再生放大器的设计与实验研究,在重复频率10 Hz、抽运能量60 mJ的激励下,得到了单脉冲能量17.4 mJ的种子脉冲放大结果,压缩后的脉冲宽度为40.6 fs,能量为13.9 mJ.借助于此大基模体积再生腔,仅增加一级多通放大,实现了峰值功率达1.9 TW飞秒激光脉冲输出.结果表明,大模体积再生放大不仅降低了后续放大对抽运能量的要求,也可以单独压缩实现再生腔直接输出10 mJ量级的飞秒激光脉冲,是大能量高峰值功率飞秒激光系统的优质前端.     

无展宽器的高重复率钛宝石啁啾飞秒脉冲再生放大器的研究

通过优化放大腔结构参数和采用高光束质量的泵浦激光,依靠放大器腔内各个元件的色散展宽种子脉冲, 用钛宝石作为增益介质, 在低泵浦能量下, 实现了高光束质量,高稳定的中等能量的高重复率飞秒脉冲再生放大. 将钛宝石晶体离焦放置,有效的避免了光学损伤. 在1.1 mJ的绿光泵浦下, 获得了2 ps, 120 μJ, 重复频率为1 KHz, 光谱带宽7.8 nm的放大脉冲, 用石英棱镜对压缩可得到130 fs的激光脉冲.     

大能量全固态再生放大器研究进展

在固体激光脉冲放大器中,再生放大器具有增益高、光束质量好以及结构简单等优点,得到了广泛的关注和应用。经过几十年的不断发展,再生放大器已经能够实现数百mJ脉冲能量以及数kW均值功率的稳定输出。增益材料特性、腔型结构、泵浦能力、热效应、元器件性能等诸多方面都会影响再生放大器的输出特性,其中增益材料特性是最根本的因素。由于特性不同,基于不同增益材料体系的再生放大器在结构和功能上都会有较大的差异。基于不同的材料体系,介绍了各类体系下的再生放大器在发展过程中遇到的关键共性问题,以及几类典型的再生放大器及其特点。讨论了再生放大器未来的发展趋势。     

Spatial chirp in Ti:sapphire multipass amplifier

The spatial chirp generated in the Ti:sapphire multipass amplifier is numerically investigated based on the onedimensional(1D) and two-dimensional(2D) Frantz–Nodvik equations. The simulation indicates that the spatial chirp is induced by the spatially inhomogeneous gain, and it can be almost eliminated by utilization of proper beam profiles and spot sizes of the signal and pump pulses, for example, the pump pulse has a top-hatted beam profile and the signal pulse has a super-Gaussian beam profile with a relatively larger spot size. In this way, a clear understanding of spatial chirp mechanisms in the Ti:sapphire multipass amplifier is proposed, therefore we can effectively almost eliminate the spatial chirp and improve the beam quality of a high-power Ti:sapphire chirped pulse amplifier system.     

All-fiber laser seeded femtosecond Yb:KGW solid state regenerative amplifier

A high efficiency compact Yb:KGW regenerative amplifier using an all-fiber laser seed source was comprehensively studied. With thermal lensing effect compensated by the cavity design, the compressed pulses with energy of 1 m J at 1 k Hz and 0.4 m J at 10 k Hz in sub-400-fs pulse duration using chirped fiber Bragg grating(CFBG) stretcher were demonstrated.A modified Frantz–Nodvik equation was developed to emulate the dynamic behavior of the regenerative amplifier. The simulation results were in good agreement with the experiment. Numerical simulations and experimental results show that the scheme can be scalable to higher energy of multi-m J, sub-300 fs pulses.     

Two-color chirped-pulse amplification in an ultrabroadband Ti:sapphire ring regenerative amplifier

We have developed a high-energy, ultrabroadband Ti:sapphire ring regenerative amplifier capable of producing in excess of 20-mJ output at a 10-Hz repetition rate. The technique of chirped-pulse amplification is used to generate two-color, time-synchronized pulses with central wavelength separations of up to approximately 120 nm and with a total energy of 10 mJ by use of a regenerative pulse-shaping technique. Mid-infrared pulses tunable from 6 to 11 microm are generated by difference frequency mixing the two-color outputs.