基于达曼光栅的快照式斯托克斯偏振测量方法

斯托克斯偏振测量常被用于获取光束的偏振特性。提出一种利用偏振无关的达曼光栅快照式测量偏振光束斯托克斯参量的方法。偏振光束通过达曼光栅后在空间对称的位置上被分成4束,这4束光经波片和线偏振器调制后,最终被CCD采集。将单次快照采集的光强图简单叠加运算就可计算得到偏振光束的斯托克斯参量,并可进一步计算得到偏振光束的偏振分布、矢量质量因子（VQF）和模间相位。所提测量方法对不同椭圆偏振光的测量结果与商用偏振测量仪的测量结果之间的平均相对误差为6.97%。所提方法的测量装置简单,无需转动任何器件,单次快照就可完成测量,具有可靠的测量精度。     

LG_(11)-mode vortex Nd:YAG laser by applying second-order circular Dammann grating for annular pumping

The excitation of high-order Laguerre–Gaussian(LG) modes in a neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet(Nd:YAG) laser resonator was presented by applying the diffraction of a second-order circular Dammann grating(CDG) for annular pumping. In the study, the 808 nm pump light was shaped into a double-ring structure by the CDG and matched spatially with that of an ideal LG_(11) mode. As a result, the laser resonator generated an LG_(11) vortex mode, and the laser power reached 204 mW with 14.5% slope efficiency. Also, when the cavity mirror was tilted, the laser output could switch to the LG01 vortex mode. The results showed the convenience and versatility of CDG in an annular-pumped vortex laser.