Gain and luminescence spectra of broadband emitters based on asymmetric quantum-well heterostructures

Laser diodes and amplifiers of a new type based on asymmetric quantum-well heterostructures having a set of effective layers of different thickness are considered. In distinction to conventional laser heterostructures, for such modified quantum-well systems the gain spectrum and the set of lasing frequencies can be varied over a wide range by choosing the widths and the component composition of quantum wells and barrier regions. The transformation of the amplification bands for the TE and TM modes with the excitation current was studied. Calculations were performed for the GaAs−Al_xGa_1−xAs system. In a model of direct transitions the subbands of heavy and light holes as well as changes in the polarization factor with the frequency of light are considered. A number of questions associated with spectral broadening of lines and determination of radiation localization and distribution of quasi-Fermi levels in the effective layers are discussed. B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 70, F. Skorina Ave., Minsk, 220072, Belarus. Belarusian State University. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 221–227, March–April, 1997.     

Optical characteristics of quantum-well heterostructures in saturation conditions

The resalts of theoretical investugation for spectral characterstics of gain, refraction index of QW heterostructures depending on quantum layer thickness the value of saturation field, as well as their field dependence are presented.     

Gain and saturation intensity parameters in a transverse-flow CO2 laser

Details of an experimental investigation of the output characteristics of the 1.2 kW cw transverse-flow, electrically excited CO₂ laser are presented. They were used for estimation of the saturation intensity and the laser cavity loss values, as they follow from the Rigrod-type model of laser operation. The saturation intensity parameter was calculated from measurements of the output power and small signal gain performed with the same experimental conditions. Measurements of the small signal gain were conducted at different points along the gas flow direction for several laser operational parameters described by gas pressure and input electrical power.     

Excitons in quantum—dot quantum—well nanoparticles

A variational calculation is presented for the ground-state properties of excitons confined in spherical core-shell quantum-dot quantum-well (QDQW) nanoparticles. The relationship between the exciton states and structure parameters of QDQW nanoparticles is investigated, in which both the heavy-hole and the light-hole exciton states are considered. The results show that the confinement energies of the electron and hole states and the exciton binding energies depend sensitively on the well width and core radius of the QDQW structure. A detailed comparison between the heavy-hole and light-hole exciton states is given. Excellent agreement is found between experimental results and our calculated 1s_e－1s_h transition energies.     

基于太赫兹量子阱探测器的太赫兹量子级联激光器发射谱研究

采用一个光谱匹配的太赫兹(THz)量子阱探测器(QWP)研究了一激射频率约为41 THz的THz量子级联激光器(QCL)在不同驱动电流下的发射谱,分析了测量得到的发射谱谱型和谱峰位置,根据测量的发射谱估算了太赫兹量子级联激光器发射功率随驱动电流变化的情况,从而得到了THz QCL激射的电流密度范围及其阈值电流密度.文中还研究了THz QWP在不同温度下对THz QCL 激光辐射的响应特性.研究结果表明,THz QWP在表征THz QCL的发射谱方面是一种很好的探测器,并有望成为未来THz通信中的接收装置.     

Degree of Polarization of Radiation from a Quantum-Well Heterolaser with a Nonselective Resonator

The polarization characteristics of the radiation produced by a quantum-well heterolaser with a nonselective resonator were considered theoretically (with account for spectral broadening) at different values of the loss coefficient. The dependence of the radiation intensity on the pumping current has been obtained for a set of longitudinal modes. The change in the degree of polarization depending on the ratio between the coefficients of optical losses for TE and TM modes has been established.     

基于太赫兹量子阱探测器的太赫兹量子级联激光器发射谱研究

采用一个光谱匹配的太赫兹(THz)量子阱探测器(QWP)研究了一激射频率约为41 THz的THz量子级联激光器(QCL)在不同驱动电流下的发射谱,分析了测量得到的发射谱谱型和谱峰位置,根据测量的发射谱估算了太赫兹量子级联激光器发射功率随驱动电流变化的情况,从而得到了THz QCL激射的电流密度范围及其阈值电流密度.文中还研究了THz QWP在不同温度下对THz QCL 激光辐射的响应特性.研究结果表明,THz QWP在表征THz QCL的发射谱方面是一种很好的探测器,并有望成为未来THz通信中的接收装置. 关键词： 太赫兹量子阱探测器 太赫兹量子级联激光器 太赫兹通信 Fourier变换红外光谱     

Tuning characteristics of asymmetric inhomogeneously pumped quantum-well lasers

An analysis of the power-current and tuning characteristics of asymmetric multiple-layer inhomogeneously pumped quantum-well lasers with mode selection in the external resonator was performed. It is shown that the choice of the parameters of the barrier and active layers of the laser heterostructure and optimization of the dispersion characteristics of the selective element of the external resonator make it possible to realize continuous tuning of the lasing wavelength in a wide spectral range at a practically constant output radiation power. 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. 687–692, September–October, 1999.     

增益饱和在整形放大啁啾脉冲中的作用

根据线性啁啾脉冲的特点，利用增益介质的受激发射谱特性，及脉冲在饱和放大时的放大特点，从理论上提出一种获得强度分布前后沿对称放大啁啾脉冲输出的方法，并利用数值模拟对该方法的可行性进行了研究，具体给出了在利用该种方法产生强度前后沿对称的放大啁啾脉冲输出时，应该遵循的部分规律。     

Generation of self-sustained pulsations of radiation in InGaAs/GaAs/InGaP quantum-well lasers

We studied the dynamic characteristics of InGaAs/GaAs/InGaP quantum-well lasers generating at two wavelengths of about 1 μm with a spectral separation of 15–40 nm. We observed experimentally regimes of jumplike switching and self-sustained pulsations of radiation. The influence of ballistic transfer of carriers during intraband absorption on the production of positive feedback in the dynamic system is studied theoretically. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 74, No. 4, pp. 533–536, July–August, 2007.     

Scintillation saturation range and air-to-ground laser hazard analysis

The concept of scintillation saturation range has been applied to the determination of the range-dependent scintillation variance. This quantity can be used in laser hazard analysis, particularly for operations where a land-based target is irradiated by a mobile airborne laser.     

激光二极管抽运单/双增益模块的液体激光系统性能对比

单增益模块的无机液体激光体系在通过流动循环散热时,也导致抽运区域的增益介质在流动方向上产生了热梯度.而双增益模块的液体激光系统既能有效地散热,同时也避免了流动方向的热梯度,具有较好的性能.采用数值计算方法模拟了同样增益长度的单、双增益模块系统的热特性和输出激光的远场光斑分布,并进行了对比分析.结果表明双增益模块液体激光系统的性能明显优于单增益模块系统:远场光斑的峰值强度提高一个数量级,能量集中度和光束质量均得到明显的提高.     

脉冲CO2激光器峰值功率的增益饱和现象

从理论和实验的角度分析了在腔损耗调制状态下,当调制速度与ＣＯ２激光转动能级间的驰豫速度相当时,激光器输出脉冲峰值功率与增益系数间存在的非线性特性：峰值功率随增益系数的增加,存在饱和现象。这种特性是ＣＯ２Ｂ类激光器的特点,实验和理论模拟结果一致。     

半导体光放大器增益波动的研究

详细研究了行波半导体光放大器的增益波动特性，理论模型的建立舍弃了通常采用的载流子在光放大器中沿腔长方向均匀分布的假设。分析表明，光放大器增益波动的大小与器件端面反射率、自发发射因子以及入射光功率等因素有关。理论计算与实验结果得到了较好的吻合     

增益饱和在啁啾脉冲放大中的影响

研究了增益饱和在啁啾脉冲放大中的影响，发现由于增益饱和在存在，压缩后脉冲的信噪比会下降，而且展宽器附加的色散也会降低输出的信噪比，这种降低对应着一定的光谱畸变。通过对展宽／压缩器作用的分析，提示了啁啾脉冲放大中光谱与光强的内在联系，提出利用非共振放大来修正光谱畸变提高放大压缩后的信噪比。     

晶体摆动场的辐射衰减与能量增益

由于晶体弯曲、电子多重散射和晶格热振动引起的粒子退道,辐射同原子相互作用引起的电离损失,以及系统非线性引起的全局分叉与混沌行为等,晶体摆动场辐射面临的问题比自由电子激光要复杂得多。首先,引入晶体摆动场自发辐射谱分布,并在简谐近似下讨论了运动方程、系统增益和能量衰减。结果表明:一般情况下辐射谱只有少数几条谱线,而在简谐近似下,谱线只有一条。其次,指出了辐射能量比较高时,衰减是主要的,选择的晶体长度必须小于衰减长度,且可选择正电子或质子作炮弹;当辐射能量比较低时,退道是主要的,选择的晶体长度必须小于退道长度,且可选择重离子作炮弹。     

Influence of Radiation Polarization on the Nonlinear Response of a Semiconductor Laser with Pump Current Modulation

The influence of various lasing-radiation polarization states and types of optical dipole transitions on the nonlinear amplitude-detuning characteristics of quantum-well semiconductor lasers with pump current modulation has been theoretically investigated. It has been established that the narrowest spectral interval, where the response is nonzero, is realized in the case of TM-mode radiation and transitions to the heavy-hole states as well as in the case of TE-mode radiation and transitions to the light-hole states.     

x射线激光传输过程中的折射和饱和效应

以类镍银139nm(4d→4p，J=0→1)的x射线激光为例，采用二维光线追踪的方法，研究了x射线激光在等离子体介质中的折射及增益饱和效应，计算了x射线激光输出强度随焦线长度的变化和饱和输出光强.计算结果表明折射对光线在等离子体中的传输和放大有重要影响.利用实验参数对类镍银x射线激光的输出强度和增益系数进行了模拟，得到与实验相符的结果. 关键词： x射线激光 光线追踪 折射和饱和效应 激光等离子体     

低增益准分子激光最佳透射率的研究

对于激光系统性能而言,谐振腔最佳透射率具有非常重要的作用。低增益、宽带脉冲准分子激光的最佳透射率条件与其激光抽运脉冲引起的增益脉宽有密切关系。提出了在激光四能级系统速率方程的基础上模拟低增益准分子激光的跃迁行为。并利用合理的近似,研究低增益脉冲准分子激光谐振腔的最佳透射率。给出了其在不同增益脉宽情况下统一的最佳透射率条件,并分析了以小信号增益系数为函数的最佳透射率变化规律。所得到的结论为：低增益、宽带脉冲准分子激光的最佳透射率情况和连续激光器有所不同。而是取决于增益脉宽和光子寿命之间的关系。上述结论得到了相应实验研究结果的证实。     

半导体光放大器的稳态增益饱和特性

高速全光逻辑门是实现光分组交换、光计算和未来高速大容量光传输的关键器件,近年来受到广泛的关注。半导体光放大器（SOA）因为具备体积小、工作波长范围宽、响应时间短及良好的非线性特性等优点,成为研制高速全光逻辑器件的首选。采用分段模型分析了SOA的稳态增益饱和特性,通过数值求解载流子速率方程和光传输方程对其特性进行了仿真实现。结果表明,SOA在入射光功率不同时会表现出明显的非线性;在一定范围内增加光功率,SOA增益持续增加,继续增加入射光功率,SOA逐渐进入饱和吸收状态,增益反而降低。