Frequency doubling of narrow-linewidth pulsed fiber laser

A pulsed master oscillator power amplifier system is constructed using a double-cladding polarized Ybdoped fiber and an all-fiber Q-switched narrow-linewidth pulsed laser used as seed laser.This system has a high repetition rate and provides a nanosecond pulsed laser with a narrow linewidth and linear polarization.Moreover,it generates amplified radiation with up to 14 W of average power,narrow linewidth(full-width at half-maximum is smaller than 0.12 nm),linear polarization at 1 080-nm wavelength,repetition rate of 51 kHz,and pulse duration of approximately 50 ns.Based on this pulsed amplified radiation,3.5 W of green laser,with an optical-to-optical efficiency of 27.3%,is obtained via single-pass frequency doubling using a noncritical phase matching KTP crystal.     

Experimental investigation of the effects of laser parameters on laser propulsion

The effects of main laser parameters,such as pulse energy,pulse duration,frequency,and work time on laser propulsion of "air-breathing mode",are investigated experimentally with a high power and high repetition frequency TEA-CO2 pulsed laser.The results show that the momentum coupling coefficient Cm decreases with increasing the pulse energy for single pulse tests and pulse duration of about 1μs.Either higher or lower frequency will reduce Cm in multi-pulse tests,which suggests an optimal frequency for the maximum Cm.As to the work time,the longer the work time is,the less the Cm will be.     

Graphene-based Q-switched pulsed fiber laser in a linear configuration

A pulsed laser system is realized with graphene employed as a Q-switch.The graphene is exfoliated from its solution using an optical deposition and the optical tweezer effect.A fiber ferrule that already has the graphene deposited on it is inserted into an erbium-ytterbium laser(EYL)system with linear cavity configuration.We successfully demonstrate a pulsed EYL with a pulse duration of approximately 5.9μs and a repetition rate of 20.0 kHz.     

L波段微波脉冲对微型计算机的辐照效应实验

在L波段使用1.3 GHz载波频率的微波脉冲辐照微型计算机主板,通过改变脉冲宽度、重复频率和脉冲串长度等参数,实验研究了微波脉冲辐照导致微型计算机失去响应的功率阈值的变化规律,讨论了L波段微波脉冲辐射的积累效应。实验结果表明：当微波脉冲宽度增加时,微波功率阈值下降;当微波脉冲重复频率升高时,微波功率阈值呈下降趋势;在固定重复频率的条件下,微波脉冲数目的增加也会导致微波功率阈值的下降;微波脉冲功率阈值始终小于连续波微波的功率阈值。当微波脉冲间隔时间较长或者脉冲宽度较宽时,微波功率阈值由单个微波脉冲的参数确定,与脉冲重复频率没有明显关系。利用假设的微波脉冲辐射积累效应,可以定性解释和分析微波脉冲辐照微型计算机实验中功率阈值变化的趋势。     

L波段微波脉冲对微型计算机的辐照效应实验

 在L波段使用1.3 GHz载波频率的微波脉冲辐照微型计算机主板,通过改变脉冲宽度、重复频率和脉冲串长度等参数,实验研究了微波脉冲辐照导致微型计算机失去响应的功率阈值的变化规律,讨论了L波段微波脉冲辐射的积累效应。实验结果表明：当微波脉冲宽度增加时,微波功率阈值下降;当微波脉冲重复频率升高时,微波功率阈值呈下降趋势;在固定重复频率的条件下,微波脉冲数目的增加也会导致微波功率阈值的下降;微波脉冲功率阈值始终小于连续波微波的功率阈值。当微波脉冲间隔时间较长或者脉冲宽度较宽时,微波功率阈值由单个微波脉冲的参数确定,与脉冲重复频率没有明显关系。利用假设的微波脉冲辐射积累效应,可以定性解释和分析微波脉冲辐照微型计算机实验中功率阈值变化的趋势。     

High-power pulsed diode-pumped Er:ZBLAN fiber laser

We report on the operation and performance of a gain-switched Er:ZBLAN fiber laser based on an active pulsed diode pump system. The produced laser pulses offer high peak powers while retaining the high average powers and efficiency of the cw regime. The measured pulse duration was about 300 ns and nearly independent of the pump repetition frequency. The maximum obtained 68 W of peak power is the highest reported, to our knowledge, for diode-pumped Er:ZBLAN fiber lasers, and the 2 W of average power at the repetition frequency of 100 kHz is 2 orders of magnitude higher than previously reported average power in a pulsed regime. The obtained slope efficiency was 34%.     

Communicative pulsed signals of beluga whales in the reproductive gathering off Solovetskii Island in the White Sea

Results of the perceptive and acoustic analysis of communicative pulsed signals recorded in a reproductive gathering of beluga whales off Solovetskii Island in the white sea are presented. The mean signal duration varies from 0.04 to 1.52 s for various signal types, the pulse repetition rate on the average ranges from 13 to 1300 (possibly, 2700) impulses per second, and the mean peak frequency falls within 0.2 to 11.3 kHz. A high degree of similarity between the communicative pulsed signals produced by beluga whales from different populations is revealed.     

Q-switched fiber laser with spectral control for frequency doubling

A-Q switched pulsed ytterbium-doped fiber laser is created and optimized for frequency doubling and tripling. The spectral width of the laser radiation (less than 0.13 nm) is controlled using a Bragg grating. At a pulse repetition rate of 1 kHz, the peak power is greater than 13 kW and the pulse duration is 30 ns.     

LD-pumped passively Q-switched red laser at 660 nm

A laser diode (LD) pumped Nd:YAG red pulse laser at 660 nm was presented by V:YAG passively Qswitching and LBO intracavity frequency doubling. With 1.6-W incident pump power, average output power of 46-mW, pulse duration (FWHM) of 23.3 ns, pulse repetition rate of 21.6 kHz, peak power of 91.4 W, and single pulse energy of 2.13μJ were obtained. The beam quality factor M2 was less than 1.2. The fluctuations of pulse energy and repetition rate were less than 3% in 4 hours. The pulsed laser at 660 nm is expected to be used as the pump source of Cr3+:doped crystal to obtain the gain-switched tunable laser.     

A terahertz gyrotron with pulsed magnetic field

We present the results of first experiments with a small-size gyrotron on the basis of a pulsed solenoid with a magnetic field of about 40 T. The generation of microwave radiation in the frequency range from 0.9 to 1.02 THz is obtained. The pulse duration is about 40 µs for a kilowatt power level. The microwave pulse repetition rate is limited by the solenoid cooling capability and is about 1 pulse per minute, which is an order of magnitude higher than that in known foreign analogs.     

Pulse behaviour of a compact RF discharged CO2 slab laser

We present the measurements made on a medium power, 35 cm long, radio-frequency discharge CO₂ slab laser operated in a pulsed regime obtained by switching the RF discharge. In this way, pulses with peak power up to 480 W at pulse repetition frequencies in the range 1 to 10 kHz have been obtained. Pulse energy and average extracted power have been experimentally characterized with respect to the pulse repetition frequency and to the pulse duration, and the pulse shape and characteristic times have been measured. We also investigated the propagation properties of the beam emerging from our laser.     

Thresholds for cavitation produced in water by pulsed ultrasound

The threshold for transient cavitation produced in water by pulsed ultrasound was measured as a function of pulse duration and pulse repetition frequency at both 0.98 and 2.30 MHz. The cavitation events were detected with a passive acoustic technique which relies upon the scattering of the irradiation field by the bubble clouds associated with the events. The results indicate that the threshold is independent of pulse duration and acoustic frequency for pulses longer than approximately 10 acoustic cycles. The threshold increases for shorter pulses. The cavitation events are likely to be associated with bubble clouds rather than single bubbles.     

高重复频率短脉冲全光纤激光系统

采用时分复用技术在输出80MHz重复频率光纤锁模激光器的基础上,实现了重复频率倍增,获得了160MHz的高重复频率输出。理论和实验研究了高重复频率短脉冲在大模面积掺Yb3+光纤中的放大特性,实验上获得了输出平均功率105W,脉冲宽度12.4ps,重复频率160MHz的高重复频率短脉冲光纤激光系统。     

高重复频率短脉冲全光纤激光系统

采用时分复用技术在输出80 MHz重复频率光纤锁模激光器的基础上,实现了重复频率倍增,获得了160 MHz的高重复频率输出。理论和实验研究了高重复频率短脉冲在大模面积掺Yb3+光纤中的放大特性,实验上获得了输出平均功率105 W,脉冲宽度12.4 ps,重复频率160 MHz的高重复频率短脉冲光纤激光系统。     

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.     

高功率重复频率Marx型脉冲功率源小型化技术研究进展

传统的高功率重复频率脉冲功率源通常以低电压储能、升压、高压脉冲形成线、输出的顺序工作。因而系统至少包括低压储能和高压脉冲形成线两个储能环节,同时高压脉冲形成线的体积随着电压的升高快速增长。针对这些问题,课题组提出了一种高功率重复频率Marx型脉冲功率源小型化研究的设计思路和实现方式,并开展了相关技术研究。主要介绍了课题组在关键技术上取得的重要进展,包括高储能密度的储能/脉冲成形一体化技术、低抖动重复频率气体开关技术、低抖动高能触发技术、紧凑型Marx高压串叠技术等一系列关键技术。同时介绍了课题组研制的几种典型紧凑结构重复频率Marx型脉冲功率装置：同轴结构快Marx发生器、基于薄膜介质线的脉冲功率源、模块化低阻抗紧凑型Marx发生器、20 GW高功率重复频率脉冲驱动源。通过探讨关键技术研究及其发展现状,为未来脉冲功率源小型化研究的发展和应用方向提供参考。     

Development of all-solid coherent Doppler wind lidar

A 1 064-nm pulsed coherent Doppler lidar (CDL) prototype is developed to measure short range wind speed in the lower altitude troposphere layer. The CDL system adopts an injection-seeded Nd:YAG laser with the pulse duration of 80 ns, single pulse energy of 0.5 mJ, and pulse repetition rate of 200 Hz. Speed calibration experiments are implemented to obtain a speed accuracy of 0.3 m/s using a hard target. Data analysis results show that the CDL system can obtain a line-of-sight wind velocity at a range of 30 to 500 m with the range resolution of 40 m and 38 pulses accumulation.     

增益调制高重频脉冲光纤激光器实验研究

采用脉冲泵浦方案,研制出了基于增益调制技术的全光纤结构高重频脉冲激光器。采用电路直接调制的激光二极管作为泵浦源,双包层光纤作为增益介质,构造了光纤光栅选模的线形腔结构。实验中通过调整泵浦光脉冲宽度和光纤激光器谐振腔长度,得到了稳定的高重频脉冲。在100 kHz重复频率下,采用21 W的峰值泵浦功率和2.5 s的泵浦脉冲宽度,获得了1.06 m波长,脉冲宽度247 ns的稳定脉冲激光输出。脉冲峰值功率一致性好,平均功率长期功率稳定性为2%。观察并分析了由于纵模拍频在脉冲包络上产生的次脉冲特性。通过一级放大实现89.6 W输出。     

增益调制高重频脉冲光纤激光器实验研究

采用脉冲泵浦方案,研制出了基于增益调制技术的全光纤结构高重频脉冲激光器。采用电路直接调制的激光二极管作为泵浦源,双包层光纤作为增益介质,构造了光纤光栅选模的线形腔结构。实验中通过调整泵浦光脉冲宽度和光纤激光器谐振腔长度,得到了稳定的高重频脉冲。在100kHz重复频率下,采用21W的峰值泵浦功率和2.5μs的泵浦脉冲宽度,获得了1.06μm波长,脉冲宽度247ns的稳定脉冲激光输出。脉冲峰值功率一致性好,平均功率长期功率稳定性为2%。观察并分析了由于纵模拍频在脉冲包络上产生的次脉冲特性。通过一级放大实现89.6 W输出。