复自相干度度量超连续谱相干性

引入复自相干度来度量同一脉冲产生的超连续谱的相干性, 并对其进行了实验研究. 采用Mach-Zehnder干涉仪, 测量700 ps脉冲抽运光子晶体光纤产生的超连续谱的相干性. 实验测得超连续谱不同波长成分的相干长度均大于40 μm, 在长波区可达225 μm. 超连续谱的整个光谱区域各谱成分的相干度有差异, 但复自相干度的模平均值为0.461, 相干性较好, 可以满足如光测量、光学传感等很多应用.     

光子晶体光纤反常色散区抽运产生超连续谱的相干特性分析

使用复互相干度的定义对超连续谱的相干性进行了数值计算,得到了不同功率抽运情况下的脉冲谱展宽以及超连续谱相干性的变化.结果表明孤子自频移以及色散波辐射是抽运波长位于光纤反常色散区情况下超连续谱展宽的主要物理机理,而超连续谱的相干性则主要受到调制不稳定性的影响.调制不稳定性放大抽运脉冲自身携带的随机噪声,使得非线性效应产生的光谱成分具有随机的相位与幅度,引起超连续谱相干性的下降. 抽运功率越高, 调制不稳定性增益越高,噪声对超连续谱产生的作用越强, 超连续谱的相干性越差.要获得高相干的超连续谱, 需采用峰值功率较小的脉冲进行抽运.要获得大谱宽高相干的超连续谱, 则需要合理选择抽运脉冲功率.     

Coherence properties of supercontinuum spectra generated in photonic crystal and tapered optical fibers

Numerical simulations have been used in studies of the temporal and spectral features of supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal and tapered optical fibers. In particular, an ensemble average over multiple simulations performed with random quantum noise on the input pulse allows the coherence of the supercontinuum to be quantified in terms of the dependence of the degree of first-order coherence on the wavelength. The coherence is shown to depend strongly on the input pulse's duration and wavelength, and optimal conditions for the generation of coherent supercontinua are discussed.     

177.6 W全光纤超连续谱光源

超连续谱光源在众多科学领域具有广泛而重要的应用, 近年来一直是国际研究热点. 回顾了利用连续光激光器和脉冲光激光器抽运光子晶体光纤产生超连续谱光源的形成机制以及近几年来两种机制下高功率超连续谱光源所取得的进展, 分析了在提高超连续谱光源输出平均功率过程中需要克服的难题. 报道了国防科学技术大学通过优化超连续谱光源的整体结构, 攻克了低损耗熔接、光纤端面抗损伤、热处理以及非线性效应的有效控制等关键技术, 成功研制出一种全光纤结构、输出平均功率为177.6 W的超连续谱光源, 光谱范围覆盖1064-2000 nm, 10 dB光谱带宽约740 nm, 光-光转换效率高达56%, 功率水平为国际领先.     

7 W all-fiber supercontinuum source

Combine a section of photonic crystal fiber and a picosecond fiber laser to realize an all-fiber supercontinuum source. The picosecond laser exhibits 20 W average output power, 14 ps pulse duration at 480MHz repetition rate. Approximately 7 W supercontinuum with over 1100 nm spectral range is obtained with an optical-optical conversion efficiency of 34%. Further improvements for higher average power are discussed in this paper.     

高非线性光纤正常色散区利用皮秒脉冲产生超连续谱的相干特性

使用复互相干度的定义对时域光波分裂前后以及不同输入噪声、不同初始啁啾和波形下抽运脉冲在高非线性光纤中产生的超连续谱的相干度进行了数值计算,得到了光波分裂前后和不同输入噪声下生成的超连续谱的演化和相干性变化,结果表明:皮秒脉冲在高非线性光纤正常色散区产生超连续谱的相干性主要受到系统中噪声占比的影响,其中由光波分裂生成的频谱旁瓣的相干度低于由自相位调制生成的中心频谱的相干度:抽运脉冲啁啾和波形对在高非线性光纤正常色散区产生超连续谱的相干性的影响不明显,若想获得高相干的超连续谱,需要采用低噪声的脉冲进行抽运;若获得大谱宽高相干度的超连续谱,则需要合理选择皮秒脉冲的功率。     

全光纤白光超连续谱实现563 W输出

受限于短脉冲泵浦源高峰值功率和高平均功率之间的矛盾, 以及短脉冲泵浦源芯径与光子晶体光纤芯径的较大差异, 现有的短脉冲白光超连续谱光源输出在200 W左右。基于短脉冲泵浦源工作频率和脉冲宽度的调节技术、高效的模场匹配技术等, 实现了k W级全光纤短脉冲泵浦源的稳定产生, 以及短脉冲泵浦源与光子晶体光纤纤芯之间的高效耦合, 产生了平均输出功率为563 W的高功率超连续谱光源, 为目前该领域公开报道的最高功率。     

全光纤高效超连续谱光源实验研究

 报道了一个全光纤的高效率超连续谱产生系统,系统采用增加一段匹配光纤的办法解决增益光纤和光子晶体光纤直接熔接损耗较大的问题,并且对匹配光纤和光子晶体光纤熔接对准过程进行实时监控,使熔接损耗降到最低,从而实现了较高的全系统转换效率(76%)和较好的光束质量。实验研究了超连续光谱展宽的过程,结果显示：超连续谱展宽的初始阶段,拉曼效应和自相位调制效应起主要作用,光谱呈现长波方向展宽较多的非对称性,并出现明显的拉曼斯托克斯峰;光谱继续展宽时,满足相位匹配条件的四波混频开始起作用,拉曼效应产生的加宽光谱成分作为四波混频参量过程的泵浦,使光谱开始向长波和短波两个方向扩展。     

全光纤高效超连续谱光源实验研究

报道了一个全光纤的高效率超连续谱产生系统,系统采用增加一段匹配光纤的办法解决增益光纤和光子晶体光纤直接熔接损耗较大的问题,并且对匹配光纤和光子晶体光纤熔接对准过程进行实时监控,使熔接损耗降到最低,从而实现了较高的全系统转换效率(76%)和较好的光束质量。实验研究了超连续光谱展宽的过程,结果显示：超连续谱展宽的初始阶段,拉曼效应和自相位调制效应起主要作用,光谱呈现长波方向展宽较多的非对称性,并出现明显的拉曼斯托克斯峰;光谱继续展宽时,满足相位匹配条件的四波混频开始起作用,拉曼效应产生的加宽光谱成分作为四波混频参量过程的泵浦,使光谱开始向长波和短波两个方向扩展。     

67.9 W高功率全光纤白光超连续谱激光器

利用自主研发的全光纤被动锁模激光器以及高功率光纤模场匹配器,将145 W的皮秒脉冲耦合进国产光子晶体光纤,实现了67.9 W的高功率全光纤结构白光超连续谱输出,光谱范围为500~1700 nm,10 dB光谱宽度大于1000 nm（泵浦波长除外）。整个激光器系统的光-光（半导体泵浦源输出激光-超连续谱输出激光）转化效率达到33.8%。     

Active hyperspectral imaging with a supercontinuum laser source in the dark

An active hyperspectral imaging(HSI) system was built with a supercontinuum(SC) laser illuminator and a visible/near-infrared hyperspectral camera, which was used for object spectrum detection in the dark. It was demonstrated that the Gaussian-like distribution of the SC illuminator can still be used for accurate reflectance spectrum measurement once the illuminator was characterized in advance. The validity of active HSI results was demonstrated by comparison with passive results. Then, the active HSI system was used to acquire reflectance spectra of different objects in just one pushbroom measurement successfully. With algorithms of principal component analysis clustering and unsupervised K-means spectral classification, this active HSI system with high spectral and spatial resolutions was demonstrated to be efficient and applicable for specific spectrum detections.     

Coherence properties of sunlight

The coherence properties of sunlight were first studied by Verdet around 1869 and were later examined by other scientists. However, all the previous calculations assumed that the Earth is in the far zone of the Sun, an assumption that is incorrect. An investigation of why Verdet's result is nevertheless correct reveals a surprising property of radiation from incoherent sources.     

纳米光纤的色散特性及其超连续谱产生

通过数值计算,分析了纳米光纤的色散特性,并比较了纳米光纤中不同直径和不同材料的色散特性.结果表明：二氧化硅纳米光纤有两个零色散波长,随光纤直径的增大,其色散曲线趋于平坦,零色散波长也随之发生改变;硅光纤只有一个零色散波长,且随着直径的增大,零色散波长向长波方向移动.采用广义非线性薛定谔方程来描述超短激光脉冲在纳米光纤中的传输演化过程,利用分步傅里叶方法求解方程.比较了超短脉冲在光纤不同色散区传输时,色散对超连续谱产生的影响以及脉冲波形的演化.在正常色散区,超连续谱谱宽很窄,而在零色散区和反常色散区则可产生 关键词： 色散 超连续谱产生 非线性光学 纳米光纤     

第三代同步辐射光源X射线相干性测量研究

随着高性能第三代同步辐射光源的建成开放,基于X射线相干特性的实验方法得到了快速发展和广泛应用.作为一个典型的例子,X射线相位衬度成像已经成为常规的X射线实验方法并向用户开放.相干散射、相干衍射成像、光子关联谱等X射线实验方法正日益受到重视,在高空间分辨、时间分辨等研究领域已显示出其独特的优越性.因此,研究和测量第三代同步辐射的空间相干特性对进一步发展这些新的实验方法具有重要意义.基于Talbot自成像原理成功测量了上海光源X射线成像线站发射的X射线的空间相干长度,并进而测得了相应光源的空间尺度.光子能量为33.2 keV时,测得的X射线光束垂直方向空间相干长度为8.84μm,对应的光源尺寸为23μm,测量结果与理论分析相符.     

High power all-fiber structured supercontinuum source with variable spectral coverage

An all-fiber structured supercontinuum source based on chirped pulse amplification (CPA) technology and the use of nonlinear photonic crystal fiber was constructed. By experimentally varying fiber stretcher length in CPA laser source, we can change the spectral coverage and therefore the percentage of visible light in the produced supercontinuum at output of nonlinear photonic crystal fiber, while the average supercontinuum power always keeps at watts of level. The all-fiber structured feature and the capability of changing supercontinuum spectral coverage make this CPA system a promising implement for different applications that require different broad band spectrum.     

Excitation-resolved hyperspectral fluorescence lifetime imaging using a UV-extended supercontinuum source

We present a time-gated, optically sectioned, hyperspectral fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) microscope incorporating a tunable supercontinuum excitation source extending into the UV. The system is capable of resolving the excitation spectrum, emission spectrum, and fluorescence decays in an optically sectioned image.     

Watt-level, all-fiber supercontinuum source based on telecom-grade fiber components

Supercontinuum (SC) generation in a standard telecom fiber using 1 ns pulses of a 1,550-nm DFB laser amplified in a cascade of erbium and erbium/ytterbium fiber amplifiers is reported. The SC source operated at 200 kHz repetition rate and delivered up to 2 W of average output power in the band of 1,300–2,500 nm with a diffraction limited beam. For the wavelengths over 1,650 nm, the output power of 1.1 W was recorded. The spectrum was very flat with the flatness of <5 dB in the wavelength interval of 1.6–2.18 μm. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first report on W-level SC generation obtained only in a standard single-mode fiber (SMF-28) with almost the entire spectrum in the eye-safe spectral region (λ > 1.4 μm) permitted by silicate glass transparency.     

多芯光子晶体光纤高功率超连续谱光源

分析基于单芯光子晶体光纤的超连续谱光源在提升平均输出功率时所面临的问题,指出采用多芯光子晶体光纤作为超连续谱产生介质是一种实现高功率超连续谱产生的潜在方案。使用自制皮秒光纤激光器泵浦一段国产多芯光子晶体光纤,实现了光谱范围750~1700 nm,平均功率42.3 W的全光纤化高功率超连续谱输出。     

Coherence properties of guided-atom interferometers

We present a detailed theoretical investigation of the coherence properties of beam splitters and Mach-Zehnder interferometers for guided neutral atoms. We show that such a setup permits coherent wave packet splitting and leads to the appearance of interference fringes for both single-mode and thermal input states, evidencing thus the robustness of the interferometer.     

Coherence properties of photon amplifiers

The traditional approach to light amplification is shown to be based on the idea that photons of the incoming beam act as independent particles. If atomic stimulation is instead attributed to the action of the wave, a different photon distribution is obtained in the final state. The new distribution turns out to be Poissonian, in agreement with some experimental evidence. The expected rate of coincidences for an empty-wave amplification experiment is calculated, and found up to 30% higher than obtained from the traditional approach.