两台独立飞秒钛宝石振荡器的高精度主动同步研究

对两台独立钛宝石飞秒振荡器的高精度主动同步进行了研究.实验中共采用三套锁相环对它们输出的激光脉冲进行了主动同步控制,最终得到了时间抖动低于30fs的同步精度;由于通过计算机智能监控两台振荡器的相对腔长变动,使得高精度同步维持的时间高达40min. 关键词： 飞秒激光 主动同步 锁相环 时间抖动     

采用飞秒光纤激光同步泵浦的自启动锁模钛宝石激光研究

针对常规连续激光泵浦钛宝石激光振荡器不能自启动锁模的缺点,采用倍频飞秒光纤激光同步泵浦,通过调节振荡器腔长与泵浦腔长匹配,实现了飞秒钛宝石激光的自启动锁模。实验中采用3.4 W的倍频掺镱光纤激光同步泵浦钛宝石激光振荡器,获得了平均功率大于130 mW、重复频率75 MHz、光谱宽度大于47 nm、脉冲宽度17 fs的锁模脉冲输出,不仅能够稳定可靠地实现自启动锁模,解决了常规钛宝石激光振荡器锁模启动的困难,而且还具有同步输出1040,800,520 nm三束飞秒激光的特点,为进一步开展飞秒激光相干合成以及光参量放大等研究提供了优势基础。     

钛宝石飞秒激光振荡器的稳定性改善

对钛宝石飞秒激光器脉冲序列的强度和时间的稳定性进行了分析.实验比较了钛宝石飞秒激光器底板有无水冷的条件下,输出锁模脉冲序列的稳定性以及中心波长和光谱宽度的变化.结果表明对钛宝石飞秒激光器底板施加水冷可改善锁模脉冲的稳定性. 关键词： 钛宝石激光器 稳定性 飞秒脉冲     

TW级钛宝石飞秒激光放大装置中的同步控制

讨论了TW级飞秒激光放大装置中的同步时序系统原理,介绍了自行设计并建造的3套频率成分各异的TW级钛宝石飞秒激光放大装置,其中“极光Ⅱ” 和“Titan”为两级放大系统,前者预放大与主放大重复频率均为10 Hz,后者采用1 kHz的预放大和10 Hz的主放大,“极光Ⅲ”为多级放大系统,预放大重复频率为10 Hz,主放大分别为1 Hz和15 min输出一发。针对各个放大装置的不同特点和对同步精度的具体要求,自行设计并建造了不同的同步时序控制系统,实现了各个激光放大系统的有效运转,同步精度达到200 ps。     

飞秒钛宝石光学频率梳的精密锁定

经相位锁定后的飞秒钛宝石光学频率梳已经广泛用于绝对光频的测量，这是光频标领域一个革命性的突破.在自建的90MHz飞秒钛宝石激光器的基础上首先采用光子晶体光纤将其光谱展宽到一个光倍频程，接着利用锁相环技术分别将重复频率和载波包络频移同时高精度地锁定到一台稳定度为6×10^－14的Cs钟上，进而得到了稳定度相同的飞秒光学频率梳.     

TW级钛宝石飞秒激光放大装置中的同步控制

讨论了TW级飞秒激光放大装置中的同步时序系统原理,介绍了自行设计并建造的3套频率成分各异的TW级钛宝石飞秒激光放大装置,其中"极光Ⅱ"和"Titan"为两级放大系统,前者预放大与主放大重复频率均为10 Hz,后者采用1 kHz的预放大和10 Hz的主放大,"极光Ⅲ"为多级放大系统,预放大重复频率为10 Hz,主放大分别为1 Hz和15 min输出一发。针对各个放大装置的不同特点和对同步精度的具体要求,自行设计并建造了不同的同步时序控制系统,实现了各个激光放大系统的有效运转,同步精度达到200 ps。     

光学参量啁啾脉冲放大中时间抖动对飞秒脉冲对比度的影响

 基于宽带脉冲的计算模型,采用4阶龙格-库塔法研究了光学参量放大所满足的三光波耦合方程。数值结果表明:时间不同步导致大量本底能量不能被压缩,使本底形成,导致飞秒脉冲展宽,如抖动从0变化到150 ps,则其预脉冲宽度由0.2 ps展宽到0.7 ps,降低了输出飞秒激光对比度,并导致输出能量稳定性降低。采用长而平滑泵浦光脉冲、选择适当长度的非线性晶体、并使系统工作于增益饱和区,能实现高对比度和高稳定的飞秒激光输出。     

光学参量啁啾脉冲放大中时间抖动对飞秒脉冲对比度的影响

基于宽带脉冲的计算模型,采用4阶龙格-库塔法研究了光学参量放大所满足的三光波耦合方程。数值结果表明:时间不同步导致大量本底能量不能被压缩,使本底形成,导致飞秒脉冲展宽,如抖动从0变化到150 ps,则其预脉冲宽度由0.2 ps展宽到0.7 ps,降低了输出飞秒激光对比度,并导致输出能量稳定性降低。采用长而平滑泵浦光脉冲、选择适当长度的非线性晶体、并使系统工作于增益饱和区,能实现高对比度和高稳定的飞秒激光输出。     

长短脉冲振荡器同步输出的研究

本文首次报道—种新的负反馈技术和快速电路。在这基础上,两台脉冲振荡器同步输出,其间的相对抖动约±1ns。     

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。     

High-power sub-10-fs Ti:sapphire oscillators

Received: 10 March 1997/Revised version: 16 April 1997     

双路光谱展宽的钛宝石飞秒光学频率梳系统

对中国计量科学研究院研制的第一代基于钛宝石飞秒激光器的光学频率梳系统进行了改进和优化. 通过对激光器重复频率、光谱展宽以及拍频信号探测等方面的改进,有效地降低了光谱展宽的复杂性,提高了飞秒光学频率梳系统的稳定性和激光频率测量的便捷性. 采用该光学频率梳系统对碘稳频532 nm和碘稳频633 nm激光绝对频率进行了测量,测量结果在国际推荐值的不确定度范围之内. 关键词： 光学频率计量 飞秒光学频率梳 光谱展宽     

Wavelength swept Ti:sapphire laser

In this study, we demonstrate, for the first time to our knowledge, electronic wavelength sweeping of a continuous wave Ti:sapphire laser using an acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF). The dependence of the laser output on the sweeping frequency and on the spectral tuning range was investigated. The lasing up to maximum scan rate 11 kHz for 10 nm tuning range and 5 W pump power was achieved. We detected and quantified asymmetry in the output for opposite scan directions. We theoretically characterized the maximum sweeping frequency for swept lasers with AOTFs and confirmed calculated results by measurements.     

MW级峰值功率掺钛蓝宝石激光振荡器

在常规重复频率77 MHz掺钛蓝宝石飞秒激光器的基础上,通过腔内引入Herriott型多通望远镜系统增加总腔长及对腔内色散的深入分析和实验控制,实现了低重复频率、高脉冲能量飞秒激光振荡的稳定运行.在连续功率8.2 W的532 nm激光抽运下,得到了重复频率11 MHz、单脉冲能量达72.73 nJ、对应峰值功率MW量级的结果.相对80 MHz重复频率下6.25 nJ的单脉冲能量及150 kW的峰值功率,其输出能力提高了约一个量级. 关键词： 飞秒激光 掺钛蓝宝石激光器 低重复频率 MW     

Self-starting Ti:sapphire holographic laser oscillator

We demonstrate, for the first time to our knowledge, operation of a holographic laser oscillator that uses laser-pumped Ti:sapphire (Ti(3+) : Al(2)O(3)) as the gain medium. The device is self-starting and self-adaptive by virtue of spontaneous gain-grating formation. We present experimental results of the system that include gain-switched pulses of 25-60-ns duration in a TEM(00) mode and as much as 11 mJ of output energy from a plane output coupler and 47 mJ from an intracavity polarizer port.     

全固态kHz啁啾脉冲飞秒激光放大器

要建造大功率超强激光系统,必须将nJ量级的种子进行放大,以得到mJ量级以及更高能量的激光输出.为达到这个目的,必须使种子能量指数增加,再生腔放大器是实现这一目的的良好途径;同时,为了得到更稳定的激光输出,须采用高重复频率的泵浦源.为此,设计了一种kHz重复频率激光泵浦的再生放大器,使用15 mJ的527 nm的绿光泵浦,得到了约2.3 mJ的800 nm放大激光输出,同时,对其输出激光的光谱特性进行了测量,将带宽为40 nm的种子注入后,得到了光谱带宽约为30 nm激光输出.     

SILEX-I: 300-TW Ti:sapphire laser

Based on chirped pulse amplification technology, we have built a Ti:sapphire laser system, called SILEX-I (superintense laser for experiments on extremes), at CAEP, which consists of three stages with 5-, 30-, and 300-TW outputs, respectively. The first and the second stages work at 10 Hz, while the third works at single shot. Pulse durations of 30 fs have been obtained by installing an acousto-optic programmable dispersive filter (AOPDF) to compensate for the spectral gain narrowing in the regen. By taking a number of advanced measures for spatial beam control, such as spatial beam shaping, relay-imaged propagation, precise alignment of compressor gratings, and OAP, near-diffraction limited focal spots (FWHM) have been obtained. Focused intensities are calculated at (1–3) × 10²⁰ W/cm² with an f/2.2 OAP.SILEX-I has shown an excellent stability and reliability in operations for applications since its completion and will soon be able to operate at 500 TW.     

Passive synchronization of two independent laser oscillators with a Fabry-Perot modulator

By optical modulation of the reflectivity of an intracavity nonlinear Fabry-Perot semiconductor mirror, the pulse train from a passively mode-locked picosecond Nd:YVO(4) laser oscillator is synchronized to an independent femtosecond-mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser. We obtain stable synchronized pulse trains at central wavelengths of 1064 and 850 nm, and the Ti:sapphire laser is still independently tunable over a large wavelength range. The tolerable cavity-length difference between the two laser oscillators exceeds 20mu;m .     

Long-term optical phase locking between femtosecond Ti:sapphire and Cr:forsterite lasers

Long-term optical phase-coherent two-color femtosecond pulses were generated by use of passively timing-synchronized Ti:sapphire and Cr:forsterite lasers. The relative carrier-envelope phase relation was fixed by an active feedback loop. The accumulated phase noise from 10 mHz to 1 MHz of the locked beat note was 0.43 rad, showing tight phase locking. The optical frequency fluctuation between two femtosecond combs was submillihertz, with a 1 s averaged counter measurement over 3400 s, leading to a long-term femtosecond frequency-comb connection.