Optical feedback characteristics in a dual-frequency laser during laser cavity tuning

The optical feedback characteristics in a Zeeman-birefringence dual-frequency laser are studied during the laser cavity tuning in three different kinds of optical feedback conditions: (i) only // -light is fed back; (ii) only ⊥-light is fed back; (iii) both lights are fed back.A compact displacement sensor is designed using the experimental result that there is a nearly 90 degrees phase delay between the two lights' cosine optical feedback signals when both lights are fed back into the laser cavity.The priority order that the two lights' intensity curves appear can be used for direction discrimination. The resolution of the displacement sensor is at least 79 nm, and the sensor can discriminate the target's moving direction easily.     

New nonlinear dynamics in a semiconductor laser with optical self—feedback

We demonstrate a new kind of instability of the external cavity semiconductor laser,In some parameter regimes,the external cavity system will produce short and strong optical pulses in aperiodic intervals.This instability also shows low-frequency characteristics.     

提高稳频He－Ne激光器输出功率的研究

稳频Ｈｅ－Ｎｅ激光器的输出功率与谐振腔的损耗密切相关。本文对其中的布儒斯特角窗口带来的附加损耗进行了定量的分析，指出布儒斯特窗片封接引起的各向异性损耗是主要的腔内损耗来源。在实践上采用具有独特优点的锢封接技术，大大提高了布儒斯特窗片的封接质量，从而减小了腔的损耗，提高了稳频Ｈｅ－Ｎｅ激光器的输出功率。比如，腔长为１１０ｍｍ的６３３ｎｍ稳频Ｈｅ－Ｎｅ激光器的输出功率达到２．５～３．０ｍＷ。     

Influence of Optical Feedback from Birefringence External Cavity on Intensity Tuning and Polarization of Laser

The characteristics of intensity tuning and polarization of He-Ne laser with optical feedback are studied. When the internal cavity length of the laser with birefringence optical feedback is tuned, not only does output intensity vary with laser frequency, but also the polarization periodically hops between two orthogonal directions. If the phase difference of birefringence is π/2, two polarization states Mternately oscillate and have equal bandwidths within the longitudinal mode spacing. The times of polarization flipping in the longitudinal mode bandwidth is proportional to the ratio of external cavity length to internal cavity length. The experimental results are explained, and the potential uses are also discussed.