Compact and high-power broadband terahertz source based on femtosecond photonic crystal fiber amplifier

We present a review of the development of a compact and high-power broadband terahertz (THz) source optically excited by a femtosecond photonic crystal fiber (PCF) amplifier.The large mode area of the PCF and the stretcher-free configuration make the pump source compact and very efficient.Broadband THz pulses of 150 μW extending from 0.1 to 3.5 THz are generated from a 3-mm-thick GaP crystal through optical rectification of 12-W pump pulses with duration of 66 fs and a repetition rate of 52 MHz.A strong saturation effect is observed,which is attributed to pump pulse absorption;a Z-scan measurement shows that three-photon absorption dominates the nonlinear absorption when the crystal is pumped by femtosecond pulses at 1 040 nm.A further scale-up of the THz source power is expected to find important applications in THz nonlinear optics and nonlinear THz spectroscopy.     

利用飞秒激光光镊捕获生物细胞

采用自行搭建的飞秒激光光镊,实现了对人体血红细胞（RBC）的稳定捕获。使用的光源为自行搭建的掺钛蓝宝石克尔透镜锁模激光器,输出中心波长810nm、脉冲宽度40fs和重复频率为100MHz的飞秒激光脉冲。通过实验比较了飞秒激光光镊和连续（CW）激光光镊的捕获能力,依据实验数据,比较了两者的Q值。实验结果显示,飞秒激光光镊对于捕获生物细胞同样有效,将光镊技术和飞秒激光特性相结合用于生物学研究领域会有很好的应用前景。     

充氩气Kagome空芯光子晶体光纤中超连续光谱产生的动力学研究

利用飞秒激光在充氩气的Kagome结构空芯光子晶体光纤中产生了高亮度宽带的超连续光谱.通过改变填充气体的气压以及输入激光的单脉冲能量可以对产生的超连续光谱进行控制.利用中心波长980 nm的飞秒脉冲作为抽运获得了光谱范围覆盖340~1 550 nm的宽带超连续光谱.通过基于载波的单向脉冲传输方程研究了超短脉冲在充氩气的Kagome光纤中产生超连续光谱的动力学过程.     

基于光子晶体光纤飞秒激光技术的高功率紫外激光源

实验研究了一种基于大模场面积光子晶体光纤飞秒激光技术的紫外飞秒激光源.分析了群速失配下的倍频光和基频光的走离长度,并实验比较了不同长度的BBO晶体的倍频功率和效率.分别采用5 mm和0.18 mm的两块BBO晶体,在Ⅰ类相位匹配条件下,对光子晶体光纤放大器输出的脉宽为110 fs,重复频率50 MHz的1040 nm飞秒激光进行腔外二倍频(SHG)和四倍频(FHG),获得了高功率紫外飞秒激光.在20 W的平均功率抽运下,获得了8.88 W的二倍频绿光输出,转换效率为44.4%.同时获得了656 mW的四倍频260 nm紫外激光,单脉冲能量13 nJ,最高功率时二次谐波(SH)到四次谐波(FH)的转换效率为7.39%.     

An analysis of As_2S_3 chirped fiber grating formed by two-photon absorption effect

When femtosecond laser pulses interfere with chirped femtosecond laser pulses in As2S3 fiber, a chirped fiber grating is formed. An analytical expression is given to describe the chirped grating, and its Bragg reflectivity is calculated. Because of the high photosensitive effect of As2S3 material, the chirped fiber grating has a wide Bragg reflective spectrum and high reflectivity by choosing proper parameters. This indicates that the chirped fiber grating can be used as a stretcher in the femtosecond chirped pulse amplification (CPA) system.     

直接从钛宝石激光器获得超连续光谱

采用啁啾镜和棱镜对相结合补偿色散的方法在自调Q自锁模钛宝石激光器腔内直接产生了超 过一个倍频程的超连续光谱，光谱范围从460nm到1000nm；这是飞秒激光器输出光谱在短波 波段第一次突破500nm.这将使得脉冲的载波包络偏移频率的测量装置得到大大简化，同时也 提高了光频测量的稳定性. 关键词： 超连续光谱 啁啾镜 自调Q自锁模 钛宝石激光器     

光子晶体光纤色散的无量纲化计算方法

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Passive mode locking of an Yb:YAB laser with a low modulation depth SESAM

A passive mode-locked diode-pumped self-frequency-doubling Yb:YAB laser with a low modulation depth semiconductor saturable absorber mirror operating at 374 MHz is demonstrated.The measured pulse duration is 1.98 ps at the wavelength of 1044 nm.The maximum average power reaches 45 mW.     

飞秒激光在光子晶体光纤中产生超连续光谱机制的实验研究

报道了利用零色散在780nm处的光子晶体光纤与纳焦耳量级的飞秒激光脉冲相互作用的实验结果.实验使用35fs，中心波长810—840nm，单脉冲能量可达14nJ的飞秒激光光源获得了超过一个倍频程的平坦超连续光谱（500—1100nm）.在不同功率、不同中心波长、不同啁啾和有无直流成分的多种飞秒脉冲激光的条件下，研究了超连续光谱的产生情况.并对一系列现象进行了对比，分析了超连续光谱产生的机制. 关键词： 光子晶体光纤 飞秒脉冲激光 超连续光谱     

用于产生飞秒激光的新型掺Yb3+激光晶体

介绍了掺Yb^3 激光介质的优点，并重点综述了当前国内外最新发展的掺Yb^3 飞秒激光晶体的光谱特性及其激光运转状态。