窄线宽1064 nm光纤激光泵浦高效率中红外3.8μm MgO:PPLN光参量振荡器

采用放大1064?nm掺镱光纤激光器作为泵浦源,实现了中红外3.8?μm?MgO:PPLN光参量振荡(OPO)激光输出.在泵浦源中,采用分布式反馈激光器(DFB)作为种子源来实现光纤激光窄线宽的调制,实现线宽2.5?nm到0.1?nm的压缩,最大平均输出功率可达40?W.进一步对不同泵浦线宽条件下中红外3.8?μm?M...     

板条放大器同步泵浦的宽调谐MgO:PPLN中红外光参量振荡器（英）

搭建了Nd:YVO4/SESAM锁模激光器,采用LDA泵浦的Innoslab对其进行功率放大,最后同步泵浦MgO:PPLN实现了宽调谐皮秒中红外光参量运转。通过改变MgO:PPLN的温度和通道,实现了信号光1415~1557 nm、闲频光3362~4290 nm范围的宽调谐输出,其中最高的光光转换效率为17.5%。同步泵浦功率为16 W,脉冲重复频率为116.9 MHz时,同时获得1.33 W的1518 nm信号光和1.26 W的3558 nm闲频光输出。     

4.1μm高功率中红外内腔光参量振荡器

提出了一种紧凑型、声光调Q、高功率的4.1μm中红外内腔式氧化镁掺杂的周期性极化铌酸锂晶体光参量振荡激光系统.基于内腔单谐振光参量振荡器动力学模型,对内腔光参量振荡器的阈值倍数及下转换效率的影响因素进行分析,提出实验中对光参量振荡阈值调节的办法,优化了大功率情况下光参量振荡的下转换效率.引入共振泵浦与单端键合晶体方式提高了大功率泵浦的热稳定性.基于光场传输理论与谐振腔稳定性理论,并考虑增益介质热效应,数值模拟了大功率泵浦注入时腔内基频光、信号光及闲频光的三波光场模式匹配,以确保光参量振荡器在高功率下稳定运转.对光参量振荡阈值进行调节,提高了参量光的下转换效率,最终得到4.125μm的中红外高重频脉冲瓦级激光输出,激光重复频率1～100kHz可调,脉冲宽度小于9ns,最高单脉冲能量36.7J,最高峰值功率4.257kW,最高输出功率为1.12 W,其对应的下转换效率为29.7%,最大光光转换效率为4.26%.     

中红外光学参量振荡器技术进展

3~5μm中红外激光器在环境污染检测、医疗、工业等领域具有重要的应用价值。本文总结了基于ZnGeP_2、MgO∶PPLN晶体的光参量振荡器(OPO)的国内外发展现状,分析了其各自不同结构系统设计的优势和发展前景。指出高功率、小体积、轻重量的光学参量振荡器是未来重要发展方向,发展的技术核心是生长更大尺寸的中红外激光晶体以及研制更高性能指标的OPO泵浦源,并对中红外激光器的发展趋势进行了展望。     

可调谐PPLN中红外光参量振荡器失调特性

 通过对晶体进行周期调谐,实现了中红外参量光输出,在此基础上研究了晶体移动、腔镜偏转等对失调特性的影响。结果表明：由于PPLN通道的小尺寸波导特性和参量振荡特性,其失调特性不同于常规激光器。PPLN晶体沿不同轴移动的功率变化曲线有不同的特点,沿x轴移动的失调容限大于沿y轴移动的失调容限;腔镜的失调容限与腔镜偏转方向有关,腔镜横向偏转的失调容限大于纵向偏转的失调容限;PPLN晶体温度和通道对失调容限几乎没有影响。     

可调谐PPLN中红外光参量振荡器失调特性

通过对晶体进行周期调谐,实现了中红外参量光输出,在此基础上研究了晶体移动、腔镜偏转等对失调特性的影响。结果表明：由于PPLN通道的小尺寸波导特性和参量振荡特性,其失调特性不同于常规激光器。PPLN晶体沿不同轴移动的功率变化曲线有不同的特点,沿x轴移动的失调容限大于沿y轴移动的失调容限;腔镜的失调容限与腔镜偏转方向有关,腔镜横向偏转的失调容限大于纵向偏转的失调容限;PPLN晶体温度和通道对失调容限几乎没有影响。     

高功率中红外MgO∶PPLN光参量振荡器

设计了一种高功率1.06μm激光泵浦单谐振中红外PPLN光参量振荡器并对其进行了研究,研究证明在MgO∶PPLN极化周期29.1μm,工作温度40℃时,采用工作频率10kHz、脉宽10ns、功率34W1.06μm激光进行泵浦,光参量振荡器输出3.81μm中红外波段激光,平均功率5.4 W,光光转换效率15.88%。研究结果可为设计和研究中红外激光光源提供参考。     

Ho∶YAG激光泵浦的磷锗锌光参量振荡器

介绍了由Ho∶YAG声光调Q激光器输出2.1μm激光脉冲泵浦ZGP光参量振荡器。利用1.9μm激光器作为Ho∶YAG激光器的泵浦源,调Q重复频率为15kHz时,激光器输出功率21.5 W单一波长窄线宽激光。由Ho∶YAG激光器泵浦ZGP-OPO,最大输出中波红外激光8.85 W,激光脉冲宽度14.5ns,激光器输出斜效率高达80.9%。该激光器在气体检测及光电对抗等领域有广泛的应用前景。     

温度调谐MgO：LiNbO3晶体光参量振荡器

采用调Q Nd:YAG激光倍频光(0.532μm)泵浦温度调谐MgO:LiNbO_3晶体单、双谐振光参量振荡器(OPO包括DRO、SRO)的实验结果.双谐振(DRO)调谐范围达844.1～1411.3nm,最低泵浦阈值0.22mJ/pulse;单谐振(SRO)调谐范围达738.9～1032.2nm,最低泵浦阈值0.66mJ/pulse.最大能量转换效率为10.4%.     

双端泵浦5 kW环形光束光纤激光振荡器

基于双端泵浦结构搭建了光纤激光振荡器,采用25/400μm（纤芯直径为25μm,包层直径为400μm）大模场双包层掺镱光纤作为增益介质,采用波长为915 nm的半导体激光器作为泵浦源。通过光纤选型、合理配比前后向泵浦功率及模式控制,实现了对光纤受激拉曼效应及动态模式不稳定效应的抑制。该光纤激光振荡器在泵浦功率为7.5 kW下的最大输出功率达到5.08 kW,光光转换效率为68%,受激拉曼抑制比为37 dB,其时域特性稳定,没有出现动态模式不稳定现象。最大输出功率下,出射激光在X方向和Y方向的光束质量（M²）测量结果分别为2.483和2.514,远场光斑形态为环形,环状区域与中心区域的光强之比为1.6。在最大输出功率下该光纤激光振荡器连续工作1 h无异常,各部位光纤器件的温度均处于可接受范围。     

Tunable mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator with intracavity parametric amplification based on a dual-grating PPLN crystal

Intracavity amplification of the idler radiation of a nanosecond optical parametric oscillator (OPO) is achieved within a single dual-grating PPLN crystal composed of a uniform-grating section followed by a fan-out grating section. While all the OPO wavelength-tuning capabilities are preserved, this configuration leads to a 60?% increase of the 4-??m idler power and a significant beam quality improvement when compared to a conventional singly resonant OPO.     

High-efficiency mid-infrared laser from synchronous optical parametric oscillation and amplification based on a single MgO:PPLN crystal

This paper presents a specially designed optical parametric oscillator (OPO) which achieved high-efficiency mid-infrared laser of 2.83 μm. The cascaded nonlinear interactions of OPO and optical parametric amplifier (OPA) were simultaneously realized in a single MgO:PPLN crystal. The signal oscillation of 1.70 μm was used to pump a secondary parametric process that resulted in amplification of the idler laser of 2.83 μm. When the MgO:PPLN crystal with a grating period of 31.2 μm was pumped by a 1.064 μm laser and operated at 148°C, the quasi-phase-matching of both OPO and OPA could be simultaneously achieved. Average output power of 7.68 W at 2.83 μm was obtained for 25 W of pump at 7 kHz. The power conversion efficiency of 2.83 μm laser was 30.7%, which was evidently higher than common OPOs.     

High-power, continuous-wave, mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator based on MgO:sPPLT

We report a stable, high-power, cw, mid-IR optical parametric oscillator using MgO-doped stoichiometric periodically poled LiTaO? (MgO:sPPLT) pumped by a Yb fiber laser at 1064 nm. The singly resonant oscillator (SRO), based on a 30 mm long crystal, is tunable over 430 nm from 3032 to 3462 nm and can generate as much as 5.5 W of mid-IR output power, with >4 W of over 60% of the tuning range and under reduced thermal effects, enabling room temperature operation. Idler power scaling measurements at ~3.3 μm are compared with an MgO-doped periodically poled LiNbO? cw SRO, confirming that MgO:sPPLT is an attractive material for multiwatt mid-IR generation. The idler output at 3299 nm exhibits a peak-to-peak power stability better than 12.8% over 5 h and frequency stability of ~1 GHz, while operating close to room temperature, and has a linewidth of ~0.2 nm, limited by the resolution of the wavemeter. The corresponding signal linewidth at 1570 nm is ~21 MHz.     

Fiber-laser-pumped continuous-wave singly resonant optical parametric oscillator

We report on what is to our knowledge the first continuous-wave (cw) optical parametric oscillator (OPO) that is pumped by a tunable fiber laser. The OPO is singly resonant for the signal wave and consists of a 40-mm-long periodically poled LiNbO(3) crystal in a four-mirror ring cavity. At a pump power of 8.3 W provided by the wavelength-tunable Yb-doped fiber laser, the singly resonant OPO generates 1.9 W of 3200-nm cw idler radiation. The singly resonant OPO was tuned from 1515 to 1633 nm (signal) and from 3057 to 3574 nm (idler) by means of the crystal temperature and poling period. We obtained a wide idler tuning range, from 2980 to 3700 mn, by tuning the wavelength of the fiber laser from 1032 to 1095 nm.     

High-repetition-rate mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator based on PPMgOLN

A compact source of high-repetition-rate, high-efficiency, mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator (OPO) based on periodically poled MgO-doped lithium niobate (PPMgOLN) was reported. To ensure high conversion efficiency at high repetition rate, a high beam quality and high peak power Q-switched pump source was developed specially. The performances at different repetition rates were compared and average output power of 8.7 W at 3.8 ??m was obtained when the pump power was 48 W at the repetition rate of 120 kHz with an optimal plane-concave resonator configuration. The conversion efficiency from the 1.06 ??m laser to the 3.8 ??m laser was 18.1%.     

Low-threshold singly-resonant continuous-wave optical parametric oscillator based on MgO-doped PPLN

We present a 532 nm-pumped singly-resonant cw optical parametric oscillator based on MgO-doped PPLN with a minimum threshold pump power of 0.3 W. The OPO with a two-mirror standing-wave cavity is optimized by using a tunable diode laser on the path of the resonant signal beam. The maximum output power is 200 mW at an idler wavelength near 1330 nm at a pump power of 2 W. We report the degradation of the output power and beam characteristics at high pump power indicating a strong thermal lensing in the crystal. The continuous tuning range of the OPO is measured to be 800 MHz which is close to 90% of the free spectral range of the OPO cavity.     

高功率KTP晶体光参量振荡器热效应

采用有限元分析方法对KTP晶体内部3维温度分布情况进行了精确计算。根据参量过程满足的能量守恒条件和动量守恒条件,利用KTP晶体的热光色散方程计算了参量过程中温度对相位匹配角、光波走离角、允许角及晶体的有效非线性系数的影响。结果表明:晶体内温度分布不均匀;在沿着通光方向上晶体截面温度分布不同;加强晶体表面冷却效果,可有效降低温度对相位匹配角、光波走离角、允许角及晶体的有效非线性系数的影响。     

高功率KTP晶体光参量振荡器热效应

采用有限元分析方法对KTP晶体内部3维温度分布情况进行了精确计算。根据参量过程满足的能量守恒条件和动量守恒条件,利用KTP晶体的热光色散方程计算了参量过程中温度对相位匹配角、光波走离角、允许角及晶体的有效非线性系数的影响。结果表明：晶体内温度分布不均匀;在沿着通光方向上晶体截面温度分布不同;加强晶体表面冷却效果,可有效降低温度对相位匹配角、光波走离角、允许角及晶体的有效非线性系数的影响。