具有腔内光放大的单共振光参量振荡器

推导了描述稳态运行，具有腔内光放大的环形腔单共振光参量振荡器(ICOASRO)的功率特性的高斯光束理论.在这种结构的单共振光参量振荡器(SRO)中，适当地选择光放大器的参数，可以很大程度地降低单共振光参量振荡器的抽运阈值.在平均场近似下无二阶非线性交叉耦合作用的具有腔内光放大的环形腔单共振光参量振荡器的工作范围分成四个工作区域，且存在最小的单共振光参量振荡器的抽运阈值.文中的分析考虑了作为光放大器的激光增益介质的端面抽运特性，考虑了一般化单共振光参量振荡器的特性. 关键词： 单共振光参量振荡器 光放大 阈值     

与794nm飞秒激光精确同步的无直流背底的1064nm脉冲光的产生

基于非共线光参量放大(NOPA)，以宽带794nm飞秒激光的倍频光为抽运光，以连续的He-Ne激光为信号光，产生了与宽带794nm飞秒激光精确同步的无直流背底的1064nm的脉冲光.实验结果显示该1064nm的光脉冲可作为光参量啁啾脉冲放大系统的抽运激光链的种子光，从而实现用全光学方法实现OPCPA系统抽运光和信号光的精确同步.还将非共线光参量放大器置于经特殊设计的He-Ne激光腔内，也同样成功得到了无直流背底的1064nm的光脉冲.经一次光参量放大后所得到的1064nm光的光谱和空间啁啾特性与非共线光参量放大器置于He-Ne激光腔外时得到的1064nm的光脉冲相同，而其单脉冲能量约为腔外NOPA的10倍. 关键词： 非线性光参量放大 光参量啁啾脉冲放大 时间同步     

用于产生亚12fs脉冲的脉冲波前匹配的超宽带光学参量啁啾脉冲放大器

研究和建议了一种用于产生亚12fs脉冲的基于脉冲波前匹配的LBO超宽带光学参量啁啾脉冲放大器。实验结果表明LBO超宽带光学参量啁啾脉冲放大器可以输出大于60nm(FWHM)的增益光谱带宽，为了利用这种放大器产生转换限制的脉冲输出，给出了一种将超宽带光学参量啁啾脉冲放大器与脉冲波前匹配相结合的方法，这种方法等价于信号光脉冲波前无斜置的放大，克服了超宽带参量啁啾脉冲放大器中由于信号光的脉冲波前斜置而导致很难获得最短压缩脉冲输出的缺陷，从而允许产生转换限制的亚12fs脉冲。     

参量放大器腔中光力诱导透明与本征模劈裂性质

研究了在含有光学参量放大器的光力学腔中关于弱探测光的光力诱导透明与本征模劈裂的性质.研究发现,光学参量放大器的驱动场相位和非线性增益值的大小对光力诱导透明窗口宽度和本征模劈裂性质有非常重要的影响,特别是当控制光频率工作在光力学红边带下,通过适当调制相位和非线性增益可以实现比空腔时(没有光学参量放大器时)还狭窄的光力诱导透明窗口,此时伴随着陡峭的色散曲线.这些研究结果有利于在光力耦合系统中实现快慢光、光存储等量子信息处理过程.     

利用自制的单频激光器获得近通讯波段正交振幅压缩态光场

利用自制的1.34 μm和0.67 μm双波长输出单频激光器作为泵浦源,泵浦基于PPKTP晶体的光学参量放大器,通过边带锁频技术将光学参量放大腔腔长锁定在激光频率上,将泵浦光和信号光相对相位锁定在π相位,经参量缩小过程获得低于散粒噪声极限约3 dB的正交振幅压缩光.压缩光位于光纤通信窗口——1.3 μm波段.     

利用周期性极化KTiOPO4晶体参量缩小过程产生明亮振幅压缩光

利用周期性极化KTiOPO₄晶体构成的连续准相位匹配简并光学参量缩小谐振腔， 获得了注入红外的明亮正交振幅压缩光.参量振荡阈值为35mW.当抽运光功率为20mW时，测得压缩度为223dB，特别是当抽运光功率为8mW时，测得压缩度为217dB. 关键词： 准相位匹配 简并光学参量放大器 明亮振幅压缩光     

非简并四波混频体系中双模光场的纠缠特性

利用非简并四波混频体系制备出稳定的连续变量的纠缠态，研究了纠缠随时间的演化情况.同时，得到双模光场的特征函数.经分析可知，在强抽运光的作用下此体系相当于一个光学参量放大器；在满足一定的条件下，能够制备出稳定的连续变量的量子纠缠态，并且纠缠的程度与双光子抽运光强度、合作参量及失谐频率有关. 关键词： 连续变量 三能级 高斯态 参量放大器     

基于单个BBO晶体载波包络相位稳定的高效率光参量放大器

基于单个BBO非线性晶体,利用非共线光参量放大技术,研究了载波包络相位稳定的高效率可调谐近红外脉冲产生.以载波包络相位稳定的飞秒激光放大系统产生的白光作为种子光,注入一个二类匹配的二级光参量放大器,在1350 nm波段获得抽运-信号光34%的转换效率.利用f—2f光谱相干测量技术,放大脉冲载波包络相位的抖动30 min内小于137 mrad.该方法提供了一种简单高效的载波包络相位稳定的红外脉冲产生技术.     

饱和放大情形下光纤参量放大器的增益和带宽特性研究

利用龙格库塔法数值求解非线性耦合方程,研究了单抽运光纤参量放大器在增益饱和区的增益谱特性.通过比较考虑抽运光损耗与忽略抽运光损耗增益谱的差别,分析了抽运光损耗对增益谱的影响.此外,给出了在饱和放大区,信号光的增益谱与光纤长度、输入信号光功率、抽运光波长与零色散波长偏离之间的关系.发现在饱和放大区,增益的整体水平有所下降,增益谱的可用带宽相对于小信号放大有所减少,增益谱在可用带宽范围内出现了旁瓣.这些结果将对工作在饱和放大区的单抽运光参量放大器的设计提供有益的帮助.     

发散光束抽运的宽带光参量啁啾脉冲放大系统的理论研究

对发散光束抽运的光参量啁啾脉冲放大器的增益带宽进行了系统的理论研究.采用空间傅里叶变换和四阶Runge-Kutta算法，分别模拟了非衍射极限情况下的高斯光束和空间频谱为矩形的发散光束作为抽运光时的增益曲线.结果表明：不管是在可见光或是在近红外光谱区，用发散光束均可以明显地改善光参量啁啾脉冲放大系统的增益带宽.选取合适的发散角和抽运光强，可以获得高增益、宽谱带的信号光输出. 关键词： 光参量啁啾脉冲放大 增益带宽 发散角 高斯光束     

非共线相位匹配LBO晶体飞秒光参变放大器的研究

对非共线相位匹配LBO晶体飞秒光参变放大器进行了系统地分析和理论研究，用数值方法得出了非共线角、相位匹配角、增益和增益带宽之间的关系，给出了放大器设计的各种最优化参量。研究结果表明，这种参变放大器不仅可以实现较高的参变增益和获得极宽的增益带宽，还具有较大的参变允许角、较小的走离角和小的群速色散。因此这种参变放大器对于以纳秒级高功率激光作为抽运光，利用光参变啁啾脉冲放大（OPCPA）技术高效率参变放大飞秒脉冲产生10^12W甚至10^15W级的超强超短激光脉冲具有重要的意义。建立的理论模型具有普遍意义，也为其他类似的参变过程提供了重要的理论依据。     

Diffusion-induced parametric dispersion and amplification in doped semiconductor plasmas

Using the hydrodynamic model of semiconductor plasma, the diffusion-induced nonlinear current density and the consequent second-order effective susceptibility are obtained under off-resonant laser irradiation. The analysis deals with the qualitative behaviour of the anomalous parametric dispersion and the gain profile with respect to the excess doping concentration and pump electric field. The analysis suggests that a proper selection of doping level and pump field may lead to either positive or negative enhanced parametric dispersion, which can be of great use in the generation of sequeezed states. It is found that gain maximizes at moderate doping concentration level, which may drastically reduce the fabrication cost of parametric amplifier based on this interaction.      

光纤激光器光参量啁啾脉冲放大现象

实验研究了采用信号光在一块非线性晶体内被同一束泵浦光放大两次的结构来实现光参量啁啾脉冲放大过程中对参量荧光的控制,实验得到了2×106的双通总增益,输出总能量为2 mJ,信号光能量晃动小于3％ rms,此时参量荧光仅占输出总能量的1％.采用这种放大结构,提高了短信号光与长泵浦光在时域上的匹配和转换效率,抑制了参量荧光,并提高了放大信号光的能量稳定性.     

一种增益平坦的光子晶体拉曼光纤放大器

为解决传统拉曼放大器增益系数低和增益不平坦的问题,采用级联光子晶体光纤的设计方法设计了一种增益平坦的拉曼光纤放大器.采用受激拉曼散射效应的稳态分析理论,分析了光子晶体光纤的拉曼增益谱,建立了拉曼放大器的理论模型.通过解耦合方程,推导了实现增益平坦的约束条件,发现光纤长度和泵浦功率是影响拉曼光纤放大器增益平坦度的两个参数.仿真结果表明,在1 508～1 544 nm的带宽范围内,实现了一个增益高达21 dB,增益平坦度仅为0.14 dB的光子晶体拉曼光纤放大器,可在光纤通信系统应用中发挥重要作用.     

低温Yb:YAG放大器增益与热畸变特性实验研究

为了研究低温条件下Yb:YAG放大器的增益和热特性,搭建了一套液氮冷却的低温放大器,开展了实验研究。测量了不同泵浦强度下的小信号增益以及低温和常温下的介质热致波前畸变。结果表明:低温条件下,可以用更少的泵浦能量得到高于常温的增益;常温下泵浦电流200A、脉冲宽度1200μs的小信号增益为1.59;低温下泵浦电流200A、脉冲宽度400μs的小信号增益为1.82,光光效率显著提高。自发辐射放大(ASE)问题在低温下更加显著,采用短脉冲泵浦有利于降低ASE的影响。低温的热管理效果较常温有显著提高,可以在更高的平均功率下运行。     

Gain characteristic of a dual-pump fiber-optical parametric amplifier with a highly nonlinear fiber

The gain characteristic of a dual-pump fiber-optical parametric amplifier with a highly nonlinear fiber is demonstrated. The influence of various parameters on the gain spectrum of the dual-pump fiber-optical parametric amplifier is numerically simulated. The results indicate that broadband and flat gain can be obtained under optimized parameters.     

Simultaneously gain-flattened and gain-clamped erbium fiber amplifier

In this paper, we propose and demonstrate a simple erbium amplifier module based on an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) and an erbium-doped waveguide amplifier (EDWA) in serial, having gain-flatted (GF) and gain-clamped (GC) functions simultaneously. In first proposed GF amplifier scheme, the maximum gain variation of 2.5 dB can be observed in the effective range of 1528 to 1562 nm and the entire gains are above 35 dB with the input signal power of ?30 dBm. Hence, we investigate second scheme by optical feedback method in the proposed fiber amplifier achieving gain-flattened (GF) and gain-clamped (GC) efficiencies simultaneously. Thus, the maximum gain variations of ±0.8 and ±1.8 dB can be obtained in the operating range of 1530 to 1564 nm, when the input signal powers are ?16 and ?40 dBm, respectively. Moreover, the dynamic gain profile can be adjusted and dynamic input power range is also measured based on the proposed GF and GC fiber amplifier.     

Calculation of transient gain enhancement by suppressing intra-cavity ASE in a large-aperture KrF laser amplifier

In a large-aperture amplifier, steady-state gain is heavily reduced by the intra-cavity amplified spontaneous emission (ASE). However, the reduced gain could be transiently enhanced by temporally suppressing the ASE with an intense depleting short pulse. Previously, we reported the experimental observation of this transient gain enhancement in a KrF laser amplifier with a 29-cm-diameter aperture. In this paper, this transient gain enhancement is examined theoretically by using a time-dependent ASE code. From a comparison of the code calculations with the experimental results, the observed quick gain recovery and also the possibility of a transient gain higher than the steady-state value are discussed. Received: 18 February 1999 / Revised version: 5 March 1999 / Published online: 28 April 1999     

Enhancement of Gain in L-Band Bismuth-Based Erbium-Doped Fibre Amplifier Using an Un-pumped EDF and Midway Isolator

A hybrid L-band erbium-doped fibre amplifier (EDFA) with enhanced gain characteristic is demonstrated without a significant noise figure penalty. It uses a backward C-band amplified stimulated emission from both the ends of a bismuth-based EDFA system to pump an unpumped erbium-doped fibre (EDF) for gain enhancing. The maximum gain enhancement of 4.0dB is obtained at wavelength 1604nm with EDF length of 20m. The gain spectrum is reasonably fiat in this amplifier compared with the amplifier without an EDF. The gain varies from 27.4 dB to 30.2 dB at wavelength region 1564-1608 nm with incorporation of 20 m EDF. Noise figure also varies from 6.0 to 7.TdB at this wavelength region.     

Transient gain enhancement for a train of picosecond pulses in a large-aperture KrF laser amplifier

The heavily depleted steady-state gain in a large-aperture amplifier can be transiently enhanced by temporally suppressing the intra-cavity amplified spontaneous emission (ASE). In our previous experiments of amplifying two 10-ps pulses in a 29-cm-diameter KrF amplifier, we showed that output fluences of three times the saturation energy density E_sat were obtained at a pulse separation of 1.7 ns for full-filling beams, whereas it took 4 ns for 5-cm-diameter beams. Our recently developed time-dependent ASE code almost reproduced this observed quick gain recovery. In this paper, we report the experimental results of amplifying six 10-ps pulses in series to the saturation level in the large-aperture amplifier. The quick gain recovery was observed also for the pulse train. Short-pulse outputs of 3E_sat were obtained at a reduced pulse separation of only 1.5 ns. Received: 12 March 1999 / Published online: 19 May 1999