多增益段串接的液体激光系统特性研究

液体激光系统在抑制热畸变方面具有突出优势,能实现长时间稳定的高能激光输出.在液体激光系统中,常规双侧抽运的激光增益分布呈现边缘很强、中间较弱的特点,难以获得单横模激光输出,限制了光束质量.介绍了一种多增益段串接的液体激光系统,其抽运方式介于侧面抽运和端面抽运之间,然后对其增益分布和激光能量传输效率进行了数值模拟.数值模拟表明多增益段串接的液体激光系统能产生近似于高斯型增益分布,激光光束质量很高;同时该多增益段串接的液体激光系统的腔内传输损耗较小,激光能量转换效率可达30%以上.     

用于钙原子光频标的半导体倍频激光器及荧光谱

利用BIBO(BiB3O6)晶体的倍频效应,由半导体激光器产生的波长为846 nm激光可以获得波长为423 nm的蓝光。真空室内的钙炉在加热到600 ℃时产生钙原子束。将423 nm激光垂直照射到钙原子束上,用光电探测器可以获得钙原子束的荧光谱,谱线的半峰全宽(FWHM)为100 MHz。     

半导体激光器的功率控制

为满足目前光纤通信领域中半导体激光器功率高精度控制的要求,结合半导体激光器的内部结构及其功率特性,重点研究了半导体激光器(LD)和光电二极管PD的工作原理,并根据激光器LD和光电二极管PD在实际工作状态下的特性参量提出了半导体激光器的高精度功率控制方法; 采用AD8304高动态范围对数放大器设计了一种应用于光学真延时系统中的半导体激光器功率控制电路,并根据AD8304对数放大器的内部结构及工作特性对整个闭环电路系统做了详细分析; 实验测试结果表明,该功率控制电路运行稳定、工作温度范围宽、控制精度高、成本低廉且易于集成,能够广泛适用于大多数半导体激光器中使用。     

频率漂移对耦合激光器阵列锁相状态的影响

耦合激光器阵列可以通过激光器之间的倏逝波耦合实现相位锁定,是有望实现光束相干合成的方案之一。为了探究该阵列锁相状态的稳定性,分析了频率漂移对两路激光器阵列相位锁定状态的影响。通过对耦合激光器阵列动力学方程的数值研究发现,频率漂移将破坏激光器阵列的锁相状态,并引入相位噪声,导致输出远场光强分布不稳定; 研究还发现：倏逝波耦合能够对频率漂移的影响起到一定的抑制作用,但这种抑制只在频率漂移较弱时才有效,因此,如果将该阵列用于光束合成,加入相应的抗干扰措施还是很必要的。数值分析的结果还表明：频率漂移的低频成分对于阵列相位锁定状态的影响更为剧烈,因此,抗干扰措施应主要针对低频干扰来进行。     

激光二极管侧抽运双棒串接准连续Nd∶YAG高功率绿光激光器

研制一台激光二极管(LD)侧面抽运双棒串接准连续Nd∶YAG折叠腔高功率绿光激光器,理论分析了热致双折射效应对系统的影响,并对用石英旋转片补偿前后的情况进行模拟对比。在考虑了补偿后的情况下设计了热稳定谐振腔。实验中采用两个串接的由30个20 W的LD阵列侧面抽运的Nd∶YAG棒和Ⅱ类临界相位匹配HGTR-KTP晶体,在抽运电流均为21.6 A,重复频率为27.2 kHz时,获得了最大平均输出功率为164 W,脉冲宽度为130 ns的532 nm绿光输出,光-光转换效率为13.7%,测得光束质量因子为M2x=9.52, M2y=9.86,不稳定度为2.3％。实验结果显示,经补偿后的激光系统能在宽的稳区范围内稳定运转。     

声光调Q的Nd:YVO4晶体1342 nm激光器

报道了采用光纤耦合激光二极管(LD)模块端面抽运Nd:YVO4晶体实现高功率、高重复频率声光调Q 1342 nm波长的激光输出,以及采用考虑增益频谱分布的调Q速率方程模型仿真研究该脉冲激光器的结果.在激光器注入总功率40 W的情况下,可得到最高工作重复频率100 kHz;在50 kHz重复频率工作条件下,可得到11.0 W的平均输出功率及稳定的脉冲输出.应用与介质增益频谱相关的调Q速率方程模型对该脉冲激光器进行了仿真研究,得到了脉冲宽度、脉冲峰值功率、脉冲建立时间等计算结果,还给出了输出在频谱上的分布以及谱宽,并与实验结果进行了比较.考虑增益频谱分布的调Q速率方程模型不仅可以应用于分析、设计脉冲激光器的频谱,而且由于考虑了增益在频谱上的实际分布,基于该模型的仿真计算可以获得比传统单频调Q速率方程更为接近实际的结果.     

Performance characteristics of positive and negative delayed feedback on chaotic dynamics of directly modulated InGaAsP semiconductor lasers

The chaotic dynamics of directly modulated semiconductor lasers with delayed optoelectronic feedback is studied numerically. The effects of positive and negative delayed optoelectronic feedback in producing chaotic outputs from such lasers with nonlinear gain reduction in its optimum value range is investigated using bifurcation diagrams. The results are confirmed by calculating the Lyapunov exponents. A negative delayed optoelectronic feedback configuration is found to be more effective in inducing chaotic dynamics to such systems with nonlinear gain reduction factor in the practical value range.      

Numerical calculation of the use of a concave–convex lens for shaping axisymmetric laser beams

Based on transformation matrices in meridian plane and sagittal plane, a geometrical lens design method is presented with the aim of obtaining an improved spot. A concave–convex convergent lens (CCCL) is employed as a shaping lens to focus a group of oblique laser beams from a CO₂ laser with axially symmetrical fold combination (ASFC) resonator. The cases including interference, noninterference, different wavelength, and misalignment have been analyzed. Through theoretical analysis and numerical calculation, a smaller beam radius in a specific reference plane and a smaller far-field divergence angle can be obtained.     

Influence of stimulated Brillouin scattering on the temporal dynamics of an actively Q-switched double-clad fiber laser

The role of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) during the active Q-switching of a typical high power double-clad fiber laser is experimentally and theoretically investigated. Our numerical model reproduces multiples Brillouin Stokes generation and the fast temporal dynamics which were experimentally observed. It clearly demonstrates that SBS is the cause of peak power enhancement effects such as giant pulse generation. The pulse formation process during the active Q-switching and the precise role of SBS in the pulse narrowing is detailed.     

Performance analysis of dispersion compensating optical FIR filters designed using a quasi-analytic synthesis approach

In this paper we investigate the performance of a quasi-analytic synthesis approach for dispersion compensating optical finite impulse response filters. It is shown by eye opening penalty and optical signal to noise ratio penalty calculations that with this method the filters dispersion can be adjusted reliably and with low effort to compensate for a specific amount of residual chromatic dispersion in optical transmission systems. The maximum attainable dispersion is then only limited by the filter order and the free spectral range rather then by optimization problems within the filter design.