连续太赫兹激光透射扫描成像实验研究

太赫兹成像可用于安检、反恐和工业生产等领域,已成为研究热点。由于连续太赫兹激光源体积较小、操作简单,因此,近几年对连续太赫兹激光成像的研究越来越多。基于C02激光泵浦甲醇气体生成的118．83μm激光,采用室温单元探测器、二维位移平台、聚乙烯透镜、光阑和计算机等器件组成的扫描透射成像系统对物体进行了成像实验,比较分析了扫描步长分别为1mm和0．5mm的成像结果。实验结果表明,由于增加光阑,实际成像功率下降,但此套成像系统在激光输出功率约为20mW时,仍成像清晰,且步长为0．5mm的成像效果更好。     

半导体泵浦铷蒸气激光器国内首次出光北大核心CSCD

采用体光栅对商用线阵半导体激光器进行线宽压缩,得到线宽0.1nm、中心波长780.2nm、最高连续输出功率80W的泵浦激光输出。为了降低热效应,通过外加斩波器将泵浦光转化为脉冲模式,脉宽440μs,占空比为1∶5。采用长度为5mm的铷金属饱和蒸气作为增益介质,并在常温下充入33kPa乙烷和47kPa氦气,进行了出光实验。在泵浦峰值功率35.4W,铷吸收池温度120℃时,得到峰值功率600mW的795nm铷激光输出,斜率效率为1.7%。     

基于太赫兹量子阱探测器的太赫兹量子级联激光器发射谱研究

采用一个光谱匹配的太赫兹(THz)量子阱探测器(QWP)研究了一激射频率约为41 THz的THz量子级联激光器(QCL)在不同驱动电流下的发射谱,分析了测量得到的发射谱谱型和谱峰位置,根据测量的发射谱估算了太赫兹量子级联激光器发射功率随驱动电流变化的情况,从而得到了THz QCL激射的电流密度范围及其阈值电流密度.文中还研究了THz QWP在不同温度下对THz QCL 激光辐射的响应特性.研究结果表明,THz QWP在表征THz QCL的发射谱方面是一种很好的探测器,并有望成为未来THz通信中的接收装置. 关键词： 太赫兹量子阱探测器 太赫兹量子级联激光器 太赫兹通信 Fourier变换红外光谱     

基于太赫兹量子阱探测器的太赫兹量子级联激光器发射谱研究

采用一个光谱匹配的太赫兹(THz)量子阱探测器(QWP)研究了一激射频率约为41 THz的THz量子级联激光器(QCL)在不同驱动电流下的发射谱,分析了测量得到的发射谱谱型和谱峰位置,根据测量的发射谱估算了太赫兹量子级联激光器发射功率随驱动电流变化的情况,从而得到了THz QCL激射的电流密度范围及其阈值电流密度.文中还研究了THz QWP在不同温度下对THz QCL 激光辐射的响应特性.研究结果表明,THz QWP在表征THz QCL的发射谱方面是一种很好的探测器,并有望成为未来THz通信中的接收装置.     

基于远红外激光源的太赫兹成像

太赫兹波可以穿透许多物质,相对于可见光和X射线具有非常强的互补特征,在成像方面的应用前景非常广阔。介绍了一种基于透射谱的连续波太赫兹成像系统,并利用该系统做了一些实验探索。     

太赫兹量子级联激光器研究进展

太赫兹技术涉及电磁学、光电子学、半导体物理学、材料科学以及微加工技术等多个学科，它在信息科学、生物学、医学、天文学、环境科学等领域有重要的应用价值．太赫兹辐射源是太赫兹频段应用的关键器件．本文简要介绍了太赫兹电磁波的研究背景、重要特点以及潜在应用，重点讨论了太赫兹半导体量子级联激光器的工作原理和研究进展等．     

基于太赫兹量子级联激光器的实时成像研究进展

太赫兹(THz)实时成像是THz技术中颇具潜力的一个领域,具有成像速度快、成像分辨率高等特点,基于THz量子级联激光器(QCL)的实时成像系统是其中最重要的一种,系统体积小、重量轻、成像信噪比高等特点使其在实际应用中具有独特的优势。本文主要介绍了THz QCL器件及其实时成像系统的研究进展,采用超半球高阻硅透镜改善了THz QCL的输出激光,实现了准高斯光束输出,搭建了基于二维摆镜消干涉技术的THz实时成像系统,单帧成像光斑面积45mm×30 mm,实现了对刀片、药片的实时成像演示,成像分辨率优于0.5 mm;最后对成像系统激光源、成像光路和探测端的改进以及成像效果的改善方面进行了综述,并探讨了THz实时成像系统未来的发展趋势及其在材料分析和生物医学成像方面的应用前景。     

太赫兹量子级联激光器研究进展

太赫兹技术涉及电磁学、光电子学、半导体物理学、材料科学以及微加工技术等多个学科,它在信息科学、生物学、医学、天文学、环境科学等领域有重要的应用价值.太赫兹辐射源是太赫兹频段应用的关键器件.本文简要介绍了太赫兹电磁波的研究背景、重要特点以及潜在应用,重点讨论了太赫兹半导体量子级联激光器的工作原理和研究进展等.     

太赫兹雷达技术研究进展

文章介绍了太赫兹技术的发展和研究现状,概述了太赫兹波的主要特性,着重论述并举例分析了太赫兹波在雷达探测系统中的应用。太赫兹雷达具有优越的反隐形能力,很高的距离分辨率,超大信号带宽,较强环境适应能力,低截获率,强抗干扰性和穿透等离子体能力等诸多优点,在军事上有很强的应用前景,对国防和国家安全具有重要的应用价值。     

半导体泵浦射流型亚稳态氩激光国际首次出光北大核心CSCD

半导体泵浦亚稳态惰性原子激光是高能光泵浦气体激光领域具有潜力的新方案。已有报道均在约束的放电空间内产生亚稳态原子,功率放大受到多因素制约。为突破现有方案的局限,采用大气压等离子体射流方式在羽流区域产生高浓度亚稳态氩原子(1014 cm^(−3)量级),将放电和激光区域空间分离,利用811 nm窄线宽半导体激光器作为泵浦源,基于泵浦、激光和气流相互垂直的结构实现912 nm激光输出,有效拓展了该型激光体系的功率定标放大能力。     

光泵THz激光器复合型输出耦合镜的设计和研究

阐述了平行和楔形衬底复合型输出耦合镜（HOC）的反射率、透射率和损耗的计算方法,特别引入了品质因子进行损耗分析,可正确评价HOC质量的优劣。模拟了楔形衬底中楔角的变化对F-P效应调制的改善程度,楔角增大到0.3时,HOC的透射率对波长和衬底厚度的微小变化不再敏感。楔形衬底使输出THz光斑在y方向上发生畸变,但0.3楔角时输出光斑仍可保持较好的高斯形状。     

光泵气体THz激光器用CO2泵浦源腔内光场模式

CO2泵浦源是光泵气体太赫兹激光器的核心器件之一,其性能直接关系到太赫兹激光器的工作稳定性。CO2泵浦源一般由闪耀光栅作为全反射尾镜,构成特殊的光栅腔实现波长的选支输出。采用传输矩阵的特征向量法对光栅谐振腔的腔内光场模式进行了理论分析与数值模拟,计算了光栅腔的一系列本征模式及相应的衍射损耗。结果表明光栅腔的腔内模式特性等效于一个平凹腔,而对于大菲涅尔数的光栅腔, Littrow波长的附近支线也可能具有衍射损耗较低的低阶模,可能优先于Littrow波长的高阶模起振,导致光栅腔的波长选择性降低。     

The tuning characteristics of optically pumped fir cavity laser

Based on the quantum mechanics theory of density matrix and the principle of multiple-beam interference, the tuning characteristics of optically pumped NH₃ FIR lasers were studied. A series of metallic mesh Fabry-Perot cavity lasers with sample tubes of 10cm, 20cm and 100cm in length were constructed and operated successfully, and the FIR laser spectra of the NH₃ cavity lasers pumped by a TEA-CO₂ laser were measured. Supported by the Natural Sciences Foundation of Guangdong Province, PRC     

Spectra of optically pumped superradiant and cavity NH3 far-infrared laser

Based on the density matrix theory of quantum system, the spectra of optically pumped superradiant and cavity NH₃ far-infrared (FIR) lasers were calculated by means of iteration method. The calculation showed that, compared with the optically pumped superradiant FIR laser, the cavity laser had a wider band spectrum of FIR emission and a higher output power under certain condition, moreover, the spectra of cavity laser had multi longitudinal-mode structure. Supported by the Research Foundation of Hubei Province Education Committee, PRC     

氟化氙(C-A蓝绿激光技术研究进展

综述了XeF(C-A)激光的产生原理,表面放电光泵浦源的结构,激光器装置, XeF(C-A)激光实验研究以及XeF(C-A)激光理论模拟;介绍了XeF2浓度的监测,以及表面放电光泵浦源技术研究的最新进展。     

An optically pumped GaN/AlGaN quantum well intersubband terahertz laser

We propose an optically pumped nonpolar GaN/AlGaN quantum well(QW) active region design for terahertz(THz) lasing in the wavelength range of 30 μm～ 40 μm and operating at room temperature.The fast longitudinal optical(LO) phonon scattering in GaN/AlGaN QWs is used to depopulate the lower laser state,and more importantly,the large LO phonon energy is utilized to reduce the thermal population of the lasing states at high temperatures.The influences of temperature and pump intensity on gain and electron densities are investigated.Based on our simulations,we predict that with a sufficiently high pump intensity,a room temperature operated THz laser using a nonpolar GaN/AlGaN structure is realizable.     

氟化氙(C-A蓝绿激光技术研究进展

 综述了XeF(C-A)激光的产生原理，表面放电光泵浦源的结构，激光器装置， XeF(C-A)激光实验研究以及XeF(C-A)激光理论模拟；介绍了XeF₂浓度的监测，以及表面放电光泵浦源技术研究的最新进展。     

Spectral characteristic study of Raman transition interaction in optically pumped FIR laser

The spectral characteristic of an optically pumped NH3 molecules FIR laser has been studied by a F-P interferometer and a Michelson interferometer. It was verified that when NH3 molecules were pumped by CO2-9R(16) line, a emission by Raman transitions of two photons was produced. When the gas pressure of NH3 increased, the interaction of the Raman transitions rose, then the emission was enhanced and the width of spectral lines were broadened. The experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical calculations.Authors gratifully acknowledge to Mrs. Chen Baoqiong and Prof. Qiu Bingsheng for their technical assistance and helpful discussions.     

Characteristics of a far-infrared molecular laser optically pumped by a high-power CO2 laser

A molecular far-infrared (FIR) laser optically pumped by a high-power CO₂ laser, which is a powerful source for testing detectors and mixers and for FIR spectroscopy, is constructed and the performance is examined through experiments. At frequencies between 580GHz and 4.25THz, FIR output power is more than 2030m W by pumping power of 3581W. Amplitude stability of ±3% is obtained at 100m W output at 2.52THz for over 30 minutes when the FIR tube is cooled at 5°C by a chiller.As an application to testing mixers, FIR laser lines up to 4.25 THz are detected by Schottky barrier diodes (SBD). Further, using a SBD, performance of absolute frequency stability at 693GHz of HCOOH oscillation is measured by harmonic mixing with a 115.5GHz millimeter wave from a phase-locked Gunn oscillator. The resultant center-frequency stability is 100kHz per 10 minutes.     

Transmittance investigation on capacitive mesh on thick dielectric substrates as output windows for optically pumped terahertz lasers

This paper reports that an output window for optically pumped terahertz (THz) laser has been fabricated by depositing a capacitive nickel-mesh on a thick high-resistivity silicon substrate (approximating to 5 mm thick).Unlike the conventional process of depositing a gold film approximating to 100 nm on negative photoresist using electron-beam evaporation,a nickel film approximating to 1.5 μm thick is directly deposited on the clean surface of dielectric substrate using magnetron sputtering and then a positive photoresist is spun onto the nickel metal surface at 6000 r for 60 s.A transmittance spectrum of the output window in a certain frequency range (say,from zero to 1 THz) has been obtained by using THz time domain spectroscopy.Moreover a transmittance spectrum simulated numerically has also been estimated with respect to the output window using the transmission-line model (TLM) containing attenuation component from dielectric substrate.The simulation results show that the TLM can explain well the experimental curve in a certain frequency range from zero to 1 THz.Thus it is demonstrated that the improved optical component can be efficiently used as both output coupler and output window for optically pumped THz lasers.