Modeling the power of an optical parametric generator by discrete mode summation

An analytical expression for calculating the signal output power of an optical parametric generator (OPG) configuration was developed. The model is based on Heisenberg equations in space and radiation mode theory. A simple analytical expression can be obtained by assuming that all modes within the gain bandwidth of the nonlinear crystal have the same gain and the same interaction length. Another derivation considers the gain and interaction length of each individual mode. The model predictions are in excellent agreement with the measured signal power of OPGs based on 25- and 35-mm periodically poled LiNbO₃ crystal (with effective quadratic nonlinearity of ∼14.5 pm/V) and 47-mm periodically poled LiTaO₃ crystal (with effective quadratic nonlinearity of ∼9 pm/V). In addition, a comparison was made between the summation over discrete modes approach and the traditional approach of continuous integration over the beam parameters and pump frequency. We have found that the first approach, which is developed in this paper, predicts more accurately the output power of the OPG.     

Influence of the modal composition of the radiation on the oscillation dynamics of a CO2-laser with a saturable absorber

The influence of the modal composition (transverse modes of a single longitudinal mode) of the laser radiation on the oscillation dynamics of a CO₂-laser with a saturable absorber in the cavity is investigated. Passive Q-switching in initiation of the fundamental mode TEM₀₀ and the modes of the first family TEM₀₁ and TEM₁₀ is considered. It is established that in the case of multimode oscillations sequences of single pulses with an irregular change in their amplitude can be observed. The multimode oscillations obtained are compared with similar single-mode oscillations, and their special features and differences are discussed. Reported at the Second International Scientific and Technical Conference on Quantum Electronics, Minsk, November 23–25, 1998. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 66, No. 5, pp. 681–687, September–October, 1999.     

On the possibility to realize the efficient relativistic Čerenkov microwave generator without an external guiding magnetic field

We consider the preconditions for efficient operation of the relativistic Čerenkov microwave generator in the absence of an external guiding magnetic field. The analytical expression for the length of propagation of a solid cylindrical electron beam along the drift tube is obtained in the framework of the paraxial approximation. The influence of preliminary modulation of the electron beam on the starting current of the generator and its linear efficiency is analyzed. We calculated the geometry of a relativistic Čerenkov microwave generator with an efficiency of about 30%, in which the solid cylindrical electron beam propagates over a short resonance decelerating system (with the length L ≈ 3λ, where λ is the radiation wavelength) in the absence of an external magnetic field. In experiments, the efficiency of power conversion from the high-current electron beam into the electromagnetic radiation of the E₀₁ mode reached 8%, approximately (relative to the total current of the vacuum diode), for a power of 1.2 ± 0.3 GW and a generation frequency of 4.06 GHz. __________ Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 49, No. 10, pp. 829–836, October 2006.     

Open Resonators with Conducting Cylindrical Inserts. 2. Resonators with Finite-Length Mirrors

We present the results of experimental studies of controlling the spectrum and Q-factors of modes in an open resonator with a conducting cylindrical insert. The phenomenon of an increase in the diffraction Q-factor is experimentally observed for the fundamental TEM_00q mode for two resonant diameters of the conducting cylindrical insert located inside the open resonator. The features of excitation of modes in an open resonator with smooth cylindrical finite-length mirrors and in an open resonator with cutoff bevels at the mirror edges are studied. Prospects for using open resonators with conducting inserts in quasi-optical devices in the millimeter-wave range are discussed. __________ Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 48, No. 8, pp. 684–691, August 2005.     

Competition effects on spatial coherence in a CO2 laser

The degree of spatial coherence between two points separated by 6 mm in a radiation beam is almost unity, when two competing transitions lines which differ below 100 cm^-1 oscillate with a TEM₀₀ mode, while it varies greatly when a single line occurs on competing TEM₀₀ and TEM₁₀ modes.     

Cross focusing of two coaxial spatial modes of a single frequency of a laser beam in a nonlinear dielectric

The cross-focusing of two co-axial transverse modes of a laser beam viz. TEM₀₀ and TEM₀₁ modes of the same frequency in a non-linear dielectric has been studied. When the TEM₀₀ mode is stronger than the TEM₀₁ mode, both modes focus on the axis. In the opposite case, defocusing occurs at the axis and energy concentrates in a ring.     

94 GHz回旋管准光模式变换器设计

基于几何光学理论和矢量绕射理论,研究了将回旋管及其他高功率微波器件的振荡输出模式转换成准光高斯波束的模式变换器,采用伏拉索夫(Vlasov)辐射器和三级准光反射面实现了准高斯模TEM₀₀的横向输出.研究了Vlasov辐射器的工作机理,运用矢量绕射理论计算出波导辐射场,口面电流分布的方法计算反射面辐射场.通过编写程序设计了将94 GHz,模式为TE₆₂的毫米波转化为准光高斯波束的内置式准光模式变换器. 关键词： 94 GHz回旋管 内置式准光模式变换器 Vlasov辐射器 矢量绕射理论     

Calculation of the characteristics of the radiation from a generator with a virtual cathode

A three-dimensional computer model, described by a system of Maxwell-Vlasov equations, for the interaction of a plasma with the electromagnetic field was used to calculate the excitation of a field by a relativistic electron beam with a virtual cathode oscillating in a resonance chamber. The characteristics of the generator radiation are investigated. Zh. Tekh. Fiz. 69, 87–92 (February 1999)     

Doppler spectroscopy of a beam in the channel of a H− ion source

It is shown that high-accuracy contact-free measurements of the divergence and emittance of an accelerated H⁻ ion beam at the exit from the source can in principle be performed by passive Doppler spectroscopy of a beam of excited hydrogen atoms produced by neutralization of the ions with excitation on the residual gas in the source channel. The intensity of the H_α-line radiation detected by the Doppler system is calculated, taking into account the principal processes leading to the excitation and deexcitation of the 3s, 3p, and 3d levels of the hydrogen atoms in the beam, for residual gas densities of the order of 10⁻⁴–10⁻⁵ Torr in the source channel. The computed H_α-line intensity was confirmed experimentally, making it possible to perform photoelectronic detection of the spectral contour of the line in the current mode rather than the photon-counting mode. Zh. Tekh. Fiz. 68, 15–18 (June 1998)     

Interaction of a modulated electron beam with a magnetoactive plasma

Experimental results concerning the interaction of a modulated electron beam with a magnetoactive plasma in the whistler frequency range are reported. It was shown experimentally that when a beam is injected into the plasma, waves can be generated by two possible mechanisms: Cherenkov emission of whistlers by the modulated beam, and transition radiation from the beam injection point. In the case of weak beam currents (N _b/N ₀)≪⁻⁴) the Cherenkov resonance radiation is more than an order of magnitude stronger than the transition radiation; the Cherenkov emission efficiency decreases at high beam currents. The transformation of the distribution function of the beam is investigated for the case of weak beam currents. It is shown that in the case of the Cherenkov interaction with whistlers the beam is retarded and the beam distribution function becomes wider and acquires a plateau region. Pis’ma Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 67, No. 6, 378–382 (25 March 1998)     

Self-excitation and establishment of generation in a two-section relativistic diffraction generator

Starting conditions for generation and features of oscillation establishment in a relativistic diffraction generator for different beam current values are numerically studied using the matrix multimode method. The efficiency boost and generation frequency stabilization are found to arise at overlap of two electron mechanisms—excitation of the fundamental oscillation of the system in the region of the 2π-type frequencies with a resonance near the cutoff frequency of the bulk mode nearest to the 2π type in a smooth waveguide.     

Transverse mode frequency pulling in free electron lasers

We consider the spectral evolution of transverse modes in free electron lasers. While the gain maxima of the various transverse modes occur at different frequencies, coupling between the modes via the electron beam causes the modes to shift frequency such that the final laser frequency differs from what one would expect if only the TEM₀₀ mode were present. This can strongly effect the turn-on behavior in lasers with short electron pulses.     

热透镜的球差效应对大基模体积激光谐振腔模式的影响

固体激光器在强抽运的条件下,激光晶体热透镜的球差效应是不容忽视的,尤其是在大基模体积的动态稳定腔中,会影响谐振腔的振荡模式,进而影响腔内损耗和输出功率.通过Fox-Li的衍射迭代算法,分析了谐振腔的自再现模,表明在热透镜球差效应作用下,基模的光强分布出现了旁瓣,并由此带来了光束质量的下降,最后通过实验结果验证了理论分析,指出光束填充因子是激光器设计的一个重要因素,其最佳值需要根据球差效应的强弱,通过实验的方法来确定. 关键词： 热透镜 球差效应 谐振腔模式     

Physical mechanisms for transition radiation of electromagnetic pulses

The excitation of electromagnetic pulses is examined in various generation schemes. The physical mechanism for excitation of the radiation is studied and the field from transition radiation by high current relativistic electron beams is analyzed. An analysis of the efficiency of the various generation schemes shows that the electron efficiency of beam radiators based on transition radiation may be quite substantial for beam parameters that are easily realized experimentally. Zh. Tekh. Fiz. 69, 90–95 (October 1999)     

Experimental determination of spherical resonator diffraction losses

To obtain single transversal mode oscillation of a laser oscillator a pinhole has to be inserted into the resonator. This causes diffraction losses, comparable with the internal losses of the laser system. For a pulsed Nd-YAG-laser, the total losses and the diffraction losses are determined experimentally as a function of the Fresnel number for TEM₀₀ and TEM₀₁ mode. The agreement between the experimental values and numerical data from diffraction theory is satisfying.     

封离式He-N$lt;sub$gt;2$lt;/sub$gt;-CO$lt;sub$gt;2$lt;/sub$gt;激光器横模特性的测量与分析

利用激光光束分析仪,实时在线测量了一根He-N₂-CO₂封离式激光管的横模分布特性,得到了激光模式随放电电流的变化关系.实验表明该激光器在最佳工作电流时,容易形成低阶模运转,但很难获得基模运转,通过改善对称性以及加快冷却水流速可以获得基模运转.通过激光动力学过程分析了模式变化的形成原因,为大功率激光器模式控制与改善提供了一定的理论和实验借鉴. 关键词： 2激光')" href="#">CO₂激光 横模 激光模式分析 光束质量     

Microwave energy channeling in plasma waveguides created by a high-power UV laser in the atmosphere

The grazing mode of microwave propagation in a hollow plasma waveguide formed by ionization of atmospheric air with a small easily ionized additive by strong UV pulses of the Garpun KrF laser (λ = 248 nm, the pulse duration and energy are ∼70 ns and ∼50 J) was experimentally demonstrated for the first time. The annular laser beam produced a hollow tube ∼10 cm in diameter with an electron density of ∼10¹² cm⁻³ in a plasma wall ∼1 cm thick, over whichmicrowave radiation with λ _mw ∼ 8 mm was transmitted to a distance of 60 m. Themicrowave signal transmitted by the waveguide was amplified by a factor of 6 in comparison with propagation in free space.     

Near-Field Diffractive Optical Pumping of a Laser Medium

A Nd:YAG rod active element placed inside a resonator was pumped by the second harmonic radiation (the wavelength =0.532 m) of a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser diffracted at a circular aperture. Various distributions of pumping intensity in the Fresnel (near-field) region along the direction of the pump beam diffraction were produced. Inversion profiles with maxima or minima at the resonator axis were formed in the active element, depending on its distance from the circular aperture. Gain-switched operation of the Nd:YAG rod laser at =1.064 m is reported at the fundamental mode and also at the TEM₀₁, TEM_01* and other higher-order modes for different positions of the active element in the near-field region. Applications of such diffractive optical pumping for the concentration of the pumping radiation into the active media and for laser beam profling are discussed. © 2004 The Optical Society of Japan     

Laboratory modeling of the interaction of electron beams with a magnetoplasma

We present the results of laboratory experiments in which the mechanisms of interaction of electron beams with whistler waves in a magnetoplasma are studied. Different mechanisms of whistler generation during the injection of a modulated electron beam in the plasma are studied, and the mechanism of conversion of the beam kinetic energy to radiation is demonstrated. The processes of whistler wave generation by the modulated beam at the ˇ Cerenkov and Doppler resonances are analyzed in detail. The excitation of whistler waves by means of a nonresonant mechanism of the transition radiation is studied.     

High-power Q-switched laser with high-order Laguerre–Gaussian modes: application for extra-cavity harmonic generations

We present a compact efficient scheme for generation of high-order Laguerre–Gaussian TEM _p,0 modes in a diode-pumped actively Q-switched Nd:YVO₄ laser. The resonator is composed of two plane mirrors with an intracavity concave lens to expand the cavity mode size for generating a high-power Laguerre–Gaussian TEM_5,0 mode. We further confirm that the TEM_5,0 mode is noticeably superior to the TEM_0,0 mode in the processes of second and third harmonic generations.