Pulse evolution in injection mode locked TECO2 lasers

The pulse train evolution in an injection mode locked TECO₂ laser has been investigated for a wide range of input pulse widths e.g., ranging from the cavity round-trip time to near the bandwidth-limited value for the system. Regimes in which pulse narrowing and pulse broadening occur have been identified and are discussed. The combined use of injection and saturable-absorber mode-locking techniques has produced reliable subnanosecond pulse trains from a large aperture TEACO₂ laser.     

Repetition rate tunable ultra-short optical pulse generation based on electrical pattern generator

An actively mode-locked laser with tunable repetition rate is proposed and experimentally demonstrated based on a programmable electrical pattern generator. By changing the repetition rate of the electrical patterns applied on the in-cavity modulator, the repetition rate of the output optical pulse sequences changes accordingly while the pulse width of the optical pulse train remains almost constant. In other words, the output ultra-short pulse train has a tunable duty cycle. In a proof-of-principle experiment, optical pulses with repetition rates of 10, 5, 2.5 and 1.25 GHz are obtained by adjusting the electrical pattern applied on the in-cavity modulator while their pulse widths remain almost unchanged.     

The effect of pulse to pulse variation on ultrashort pulsewidth measurements

An alternate interpretation is presented for the exponential shapes of the second harmonic autocorrelation functions obtained from synchronously pumped mode locked dye laser systems. The shape is reinterpreted as being due to a weighted average of pulses of varying widths and smoothly varying pulse shapes in time. Such pulse width measurements in the past have averaged over a large number of pulses. Several pulse shapes and pulse width distributions are examined all leading to exponential shaped autocorrelation functions. This interpretation implies that the currently determined pulsewidths are shorter, possibly many times shorter than the actual average pulsewidths. A method for selectively descriminating the shortest pulses from the train to increase the time resolution of current laser systems is presented.     

三色圆偏振激光组合脉冲驱动氦原子产生椭圆偏振的阿秒脉冲

我们提出利用频率为ω,3ω和强度较弱的2ω组成的三色圆偏振激光组合脉冲驱动氦原子能够得到椭偏率较大的阿秒脉冲链的一种方法.通过强场近似方法,计算了氦原子在两色和三色圆偏振激光组合脉冲驱动下发射高次谐波谱及其合成阿秒脉冲链,比较了氦原子(初态为s态)在这两种情况下发射高次谐波谱的特点及其合成阿秒脉冲链椭偏率的大小,结果发现,在反旋的两色ω,3ω激光脉冲基础上加入了频率为2ω的第三色激光脉冲联合作用到氦原子上,所得到的阿秒脉冲链的椭偏率相对于双圆场情况下有所增加,通过调整ω,3ω激光的强度比,并且选择适当的第三色激光的强度,对初态为s态的原子,仍能够得到具有较大椭偏率的阿秒脉冲链.     

A passively mode-locked Nd:YAG laser using a half-symmetric unstable resonator with continuous output coupling

A mode-locked Nd:YAG laser has been operated using a half-symmetric unstable resonator consisting of a totally reflecting convex mirror and a 8% reflecting plane mirror formed by one end of the laser rod. The performance of this laser is reported for two resonator lengths. In the case of the longer resonator the far-field distribution retained the same radial symmetric form even when an intra-cavity aperture was adjusted to produce different near-field patterns. Beam divergence at the 1/e² point was measured to be (4.0±0.4) × 10^-4 radians. Pulse widths were confirmed as 30±3 ps within a pulse train of 52±5 mJ.     

序列脉冲倍频YAG激光器泵浦的氧气受激拉曼散射研究

对序列脉冲倍频ＹＡＧ激光器泵浦的氧气受激拉曼散射进行了研究。对氧气的受激拉曼散射池的热传导过程进行了数值模拟计算，实验研究了序列脉冲倍频ＹＡＧ激光器泵浦情况下氧气受激拉曼散射的热效应问题。     

全光纤多种子激光脉冲产生系统

报道一种可精确同步输出宽带啁啾脉冲、纳秒级整形脉冲以及窄带光参量啁啾放大抽运脉冲的全光纤多种子激光脉冲产生系统.采用掺镱光纤锁模激光器和掺镱单纵模光纤振荡器作为系统的光源,将掺镱光纤锁模激光器输出的超短脉冲分束啁啾展宽至0.9ns后,一路进行放大产生10μJ量级的宽带啁啾脉冲为高能拍瓦激光器系统提供种子光脉冲,另一路通过1.2nm滤波产生140ps的基元脉冲,通过光纤堆积器产生可编程整形的2.3ns脉冲,再经过放大达到10μJ量级,提供任意整形的压缩脉冲.同时,将部分掺镱光纤锁模激光器输出的超短脉冲进行光电转换并锁相后,产生与锁模超短脉冲高精度同步的电脉冲用于触发幅度调制器,将掺镱单纵模光纤振荡器输出的连续光削波放大,产生光参量啁啾放大抽运脉冲.该系统能够根据物理实验的需要,非常灵活地在输出各种脉冲之间做出选择.     

On the pumping of plasma lasers by a high-frequency-modulated electron beam

The possibility of effective pumping of plasma lasers by a high-frequency-modulated electron beam, i.e. an electron beam in the form of a periodic train of electron bunches, is discussed. It is shown that if such parameters of the medium as the relaxation times of the electron temperature ρ_Te and the electron density ρ_Ne are in agreement with the pulse width ρ_p and the interval between pulses, 1/?_m, this will facilitate effective laser pumping and amplitude modulation of the laser radiation. Existing microwave tubes, such as a traveling-wave tube and a klystron, provide the required parameters of a periodic train of current pulses (electron bunches) over a wide range of pulse widths ρ_p and pumping current amplitudes.     

Low-threshold 115-GHz continuous-wave modulational-instability erbium-doped fiber laser

A pulse train with a repetition rate of 115GHz was obtained at 1.55 microm from a continuous-wave modulational-instability erbium-doped fiber laser. This laser has a Fabry-Perot filter whose free spectral range is set at 115GHz, corresponding to the modulational-instability gain peak. This filter enables us to initiate modulational instability easily with a low threshold and produce a stable, continuous-wave pulse train. The stability of the pulse train is greatly improved by suppression of supermode noise with a combination of self-phase modulation and a narrow-band optical filter.     

First-principles electron dynamics control simulation of diamond under femtosecond laser pulse train irradiation

A real-time and real-space time-dependent density functional is applied to simulate the nonlinear electron-photon interactions during shaped femtosecond laser pulse train ablation of diamond. Effects of the key pulse train parameters such as the pulse separation, spatial/temporal pulse energy distribution and pulse number per train on the electron excitation and energy absorption are discussed. The calculations show that photon-electron interactions and transient localized electron dynamics can be controlled including photon absorption, electron excitation, electron density, and free electron distribution by the ultrafast laser pulse train.     

同步泵浦PML飞秒激光研究

采用CW锁模YAG倍频激光器同步泵浦PML飞秒染料激光器,产生了平均脉宽约55fs、功率为15mW的光脉冲。文章在理论和实验上还研究了同步泵浦飞秒激光脉冲产生技术。     

Single picosecond UV pulse generation by mode-locking of an excimer laser-pumped dye laser

A single picosecond ultraviolet pulse has been generated based on mode-locking of a dye laser pumped by a long pulse XeCl laser to serve as the input source for a high-power ps KrF laser system. A short-pulse uv dye laser (BBQ) pumped by an additional XeCl laser was used to selectively amplify a single pulse from a mode-locked pulse train with the pulse separation of 3.2 ns. The amplified single pulse was frequency-doubled to 248 nm with the pulse duration of 20 ps.     

Single pulse extraction from a mode-locked pulse train using a dye-laser amplifier

A new method to generate high power, short light pulses with a moderate iteration frequency is described. The pulse train of the actively mode-locked Kr laser was sent into a dye-laser amplifier pumped by a N₂ laser. The trigger of the N₂ laser was generated by dividing the modulation frequency of the mode-locking into moderately low frequency (≈ 50 Hz). Only one pulse in the input train was largely amplified by one N₂ laser pulse and the intense short pulses were generated with ≈ 50 Hz iteration.     

Diode-laser pumped high-power and actively mode-locked Nd:YLF laser with fast switching

In an actively mode-locked laser, self-phase modulation can make pulse shorter at the expanse of causing instability at high pumping power. Using fast switching on the acousto-optic modulator, we can generate an actively mode-locked pulse train with shorter pulse width and higher average power than that driven by a sinusoidal signal. A 9-ps pulse train was generated in a mode-locked laser with an average power of 600 mW whose power level, to our knowledge, is the highest for diode-pumped and mode-locked Nd:YLF lasers.     

Pulse-width influence on the laser-induced structuring of CaF2 (111)

We have investigated the morphology of CaF₂ (111) irradiated by 780 nm laser pulses of varying pulse width (200 fs-8 ns) with fluences above the damage threshold. Large differences can be observed which we relate to the mechanisms and dynamics of defect production in this wide band gap material. The best defined and most controllable ablation is obtained for laser pulse widths of a few picoseconds. For nanosecond and femtosecond pulses strong fracturing of the crystal is observed with damage outside the laser irradiated zone. This has a thermal origin for nanosecond pulses but a non-thermal origin for pulse widths below approximately 1 ps.     

CdS_xSe_（1－x）半导体微晶掺杂玻璃在抗共振环APM激光器中不能压窄脉

本文对具有较大非线性系数，较快非线性响应和回复时间的ＣｄＳ＿ｘＳｅ＿（１－ｘ）半导体微晶掺杂玻璃能否在挽共振环（亦称为非谐振环）ＡＰＭ激光器中有效地压缩脉宽等问题做了详尽的理论与实验的切耐与分析。理论计算与实验研究的结果均表明：在抗共振环ＡＰＭ激光器中，应用ＣｄＳ＿ｘＳｅ＿（１－ｘ）半导体微晶掺杂玻璃不能使超短光脉冲宽度被压窄．     

高能量,长锁模脉冲序列的Nd：YLF激光器研究

首次利用ＧａＡｓ光电导开关构成的反馈回路，正、负反馈联合作用，动态控制Ｎｄ：ＹＬＦ被动锁模激光器腔内的Ｑ值，得到高能量、长序列的稳态锁模脉冲。稳态单脉冲的脉宽为４ｐｓ，能量为９μＪ，脉冲序列长１６μｓ，能量为２．５ｍＪ。     

Angular distributions of CH3I fragment ions under the irradiation of single pulse and trains of ultrashort laser pulses

The angular distribution of CH₃I is investigated experimentally using a single Fourier transform-limited laser pulse and a pulse train, where a 90-fs 800-nm linearly polarized laser field with a moderate intensity of 2.8×10¹³ W/cm² is used. The dynamic alignment is demonstrated in a single pulse experiment. Moreover, a pulse train is used to optimize the molecular alignment, and the alignment degree is almost identical to that with the single pulse. The results are analysed by using chirped femtosecond laser pulses, and it demonstrates that the structure of pulse train rather than its effective duration is crucial to the molecular alignment.     

Melting and resolidification of gold film irradiated by laser pulses less than 100 fs

The rapid melting and resolidification of gold films irradiated by laser pulses less than 100 fs are investigated using the dual-hyperbolic two-step model. The solid–liquid interfacial velocity in the ultrafast phase change process is obtained by coupling a hyperbolic interfacial energy balance equation and nucleation dynamics. The results are compared with the experimental data for the 28-fs laser. The effects of laser pulse widths and fluences on melting process are investigated. A phase chart of the variations of pulse widths and fluences is established. The relationship between the melting threshold and ablation threshold is also presented.     

Picosecond two-dimensional “halo” superradiance and laser in rhodamin 6G

Two-dimensional “halo” superradiance and laser operation has been induced in Rhodamin 6G dye by picosecond pulse excitation. At single pulse excitation under special pumping conditions a 30 ps merging superradiation propagating simultaneously in every direction of the plane was observed. In the case of pulse train excitation, contrary to the general observations made on conventional “one-dimensional” lasers, the duration of the thus obtained laser radiation was found to be longer by two orders of magnitude than of the excitation and to increase from pulse to pulse in the train.