高浓度镱铒共掺磷酸盐光纤放大器增益特性

在忽略高能级的自发辐射和光纤损耗的情况下，利用速率方程和传输方程理论研究了高浓度Er³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺磷酸盐玻璃光纤放大器的增益特性，讨论了Er³⁺浓度、Yb³⁺浓度、抽运光功率、信号光功率、光纤长度对放大器增益的影响，并与单掺铒光纤放大器进行了比较.由于Yb³⁺的敏化作用降低了铒离子的团簇效应，减少了离子间相互作用，共掺光纤的增益和效率明显高于单掺光纤.数值计算表明，3.2cm长Er³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺光纤在980nm的20dBm(100mW)抽运功率下，1532nm处的增益可达10dB. 关键词： 镱铒共掺光纤放大器 速率方程 传输方程 高浓度     

Intrinsic Bistability and Critical Slowing in Tm^3＋/Yb^3＋ Codoped Laser Crystal with the Photon Avalanche Mechanism

We present theoretically a novel intrinsic optical bistability （IOB） in the Tm^3＋ /Yb^3＋ codoped system with a photon avalanche mechanism. Numerical simulations based on the rate equation model demonstrate distinct 10B hysteresis and critical slowing dynamics around the avalanche thresholds. Such an 10B characteristic in Tm^3＋ /Yb^3＋ eodoped crystal has potential applications in solid-state bistable optical displays and luminescence switchers in visible-infrared spectra.     

Structures and luminescence properties of Yb3＋ in the double perovskites Ba2YB＇O6 （B＇=Ta5＋, Nb5＋） phosphors

The Yb³⁺ doped Ba₂YB'O₆ (B'=Ta⁵⁺, Nb⁵⁺) were prepared by high temperature solid-state reaction method, their structures were determined by x-ray diffraction and refined by Rietveld method. The diffuse reflection absorption, excitation and emission spectra of Yb³⁺:Ba₂YB'O₆ (B'=,Ta⁵⁺, Nb⁵⁺) were measured at room temperature. Under the excitation of ultraviolet light, these phosphors exhibit broad charge transfer band emissions of TaO₆ or NbO₆ centre with large Stokes shift. The Yb³⁺ doped into these hosts are situated at Y³⁺ sites of cubic symmetry (O_h). The experimental energy levels of Yb³⁺ in Ba₂YTaO₆ and Ba₂YNbO₆ were determined by photoluminescence and diffuse reflection absorption spectra. Their wavefunctions and theoretical energy levels were obtained by diagonalising the Hamiltonian matrix. The experimental energy levels were fitted by Levenberg--Marquardt iteration algorithm to determine crystal field parameters. Then, the magnetic-pole transition line strengths of Yb³⁺:Ba₂YB'O₆(B'=Ta⁵⁺, Nb⁵⁺) from (²F_5/2)Γ₈^- to the low-energy states were calculated.     

Theory of noise in a kilo-Hz cascaded high-energy Yb-doped nanosecond pulsed fiber amplifier

A theoretical analysis of noise in a high-power cascaded fiber amplifier is presented. Unlike the noise theory in low power communication, the noise of a high power system is redefined as the leaked output energy between pulses with coherent beat noise uncounted. This definition is more appropriate for high power usage in which the pulse energy receives more attention than the pulse shape integrity. Then the low power pre-amplifying stages are considered as linear amplification and analyzed by linear theory. In the high-power amplification stages, the inversion is assumed to recover linearly in the time interval between pulses. The time shape of the output pulse is different from that of the input signal because of different gains at the front and back ends of the pulse. Then, a criterion is provided to distinguish the nonlinear and linear amplifications based on the signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） analysis. Then, an experiment that shows that the output SNR actually drops off in nonlinear amplification is performed. The change in the noise factor can be well evaluated by pulse shape distortion.     

Nonlinear polarization rotation-induced pulse shaping in a stretched-pulse ytterbium-doped fiber laser

We report on controllable pulse shaping in a Yb-doped stretched-pulse fiber laser followed by a high-power chirped pulse amplifier. We demonstrate that the pulses after an extra-cavity grating pair change their intensity profile from Lorentz to Gaussian and then to sech2 shapes by adjusting the intra-cavity polarization through a quarter-wave plate inside the fiber laser cavity. The laser pulses with different pulse shapes exhibit pulse-to-pulse amplitude fluctuation of -- 1.02%, while the sech2-shaped pulse train is provided with a more stable free-running repetition rate as a result of the stronger self-phase modulation in the fiber laser cavity than Lorentz- and Gaussian-shaped pulse trains.     

1137 nm长波掺镱光纤激光器的出光实验

分别使用976 nm半导体激光器和1040 nm光纤激光器作为泵浦源,实现了1137 nm长波光纤激光器的出光,输出功率均超过百mW。激光器采用相同的线性腔结构,高反光栅和低反光栅的反射率分别为99.6%和39.7%,增益介质是一段8 m长的掺镱光纤,纤芯直径5 m。当976 nm半导体泵浦功率为912 mW时,1137 nm激光输出功率为182 mW,对应的斜率效率为28.5%;当1040 nm激光功率为1.59 W时,输出的1137 nm激光功率为278 mW,斜率效率约为25%。在此基础上对两种泵浦方式进行了对比分析。     

窄线宽光纤激光器在1 030 nm波段实现3 kW近衍射极限输出

基于大模场面积掺镱光纤搭建了全光纤1 030 nm高功率窄线宽光纤激光主振荡功率放大系统,实现了3 004 W的最高功率输出,斜率效率69.27%,是目前报道的输出功率最高的1 030 nm波段近衍射极限光纤激光器。最高输出功率时,x,y方向的光束质量因子分别为1.169,1.174,3 dB光谱宽度为0.18 nm,放大自发辐射抑制比达到37 dB。     

Er3+-Yb3+共掺磷酸盐玻璃(LGS-L)波导放大器设计

就作者自行研制的Er3 + Yb3 + 共掺磷酸盐玻璃 (LGS L) ,用重叠积分方法进行放大器设计。在Er3 + 、Yb3 + 掺杂浓度分别为 1.5 1× 10 2 6ions/m3 、19.1× 10 2 6ions/m3 的情况下可获得 2 .6dB/cm的增益 ;Er3 + 掺杂浓度为2× 10 2 6ions/m3 时 ,在 4cm的器件上可获得超过 15dB的增益。此外 ,讨论了信号光和抽运光光场强度的横向分布与Er3 + 、Yb3 + 横向掺杂浓度分布之间的重叠对放大器增益的影响 ,放大器的最佳长度 ,以及在 980nm抽运下 ,Yb3 + 、Er3 + 掺杂浓度比对放大器增益的影响。     

光纤光栅激光器激射波长的研究

一般认为，用光纤光栅作选频元件的光纤激光器，激射波长与光纤光栅中心反射波长一致，本文报道了不同的实验研究结果。通过细致的实验研究，发现光纤光栅激光器激射波长相对于光纤光栅中心反射波长有一定的偏移。激射波长可以出现在光栅中心反射波长的长波端，也可以出现在其短波端。对不同腔结构的掺镱、掺铒光纤光栅激光器的深入研究证明，谐振腔的各向异性对激光器的激射波长偏移起到决定性的作用，波长最大偏移量主要受限于光纤光栅的反射带宽。通过激光腔内的偏振控制器改变谐振腔的各向异性，可以在光纤光栅的反射带宽内控制激射波长的位置。