基于光纤Fabry-Perot滤波器的电光混合光学双稳态

提出了一种新型的电光混合光纤光学双稳装置,它由波长为1.55μm带尾纤的DFB半导体激光器、全光纤可调谐Fabry_Perot滤波器和电光反馈电路构成。实验中通过改变输入光强实现了光学双稳运转。讨论了该双稳器件在激光光强稳定器和光纤传感器方面的应用。     

Narrow bandwidth interference filter-stabilized diode laser systems for the manipulation of neutral atoms

We present and investigate different external cavity diode laser (ECDL) configurations for the manipulation of neutral atoms, wavelength-stabilized by a narrow-band high transmission interference filter. A novel diode laser, providing high output power of more than 1 W, with a linewidth of less than 85 kHz, based on a self-seeded tapered amplifier chip has been developed. Additionally, we compare the optical and spectral properties of two laser systems based on common laser diodes, differing in their coating, as well as one, based on a distributed-feedback (DFB) diode. The linear cavity setup in all these systems combines a robust and compact design with a high wavelength tunability and an improved stability of the optical feedback compared to diode laser setups using diffraction gratings for wavelength discrimination.     

Single-frequency thulium-doped distributed-feedback fiber laser

We have successfully demonstrated a single-frequency distributed-feedback (DFB) thulium-doped silica fiber laser emitting at a wavelength of 1735 nm. The laser cavity is less than 5 cm long and is formed by intracore UV-written Bragg gratings with a phase shift. The laser is pumped at 790 nm from a Ti:sapphire laser and has a threshold pump power of 59 mW. The laser has a maximum output power of 1 mW in a single-frequency, single-polarization radiation mode and is tunable over a few nanometers. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of a single-frequency DFB fiber laser that uses thulium as the amplifying medium. The lasing wavelength is the longest demonstrated with DFB fiber lasers and yet is among the shortest obtained for thulium-doped silica fiber lasers.     

Long-wavelength GaInAsSb/AlGaAsSb DFB lasers emitting near 2.6 μm

We have successfully fabricated and characterized room temperature continuous wave (cw) GaInAsSb/AlGaAsSb distributed feedback lasers emitting in the wavelength region between 2.499 and 2.573 μm. To the best of our knowledge, this is the longest emission wavelength realized with a GaSb-based DFB laser diode. The laser structure used for DFB processing was grown by solid source molecular beam epitaxy. A DFB concept requiring no subsequent overgrowth step was used by defining first-order Cr-Bragg gratings laterally patterned to a ridge waveguide. Threshold currents smaller than 60 mA and room temperature cw output powers up to 6.5 mW were obtained. The laser diodes show single mode emission with side mode suppression ratios (SMSR) of up to 32 dB.     

Ti-sapphire femtosecond pulse pumped laser emission from all-plastic organic waveguide with distributed feedback resonator

We demonstrated the spectrally narrowed laser emission from all-plastic organic waveguide with the distributed feedback (DFB) resonator pumped by Ti-sapphire femtosecond laser. We fabricated the DFB resonator on a surface of a photoresist polymer using an interference of laser beams. All-plastic waveguide with organic dyes dispersed in poly(N-vinylcarbazole) and polystyrene matrix was spin-coated on a DFB resonator. Very narrow full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 0.15 nm in emission wavelength was observed, whereas an excitation laser of Ti-sapphire femtosecond laser has broad FWHM of 14 nm.     

分布反馈激光器中剩余法布里-珀罗腔模对非简并四波混频特性的影响

基于四波混频(FWM)的全光波长转换技术是未来多波长通信系统的核心技术之一。除半导体光放大器(SOA)外,半导体激光器也是进行波长变换的器件。实验研究了小频率失谐到大频率失谐下分布反馈(DFB)激光器中剩余法布里珀罗腔模对非简并四波混频(NDFWM)的影响,并对其四波混频转换效率进行了分析。结果表明:当探测光波长与法布里珀罗腔的某一谐振波长一致时,分布反馈激光器中的四波混频转换效率将得到显著的增强;当频率失谐为太赫兹时,仍可得到较高的四波混频转换效率。     

A double wavelength DFB laser with an identical active area for CWDM

A novel distribute feedback (DFB) laser which gave two different wavelengths under two distinct work conditions was fabricated. The laser consists of two Bragg gratings with different periods corresponding to wavelength spacing of 20 nm in an identical active area. When driving current was injected into one of the different sections separately, two different wavelengths at 1542.4 and 1562.5 nm were realized. The side mode suppression ratio (SMSR) of 45 dB or more both for the two Bragg wavelengths were achieved. The fabricating process of the laser was just the same as that of traditional DFB laser diode. This device can be potentially used in coarse wavelength division multiplexer (CWDM) as a promising light source and the technology idea can be used to enlarge the transmission capacity in metro area network (MAN).     

A Single Mode Fibre Laser by Applying Self-Injection Locking with a DFB Structure

We report a novel single-frequency fibre ring laser using self-injection locking with a distributed-feedback （DFB） fibre laser at 1550nm. The operating wavelength is controlled by a saturable absorber and a DFB fibre laser in the ring cavity, the saturable absorber acts as a narrow band-pass filter. In the primary experiment, the laser output exceeds 100mW with the linewidth less than 2kHz. The laser is stable, and no mode-hopping is observed within eight hours. Compared with other cavity designs using spatial hole-burning, our laser shows high controllability.     

Improved line narrowing and wavelength stabilization technique of distributed feedback dye lasers

A new method is described, for the wavelength stabilization and line narrowing of DFB dye lasers, using a dispersive pumping arrangement, where the wavelength shift of pumping light is compensated by a change in the incident beam angle. A predicted relation between pumping wavelength shift and DFB laser wavelength shift is verified experimentally. A twentyfold line narrowing in comparison with pumping linewidth, is realised in a preliminary experiment.     

Measurement technique for methane concentration by wavelength scanning of a distributed-feedback laser

A new technique which takes advantage of distributed-feedback (DFB) laser wavelength scanning to measure methane concentration is presented. A wavelength scan of the methane absorption peak at 1665.9 nm is realized using sawtooth modulation of the current injected to a DFB laser. A reference methane gas cell is used to find the methane absorption peak around 1666 nm, and normalization is used to reduce outside influences such as power drift and fiber loss. The concentration is derived by arithmetic processing of the absorption coefficient of the methane gas. An application test is carried out in a coal mine and a long-term precision of 0.05% is achieved.     

High Stability Multi-Wavelength Source by Using Synchronized Etalon Filter in Superfluorescent Fiber Source

We demonstrate a new technique to generate a high stability multi-wavelength fiber source by inserting a synchronized etalon filter in superfluorescent fiber source. Multi-wavelength source can easily be obtained over the EDF gain region with the proposed schedule. By partially feedback diffracted spontaneous emission into erbium doped fiber medium, greater output power, extinction ration and narrower linewidth for each channel than that simply using the spectrum slicing technique is easy obtained. Stable output of multi-wavelength fiber source enables it to replace the DFB laser array with wavelength locker in DWDM application.     

InP-based optoelectronic devices for optical fiber communications

In this contribution we report the research and development of 1.55 μm InGaAsP/InP gain-coupled DFB laser with an improved injection-carrier induced grating and of high performance 1.3 μm and 1.55 μm InGaAsP/InP FP and DFB lasers for communications. Long wavelength strained MQW laser diodes with a very low threshold current (7–10 mA) have been fabricated. Low pressure MOVPE technology has been employed for the preparation of the layered structure. A novel gain-coupled DFB laser structure with an improved injection-carrier modulated grating has been proposed and fabricated. The laser structures have been prepared by hybrid growth of MOVPE and LPE techniques and reasonably good characteristics have been achieved for resultant lasers. High performance 1.3 μm and 1.55 μm InGaAsP/InP DFB lasers have successfully been developed for CATV and trunk line optical fiber communication. Presented at the 1st Czech-Chinese Workshop “Advanced Materials for Optoelectronics”, Prague, Czech Republic, June 13–17, 1998. Kunio Tada and Yoshiaki Nakano for their cooperation in the fabrication of the novel gain-coupled DFB lasers.     

High peak power optical pulses generated with a monolithic master-oscillator power amplifier

We present results on a monolithic semiconductor-based master-oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) combining a distributed-feedback (DFB) laser and a tapered amplifier on a single chip. The MOPA reaches an output power of almost 12 W at an emission wavelength around 1064 nm in continuous-wave operation. Pulses with a length of around 100 ps can be obtained either by injecting nanosecond current pulses into the tapered amplifier alone or into both the DFB laser and the tapered amplifier. In the latter case, pulses with a width of 84 ps, a peak power of 42 W, and a spectral width of 160 pm are generated.     

基于可调谐半导体激光吸收光谱的氧气测量方法的研究

O₂是工业过程中广泛应用的重要气体, 在工业生产环境下实现O₂浓度的快速在线检测对提高燃烧效率和节能减排具有重要的意义。可调谐半导体激光吸收光谱谐波探测技术是一种具有高灵敏、高选择性、快速响应等特点的气体检测新技术,该技术利用了半导体激光器的可调谐和窄线宽特性,通过精心选择待测气体的某条吸收线可排除其他气体的干扰,实现待测气体浓度的高灵敏快速在线检测。文章以可调谐分布反馈(Distributed feedback, DFB)半导体激光器作为光源,通过波长调制方法对760 nm附近氧气某一吸收线的二次谐波信号测量,从而实现了对氧气浓度的快速在线检测。系统指标达到：检测范围0.01%～20%;检测精度0.1%;长期稳定性1%。     

分布式反馈激光器模拟控温检测系统研制

温度对分布式反馈(DFB)激光器的性能指标和工作寿命有着重要影响。针对宽温度范围下的激光器应用,分析了激光器温控系统的研究现状及趋势,给出了温控系统的设计原理,采用线性驱动与PID闭环控制方法,应用模拟器件,研制了一种DFB激光器的模拟控温检测系统,并利用该系统对1550 nm的DFB激光器进行了试验验证。结果表明,系统在?55 ℃～70 ℃的全温度范围下,保持长时间工作（≥2 h）,激光器的工作状态稳定,中心波长未出现漂移。系统的温度控制精度随着工作环境温度的范围不同而有所差异,在室温环境下可达到±0.02 ℃,在全温范围内控制精度在±0.8 ℃以内,跟踪误差小于±0.5 dB。与传统的激光器温控系统相比,本系统工作温度范围宽、控制精度高,且体积小、成本低、简单可靠,对于温度环境要求较为严苛的DFB激光器应用场景,具有重要的工程实践意义。     

激光烧蚀制备分布反馈式有机激光器件

采用激光烧蚀的方法结合激光全息技术,直接在高分子聚合物MEH-PPV薄膜表面烧蚀光栅结构,制备了分布反馈式有机激光器。这一方法具有工艺简单、光栅参数的可控性和重复性好等优点。器件MEH-PPV的膜厚是400 nm。利用波长为355 nm的Nd-YAG纳秒激光器进行单脉冲烧蚀,获得的光栅周期和光栅高度分别为370 nm和 100 nm。利用飞秒激光放大器作为泵浦源激射DFB激光器件,得到激射阈值约为182 μJ·cm^-2·pulse^-1,光谱的波峰约在609 nm处,半高宽为4.2 nm。通过改变两光束的夹角获得了周期为360, 370, 380, 390 nm的光栅,它们对应的激光波峰分别为602.91, 609.24, 613.26, 619.01 nm。     

Wavelength-tunable organic solid-state distributed-feedback laser

We report on a wavelength-tunable organic solid-state laser based on a second-order distributed-feedback (DFB) resonator design with the guest–host system Alq₃:DCM2 as the gain medium. The laser wavelength can be shifted from 608.9 to 646.5 nm by varying the grating period of the Bragg reflector. This allows the characterization of laser parameters for a large wavelength region on a single sample. The laser threshold and output characteristics are measured for different laser wavelengths. A minimum threshold for laser activity occurs at a lasing wavelength of 633 nm, giving the spectral position of the gain maximum. PACS 42.70.Jk; 78.45.+h; 78.66.Qn     

Solid-state dye laser with moiré gratings

We fabricated distributed-feedback (DFB) solid-state dye lasers with moiré gratings. We formed a moiré grating pattern by superimposing two grating patterns with a rotation angle. The moiré gratings were fabricated by an “etchless” process utilizing a two-beam interference method. The gratings were coated with solidified rhodamine-B. The five laser devices were pumped with the second harmonic generation of a Nd:YAG laser and we obtained narrow-banded laser oscillations at 590, 600, 610, 620, and 630 nm wavelength. Full widths at half maximum of laser spectra were less than 0.5 nm. The results indicated that a moiré fringe can function as a resonator of DFB solid-state dye lasers.     

Stable single frequency and single polarization DFB fiber lasers operated at 1053 nm

Stable single-frequency and single-polarization distributed-feedback (DFB) fiber laser was realized by giving a pressure on the phase shift region of the fiber grating. The output wavelength of the DFB fiber laser is 1053 nm. When the pump power of 980 nm laser diode is 100 and 254 mW, the output power can reach 8.3 and 37.1 mW and the polarization extinction ratio was 26 and 20 dB, respectively. After chopped by Acousto-optic modulator (0.3 Hz), the pulse peak value variance is 4.65%(peak to peak) and 1.098% (RMS) for 31 min.     

基于1 654 nm分布反馈激光器的甲烷检测系统

基于可调谐半导体激光吸收光谱技术及波长调制技术,采用波长为1 654 nm的分布反馈激光器,结合开放式光学探头以及高灵敏度的铟镓砷光电探测器,研制了近红外甲烷气体检测系统。自主设计研发了分布反馈激光器驱动电路,主要包括模拟PID温度控制电路与电流驱动电路。其中,温度控制电路具有较高的控制精度及稳定性,长时间工作时激光器温度波动小于±0.02 ℃,温度与激光器波长呈线性变化。温度不变时,改变驱动电流可以使激光器中心波长线性变化,同时还提供了5 kHz正弦波和10 Hz锯齿波的调制信号,用于谐波检测。为了提取差分信号的一次谐波及二次谐波,研制了正交锁相放大器,一次谐波和二次谐波的提取误差分别为3.5%和5%。系统中采用的开放式光电探头通过一次反射,使有效吸收光程增加了一倍,达到了40 cm。通过对1%～5%的甲烷气体进行检测,成功提取了一次及二次谐波,得到了气体浓度与谐波信号幅值的拟合关系曲线。在更换不同输出波长的激光器后,该系统还具有检测其他气体的能力。