高功率毫米波圆波导半径微扰模式变换器的优化设计

从半径渐变波导的耦合波方程出发,利用龙格-库塔法进行优化数值迭代,得到在3 mm波段,TE03-TE02, TE02-TE01高效率模式变换器的设计参数。通过优化程序,设计出了6周期TE03-TE02和3周期TE02-TE01模式变换器优化尺寸。利用CST微波工作室电磁仿真软件对结构尺寸进行优化仿真,仿真结果与优化程序计算结果基本一致。以此数据设计中心频率94 GHz的TE03-TE02,TE02-TE01模式变换器功率转换效率可以达到98.5%以上,90%功率转换的绝对带宽分别达到3.5和7.0 GHz以上,优于设计要求。     

高斯反射率输出镜改善光束质量的实验研究

非稳腔能产生大体积基模,具有好的空间选模特性,但在固体调Q激光器中,由于孔径光阑和热畸变的影响,非稳腔输出的横模并不光滑.使用高斯反射率耦合输出镜可较好地改善其输出光束质量,设计了平-凸非稳腔,使用Nd:YAG,电光调Q固体激光器进行实验,获得了较为平滑的远场光强分布,实验结果表明高斯反射率输出镜可较好地改善固体激光器中非稳腔输出光束质量.     

根据激光束横截面能量分布的变化测量大功率激光聚焦镜的像差

提出了一种实时测量大功率激光照射下聚焦镜产生的像差的新方法。该方法利用混合模激光束在传输过程中光束横截面能量分布的变化来进行测量。首先通过计算混合模激光束的光学参数来模拟其在传输过程中的光束横截面能量分布的变化,然后计算其通过聚焦镜后在焦点位置的光束横截面能量分布,通过对比计算所得的光束横截面能量分布和实际测量的焦点位置的光束横截面能量分布的差异,得到聚焦镜的像差。     

Output characteristics of right angle cone mirror cavity laser

The anti-misalignment stability and output characteristics of the right angle cone cavity laser are experimentally studied. When the misalignment angle of the cone mirror turns to 46.8 minutes, the single-pulse output energy of the plano-cone cavity laser decreases 24% and the near-field beam patterns have little change; as for the beam directional stability, when the measuring place stands 3.12 m in front of the output mirror, the near-field beam patterns of the plano-cone laser are located at the primary places until the misalignment angle of the cone mirror turns to 18 minutes. These results show that the plano-cone cavity laser has better performances in comparison with the plano-concave cavity laser. The analytical results of the mode instrument are also obtained, which show that the near-field beam intensity distribution of the plano-cone mirror cavity laser is near to the plane wave.     

输出环状光束的新型激光谐振腔

提出一种输出环状光束的新型激光谐振腔,即在稳定激光谐振腔中采用外环耦合方式得到环状光束的输出。利用For-Li数值迭代算法求解此类激光谐振腔的积分方程,通过计算机编程计算了平面一凹球面稳定谐振腔的输出端平面镜在不同半径的情况下,谐振腔镜面上和衍射耦合输出场基模的振幅和相位分布。计算结果预示了当输出端平面镜半径小于通常的稳定腔的基模半径时,衍射耦合输出场有稳定的环状光束输出。实验中TEA CO2激光器采用印刷电路板预电离结构,增益长度90cm,腔长5m,球面全反射镜曲率半径20m,输出端平面镜半径4．5mm,得到了内环半径为4．5mm、外环半径为5．5mm的基模环形光斑输出。从而在理论上和实验上证实了该方案产生环状光束的可行性。     

射频激励相移阵列谐振腔波导CO2 激光器输出特性研究

In this paper, an optical array resonator with phase-shifting end mirror has been combined with the RF-excited diffusively cooled slab waveguide CO₂ lasers to obtain a desirable output laser beam with single-peaked far-field intensity distribution, which is highly spatially suppressed with the merits of high brightness and good characteristics of propagation. In the experiments, a maximum output power of 46 W and highest conversion efficiency of 11.3% have been obtained from a 200-mm-gain-length device. The laser beam intensity distribution acquired has similar characteristics to the ouptut beam from laser arrays due to the periodical structure of the phase-shifting total reflector, and has an excellent stability due to the mode-selection capability of this type of resonator. In this paper, theoretical analysis is also given, based on which corresponding theoretical model is established, the practical feasibility is shown, and the laser beam output with characteristics of in-phase array mode is predicted. The systematical experimental investigation indicates the prominent influence of the parameters of the phase-shifting array end mirror on the property of the output beam. Furthermore, the manufacturing errors of the phase-shifted array resonator are analyzed and the analysis provides a theoretical guide to the design of this type of lasers.     

射频激励相移阵列谐振腔波导CO2激光器输出特性研究

为保持器件结构紧凑型的同时获得稳定的高功率、高光束质量激光输出,将相移光学阵列谐振腔技术用于射频激励扩散型冷却板条波导CO₂激光器．实验发现,该设计方案虽然波导结构为矩形宽波导,但是由于采用了具有相移阵列结构的全反射镜,获得的激光束输出空间分布具有阵列输出光束的基本特征．在波导截面为1mm×20mm、增益介质长度为20cm的波导结构条件下,获得了46W的激光功率输出和11.3%的电光转换效率．激光束输出的远场空间分布呈空间压缩的极锐单峰．由于该结构具有的选模特性,远场为单峰空间分布特 关键词：     

Enhanced excess noise in laser cavities with tilted mirrors

Enhancement of the transverse excess-noise factor is theoretically predicted in optical laser cavities with tilted end mirrors and nonuniform transverse loss. In particular, it is shown that in a loss-guided laser close to the plane-plane geometric instability boundary the excess-noise factor that is induced by mirror tilting may largely exceed that predicted for the aligned cavity. This excess noise is related to beam walk-off induced by mirror tilting, which makes possible transient amplification of noise in the transverse plane.     

Achieving single-lobed far-field patterns of broad area laser diode with external cavity feedback

We demonstrate a technique for single transverse mode operation of high-power broad area laser diode (BAL). In the experiment, the HR mirror is used as an external cavity mirror and the grating is used as a wavelength selective component. By tiling the HR mirror and the grating, the number of transverse modes oscillating in the cavity can be limited and the spectral bandwidth of the laser diode can be reduced. A single-lobed near diffraction-limited laser beam with the beam divergence (FWHM) of 0.43°, the spectral line-width of 0.7 nm and the output power of 350 mW are obtained. With the feedback, the power density of the output laser beam is increased 6 times in comparison with the free running.     

Output beam analysis of high power COIL

As the output power of a chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL) increases, the output laser beam instability appears as the far-field beam spot drift and deformation for the large Presnel number unstable resonator. In order to interpret this phenomenon, an output beam mode simulation code was developed with the fast Fourier transform method. The calculation results show that the presence of the nonuniform gain in COIL produces a skewed output intensity distribution, which causes the mirror tilt and bulge due to the thermal expansion. With the output power of COIL increases, the mirror surfaces, especially the back surface of the scraper mirror, absorb more and more heat, which causes the drift and deformation of far field beam spot seriously. The initial misalignment direction is an important factor for the far field beam spot drifting and deformation.     

有横向分布为TEM10模的信号注入的环形腔激光器的双稳性

本文假设注入环形腔激光器的信号的横向场分布为TEM_(10)模.利用平均场近似方法得到了单横模共振时的定态方程,并进行了线性稳定性分析.结果表明,对优质腔来说,与Lugiato等讨论的注入信号为平面波光束及高斯光束(TEM_(00)模)的情况不同,注入光场横向分布具有TEM_(10)模的横式时,环形激光器的输出呈现双稳性.     

Achievement of soft－X－ray laser with nearly saturated intensity and minimum divergence angle～1 mrad

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烟火泵浦钕玻璃激光器出光实验研究

 烟火泵浦是激光器小型化、便携化的一种解决方法。研制了一种用于钕玻璃激光器泵浦源的化学试剂,其主要成分为金属粉和碱金属含氧酸盐。设计了烟火泵浦钕玻璃激光器实验装置,激光器采用平-凹腔结构、紧包型侧面泵浦,输出镜反射率98％,钕玻璃棒尺寸f8 mm×100 mm。采用A,B两种配方的泵浦源进行出光实验,A配方得到了波长为1 053 nm能量为29 mJ的激光,B配方没有出光。分别计算了两种泵浦源的阈值辐射强度,并与测量得到的药剂辐射强度平均值比较。A配方所提供的辐射强度2.68×104 W·sr^-1,大于阈值2.37×104 W·sr^-1;B配方小于阈值,未能出光。这与实验结果吻合,证明烟火泵浦方法可行。     

Single higher-order transverse mode operation of a radially polarized Nd:YAG laser using an annularly reflectivity-modulated photonic crystal coupler

We demonstrate single higher-order transverse mode operation of a radially polarized Nd:YAG laser by using a polarization-selective and reflectivity-modulated output coupler. A narrow annular region with low reflectivity fabricated in a photonic crystal mirror behaves so as to select a higher-order transverse mode of a cylindrically symmetric laser beam. A double-ring-shaped radially polarized TM(02) mode beam is stably generated.     

Folded diffractive laser resonators with user-defined fundamental mode

The adjustment effort required for the alignment of laser resonators with arbitrarily shaped end mirrors can be significantly reduced by folding the resonator path half-way between the two end mirrors and by slightly tilting the resonator axis. Thus the resulting resonator consists only of one diffractive mirror and a plane mirror, and the separate alignment of both diffractive end mirrors with respect to each other can be avoided. This principle is demonstrated by a Nd:YAG laser with super-Gaussian output beam. Furthermore, it is shown theoretically that the influence of phase quantization effects on the beam quality can be strongly reduced as a consequence of the tilted resonator axis.     

腔内双压电变形镜光强分布优化

报道了把20单元双压电变形镜作为闪光氪灯泵浦的Nd:YAG激光器的腔镜,优化激光器输出光束远场强度分布的实验结果。变形镜由随机并行梯度下降算法控制,以相机采集到的激光束远场环围能量作为算法的评价指标,控制双压电变形镜的面形向远场能量分布更加集中的方向变化。结果表明:系统在20 s内将远场光斑中的多个亮斑校正为单个亮斑,峰值光强与优化前相比提高了5倍;在腔镜倾斜较大时,实验系统将激光器的输出功率由0.006~0.051 W提升至0.330 W,验证了实验系统的有效性。     

高功率激光器抗失调谐振腔的实验研究

为简化高功率激光器谐振腔结构,提高激光谐振腔的稳定性,增加基模体积,改善光束质量,提出了两种新型激光谐振腔结构,分别是带角隅反射镜的激光谐振腔和直角内圆锥面反射镜激光谐振腔。使用高功率脉冲CO2激光器,研究了这两种激光谐振腔的输出特性和腔镜失调的关系,并结合平凹稳定腔,对三种激光谐振腔的抗失调稳定性进行了对比。实验结果表明,随着全反镜或平面输出镜失调角的增加,角隅腔激光器的单脉冲输出能量下降速度小于直角内圆锥面全反镜腔。两种新型谐振腔全反镜的抗失调稳定性都超过平面输出镜。角隅全反镜谐振腔和直角内圆锥面全反镜谐振腔的抗失调稳定性均大大超过平凹稳定腔。     

高功率叠阵二极管激光器光束整形

采用光线追迹法详细分析线阵二极管激光器经微球面柱透镜快轴准直后的光强变化情况,利用快轴准直微球面柱透镜的球差可调整输出激光光强分布的特性,得出了快轴准直输出发散角约5°时光强分布具有较好的平顶形式。根据叠阵二极管激光器输出光的特点,设计了由25个二极管激光器组成的叠阵二极管激光器的光束整形输出系统,该系统由快轴准直微透镜、快轴耦合透镜和慢轴耦合透镜组成,把需要泵浦的激光介质薄片设计在快轴耦合透镜的焦点上,并且在慢轴耦合透镜的成像面附近,得到了7mm×8mm的泵浦光斑,光强不均匀性约10%,输出效率达到85%。     

Diagnostic system for two dimension intensity distribution of laser beam

The diagnostic system for two dimension(2-D)intensity distribution of laserbeam is a measuring instrument for many parameters of laser beam.2-D intensity distributionplot of laser beam is obtained by the two dimension scanning mirror which is controlled by amicrocomputer to scan the laser beam on a detector.Many parameters of laser beam such asthe isointensity distribution plot,the beam diameter,the beam waist diameter,the laser pow-er,the diverge angle and the beam brightness,are given by means of the microcomputer pro-cessing the data measured.Theoretical analysis of beam parameter transform is given.     

角隅全反镜谐振腔激光器的输出特性

 在高功率脉冲气体激光器中，用角隅反射镜作为全反镜，平行平面镜作为输出镜构成角隅全反镜谐振腔。对角隅腔激光器的输出特性和抗失调稳定性进行了研究，并与平凹腔和平平腔激光器进行了比较。实验结果表明：在角隅全反镜失调角为16 mrad时，角隅腔激光器的单脉冲输出能量下降9.2%，且近场输出光斑没有明显变化；而凹面全反镜失调角仅为0.4 mrad时，平凹腔激光器输出能量下降了9%，近场输出光斑严重变形。在输出镜正前方3.12 m处测量，当角隅镜偏转16.3 mrad时，激光器输出光斑与标准状态时的输出光斑重合；凹面全反镜失调角为0.4 mrad时，激光器输出光斑位移14 mm。经模式仪分析表明，角隅腔激光器近场光强分布均匀。