不同能量下环形高斯强激光光束在空气中的非线性传输

以线性传输模型为对比研究了不同初始能量的环形光束在空气中的非线性传输。结果显示,在传输初始阶段,非线性克尔效应减弱了线性空间啁啾导致的聚焦作用。线性聚焦使能量向光轴方向流动导致强光强核心,在光轴附近生成类高斯脉冲结构,增强了非线性自聚焦效应,导致光强急剧增加形成光丝。环形光束的初始能量的大小能够影响自聚焦焦距、光丝长度和光强通量。自聚焦焦距随着初始脉冲能量的增加而减小,但自聚焦焦距与初始功率的开方不成反比（这点与高斯光束不同）。光丝长度随着初始脉冲能量的增加而增加。轴上光强通量随初始脉冲能量的增加而增加。     

不同能量下环形高斯强激光光束在空气中的非线性传输

以线性传输模型为对比研究了不同初始能量的环形光束在空气中的非线性传输。结果显示,在传输初始阶段,非线性克尔效应减弱了线性空间啁啾导致的聚焦作用。线性聚焦使能量向光轴方向流动导致强光强核心,在光轴附近生成类高斯脉冲结构,增强了非线性自聚焦效应,导致光强急剧增加形成光丝。环形光束的初始能量的大小能够影响自聚焦焦距、光丝长度和光强通量。自聚焦焦距随着初始脉冲能量的增加而减小,但自聚焦焦距与初始功率的开方不成反比（这点与高斯光束不同）。光丝长度随着初始脉冲能量的增加而增加。轴上光强通量随初始脉冲能量的增加而增加。     

飞秒激光脉冲在非线性光纤中的传播

研究了非线性光纤中自相位调制导致光脉冲频谱展宽的详细物理过程,以此为光纤中光孤子产生的物理过程作准备。     

强飞秒激光在云雾环境中的非线性传输

基于分层散射介质传输模型的概念,建立了综合考虑非线性光学效应、湍流扰动及粒子散射的飞秒激光云雾传输模型。利用该模型数值模拟了大气湍流和粒子散射等大气扰动类型对飞秒激光传输成丝动态演化过程的影响。结果表明,大气湍流能使脉冲形状产生不规则变化,对自聚焦成丝过程中的脉冲能量流动有重要影响;粒子散射可以使脉冲能量明显衰减,从而影响光丝的形成过程;飞秒激光在云雾环境中传输时,粒子数浓度越高,粒子半径越大,则形成光丝的长度越短,成丝过程中能量衰减越快,脉冲能量的总衰减量越多。研究结果可为真实大气条件下飞秒激光实际应用效能评估提供一定的理论依据。     

各阶克尔非线性折射率对强激光大气传输的影响

用数值方法研究了各阶克尔非线性折射系数对强激光传输的影响,结果显示第7阶克尔非线性系数和第9阶克尔非线性系数协同影响激光传输,当第7阶克尔效应起作用时,忽略第9阶克尔效应的作用会导致光强随传输距离震荡剧烈,传输非常不稳定。要得到稳定传输需要第7阶克尔非线性系数和第9阶克尔非线性系数同时起作用或同时不起作用。在自聚焦阶段第3阶非线性折射率对折射率改变起主要作用,在稳定光丝传输阶段第7阶克尔非线性系数,第9阶克尔非线性系数起主要作用。第5阶克尔系数在整个传输过程中对折射率的改变一直比较小。     

各阶克尔非线性折射率对强激光大气传输的影响

用数值方法研究了各阶克尔非线性折射系数对强激光传输的影响,结果显示第7阶克尔非线性系数和第9阶克尔非线性系数协同影响激光传输,当第7阶克尔效应起作用时,忽略第9阶克尔效应的作用会导致光强随传输距离震荡剧烈,传输非常不稳定。要得到稳定传输需要第7阶克尔非线性系数和第9阶克尔非线性系数同时起作用或同时不起作用。在自聚焦阶段第3阶非线性折射率对折射率改变起主要作用,在稳定光丝传输阶段第7阶克尔非线性系数,第9阶克尔非线性系数起主要作用。第5阶克尔系数在整个传输过程中对折射率的改变一直比较小。     

飞秒激光非线性频率转换的自适应优化过程

使用闭环控制的自适应控制光学系统对飞秒激光的波前进行调控,可以有效改善激光与物质相互作用中由于相位畸变或光路偏差导致的效率下降。利用可编程纯相位的液晶空间光调制器结合模拟退火算法设计的自适应优化系统,在BBO晶体的飞秒倍频过程中实现了对相位畸变和光路偏差导致倍频效率下降的自动补偿,从而实现飞秒倍频效率的最优化。     

非线性光学及其若干新进展

扼要介绍了非线性光学的基本概念及其最近10年来在飞秒激光，半导体材料，光纤通信和光信息存储等若干方面的研究进展。     

非线性光学限幅技术与激光防护

介绍了非线性光限幅技术的基本原理，评述了单一型光限幅技术的发展以及复合型光限幅技术的最新成果。     

飞秒脉冲激光1维强度调制的传输特性

实验研究了飞秒激光干涉条纹在CS2介质中传输的增长率与条纹间隔以及增长率与中心峰值强度的关系。结果发现,在非线性介质中传输的１维干涉调制特别是当其调制频率位于中心光强对应的最快增长频率附近时,随着传输距离的增加调制场迅速获得增长,将高斯光束分裂成多根峰值强度很高的带状细丝。相应的数值模拟与实验结果具有较好的一致性。     

高效腔外频率变换紫外激光器

为了得到高效的腔外频率变换355 nm紫外激光输出,提出了一种利用３块LBO作为非线性频率变换晶体的新方案。采用LD端面泵浦Nd：YAG声光Q开关激光器作为基波源,当入射泵浦功率为25 W、调制频率12 kHz时,获得了6.2 W的1 064 nm激光输出,经过非线性频率变换后,获得了2.7 W的紫外355 nm激光输出,光-光转换率43.4%。     

高效腔外频率变换紫外激光器

 为了得到高效的腔外频率变换355 nm紫外激光输出,提出了一种利用３块LBO作为非线性频率变换晶体的新方案。采用LD端面泵浦Nd：YAG声光Q开关激光器作为基波源,当入射泵浦功率为25 W、调制频率12 kHz时,获得了6.2 W的1 064 nm激光输出,经过非线性频率变换后,获得了2.7 W的紫外355 nm激光输出,光-光转换率43.4%。     

Efficient collinear frequency tripling of femtosecond laser with compensation of group velocity delay

This paper demonstrates an approach that negative uniaxial crystal has a relative anomalous dispersion effect which can compensate group velocity delay, and applies this approach to nonlinear frequency conversion of an ultrafast laser field. High efficiency of the third harmonic generation is experimentally fulfilled by adopting a collinear configuration of doubing-compensation-tripling system. Through finely adjusting the incident angle and optical axis direction of the compensation plate, it obtains ultraviolet (UV) output energy of 0.32~mJ centered at 270~nm with spectral bandwidth of 2~nm when input beam at 800~nm was 70~fs pulse duration and 6~mJ pulse energy which was extracted from Ti:sapphire laser system by a diaphragm, corresponding to an 800-to-270~nm conversion efficiency of 5.3% and a factor-of-1.6 improvement in the third harmonic generation of UV band in comparison with a general conventional configuration. Furthermore, when the full energy of 18~mJ from a Ti:sapphire laser system was used and optimized, the UV emission could reach 0.83~mJ.     

飞秒激光中脉冲内差频技术进展

中红外激光具有多种优势,可以广泛地用到生物、化学、物理等科学研究领域。通常采用直接激射和非线性频率转换这两种方式产生中红外激光,然而,为了实现中红外宽带超短脉冲的发射,非线性频率下转换是现今的唯一方法。脉冲内差频（IP-DFG）是一种简单的非线性频率转换方法,文中对红外IP-DFG的工作做了详细的回顾,从中红外激光晶体和基于IP-DFG产生具有超宽带的中红外超短脉冲的先进工作两个方面做了综述和评论,分别比较了非线性晶体类型、驱动脉冲源、产生超宽带中红外脉冲的光谱范围、转化效率等,并在最后讨论和阐明了IP-DFG领域面临的机遇和挑战。

     

激光线宽对单次通过PPMgO:LN晶体倍频效率的影响

通过单次穿过PPMgO:LN晶体产生了2.06 W的780 nm可调谐的连续倍频光. 采用1560 nm的分布反馈式(DFB)半导体激光器、光栅外腔半导体激光器(ECDL)和分布反馈式掺铒光纤激光器(DFB-EDFL)分别作为掺铒光纤放大器(EDFA)的注入光源, 所用的EDFA具有保持窄线宽的功能, 因此可以忽略它对基波线宽的展宽. 研究了激光线宽对单次通过PPMgO:LN 晶体的倍频效率的影响. 控制三台激光器各自注入EDFA的功率一致, 同时也保持EDFA 的输出功率. 在基波功率为12.42 W 时, 使用DFB半导体激光器注入EDFA时得到了1.36 W的780 nm倍频光输出, 转换效率为11.0%; 使用ECDL作为种子源时得到了1.78 W 的780 nm倍频光输出, 转换效率为14.3%; 使用DFB-EDFL作为种子源时得到了2.06 W的780 nm倍频光输出, 转换效率为16.6%. 测得三台种子激光器的线宽分别为1.2 MHz (DFB), 200 kHz (ECDL)和600 Hz (DFB-EDFL). 线宽越窄, 倍频效率越高, 实验结果与理论分析一致.     

Optical properties and frequency conversion with AgGaGeS4 crystal

The basic optical property and phase-matching of new mixed AgGaGeS_4 crystal are presented. Frequency conversion, in particular the SHG of 30ns pulses of 9μm emission band of transversely excited atmospheric-pressure (TEA) CO_2 laser, is realized in AgGaGeS_4 for the first time. As high as 0.57% peak power and 0.3% external energy efficiencies, and 0.7mJ harmonic pulse energy are obtained for the 9.55μm emission line at pump intensity of 4% level of the damage threshold.     

A study of balancing the competing effects of ultrashort laser induced plasma for optimal laser machining

We report that plasma generated during processing of materials with ultrashort pulse lasers and the associated high intensity optical beam have both favourable and unfavourable impact on the machined surface quality. Intensity of the optical beam propagating through ambient air medium enhanced further by self-focusing is sufficiently high to cause gas breakdown forming air plasma. The generated plasma reduces the effect of self-focusing but also distorts the beam profile. Duration of the pulse being too short for thermal equilibrium to establish, ablation occurs largely by direct removal of the material forming another plasma plume. Normally, the scattering effect of plasma results in distortions of the fabricated features. However, for certain parameter ranges, the competing self-focusing and gas plasma plumes supplemented with the material plasma can combine to cause filamentation, eliminating the distortions. Filament of hot plasma also acts as a well-shaped energy source. In the present study, brass is taken as an example for the investigation. Experiments were conducted to capture the spectrum of the light scattered by plasma using a spectrometer. Analysis was done to estimate the material plasma. Theoretical calculation on the intensity distribution in an optical beam propagating through air was then followed for a range of parameter values taking the self-focusing effect of the medium and the impact of the plasma generated by its breakdown. Approximate values of the machining parameters for clean fabrication are deduced from the calculations, which were used to conduct a laser machining test on brass.