利用非锁定飞秒激光实现太赫兹频率的精密测量

频率是电磁波最重要的一个基本物理量,随着THz技术的发展,在光源研制、宽带通信、超精细光谱测量等领域都对THz频率的高精度侧量提出了要求.传统的Fabry-Perot干涉法与外差探测法难以实现THz频率的高精度测量,频率梳方法虽然测量精度很高,但测量系统复杂.本文提出一种利用重复频率自由漂移的飞秒激光器实现太赫兹频率精密测量的新方法.通过对非锁定的飞秒激光器的重复频率和THz拍频频率进行同时连续采集与计算,得到被测THz频率,测量精度可以达到10~(-10)量级无需对飞秒激光重复频率进行复杂的锁定控制,测量系统大大简化.     

共光路移相单频激光干涉测长系统

单频激光干涉系统采用偏振光移相方法,用来解决常规单频激光干涉仪中的光强"零漂"问题。共光路设计提高了干涉系统的测量稳定性和重复性。采用光程差放大技术提高了干涉系统的分辨力。在构造了一套实验布局的基础上,分析了影响系统测长精度的主要因素,并对干涉系统的测量误差分量做了定量的分析,完成了系统的精度测试。     

多纵模激光F-P标准具双边缘测风可行性分析

讨论采用多纵模激光器作探测光源用于双边缘多普勒激光雷达测风的可行性。给出了多纵模激光器谐振腔腔长与边缘滤波器F-P标准具腔长之间的关系。分析了多纵模双边缘测风的主要特性,计算灵敏度、信噪比和径向测速误差,并与单纵模测风性能进行对比。可用类似单纵模测风中动态频率跟踪技术解决多纵模激光器频率漂移问题。     

高分辨率调频连续波激光绝对测距研究

大空间精密测量在重大装备制造、空间科技、国防工业等方面发挥着重要作用,激光高精度绝对长度测量是大空间精密测量领域的重要研究课题.调频连续波激光测距是近年来激光绝对测距研究的热点,它克服了脉冲法测量分辨率低和相位法激光测距存在2π缠绕模糊度问题的缺点,有着测量精度高、量程大的优点.本文研究了调频连续波激光测距的原理,分析了影响其测距分辨率的主要原因,证明了利用等光频间隔采样来抑制激光调制非线性对测距结果影响的可行性.该方法可以提高测距分辨率,且系统构成简单、实用性强.搭建了光纤调频连续波激光测距系统,并加入了辅助干涉光路对测量信号进行等光频间隔采样.利用该系统进行了测距分辨率实验,实验结果表明,本系统测量分辨率可以达到50μm,测量范围达到了10m.     

Dual-polarization fiber grating laser-based laser Doppler velocimeter

A dual-frequency laser Doppler velocimeter implemented by a dual-polarization fiber grating laser is proposed,with the two laser frequencies produced by the two orthogonally polarized laser outputs of the fiber grating laser.The reflected laser outputs from a moving target experience the Doppler frequency shift,which is shown to be linearly related to the velocity and the beat note frequency difference between the laser outputs and the reflected light. With a digital frequency demodulation scheme,a high sensitivity of 0.64 MHz/(m/s) and a velocity resolution of less than 0.5% of the velocity for velocity measurement are demonstrated,which shows that the proposed laser Doppler velocimeter is capable of measurement of wide range of velocity.     

应用于碳同位素丰度测量的激光频率刻度系统研究

对应用于激光吸收光谱法碳同位素丰度测量中的激光频率实时刻度系统进行研究. 采用不同自由光谱范围的共焦法布里-珀罗干涉仪对测量过程中的激光扫描频率进行实时测量. 分别采用线性内插法和多项式拟合法对激光频率每次扫描过程中的频率非线性进行分析,通过对4976–4980 cm^-1波段CO₂吸收谱的多次测量平均的实验结果与HITRAN-2008数据库相应的吸收峰数据进行比较,得到两种方法的激光频率刻度精度均可达到10^-4 cm^-1,线性内插法的刻度精度要好于多项式拟合法. 验证了激光频率实时刻度系统在碳同位素丰度测量中应用的可行性. 关键词： 激光频率实时刻度 共焦法布里-珀罗干涉仪 同位素丰度测量 激光吸收光谱法     

超快调制光谱术

简述超快调制光谱学在近向年的研究状况，其对能级差的测量精度决定于光学跃迁的均习增宽。在符合折频条件时，两独立光源拍频的差可以超出激光红宽，激光绝对频率的测量精度可以达到与激光红宽同一量级。     

利用光频梳提高台阶高度测量准确度的方法

提出一种利用光频梳和可调谐半导体激光器提高台阶高度测量准确度的方法. 通过将可调谐激光器锁定至光频梳,可对激光器的输出波长进行精确锁定与测量.基于可调合成波长链原理,利用锁定后的半导体激光器构建了一套台阶高度测量方案,该方案可消除合成波长误差对台阶高度测量不确定度的影响. 采用一台可调谐半导体激光器和光频梳进行了5000 s的连续锁定实验, 结果表明,锁定后的可调谐半导体激光器的频率稳定度达 1.8×10^-12.该方法的理论测量不确定度约为7.9 nm, 且测量结果可溯源至时间频率基准.     

Optical frequency counter based on two mode-locked fiber laser combs

This work demonstrates a semi-automatic optical frequency counter based on two mode-locked fiber laser combs. The mode number of the comb line involved in the optical frequency measurement is determined by operating the two laser combs at three different repetition rates, with two of them similar enough to have the same mode number of the beating comb lines. The determination of the mode number is independent of the frequency fluctuation of the laser under measurement. The whole measurement process was automated, except for the frequency stabilization of the laser combs and the optimization of the beat signal–to–noise ratio.     

Electro-optic holography fringe control using diode laser current modulation

Electro-optic holography (EOH) is a whole field, laser-based, vibration measurement technique. Highly dense, unresolvable fringe patterns often limit the EOH measurement range. This paper presents a technique for increasing the measurement range of an EOH system using diode laser current modulation. This technique is known as frequency translated electro-optic holography (FTEOH). Using diode laser current modulation, the fringe patterns are based on higher-order Bessel functions and the sensitivity of the EOH system can either be increased or decreased. The amount of sensitivity reduction is limited only by the frequency limit of the signal generator that modulates the current supplied to the diode laser. EOH and FTEOH experimental results are presented and shown to closely compare.     

激光磁共振方法测量C0激光器的频率稳定度

对于频率不能连续调谐的CO激光器,采用一种新的激光频率稳定度的测量方法是以分子的激光磁共振谱线为基准,通过测量分子的激光磁共振谱线线宽及其变化,然后用阿仑方差进行数据处理,即得出了一系列时畴下的CO激光频率稳定度,并用计算机对取样时间从0.1秒-1000秒的频率稳定度进行幂函数拟合,获得了频畴的CO激光频率稳定度的表达式。     

激光磁共振方法测量CO激光器的频率稳定度

对于频率不能连续调谐的CO激光器,采用一种新的激光频率稳定度的测量方法是以分子的激光磁共振谱线为基准,通过测量分子的激光磁共振谱线线宽及其变化,然后用阿仑方差进行数据处理,即得出了一系列时畴下的CO激光频率稳定度,并用计算机对取样时间从0.1秒-1000秒的频率稳定度进行幂函数拟合,获得了频畴的CO激光频率稳定度的表达式。     

Linewidth measurement of Littrow structure semiconductor laser with improved methods

In this Letter, the frequency noise spectrum is analyzed in the experiment of the laser linewidth measurement. The power spectrum of three most widely used laser linewidth measurement methods, i.e., the heterodyne measurement, the self-homodyne measurement and the self-heterodyne measurement, are restudied both theoretically and experimentally. A scheme adopting an avalanche photodetector (APD) in the delayed self-heterodyne (DSHT) method is proposed, and an indirect determined result is given.     

基于光外差技术的超宽带频率响应测量系统

介绍了一种利用光外差技术测量光电探测器超宽带频率响应的测试方法。将一个可调谐外腔激光器和一个固定波长的分布反馈激光器（DFB-LD’s）产生的激光输入到光电探测器进行混频。通过对可调激光器腔长的控制,可以在光电探测器产生从DC到上百GHz的拍频信号,在无需额外校准光源的情况下就可以进行光电探测器超宽带频率响应特性的测试,这是该方法最突出的优点。实验证明该方法比较准确、简便、易于操作。在实验中,对两个不同的InGaAs p-i—n探测器进行测量,得到器件的3dB带宽分别为14．4GHz和40GHz。该测量方法对同类实验的研究和应用都具有实用意义。     

差分吸收法测量大气压强的误差研究

用级数近似Ｖｏｉｇｔ函数，导出了水平和垂路径吸收系数随压强变化的解析式。分析用数值模拟差分吸收法测量大气压强时激光频移和带宽的影响，计算表明前者是测压误差的主要来源之一。     

半外腔微片Nd∶YAG正交偏振激光器及其在精密测角中的应用

设计了一种半外腔微片Nd∶YAG正交偏振双频激光器。把2个1/4波片置于激光谐振腔内,一个静止,一个作360°旋转,旋转引起2个1/4波片快轴之间的角度变化被激光器转化成激光2个频率之差的变化,从而输出可调谐的双频激光。采用琼斯矩阵对光在腔内的本征模进行分析,给出了双频频差的理论解释。讨论了一种体积小、分辨率高和可整周测量的新型Nd∶YAG激光测角仪的潜在前景。     

激光回馈引起的微片Nd:YAG激光器频差调制

微片激光器由于自身的内应力会输出频率分裂的正交偏振的两个模式.研究了回馈对微片激光器频差的影响.研究发现:在回馈的作用下微片激光器的频差大小呈现出以初始频差为中心的类正弦的频差调制,周期为λ/2;频差调制曲线的幅度与回馈水平成正比,但是当回馈水平过强时会出现偏振态跳变,从而使频差消失;在一定的回馈外腔范围内,频差调制曲线的幅度与初始频差亦成正比.并利用复合腔模型和激光器的自洽理论进行了理论分析和模拟,所得结果与实验结果相符.此调制现象在精密测量领域有潜在应用.     

基于飞秒光频梳的双频He-Ne激光器频率测量

利用光纤飞秒光频梳和外腔可调谐半导体激光器, 建立了一套双频He-Ne激光器频率测量系统. 选用铷钟作为系统的频率基准, 通过将外腔半导体激光锁定至光频梳使得其频率溯源至铷钟, 再利用外腔可调谐半导体激光与双频He-Ne激光器输出的正交偏振激光拍频, 同时测量两路正交偏振激光频率. 将可调谐半导体激光器锁定至光频梳第1894449个梳齿, 其绝对频率为473612190000.0±2.7 kHz, 相对不确定度为5.7×10^-12. 对商品双频He-Ne激光器进行频率测量实验, 双频He-Ne激光器水平方向偏振激光频率均值为473612229934 kHz, 竖直方向偏振激光频率均值为473612232111 kHz, 平均时间为1024 s的相对Allan标准差为5.2×10^-11, 频差均值为2.177 MHz, 标准偏差为2 kHz.     

Orthogonally Linearly Polarized Dual Frequency Nd：YAG Lasers with Tunable Frequency Difference and Its Application in Precision Angle Measurement

The orthogonally linearly polarized dual frequency Nd： YA G lasers with two quarter wave plates in laser resonator are proposed. The intra-cavity variable birefringence, which is caused by relative rotation of these two wave plates in laser inner cavity, results in the frequency difference of the dual frequency laser also changeable. The theory model based on the Jones matrix is presented, as well as experimental results. The potential application of this phenomenon in precision roll-angle measurement is also discussed.     

Exact frequency comb mode number determination in precision optical frequency measurements

We demonstrate a method to determine the absolute mode number of a frequency comb when it is used for high-precision laser frequency measurement, without the help of wavemeters. Our technique involves changing the repetition rate of the frequency comb in a two-step process. Guidelines for choosing the correct repetition rates for different laser linewidths are given. As a demonstration, the absolute frequencies of two lasers with different linewidths are measured with our method.