48-波长线形腔多波长掺铒光纤激光器

采用两个光纤环镜作为腔镜构成线形腔可调谐多波长掺铒光纤激光器.将铒光纤浸入77 K的液氮中,选择可调谐光纤环镜作为输出腔镜,利用Mach-Zehnder干涉仪的滤波特性和输出端光纤环镜反射率的宽带可调特性,获得了波长间隔～0.4 nm、最大波长数目48个的多波长激光的稳定输出,同时实现了在1525～1555 nm范围内,多波长激光运转区域的灵活调节.     

柔性铰链微位移机构在可调谐F-P滤波器中的应用研究

分析了由于反射镜倾斜导致的可调谐F-P(Fabry-Perot)滤波器失谐。设计了一种柔性铰链式微位移机构,由压电陶瓷驱动,采用平行四连杆机构进行传动导向。采用该机构驱动F-P腔镜扫描克服了直接使用压电陶瓷带来的腔镜倾斜问题。该机构已应用于可调谐F-P滤波器中,输出信号多周期峰值幅度均匀,重复性好。     

A broadband external cavity tunable InAs/GaAs quantum dot laser by utilizing only the ground state emission

A broadband external cavity tunable laser is realized by using a broad-emitting spectral InAs/GaAs quantum dot (QD) gain device. A tuning range of 69 nm with a central wavelength of 1056 nm, is achieved at a bias of 1.25 kA/cm2 only by utilizing the light emission from the ground state of QDs. This large tunable range only covers the QD ground-state emission and is related to the inhomogeneous size distribution of QDs. No excited state contributes to the tuning bandwidth. The application of the QD gain device to the external cavity tunable laser shows its immense potential in broadening the tuning bandwidth. By the external cavity feedback, the threshold current density can be reduced remarkably compared with the free-running QD gain device.     

Tunable all-fiber intracavity wavelength converter without external pumps

A new architecture for tunable broadband wavelength conversion in a dispersion-shifted fiber is presented. Conversion is achieved by using four-wave-mixing in a dispersion-shifted fiber in a single fiber-ring cavity. Wide tunability is achieved by the self-generation of two tunable orthogonal pumps in the cavity. This effect is due to the introduction of two tunable fiber Bragg gratings written in high birefringence fibers which act as selective polarization and wavelength filters. The results show conversion efficiencies up to −2 dB with the signal-to-noise ratio of the converted signal up to 26 dB.     

不同谐振腔分步合成法制备的固态染料P567可调谐激光器

利用新型分步合成法制备的激光染料P567掺杂有机改性凝胶玻璃,建立了基于全息光栅的两种不同腔型可调谐激光器.采用光栅零级作为输出的激光器,调谐范围近70nm (543～610nm), 获得的最高斜效率为17%;采用腔镜耦合输出方式,调谐范围超过30 nm (553～585 nm),获得的最高斜效率为9.7%.并对激光器的可调谐范围、阈值、斜效率及线宽等参数进行了深入的分析比较.     

Experimental Study on Single Frequency Semiconductor Lasers with Fiber Bragg Reflector External Cavity

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A Laser Source with High Spectral Purity for Simple Tunable Laser Raman Instrument

The authors present an external cavity diode laser with high spectral purity for tunable laser Raman spectroscopy. To achieve high spectral purity required for Raman spectroscopy, a laser cavity utilizing a volume phase holographic grating, which has very low stray light, is developed and the first-order diffracted beam from the grating is taken as the output. Raman signals can be obtained from common samples with only a commercial laser rejection filter, greatly simplifying a tunable Raman instrument.     

A novel tunable dual-wavelength external-cavity laser diode array and its applications

We review the principles and characteristics of a novel tunable external-cavity laser diode source. It can operate as either a continuous wave (CW) single-wavelength, a CW dual-wavelength, a single-wavelength mode-locked, or a tunable dual-wavelength mode-locked laser. The gain medium is a commercial laser diode array. The telescopic external cavity consists of a grazing-incidence grating, a lens and a stripe-mirror. The external cavity provides functions of wavelength selection, dispersion compensation and spatial mode control. The characteristics of the laser under CW or mode-locked operation are described. The dual-wavelength laser output exhibits beat note beyond 7 THz. The tunable multi-terahertz beat frequency is characterized by a non-collinear intensity autocorrelation technique. A dual-wavelength interferometer that uses a tunable dual-wavelength laser as the light source is demonstrated. Finally, theoretical analysis is presented, which demonstrates that the dual-wavelength output of the laser is stable if the modes at the two wavelengths correspond to different array lateral modes.     

1.55-μm Si-based MOEMS optical tunable filter

A prototype 1.55-μm Si-based micro-opto-electro-mechanical-systems (MOEMS) tunable filter is fabricated, employing surface micromachining technology. Full-width-at-half-maximum (FWHM) of the transmission spectrum is 23 nm. The tuning range is 30 nm under 50-V applied voltage. The device can be readily integrated with resonant cavity enhanced (RCE) detector and vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) to fabricate tunable active devices.     

Broadly tunable subterahertz emission from internal branches of the current-voltage characteristics of superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2O(8+δ) single crystals

Continuous, coherent subterahertz radiation arises when a dc voltage is applied across a stack of the many intrinsic Josephson junctions in a Bi2Sr2CaCu2O(8+δ) single crystal. The active junctions produce an equal number of I-V characteristic branches. Each branch radiates at a slightly tunable frequency obeying the Josephson relation. The overall output is broadly tunable and nearly independent of heating effects and internal cavity frequencies. Amplification by a surrounding external cavity to allow for the development of a useful high-power source is proposed.     

一种用于密集波分复用系统中的可调谐液晶法布里-珀罗滤光片

基于液晶分子的双折射特性，设计并制作了一种结构简单的可用于波分复用系统中的可调谐液晶法布里-珀罗滤光片。对器件的光谱调谐特性进行了分析和模拟，并得到了液晶分子的折射率调制与其分子在电场作用下产生的转动角度之间的关系式。最后，对所设计的结构进行了制作和实验，测试结果显示了滤光片的性能受液晶分子的排列特性和法布里-珀罗腔的反射镜参量的影响较大，同时实验表明了这种利用向列型液晶分子作为法布里-珀罗腔内介质的可调谐滤光片在加电压调试下其调谐性能良好，调谐范围可覆盖C波段，透过峰的半峰全宽达到了0．8nm，实验结果与设计相吻合。     

500 nm continuous wave tunable single-frequency mid-IR light source for C-H spectroscopy

A computer controlled tunable mid-IR light source, based on single resonant difference frequency generation (DFG), is experimentally investigated. The DFG process is pumped by an external cavity tapered diode laser, tunable over a spectral range of 30 nm. Grating feedback to the single mode channel of the tapered diode narrows the spectrum and allows for tuning of the emitted spectrum in the range from 780 to 810 nm. The DFG process takes place intra-cavity in a high finesse diode pumped 1064 nm solid state Nd:YVO₄ laser cavity, using periodically poled LiNbO₃ as the nonlinear material. Based on this new approach, a tunable single-frequency output power exceeding 3 mW was obtained in the mid-IR tuning range from 2.9 to 3.4 ??m.     

A Continuously Tunable Erbium-Doped Fibre Laser Using Tunable Fibre Bragg Gratings and Optical Circulator

A continuously tunable erbium-doped fibre laser （TEDFL） based on tunable fibre Bragger grating （TFBG） and a three-port optical circulator （OC） is proposed and demonstrated. The OC acts as a 100%-reflective mirror. A strain-induced uniform fibre Bragger grating （FBG） which functions as a partial-reflecting mirror is implemented in the linear cavity. By applying axial strain onto the TFBG, a continuously tunable lazing output can be realized. The wavelength tuning range covers approximately 7.00nm in C band （from 1543.6161 to 1550.3307nm）. The side mode suppression ratio （SMSR） is better than 50 dB, and the 3 dB bandwidth of the laser is less than 0.01 nm. Moreover, an array waveguide grating （AWG） is inserted into the cavity for wavelength preselecting, and a 50 km transmission experiment was performed using our TEDFL at a 10 Gb/s modulation rate.     

Linewidth of Semiconductor-Optical Fiber Ring External Cavity Laser with Tunable Optical Fiber F-P Cavity

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基于多模光纤滤波器的可调谐掺铒光纤激光器

研究了一种新型、全光纤、宽带可调谐环形腔掺铒光纤激光器。该激光器利用由单模-多模-单模光纤组成的滤波器实现波长可调谐及激光器的全光纤结构。该滤波器将多模光纤缠绕在偏振控制器上,两端分别与一段单模光纤相连,通过调整偏振控制器的状态,实现了中心波长1542～1560nm的不同激光输出。单波长连续可调谐激光器的波长可调范围为18nm,边模抑制比大于40dB,3dB线宽为0.096nm;进一步调整偏振控制器的状态和抽运功率,实验同时得到了连续可调谐的双波长、三波长等多波长激光输出。对于可调谐的多波长激光器,通过调整偏振控制器的状态,可实现波长间隔及输出中心波长两者可调。     

高性能法布里—珀罗腔的研究

可调谐法布里－珀罗腔可用于频分复用，波分复用以及光孤子通信系统之中，是一种重要的光学器件。本文从原理上分析了制造性能优良的法布里－珀罗腔所应考虑的各种因素，结合两种先进的制腔方法，即腔外匹配和腔内加光阑法，解决了制做过程中所遇到的技术问题，制成的腔具有较高的性能。     

宽带可调谐掺Yb3+双包层光纤激光器的研究

利用闪耀光栅构成可调谐Littrow外腔,对掺Yb³⁺双包层光纤激光器的波长调谐输出进行了实验研究.激光调谐输出波长范围70nm.针对光纤内的双折射效应对激光的输出功率的影响,实验中使用了在线光纤偏振控制器,从而有效地减小了调谐曲线的起伏及其与荧光谱的差别,并得到了窄线宽、线偏振、宽带调谐的激光输出.     

Widely tunable ring-cavity tellurite fiber Raman laser

We report a widely tunable ring-cavity tellurite fiber Raman laser covering the S+C+L+U band. A tunable range (1495-1600 nm, limited by the tunable optical bandpass filter) over 100 nm is obtained by using a single-mode tellurite fiber with high Raman gain coefficients (55 W(-1)km(-1)) and large Raman shift (~22.3 THz) as the gain medium. Furthermore, the free-running 1665 nm Raman fiber laser is achieved from the ring cavity by removing the tunable optical bandpass filter, which shows that such a tellurite fiber has potential for constructing a widely tunable fiber Raman laser covering the S+C+L+U band. A high optical signal-to-noise ratio of over 60 dB for almost all of the tunable range is also demonstrated.     

Bright tunable ultraviolet squeezed light

We have produced bright tunable squeezed light by second-harmonic generation in a singly resonant cavity. We have investigated the effect of input coupling and fundamental power on the squeezing. Up to 400 mW of continuous-wave mode-locked tunable squeezed light was produced at wavelengths as short as 389 nm, and more than 1.5 dB of squeezing was inferred.     

Optimization of Brillouin pump wavelength location on tunable multiwavelength BEFL

Optimization of Brillouin pump (BP) wavelength location on tunable multiwavelength Brillouin-erbium fiber laser (BEFL) with BP pre-amplified technique is experimentally investigated. The tunable multiwavelength BEFL is achieved by utilization a tunable band-pass filter in a laser cavity. The optimum BP power and BP wavelength location within the filter bandwidth is determined in order to obtain the maximum stable output channels. Optimum distance of launching the BP wavelength is found at 0.80 nm shorter from the center wavelength of the filter bandwidth. 15 stable output channels are achieved from the tunable fiber laser system within the optimum range of BP power which is found to be between 5.2 to 5.7 dBm.