Influence of the UV-induced fiber loss on the distributed feedback fiber lasers

It was found that the output power of the distributed feedback fiber lasers would be improved after annealing or left unused for several days after the laser had been fabricated, and the output of the fundamental mode would not increase but be clamped while the ±1 order modes would be predominant with the enhancement of the coupling coefficient during the fabrication. The paper discussed the influence of UV-induced fiber loss on the fiber phase-shifted DFB lasers. Due to the gain saturation and fiber internal loss, which included the temperament loss and permanent loss, there was an optimum coupling coefficient for the DFB fiber lasers that the higher internal fiber loss corresponded to the lower optimum values of coupling coefficient.     

超短脉冲分布反馈染料激光器稳定工作条件分析

 利用耦合波理论,分析了一种作为KrF准分子激光MOPA系统的振荡源-亚皮秒超短脉冲分布反馈染料激光器（DFDL）的输出模式,指出实际的分布反馈染料激光器工作在单纵模状态是周期性增益调制的必然结果。数值模拟结果表明,DFDL输出光谱出现多条谱线的精细结构或调制现象,这是由多个顺序相干脉冲产生的。可以利用这种光谱调制现象来控制激光器的泵浦强度,获得稳定的单脉冲。光谱测量结果表明,在2倍泵浦阈值左右DFDL能够获得稳定的单模单脉冲输出。     

溶胶-凝胶法制备高折射率TiO2薄膜

采用溶胶- 凝胶法制备了TiO2纳米晶溶胶,并以旋涂法（spin-coating）镀制了高折射率光学薄膜。借助光散射技术和透射电镜研究了溶胶的微结构。采用原子力显微镜、场发射扫描电镜、紫外-可见-近红外光谱仪、椭偏仪、漫反射吸收光谱及强激光辐照实验,对膜层的结构、光学性能及抗激光损伤性能进行了系统的表征。结果显示:纳米晶薄膜的折射率达到了1.9,而传统的溶胶-凝胶薄膜折射率只有1.6;同时纳米晶薄膜的抗激光损伤阈值与传统的溶胶-凝胶薄膜相差不大,在1 064 nm处分别为16.3 J/cm2(3 ns脉冲) 和16.6 J/cm2(3 ns脉冲);纳米晶溶胶薄膜可以在保持较高抗激光损伤阈值情况下,大幅度提高薄膜折射率。     

Resonance frequencies and threshold gains of distributed feedback lasers with strong modulations

In this paper the calculation of resonance frequencies and threshold gains of distributed feedback (DFB) lasers with strong modulations is discussed. The theory is based on the Floquet solutions of a complex Hill differential equation. The dispersion relation of the above solutions is shown to be of importance for the behaviour of the resonances of the DFB laser.     

Intra‐laser‐cavity microparticle sensing with a dual‐wavelength distributed‐feedback laser

An integrated intra‐laser‐cavity microparticle sensor based on a dual‐wavelength distributed‐feedback channel waveguide laser in ytterbium‐doped amorphous aluminum oxide on a silicon substrate is demonstrated. Real‐time detection and accurate size measurement of single micro‐particles with diameters ranging between 1 µm and 20 µm are achieved, which represent the typical sizes of many fungal and bacterial pathogens as well as a large variety of human cells. A limit of detection of ∼500 nm is deduced. The sensing principle relies on measuring changes in the frequency difference between the two longitudinal laser modes as the evanescent field of the dual‐wavelength laser interacts with micro‐sized particles on the surface of the waveguide. Improvement in sensitivity far down to the nanometer range can be expected upon stabilizing the pump power, minimizing back reflections, and optimizing the grating geometry to increase the evanescent fraction of the guided modes.     

Tunable distributed feedback lasing with low threshold and high slope efficiency from electroluminescent conjugated polymer waveguide

We present here tunable lasing from holographic distributed feedback (DFB) resonator of electroluminescent conjugated polymer waveguide. Tunable holographic lasing from 560 to 590 nm was simply achieved by rotating a Lloyd-mirror waveguide configuration. Lasing performance for the first order (m = 1) is superior to that for the second order (m = 2). Threshold for lasing for m = 1 is in the range of 25 to 50 μJ/cm²/pulse, which is close to that for amplified spontaneous emission (ASE), and that for m = 2 is larger than 104 μJ/cm²/pulse. For m = 1, slope efficiency of 7.3% including ASE in addition to lasing emission was measured, whereas for m = 2 slope efficiency between 0.1 and 0.2% was measured.     

Shielded method for fabricating the long-length phase-shifted distributed feedback fiber lasers

The successful fabrication of phase-shifted distributed feedback (DFB) fiber lasers is very difficult for a long time. The paper introduced the shielded method for fabricating the long-length phase-shifted DFB fiber lasers. The method is simple, convenient, effective and efficient for it can be finished one-off.     

Design of surface emitting distributed feedback quantum cascade laser with single-lobe far-field pattern and high outcoupling efficiency

A 7.8-$\mu $m surface emitting second-order distributed feedback quantum cascade laser (DFB QCL) structure with metallized surface grating is studied. The modal property of this structure is described by utilizing coupled-mode theory where the coupling coefficients are derived from exact Floquet--Bloch solutions of infinite periodic structure. Based on this theory, the influence of waveguide structure and grating topography as well as device length on the laser performance is numerically investigated. The optimized surface emitting second-order DFB QCL structure design exhibits a high surface outcoupling efficiency of 22{\%} and a low threshold gain of 10~cm$^{ - 1}$. Using a {$\pi $} phase-shift in the centre of the grating, a high-quality single-lobe far-field radiation pattern is obtained.     

应用于高性能光学薄膜表征的光热光声检测技术

本文介绍了光热与光声探测技术的基本原理,结合光学薄膜的吸收测试、光学薄膜的激光辐照特性表征、激光损伤特性表征以及光学薄膜的机械性质表征等各种具体应用,对激光量热法、光热偏转法、表面声波法等典型的光热、光声检测方法进行了分析;阐述了这些方法的测试原理以及各自优势与不足。介绍了该领域利用这些方法取得的一些成果,并就光声光热检测技术的发展趋势做了展望。     

Studies on thin films of TiO2 for resistance-based sensing of ethanol vapor at room temperature

We investigate the gas sensing properties of TiO₂ thin films prepared by spin coating. The presence of anatase and rutile phases in the sample was confirmed by powder X-Ray diffraction study. The thin film was characterized by FE-SEM and EDAX. The TiO₂ thin films were found to have good sensitivity towards ethanol compared to other gases. The sensing studies revealed the ethanol sensing properties of the thin film at room temperature even at lower concentrations. The response and selectivity of the film were also discussed in detail.     

TiO2 thin films for spintronics application: a Raman study

We present the results of a systematic study performed by micro‐Raman spectroscopy on pure anatase, pure rutile and mixed anatase–rutile TiO₂ thin films, deposited by radio frequency magnetron sputtering on quartz substrates, with different thicknesses. The crystal structures of the as‐deposited films were unambiguously determined and a good crystalline homogeneity was revealed by a systematic mapping of the samples. In the mixed‐phase films, the relative amount of the two phases was monitored by a simple analysis of the components of the multi‐Lorentzian fitting curves. For the single‐phase films, the influence of the thickness and the effect of different thermal treatments, carried out to obtain series of thin films differing only for oxygen content, are discussed. The analysis of the scattered light has provided indication about the presence of an interface layer between the substrate and the film, which can play a role in driving the interesting magnetic properties exhibited by our samples, which are of potential usefulness for spintronics application. The results obtained from other techniques are briefly reported and discussed in relation to our systematic Raman characterization. This study points out how Raman investigation can provide suggestions toward the understanding of the complex physical phenomena leading to room‐temperature ferromagnetism in TiO₂ thin films. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Design considerations and scaling laws for high power convective cooled CW CO2 lasers

Various criteria for designing high power convective cooled CO₂ lasers have been discussed. Considering the saturation intensity, optical damage threshold of the optical resonator components and the small-signal gain, the scaling laws for designing high power CW CO₂ lasers have been established. In transverse flow CO₂ lasers having discharge of square cross-section, the discharge lengthL and its widthW for a specific laser powerP (Watt) and gas flow velocityV (cm/s) can be given byL = 1.4 x 10⁴ p ^1/2 V ^-1 cms andW = 0.04P ^1/2 cms. The optimum transmitivity of the output coupler is found to be almost constant (about 60%), independent of the small signal gain and laser power. In fast axial flow CO₂ lasers the gas flow should be divided into several discharge tubes to maintain the flow velocity within sonic limit. The discharge length in this type of laser does not depend explicitly on the laser power, instead it depends on the input power density in the discharge and the gas flow velocity. Various considerations for ensuring better laser beam quality are also discussed.