Spectral structure of 510.6 and 578.2 nm lines in?a?CuBr?vapor?laser

Considering the hyperfine structure and the isotopic splitting of copper active atomic levels, the temporal behavior of the spectral structure of amplified spontaneous emission at 510.6 nm line was calculated. The spectral line shapes of 510.6 and 578.2 nm laser lines were measured and compared with the calculated results at different experimental configurations, i.e., without cavity mirrors, with the back mirror, and with cavity mirrors. The results of the 578.2 nm line revealed that the mode competition was involved in the formation of laser oscillation.     

低气压下CuBr激光的光谱结构

综合考虑能级精细结构和同位素分裂等因素，计算了铜原子511nm和578nm自发跃迁谱线的光谱结构.设计制作了可周期更换缓冲气体封闭运转的CuBr激光器，测量了低气压下以氖气为缓冲气体的CuBr激光器的511nm和578nm激光谱线在不同工作温度和激励电压时的光谱结构.结果表明铜原子511nm和578nm谱线的自发辐射光谱和激光光谱具有类似的多峰结构，但578nm激光光谱线形与工作温度和激励电压密切相关，对实验结果做了定性分析.     

紫铜等离子体特征谱线及其展宽形成机制

利用波长为1064 nm,最大能量为500 mJ的 Nd:YAG脉冲激光器对紫铜进行冲击,并且改变激光能量,获得一系列等离子体特征谱线,结果表明:本实验条件下,获得铜原子谱线不完整,只有5条明显激发谱线,分别为:CuⅠ 406.33 nm, CuⅠ 458.69 nm, CuⅠ 521.8 nm, CuⅠ 529.25 nm, CuⅠ 578.2 nm。根据跃迁原理,得出激光不能使铜原子完全受到激发;选取CuⅠ 521.8 nm原子光谱与CuⅠ 578.2 nm的原子光谱谱线线型作为分析对象,发现其展宽线型不同,分别为Lorenz线型与Gauss线型。通过对应线型曲线方程分析得出,同一原子光谱不同波段对应形成光谱展宽机制不同。     

Structure of 510.6 and 578.2 nm copper laser lines

The structure of the 510.6 and 578.2 nm copper laser lines were calculated and measured as a function of cooper density and buffer gas pressure. The line shapes were consistent with the calculations only near the oscillation threshold. The buffer gas pressure data indicate that the pressure broadening coefficient is very small for our experimental conditions.     

Multiple spectral structure of the 578.2 nm copper laser line

The multiple spectral structure of the 578.2 nm copper laser line of a CuBr laser is investigated. By considering the special hyperfine transitions of the⁶³Cu atom, the discharge disturbance and the competition of transitions, an explanation of the multiple line structure is given     

Spectroscopic characterization of aluminum plasma using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

A detailed investigation of aluminum plasma induced by a 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser in air was performed. The emission of spectral lines arising from Al I transition at 396.07 nm, Al II transition at 358.46 nm, Al III transition at 360.72 nm and Al IV transition at 363.05 nm were well-resolved. The plasma parameters including electron temperature and electron density were determined through the Boltzmann plot method using the emission line intensities of the same ionized stages of aluminum atoms and the Stark-broadening profiles of Al II emission line, respectively. The temporal evolutions of the spectral lines belonging to atomic and ionic aluminum elements and the plasma parameters were investigated at three different laser pulse energies. Moreover, the validity of local thermodynamic equilibrium was elucidated in our experimental condition.     

A study of the influence of the input electrical power on the spectral width of the 510.6 nm line of an atomic copper vapor laser

The effect of the input electrical power on the spectral width of the 510.6 nm line of an atomic copper vapor laser (CVL) is investigated. An analysis of the gas temperature inside the discharge tube and the line broadening mechanism of the CVL is reported. The input electrical power was varied from 2.0 to 4.2 kW in a cylindrical discharge tube of inner radius 2.35 cm and length 150.0 cm. A Fabry–Perot etalon and imaging camera-based setup interfaced with personal computer was used to measure the spectral width of the 510.6 nm (green) laser line. The Doppler broadened spectral profile of the laser emission varies with input electrical power and an additional broadening of almost 1 GHz at the highest operating input power was observed.     

Development of copper bromide laser master oscillator power amplifier system

Development of master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) system of copper bromide laser (CBL) operating at 110 W average power is reported. The spectral distribution of power at green (510.6 nm) and yellow (578.2 nm) components in the output of a copper bromide laser is studied as a function of operating parameters. The electrical input power was varied from 2.6 to 4.3 kW, the pulse repetition frequency (PRF) was changed from 16 to 19 kHz, and the pressure of the buffer gas (neon) was kept fixed at 20 mbar. When the electrical input power was increased to 4.3 kW from 2.6 kW, the tube-wall temperature also increased to 488°C from 426°C but the ratio of the green to yellow power decreased to 1.53 from 3.73. The ratio of green to yellow power decreased to 1.53 from 1.63 when the PRF of the laser was increased to 19 kHz from 16 kHz. These observations are explained in terms of electron temperature, energy levels of transitions, and voltage and current waveforms across the laser head.     

A multiwave CuBr and PbBr2 laser with a sectioned active volume

The operation of a CuBr and PbBr₂ laser with a two-section gas-discharge tube with working media in different sections and an additional electrode between the sections was studied for the first time. Effective lasing was achieved in both media under control of time location of lasing pulses in different active media. The total mean lasing power equal to 1.5 W was distributed over wavelengths as follows: 1 W (510.6 nm), 0.3 W (578.2 nm), and 0.2 W (722.9 nm). The specific features of operation of the multicomponent laser and methods for its optimization are discussed. It is shown that the lasing power in a section is close to the power of an individual active element.     

A copper HyBrID laser of 120 W average output power and 2.2% efficiency

A copper HyBrID laser (=510.6, 578.2 nm) is reported which produced 121 W at 2.2% efficiency (based on stored energy), with a pulse recurrence frequency of 18 kHz. For an output power of 100 W, the efficiency was 2.6%. A 21% enhancement in output power was achieved by eliminating parasitic stimulated emission due to back-reflection from the silica discharge-tube windows.     

飞秒激光诱导铝等离子体时间分辨光谱研究

在大气环境下利用中心波长800nm、脉宽为30fs的激光聚焦在铝靶上,测定了激光诱导铝等离子体中铝原子的时间分辨发射谱。在局部热平衡条件近似下,根据实验测定的谱线相对强度得到了等离子体的电子温度;研究了激光脉冲能量对等离子体电子温度的影响和等离子体电子温度的时间演化特性。同时,实验发现了394.4nm和396.1nm两条铝原子谱线存在较强的自吸收效应,实验结果表明随着激光脉冲能量的减少和延时的增加,自吸收现象逐渐消失。     

Statistical analysis of the CuBr laser efficiency improvement

A new approach for improving the efficiency of a copper bromide vapour laser with wavelengths of 510.6 and 578.2 nm is implemented. Multi-factor and regression analyses of a large amount of experimental data have outlined the parameters with highest impact on the laser efficiency. They are electric input power, inside diameter of the rings, distance between the electrodes, inside diameter of the laser tube, hydrogen pressure and electric input power per unit length.The results obtained allow discovery of the internal structure of dependences among parameters, to better account for the physical processes that influence efficiency, to improve the planning of further experiments and laser production technology.     

激光诱导Al等离子体电子温度的时间空间演化特性研究

实验测定了激光烧蚀Al等离子体中Al原子在380-500nm 波长范围内的时间和空间分辨发射光谱。由Al原子390.068nm、394.4nm、396.152nm、466.3056nm、451.25nm、352 .95nm发射光谱线的强度计算了等离子体电子温度,并由实验结果讨论了激光等离子体中电子温度的时间和空间演化特性。实验结果表明,当延时在100-1500ns范围内变化时,相应的电子温度Te范围为6200K -32700K;当距离靶表面0-1.8mm范围内变化时,相应的电子温度Te范围为9800K- 32700K, 电子温度在沿激光束方向上的分布具有很好的对称性。     

Two-photon-excited fluorescence in KTiOPO4 polycrystals

The spectra of two-photon-excited fluorescence in KTiOPO₄ were obtained at room temperature. A coppervapor laser was used as a source of excitation light and provided two emission lines (λ=510.6 and 578.2 nm). The laser operated at a high pulse-repetition rate (～ 10⁴ Hz) and featured a peak power of about 10⁴ W, average power of 1 W, and pulse duration of 20 ns. The fluorescence spectra of crystalline KTiOPO₄ are compared with the resonance fluorescence spectra of KTiOPO₄ at 4.2 K. The measured decay time of fluorescence was found to be less than 16 ns. The efficiency of conversion of the laser radiation to fluorescence was about 10^?10 under saturation conditions.     

基于自发辐射光谱的超声速流场测速技术

等离子体状态参数测量是研究等离子体特性,开展等离子体模拟再入环境、等离子体隐身、等离子体减阻以及边界层控制等研究的重要基础。利用等离子体射流的自发辐射光谱,提出了一种基于光学多普勒频移效应的等离子体超声速射流测速的方法。首先,测量了等离子体中Ar原子产生的自发辐射光谱,选择696.54 nm的特征谱线,作为等离子体发生器测速实验的运动光源;其次,使用光谱仪、传能光纤、EMCCD相机和高光谱分辨法布里-珀罗（F-P）干涉仪,设计了高温等离子体速度测量光路;最后,在氩壁稳电弧等离子体发生器上,开展了超声速射流速度测量实验。实验中,同一测点的Ar原子产生的自发辐射光谱,分别被与等离子体射流运动方向成49°和90°夹角的收集透镜收集进入光谱仪,经光谱仪分光后仅保留特征谱线696.54 nm附近自发辐射光进入传能光纤,从而消除其他波长的自发辐射光的影响;光谱仪输出的特征辐射光谱,经光纤传输及透镜整形成平行光后,精细度30、自由光谱范围6.6 GHz的F-P干涉仪,形成多光束干涉圆环,并由EMCCD相机采集,实现对特征谱线的超高精度分辨;根据多普勒原理,不同角度收集的同一测点处Ar 696.54 nm特征谱线的频移将有所不同,EMCCD采集的干涉圆环半径也将不同,通过测量同一级次不同收集方向特征谱线形成的干涉圆环半径改变量,可测得高温等离子体射流流动速度。针对同一喷管开展了两车对比试验,实验测得两车射流轴向速度分别为791和783 m·s-1,具有较好的重复性。结果表明基于多普勒效应,利用高温气体自发辐射光谱,结合高光谱分辨F-P干涉仪,能够实现高温等离子体射流速度的精确测量,该方法属于非接触测量,不干扰流场,尤其适用于传统传感器难以应用的高温流场测量。     

原子发射光谱法研究SCB放电特性

半导体桥(SCB)通过桥膜放电进行含能材料的点火,具有低点火能量、高安全性以及能与数字逻辑电路组合等优点.文章利用原子发射光谱技术研究了其放电特性.首先用Cu原子谱线510.5和521.8 nm进行温度测垦,用Si原子谱线390.5 nm和Si离子线413.0 nm进行电子密度测量,同时获得SCB放电温度和电子密度随时间分布的测量结果.在放电电压为20 V,充电电容为47 μF条件下,1.0 Ω的SCB放电温度分布在2 500～4 300 K之间,电子密度约为1016 cm-3左右.然后根据光谱诊断结果,结合等离子体成立的空间尺度和时问尺度条件,判断两种规格的SCB的放电行为是否产生等离子体.该研究结果为SCB桥体的设计以及点火方式的控制提供了理论依据.也为瞬态小尺寸等离子体的判断和诊断提供了一种参考方法.     

0.16 nm spaced multi-wavelength Brillouin fiber laser in a figure-of-eight configuration

A stable and compact multi-wavelength Brillouin fiber laser (BFL) operating at room temperature is experimentally demonstrated using a 100 m long photonic crystal fiber (PCF) in conjunction with a figure-of-eight configuration. At a Brillouin pump (BP) level of 15.3 dBm, 7 simultaneous lines with 20 GHz or 0.16 nm line spacing is achieved by removing the odd-order Stokes lines. The anti-Stokes lines are also generated via four wave mixing process in the laser cavity. Compared with the Erbium-based multi-wavelength laser, this BFL has advantages in term of channel spacing and flexibility in the choice of operating wavelength. The output spectrum of the proposed BFL can be tuned by 80 nm, dependent on the availability of an appropriate BP source. The multi-wavelength BFL shows a good stability with power fluctuations of less than 0.5 dB over more than 3 h.     

Design and Construction of a Three-Color Gold–Copper-Vapor Laser and the Output-Power Dependence on the Frequency and Buffer-gas Pressure

We design and construct a three-color gold–copper-vapor laser emitting green (510.6 nm), yellow (578.2 nm), and red (627.8 nm) light. The maximum measured total average output power is 12 W under sealed-off conditions. We divide the active medium into three zones (two at both ends for copper and the central zone for gold) in order to vaporize both gold and copper simultaneously. For this purpose, we use a single type of thermal insulator to change the temperature along the medium by varying its thickness, which is the main point in our design. In addition, we carry out some experiments to distinguish the dependence of the output power on the frequency and buffer-gas pressure; the measured ratio of these three wavelengths, green : yellow: red, is 22 : 10 : 7.     

Growth and spectroscopic properties of Yb-doped Li6Y(BO3)3 single crystal

The spectroscopic properties of high-quality Czochralski grown 20% Yb³⁺-doped Li₆Y(BO₃)₃ single crystal as new promising laser material are presented. The crystal was seeded-grown in the 〈0 1 0〉 direction and its crystallinity was measured using X-ray rocking curve analysis. Low temperature transmission spectrum exhibits broad bands in a short range of wavelengths and two sharp lines at 972.5 and 978 nm, interpreted as two zero-lines of two nonequivalent Yb³⁺ centers inside the lattice. The fluorescence lifetimes associated to these two intense lines are different: 0.867 and 1.33 ms. An attempt of determination of the Stark sublevels energies of the ⁴F_5/2 and ⁴F_7/2 manifolds of the two Yb³⁺ nonequivalent ions is given. The polarized absorption and emission spectra were also recorded at room temperature and we conclude that the most favorable emission line for laser application could be around 1042 nm in n_g polarization.     

利用OMA谱仪测量飞秒激光的谐波光谱

本文给出了利用光学多道分析(OMA)谱仪测量飞秒激光谐波光谱的一种方法 .该方法是利用OMA谱仪(谱分辨0.1nm)加CCD(1152×1242)相机探测设备,用消色差的相机镜头作为空间分辨,在固体靶前表面测量了激光的二次谐波(2ω_0)光谱.结果显示:在平行于靶面的方向和接近于法线方向分别观测到了2ω_0光谱,但在接近于法线方向的谐波光谱出现了精细结构,并得到2ω_0谐波谱的分裂间隔约为3.183 nm.分析认为,自生磁场的产生和作用是导致二次谐波光谱精细结构及谐波谱分裂的主要原因.