High-power chirped-pulse all-fiber amplification system based on large-mode-area fiber gratings

We describe the fabrication of chirped gratings in a specially developed photosensitive large-mode-area fiber and report the use of these components in a picosecond all-fiber chirped-pulse-amplification circuit. We demonstrate the generation of microjoule energy pulses with peak powers in excess of 500 kW, which we believe to be a record peak power from an all-fiber system.     

High efficiency, dual-wavelength fibre Raman pump laser for U-band fibre Raman amplifiers

A dual-wavelength, continuous wave, high efficiency fibre Raman ring laser for pumping U-band (1625–1675 nm) fibre Raman amplifiers is demonstrated. Two fibre Bragg gratings were used as wavelength-selective elements resulting in lasing lines at 1529.7 and 1558.7 nm with respective maximum powers of 209.0 and 390.9 mW. A simple U-band Raman amplifier was constructed to test the dual-wavelength pump laser and on:off gain with a peak of 7.3 dB and a 3-dB bandwidth of 73 nm was obtained.     

A novel dual-wavelength fiber Bragg grating and its application in fiber ring laser

A novel method for fabricating dual-wavelength fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) by using one phase mask is developed. The method is based on a double-exposure technique. Our technique lends itself to writing gratings with controllable reflectivity and separation of two Bragg wavelengths. A grating with two equal transmission peaks of 20.25 dB is obtained by this method and the separation of the two Bragg wavelengths is about 0.8 nm. With the grating, we demonstrate a dual-wavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser whose interval of the two peaks is 0.8 nm. The laser's peak powers can get 3.1 mW above and have a good stability.     

High-efficiency Q-switched erbium fiber laser using a Bragg grating-based modulator

In this work we analyze the behavior of an erbium-doped fiber laser which is based on a simple scheme. Excitation of the active medium is performed in the 980 nm pump band with a CW semiconductor laser source. Two fiber Bragg gratings acting as mirrors of the Fabry–Perot laser cavity were used. One of these gratings was mounted over a piezoelectric (PZT) element. By applying voltage pulses to the piezoelectric, the laser cavity was temporally modulated and Q-switched laser pulses up to 530 mW peak powers at 3 kHz were obtained. Typical laser emission of 2–3 μs temporal widths and 0.1 nm of optical bandwidth have been achieved when the system was operated at 18.5 kHz repetition rates. Different behaviors were observed depending on the pumping level of the active medium and on the amplitude and frequency of the signal applied on the PZT. Q-switched laser output, in the erbium spectral gain region, with high laser efficiency of energy conversion was generated. Pumping at 76 mW and operating the laser at 18.5 kHz, an efficiency of 26% was obtained.     

The dynamics of direction-dependent switching in nonlinear chirped gratings

Nonlinear chirped gratings are numerically demonstrated to have a direction-dependent switching behavior. For the two incident directions, bistability exists with different switching-on powers, and the instable high transmissivity states have different critical powers. The direction-dependent bistability is due to the difference of the energy contained in the gratings for the two incident directions; the direction-dependent critical powers for instability origin from the different modulation instability threshold. Furthermore, it is first reported that for instable output there are spectral side lobes whose frequency shifts relative to carrier frequency have jumps at some input powers.     

光纤Bragg光栅非线性开关动态特性研究

基于光纤Bragg光栅中脉冲演变遵循的非线性耦合模方程,数值分析了光纤Bragg光栅在禁带附近由非线性光学特性导致的Bragg波长偏移。仿真结果表明：随着输入信号功率的增大,光栅的布拉格波长向长波方向移动,反射峰值下降,反射带宽变窄。进一步研究了基于此效应的全光自开关特性,结果表明：此开关的稳定时间短,并且输出脉冲形状保持良好。因此,这种具有高非线性系数的光纤光栅实现的全光开关在全光信号处理方面具有广泛的应用前景。     

Optimization of near-field optical field of multi-layer dielectric gratings for pulse compressor

Multi-layer dielectric (MLD) gratings for pulse compressors in high-energy laser systems should provide high diffraction efficiency as well as high laser induced damage thresholds (LIDT). Nonuniform optical near-field distribution is one of the important factors to limit their damage resistant capabilities. Electric field distributions in the gratings and multi-layer film region are analyzed by using Fourier modal method. Optimization of peak electric field in the gratings ridge is performed with a merit function, including both diffraction efficiency and electric field enhancement when the top layer material is HfO₂ and SiO₂, respectively. A set of optimized gratings parameters is obtained for each structure, which reduce the peak electric field within the gratings ridge to being respective 1.39 and 1.84 times the value of incident light respectively. Finally, we also discuss the effects of gratings refractive index, gratings sidewall angle and incident angle on peak electric field in the gratings ridge.     

A tunable dye laser with a composite holographic wavelengths selector

Composite holographic diffraction gratings, each recorded with a different wavelength, are utilized to achieve simultaneous multiple wavelengths operation of a tunable dye laser. By properly selecting the recording wavelengths and adjusting the efficiency of the holographic gratings, the tuning range and output powers at the various wavelengths can be controlled.     

Fabrication of High Reflection UVWritten Fiber Bragg Gratings

l.IntroductionFibergratingshaveattractedanincreasingamountofattentionsineeG.Meltz[1Jandhisco-workersfirstdemonstratedinl989thatPermanentgratingscouldbewrittenbyex-peinganoPticalfiberfromthesidetotwointerferingbeamsofultraviolet(UV)light.Inrecentyears,avastresearchefforthasbeendevotedtoopticalfiberBragggratingsallovertheworld.Theirsimplicity,usefu1nesscoupledtotheiruniqueproPertiesandnu-merousadvantagesmakethemidealforawiderangeofimPOrtantapplicationsinopticalfibertelecommunications,lasersa…     

Fabrication of long-period fiber gratings by focused irradiation of infrared femtosecond laser pulses

We have fabricated long-period fiber gratings by use of a novel technique using focused irradiation of infrared femtosecond laser pulses. We investigate the thermal stability of the fabricated fiber gratings. The values of the loss peak wavelength and the transmittance of the fiber gratings after heat treatment below 500 degrees C are the same as initial values before heat treatment. The fiber gratings that were fabricated by this technique have a high resistance to thermal decay. We propose that this technique will be useful for fabrication of fiber gratings with a superior aging characteristic.     

Intracavity gain gratings

Intracavity gain gratings are theoretically demonstrated to exhibit diffraction efficiencies that are 100 times larger than unity at pump powers substantially below the lasing threshold. Experiments performed using a Nd:YVO4 microlaser pumped below threshold by two interfering Ti:sapphire laser beams are described. Huge enhancement of the diffraction efficiency (5000X) and a large increase of the angular selectivity (10X) are demonstrated despite the angular reduction of the Fabry-Perot cavity finesse. Much better results are expected using gain gratings with larger areas or thinner cavities such as vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers. Such large fan-out values could be very interesting for applications to optical signal processing.     

Novel grating couplers for diode-bars multi-point side-pumping double-clad fiber

Three grating couplers for diode-bars single-point and multi-point side-pumping double-clad fiber (DCF) are presented. The principles, characteristics and coupling efficiencies of these grating couplers are described and computed by a rigorous electromagnetic theory. We show computationally that the optimized gratings can couple the high-power TE- or TM-polarized pump lights with 94.7% and 79.7% into the DCF, respectively. For an un-polarized pump light, 72.4% efficiency can be reached. We also have analyzed the leakage of pump powers for diode-bars multi-point side-pumping DCF. Besides, the fabrication tolerances and other performances of the grating couplers are analyzed.     

常用激光峰值功率公式误差分析

为分析脉冲激光中常用峰值功率公式的误差,对高斯脉冲、双曲正割脉冲、洛仑兹脉冲、非对称双曲正割脉冲的常用峰值功率公式的误差进行了解析计算。结果表明：高斯脉冲、双曲正割脉冲、洛仑兹脉冲、非对称双曲正割脉冲中,常规峰值功率公式的结果与实际峰值功率的误差分别为6.3%,13.6%,22.1%,20.9%。在具体实验基础上采用数值方法分析了非常规脉冲的情形,给出了精确计算峰值功率的方法。     

基于光纤光栅谐振腔的掺镱全光纤激光器设计(英文)

采用数值分析方法分析了光纤长度、后腔镜反射率等因素对激光器输出阈值泵浦功率、输出功率的影响,为全光纤激光器的优化设计提供了理论基础.在设计过程中采用光纤光栅作为光纤激光器的反馈与选频腔镜,通过锥度光纤实现了泵浦模块与掺镱双包层光纤之间的低损耗连接以及高效率的泵浦激光功率传输,成功研制了具备稳定窄化线宽激光输出的掺镱全光纤激光器.实验得到了波长峰值在1 082 .50 nm,谱线宽度0 .113 nm,最大输出功率8 .5 W,泵浦阈值功率0 .8 W,斜率效率为70 .8 %的稳定激光输出.     

金属Al背电极二维AZO光栅的制备和陷光特性

研究了背电极金属Al膜上二维ZnO:Al光栅的制备及其反射光谱特性.在厚度为300 nm的Al膜上溅射80 nm ZnO:Al薄膜,旋涂AZ5206光刻胶,用波长为325 nm的激光进行光刻制作光栅掩模.采用溶脱-剥离法在Al衬底上制备周期(624~1250 nm)和槽深(100~300 nm)可独立调控的ZnO:Al二维光栅.表面形貌采用原子力显微镜和扫描电镜观察,反射光谱用带积分球的分光光度计测试,双向反射分布函数用散射仪测量.结果表明,300 nm Al膜上织构二维ZnO:Al光栅背电极结构,当光栅槽深为228 nm,周期从624 nm增加到986 nm时,背电极总反射率、漫反射率以及雾度均随光栅周期增大而显著增加,而当周期从986 nm增加到1250 nm时,总反射率、漫反射率以及雾度略有增加.双向反射分布函数测试结果进一步证实了上述实验结果,即随着周期增大,漫反射峰值越大,衍射峰个数也增多.提示背反电极上槽深为228 nm、周期为986 nm的二维ZnO:Al光栅具有较好的散射效果,其中漫反射占总反射的百分比为45%.     

用布拉格光纤光栅制作啁啾光纤光栅

介绍了一种用布拉格光纤光栅制作啁啾光纤光栅的方法。采用氢氟酸腐蚀布拉格光纤光栅, 使光栅的横截面沿光栅轴向逐渐变小, 然后对光栅施加１．５０ Ｎ的拉力, 在光栅轴向建立应变梯度, 制作出长１５ ｍ ｍ 、峰值反射率达９２％ 、反射半高宽为５ ｎｍ 的啁啾光纤光栅。     

Fabrication of strong long-period gratings in hydrogen-free fibers with 157-nm F2-laser radiation

Long-period gratings were fabricated in standard telecommunication fiber (Corning SMF-28) by use of what is believed to be record short-wavelength light from a 157-nm F(2) laser. Strong loss peaks were formed without the need for enhancement techniques such as hydrogen loading. The magnitude of the attenuation peak was sensitive to the single-pulse laser fluence, decreasing with increasing pulse fluence as a result of nonuniform 157-nm laser interaction with both the fiber cladding and core. The long-period fiber gratings have good wavelength stability (Dlambda~7 nm) under thermal annealing at 150 degrees C.     

基于级联光纤光栅的双模外腔半导体激光器的实验研究

实现了使用两个级联的光纤Bragg光栅的外腔半导体激光器的双模运转.两个模的峰值波长取决于光纤Bragg光栅的峰值反射波长,分别为1531.5nm与1549.4nm.注入电流为53mA时,两模峰值功率达到均衡为0.5mW,边模抑制比为27dB.