Mode competition in acousto-optically Q-switched planar waveguide lasers

Multi-mode rate equations have been developed to investigate mode competition in high-power acousto-optically Q-switched planar waveguide lasers. The mode competition arises from coupling effects and temporal losses in the transform between guided modes and free-space propagation. Pulse-to-pulse instability and temporal beam distortions are enlarged by mode competition when the laser works in the multi-mode regime. The influence of parasitic oscillation is also discussed. A Nd:YAG planar waveguide laser has been established with a folded hybrid/unstable resonator. A maximum average power of 83 W with a beam propagation factor is obtained. The theoretical simulation agrees well with the experimental observation.     

Polarization switching and synchronization of mutually coupled vertical-cavity surface-emitting semiconductor lasers

Polarization switching (PS) dynamics and synchronization performances of two mutually coupled vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) are studied theoretically in this paper. A group of dimensionless rate equations is derived to describe our model. While analysing the PS characteristics, we focus on the effects of coupling rate and frequency detuning regarding different mutual injection types. The results indicate that the x-mode injection defers the occurrence of PS, while the y-mode injection leads the PS to occur at a lower current. Strong enough polarization-selective injection can suppress the PS. Moreover, if frequency detuning is considered, the effects of polarization-selective mutual injection will be weakened. To evaluate the synchronization performance, the correlation coefficients and output dynamics of VCSELs with both pure mode and mixed mode polarizations are given. It is found that performance of complete synchronization is sensitive to the frequency mismatch but it is little affected by mixed mode polarizations, which is opposite to the case of injection-locking synchronization.     

不同气体工质对激光推力器冲量耦合系数的影响

通过冲击摆实验,测量了激光推力器在不同气体工质(氩气,氦气)、不同工作压力条件下的冲量耦合系数,比较了不同气体对激光推力器冲量耦合系数的影响.实验结果表明:冲量耦合系数随着环境压力的下降而下降,并且下降趋势越来越快;在氩气中测量的冲量耦合系数比氦气的高;实验产生误差的主要因素是摆角的测量误差.     

脉冲激光诱导光纤损伤的测试方法

 针对传能光纤的高峰值功率激光损伤过程,研究了光纤损伤测试方法。实验装置搭建中增加了定位孔,有利于激光注入光纤对准;分别采用刀口法和CCD法对入射光束不同截面处光斑大小进行了测量,两种方法的测量结果基本一致。参考GJB1487-92激光光学元件测试方法和ISO11245光学表面的激光诱导损伤阈值测试方法,采用N-ON-1损伤测试和有效光斑面积计算方法对芯径为400 μm的石英包层阶跃折射率石英光纤进行了损伤阈值测试。实验发现：光纤损伤部位全部为入射端面,利用200倍显微镜观察光纤端面,出现明显永久性损伤点。最后采用统计学原理和线性拟合等方法得出测试光纤的端面零概率损伤阈值为3.85 GW/cm²。     

LD泵浦腔外倍频高转换效率Nd3+∶GdVO4固体激光器

通过合理设计精密调控各元件和温控电流，得到了平均功率为70 mW，脉冲宽度为22 ns，重复频率为14 kHz，峰值功率高达230 W的Nd3+∶GdVO4/Cr4+YAG红外脉冲激光器.先采用双凸透镜组合成的望远镜系统对1 063 nm的红外激光进行扩束，再对该光束聚焦，最后经双轴晶体LBO倍频后，得到了平均功率为40.6 mW，脉冲宽度为16 ns，重复频率为14 kHz，峰值功率高达181 W的绿光激光输出，1063 nm→532 nm的转换效率高达58%.测量了532 nm的光谱线宽曲线.解释了该聚焦方法比单一薄透镜效果明显好的原因，并指出了这种聚焦方法的使用对象.     

利用单模激光Lorenz系统实现混沌反控制

利用Lyapunov函数方法，对混沌反控制问题进行了研究.以单模激光Lorenz系统和描述心脏搏动的Bonhoeffer-Van der Pol系统为例，设计了一种控制器，成功地使Bonhoeffer-Van der Pol系统混沌化.给出了控制器的具体设计方案以及单模激光Lorenz系统与Bonhoeffer-Van der Pol系统状态之间误差系统的结构.仿真结果表明，在控制器的作用下，Bonhoeffer-Van der Pol系统所有状态变量严格地跟踪了单模激光Lorenz系统的混沌轨迹，对应的相空间中Bonhoeffer-Van der Pol系统的轨迹也由极限环转变为与单模激光Lorenz系统的轨迹完全相同的混沌吸引子，Bonhoeffer-Van der Pol系统严格地跟踪了单模激光Lorenz系统混沌的动态行为.     

利用射线追踪法研究超短外腔半导体激光器的输出特性

基于射线追踪法，推导了外腔半导体激光器的连续输出谱的隐函表达式.在此基础上，结合载流子速率方程，对超短外腔半导体激光器的输出谱及P-I特性进行了研究.结果表明：当外腔长度发生波长量级的变化时，超短外腔激光器的P-I特性将发生显著变化；随着外腔长度的变化，超短外腔激光器的激射波长在10nm范围内呈周期性跳变，当外腔长度介于40μm—70μm范围内，激射波长跳变范围最大.理论模拟结果与实验报道结果符合.     

Optimization of thin-film design for multi-layer dielectric grating

Thin-film design used to fabricate multi-layer dielectric (MLD) gratings should provide high transmittance during holography exposure, high reflectance at use wavelength and sufficient manufacturing latitude of the grating design making the MLD grating achieve both high diffraction efficiency and low electric field enhancement. Based on a (HLL)⁹H design comprising of quarter-waves of high-index material and half-waves of low-index material, we obtain an optimum MLD coating meeting these requirements by inserting a matching layer being half a quarter-wave of Al₂O₃ between the initial design and an optimized HfO₂ top layer. The optimized MLD coatings exhibits a low reflectance of 0.017% under photoresist at the exposure angle of 17.8° for 413 nm light and a high reflectance of 99.61% under air at the use angle of 51.2° for 1053 nm light. Numerical calculation of intensity distribution in the photoresist coated on the MLD film during exposure shows that standing-wave patterns are greatly minimized and thus simulation profile of photoresist gratings after development demonstrates smoother shapes with lower roughness. Furthermore, a MLD gratings with grooves etched into the top layer of this MLD coating provides a high diffraction efficiency of 99.5% and a low electric field enhancement ratio of 1.53. This thin-film design shows perfect performances and can be easily fabricated by e-beam evaporation.     

FexNi100−x nanometric films deposited by laser ablation on SiO2/Si substrates

Fe_xNi_100−x nanometric films were deposited on SiO₂/Si substrates at room temperature using the pulsed laser deposition technique. The targets were Fe-Ni amorphous magnetic foils with composition Fe₅₀Ni₅₀, Fe₃₅Ni₆₅ and Fe₂₂Ni₇₈. Morphological and structural properties of the deposited films were investigated using scanning electron microscopy, Rutherford backscattering spectrometry, grazing incidence X-ray diffraction, and X-ray reflectivity. Electrical and magnetic characteristics of the films were investigated by using the four-point probe and the magneto-optic Kerr effect techniques, respectively. The film properties are strictly dependent on the Fe-Ni compositional ratio.     

Investigation of nanoparticle generation during femtosecond laser ablation of metals

The production of nanoparticles via femtosecond laser ablation of gold and copper is investigated experimentally involving measurements of the ablated mass, plasma diagnostics, and analysis of the nanoparticle size distribution. The targets were irradiated under vacuum with a spot of uniform energy distribution. Only a few laser pulses were applied to each irradiation site to make sure that the plume expansion dynamics were not altered by the depth of the laser-produced crater. Under these conditions, the size distribution of nanoparticles does not exhibit a maximum and the particle abundance monotonously decreases with size. Furthermore, the results indicate that two populations of nanoparticles exist within the plume: small clusters that are more abundant in the fast frontal plume component and larger particles that are located mostly at the back. It is shown that the ablation efficiency is strongly related to the presence of nanoparticles in the plume.