利用铌酸锂晶体制作体全息光栅的设计性实验

利用双光束干涉,通过控制双光束的记录角度,在铌酸锂晶体中写入光折变体全息布拉格光栅.将该光栅应用于光通信系统中作为滤波器使用,利用ASE光源和光谱仪对其进行测试,在1 548nm波长处获得了峰值半高全宽为4nm,衍射效率为10%的滤波效果.     

变波长读出条件下光折变局域体全息光栅的衍射性质

利用二维耦合波理论,研究了用短波长记录全息光栅而用通讯波段内的长波长读出时,用于90°结构垂直读出平板型的光折变局域体全息光栅的衍射性质.讨论了局域体全息光栅的几何尺寸对其衍射效率及光栅布喇格选择性的影响.结果表明,随着光栅的纵向和横向尺寸的增加,光栅的衍射效率也逐渐增加.当光栅的纵向和横向尺寸发生改变但光栅的总面积不变时,光栅衍射效率保持不变.此外,随着光栅尺寸的增加光栅的布喇格选择性越好.在利用短波长记录全息光栅而用长波长读出的光学器件设计过程中,为了获得最佳的衍射效率及其布喇格选择特性,应当根据要求合理地设计光栅的几何尺寸.     

热释电效应对光折变全息光栅读出的影响

先用两束０.２７ｍＷ的６３２.８ｎｍＨｅ-Ｎｅ激光在掺Ｍｎ的ＫＮＳＢＮ晶体中记录光折变全息光栅，再用波长为６２１.８ｎｍ的准连续染料激光读出，观察到衍射光信号有一个从初始最大值衰减到稳定最小值的暂态过程．初始值对稳定值的比可达７.５以上．这一现象可用热释电效应的影响进行解释 关键词：     

啁啾飞秒激光脉冲形成的光纤光栅的Bragg反射特性

在800nm飞秒脉冲激光照射下光敏玻璃As₂S₃光纤具有双光子吸收 现象，当一束超短激光脉冲与另一束啁啾超短激光脉冲在As₂S₃光纤相遇时，干涉图案将 永久地记录一个空间啁啾光栅.研究了该光栅结构与入射超短脉冲激光脉冲参数的关系，数值计算表明该光栅具有较大的Bragg反射带宽. 关键词： 啁啾光纤光栅 飞秒激光脉冲 双光子吸收效应     

在光致聚合物中采用脉冲激光记录全息图的记录条件研究

在蓝绿敏光致聚合物材料中,用532 nm激光器作为光源,在等光强不同重复频率和等重复频率不同光强条件下分别进行全息记录,用红光进行动态读出,获得两种记录条件下的衍射效率曲线.实验结果表明,在近连续脉冲光下进行全息记录时,较低重复频率和较低光强的脉冲激光能够明显提高光致聚合物光栅的最高衍射效率,通过优化脉冲激光的重复频率和平均光强,可以在材料中记录衍射效率最高的全息图.     

光折变多重体光栅的制作及应用

根据光折变多重体光栅的滤波原理,在10×10×10 mm3的LiNbO3∶Fe晶体中利用循环曝光法写入了光栅波矢夹角为0.037°且衍射效率均衡的8重体光栅,实验上证实了光写入多重光折变体光栅应用于波分复用系统的可行性.利用LiNbO3∶Fe晶体制作了一个原理性双通道波分复用器,成功地实现了对相同方向入射的波长分别为635 nm和650 nm的两束光的有效分离,并根据布喇格条件,将光折变体光栅应用于光波波长的测量,测量精度可达10 pm量级.     

反射型体全息光栅对超短脉冲激光光束衍射的性质

在光栅记录介质色散效应的影响下,拓展Kogelnik的耦合波理论研究了反射型体全息光栅对偏振方向垂直和平行于入射面的超短脉冲激光光束衍射的性质。结果表明对于记录在LiNbO3光折变晶体中的体全息光栅,在色散效应、光栅参量和入射条件的共同影响下,光栅对偏振方向垂直于入射面的超短脉冲激光光束衍射的光谱带宽大于对偏振方向平行于入射面的超短脉冲激光光束衍射的光谱带宽,在不考虑光栅介质色散效应的影响时,它们都变大。进一步给出了衍射光的光谱带宽及光栅的衍射效率随入射脉冲的光谱带宽与光栅的光谱带宽比值的变化情况。     

基于宽光谱应用的波长解复用多重体光栅的光写入特性

针对光通信中波长覆盖范围日益增宽的特点,从理论上研究了用于宽光谱范围波长解复用器件的多重体光栅的布喇格匹配和各波长对应光栅衍射效率的均匀性.计算及实验结果均表明,由于记录介质的色散效应将导致多重体全息光栅读出过程中明显的布喇格失配,并且在写入过程中获得的均匀折射率调制度的多重体光栅,在读出过程中各通信波长对应光栅的衍射效率将不均匀为此,提出了改进多重体光栅的光写入方法,给出了利用角度复用法写入透射型多重体光栅时解复用波长与写入角度的关系,以及写入体光栅过程中记录介质的折射率调制度修正公式.     

不同干涉激光偏振态对偶氮分子玻璃表面起伏光栅形成的影响

研究了在不同偏振态干涉Ar+激光作用下,一种偶氮无定形分子玻璃膜表面形成起伏光栅的特性.实验采用p+P,p+s,RCP+LCP三种干涉激光偏振态,利用实时光栅衍射效率测定和原子力显微镜观察等方法,考察了偶氮无定形分子玻璃(IAC-4)膜表面起伏光栅的形成速率和起伏深度.实验发现,当IAc-4形成表面起伏光栅时,其衍射效率增加速度和表面起伏光栅的深度为RCP+LCP>p+s>p+P.在RCP+LCP干涉激光照射下,IAC-4能够极快地形成表面起伏光栅;而用p+P干涉激光照射,则效率最低.在单束激光强度为58 mW/cm2的RCP+LCP偏振态干涉激光照射下,经过80 s～2 min,一级衍射效率即可达62 oA并接近饱和,光栅起伏深度达到734 nm.而在同样强度的P+P,p+S偏振态干涉激光照射下,一级衍射效率和光栅起伏深度分别为3.1%,23 nm和9.3%,120 nm.采用p+s偏振干涉激光时,得到的光栅周期为干涉光场周期的一半.上述实验结果表明,偶氮无定形分子玻璃(IAC-4)材料可很好地用于表面起伏光栅制备,但刻写效果则取决于干涉激光的偏振态.     

记录结构对体光栅各向异性衍射选择特性研究

以静态体光栅各向异性衍射理论分析模型为基础,将与体光栅厚度有关的记录光强调制度引入到各向异性耦合波方程中.利用耦合波理论分析了光折变晶体中体光栅的各向异性衍射性能,研究了在不同初始记录光强比的条件下,记录光入射角的改变对光折变体光栅各向异性布喇格衍射性能的影响.结果表明：记录光入射角和记录光初始光强比均对体光栅的各向异性衍射具有选择性;与此相比,记录光入射角和记录光初始光强比对于体光栅各向同性衍射不具备选择性.     

基于光热敏折变玻璃的透射型体布拉格光栅角度选择性研究

采用Kogelnik耦合波理论讨论了透射型体布拉格光栅(TVBG)的角度选择特性;结合分波面双光束干涉法和两步热处理法在光热敏折变玻璃中制备了周期为1 μm的TVBG,TVBG相对衍射效率可达91.1%;利用发散光束研究了TVBG的角度选择特性,验证了TVBG具有良好的角度选择特性,可以应用于角选择滤波,抑制中高频调制,提高激光的近场均匀性。     

Continuous-wave diode-pumped laser action of Nd³⁺-doped photo-thermo-refractive glass

Laser action of the photo-thermo-refractive (PTR) glass, which is the photosensitive material for holographic recording of volume Bragg gratings (VBGs), was demonstrated for the first time by introducing Nd3?. Nd:PTR glass has a bandwidth of 27.8 nm and 16.0 nm for luminescence and absorption, respectively. An uncoated 2 mm thick Nd:PTR element generated cw laser output of 124 mW, with a slope efficiency of 25%, by laser diode pumping. This Nd:PTR glass also performed wide bandwidth laser action at 1053.9-1063.3 nm, where the decrease of the pump-absorption efficiency was held off below 30%, even under a 3.5 nm shift of pump wavelength from its absorption center.     

光热敏折变玻璃及其布拉格体光栅特性研究

采用高温二次化料的方法制备了一种SiO2-Al2O3-ZnO-Na2O(F、Br)玻璃体系的光热敏折变(PTR)玻璃,通过紫外曝光、透射率光谱、X射线衍射(XRD)和差热分析等方法研究了其光热敏析晶机理。研究表明,PTR玻璃的光敏区为280～350nm,工作区为400～2700nm,最佳成核温度和析晶温度分别为490℃和595℃,析晶组分为NaF晶体。采用双光束干涉方法与"两步法"的热处理工艺在PTR玻璃中制备了周期为1000mm-1的布拉格体光栅,光栅的相对衍射效率达到91%,并验证了制备的布拉格体光栅具有角选择滤波能力。     

Development of narrow-linewidth diode lasers by use of volume holographic transmission gratings

We present two diode laser setups that employ volume holographic transmission gratings to provide optical feedback. The advantage of this kind of grating is high diffraction efficiency and the possibility to place optical elements on both sides of the grating. This allows for advanced external cavities and adjustable feedback efficiency. The first setup is a diode laser in the Littman configuration with the transmission grating replacing the conventional reflection grating. The second setup improves the frequency selectivity by substituting the feedback mirror with a passive resonator. This grating-enhanced external cavity diode laser (GECDL) achieves excellent frequency stability. A prototype of the GECDL setup demonstrates an intrinsic linewidth of 7 kHz and an operation range that covers the full amplification profile of the laser diode.     

体Bragg衍射器件在高功率激光中的应用

记录在光热敏微晶玻璃(PTR)中的体Bragg衍射器件具有高衍射效率、可选择的角度和波长选择特性以及高损伤阈值等优点,成为先进激光技术发展中的一种新兴器件。综述了目前各型体Bragg衍射器件在激光技术中的应用,主要包括角选择近场滤波技术、光谱合成技术、外腔半导体稳频技术以及啁啾脉冲压缩与展宽技术。详细地阐述和分析了这些方法的原理、特点、适用范围以及它们的研究现状。     

Beam combining of lasers with high spectral density using volume Bragg gratings

Incoherent combining of multiple laser beams with offset wavelengths into a single near-diffraction-limited beam is an effective solution to increasing energy brightness and scaling output power of high-power lasers. Volume Bragg gratings (VBGs) recorded in photo-thermo-refractive (PTR) glass allow spectral beam combining with a remarkably high spectral density of channels. Spectral beam combining (SBC) of five channels within 1-2 nm bandwidth around 1064 and 1550 nm into a single near-diffraction-limited beam with absolute efficiency 92-94% is demonstrated. Scaling of this technique to multi-kW power level is discussed.     

Binary volume phase masks in photo-thermo-refractive glass

Permanent binary phase masks with planar surfaces and high tolerance to laser radiation are recorded in the volume of photo-thermo-refractive glass using the contact copying technique and binary amplitude master masks. Conversion of a Gaussian beam to higher order modes is shown.     

Two-photon holographic recording in aluminosilicate glass containing silver particles

Recording of holographic gratings by 532-nm laser pulses in photochromic bulk aluminosilicate glass containing silver particles is demonstrated. A diffraction efficiency of 1.5% is achieved for readout at the same wavelength. The speed of grating formation as a function of pulse energy suggests that two-photon excitation is responsible for the recording. The light causes bleaching of an absorption peak near 417nm, which corresponds to the excitation of surface plasmons on the silver, and broad darkening throughout the visible to the near infrared. A likely mechanism for the photochromic effect is discussed.     

An experimental study and theoretical analysis of the mode characteristics of a narrow line-width,pulsed dye laser oscillator at different pump powers

This paper presents an experimental study and theoretical analysis on the effect of pump power on the divergence, pointing, line-width and wavelength stability of a narrow line-width, high repetition rate dye laser oscillator. The dye laser oscillator, based on the hybrid multiple-prism grazing-incidence grating cavity, was pumped by copper vapor laser (CVL). The dye laser mode characteristics were studied at CVL average pump powers of 2, 4 and 8 W. The single pulse dye laser divergence/pointing stability was studied by far-field intensity distributions. The line-width and wavelength stability were studied using a high resolution wave-meter. The experimental results were theoretically analyzed in terms of dye laser mode structure drift induced by beam pointing instability, beam divergence and thermally induced optical path length fluctuation. A comprehensive theoretical treatment on pointing stability of dye laser beam and its influence in the dye laser wavelength stability is presented. The theoretical and experimental trends were found to be in good agreement.     

Experimental and Theoretical Study of High Temperature-Stability and Low-Chirp 1.55 µm Semiconductor Laser with an External Fiber Grating

An experimental and theoretical study of the effect of temperature on the static and dynamic characteristics of packaged external fiber grating semiconductor lasers (FGL) is reported on. Operating in single frequency mode, the laser exhibits high output power (> 8 mW), high temperature stability of operating frequency (-3.4 GHz/K), and low static chirp (-60 MHz/mA). The observed hysteresis in wavelength versus temperature dependence is explained in the frame of a time-domain FGL model accounting for asymmetric nonlinear gain. The laser has low dynamic chirp (~16 MHz/mA) under 2.5 GB/s direct modulation, which is the key factor determining low penalty transmission over 312 km of SSM fiber. Dense WDM transmission performed at 2.6 Gbit/s over 117 km of SSM fiber shows that an FGL-based transmitter is a factor of 7 more tolerant to temperature variations than externally modulated DFB lasers.