25kHz、约2ns声光调Q Nd:YVO4激光器研究

为了获得高重频窄脉冲高光束质量激光输出,采用LD抽运Nd:YVO₄晶体声光调Q方案,进行了相关理论分析和实验验证,振荡级获得了重频25kHz、单脉冲能量22.4μJ、脉冲宽度2.19ns、光束质量因子M2 < 1.2的种子激光,光光转换效率为24.3%;放大级获得了重频25kHz、单脉冲能量585μJ、脉冲宽度2.26ns、光束质量因子M2 < 1.7的激光输出,提取效率为15.6%。结果表明,采用LD抽运Nd:YVO₄晶体声光调Q方案能够获得高重频、窄脉冲、高光束质量激光输出,其实验现象与理论计算结果较为符合。     

CuBr Laser Excited by a Capacitively Coupled Longitudinal Discharge

The paper presents the study of the CuBr laser energy characteristics using capacitively coupled discharge excitation. We have studied the effect of the addition of HBr on laser performance for gas discharge tubes of different bore diameter at various input power conditions. When adding HBr pulse and average output power as well as laser efficiency more than double increase due to the shortening of the current pulse rising time and its duration. The total maximum average lasing power of 3.7 W was obtained at 0.27% efficiency. In the paper, we also notice that when adding admixtures capacitively coupled discharge pumping is superior to traditional glow discharge pumping.     

Efficient gas lasers pumped by double-discharge circuits with semiconductor opening switch

A review of applications of double-discharge circuits based on generators with inductive energy storage (IES) and semiconductor opening switches (SOS) for efficient excitation of different gas lasers is presented. Using a pre-pulse-sustainer circuit technique based on inductive energy storage and semiconductor opening switch generators allows the formation of a pre-pulse with high amplitude and short rise-time and provides a sharp increase of discharge current which significantly improves discharge stability and life-time of the volume discharge in gas mixtures containing halogens. A pre-pulse with high pumping power forms a high-density discharge plasma and an inversion population in gas mixtures under study within ∼10 ns and provides both early onset of lasing and conditions for efficient excitation of an active medium from the storage capacitor. As a result, pulse duration, output energy and efficiency of the lasers under study were improved.     

LD抽运Cr4+,Nd3+:YAG晶体获得1.4W自调Q激光输出

用激光二极管(LD)抽运Cr4+,Nd3+∶YAG晶体获得了1.064 μm的自调Q激光输出.激光输出模式为稳定的单纵模,抽运阈值功率为3.5 W,脉冲宽度为50 ns,斜率效率高达20%.当输入的抽运功率为10.8 W时,获得了1.46 W的自调Q激光输出.随着抽运功率的变化,脉冲宽度基本上保持不变,而重复率则在变化.     

灯泵浦Cr~(3 ):LiCaAlF晶体可调谐Q开关激光器

报道了闪光灯泵浦掺铬氟化铝钙锂（ＣｒＬｉＣＡＦ）可调谐、Ｑ开关激光器的实验结果。调谐范围为７３０～８５０ｎｍ，峰值波长为７８０ｎｍ。激光最大输出能量为１．６２Ｊ，斜率效率为０．８％，阈值为５０．４Ｊ。ＫＤ＊Ｐ晶体电光调Ｑ，单脉冲半宽度为４８ｎｓ，峰值功率为１．３×１０６Ｗ。     

Output beam focusability of a Nd:glass zig-zag slab laser

The focusability of a zig-zag optical path laser with a 230×65×5 mm Nd:glass for application to soft X-ray generation is described. A Q-switched laser output energy of 18.3 J with a pulse width of 28 ns was obtained in a phosphate glass LHG-5 (Nd:8 wt.%), with an extraction efficiency of 71% from a stored energy of 26 J at a pumping energy of 4 kJ. The focusability was achieved up to 6.2×10¹² W/cm² in a spot size of 100 μm, which was sufficient intensity to generate soft X-rays for X-ray lithography     

2μmTm,Ho∶YLF激光抽运ZnGeP_2光参量振荡技术研究

ZnGeP2晶体具有宽的透明范围(0.7～12μm),较大的非线性系数(d36=75pm/V),最高损伤阈值能量密 度为10J/cm2,较高的热导率(0.18W/(m·K)),因而非常适合作为高功率中红外光参量振荡器(OPO)晶体。理 论上分析了ZnGeP2光参量振荡器相位匹配特性,实现3～5μm连续调谐范围输出的Ⅰ类相位匹配角在52.5～ 55.2°之间。实验上,以15W光纤耦合激光二极管(LD)抽运的2.05μm高重复频率声光调QTm,Ho∶YLF激光 器作为抽运源,其最大平均功率4W,脉冲宽度小于40ns,脉冲重复频率100Hz～10kHz可调。为降低准三能级 系统激光器阈值,提高激光脉冲能量抽取效率,Tm,Ho∶YLF晶体采用液氮制冷方式,工作在77K温度条件下。 非线性频率转换晶体ZnGeP2长15mm,55.7°切割,光参量振荡器谐振腔为平平腔,腔长约20mm。在3.6W的抽 运功率下,脉冲重复频率10kHz,实现了4.1μm附近中红外激光输出,参量光脉冲宽度为20ns,平均输出功率为 0.7W,光 光转换效率为20%,抽运光阈值功率为0.65W。     

激光二极管抽运的高效高重复频率Nd∶YAG陶瓷激光器

研制了激光二极管(LD)抽运的高效高重复频率声光调QNd∶YAG陶瓷微型激光器件。激光器采用激光二极管纵向同轴抽运Nd∶YAG陶瓷得到1064nm近红外激光输出,采用熔融石英作声光介质,声光调Q重复频率1Hz～115kHz可调。使用2W的激光二极管抽运,获得脉冲宽度16.4ns,峰值功率2.46kW,单脉冲能量40.5μJ的稳定运转。在重复频率110kHz时获得495mW的平均功率,总光光转换效率达24.75%。研究了重复频率及抽运功率对声光调Q脉冲激光器性能的影响,并对实验结果进行了相应的分析讨论,在理论上加以合理的解释。     

共聚物基质固体染料激光介质的特性

聚合物基质光学均匀性好、对抽运光和染料激光透过率高、与染料分子相容性好、制备简单、成本低。制备了吡咯甲川567(1, 3, 5, 7, 8-pentamethyl-2, 6-diethylpyrromethene-BF2,PM567)掺杂的以甲基丙烯酸甲酯(methyl methacrylate, MMA)和甲基丙烯酸-β-羟乙酯(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, HEMA)的共聚物为基质的固体染料激光介质,研究了(HEMAMMA)对介质特性的影响。利用10 Hz重频调Q的Nd:YAG的倍频光纵向抽运固体染料激光介质,研究了介质的输出特性。介质的抽运阈值小于10 mJ/cm2,HEMA含量存在一个使得介质的斜率效率达到最高的最佳值。在HEMA体积分数为25%的介质中得到最高的斜率效率56.2%。以10 Hz重频,脉冲能量17.5 mJ(能量密度为0.02 J/cm2)调Q的Nd:YAG的倍频光纵向抽运固体染料介质,V(HEMA)V(MMA)=1:1的介质经约123000个抽运光脉冲后,输出下降为初始输出的一半,归一化的光稳定性为10.8 GJ/mol。     

1.54μm腔内喇曼激光器实验研究

喇曼激光器作为一种将基波频率转换成斯托克斯频率的高量子效率转换装置,实现激光频率的扩展,日益受到人们的重视。腔外喇曼频移过程,国内、外都有过充分的研究,而腔内喇曼频移激光器投入实际使用则只是近几年才发展起来。本文报道了脉冲Nd:YAG1.06μm基频经高压甲烷气体在封闭式激光腔内喇曼频移成1.54μm一阶斯托克斯脉冲输出的实验研究结果。     

Diode-Side-Pumped Acoustooptic $Q$ -switched 1319-nm Nd:YAG Laser

In this paper, a diode-side-pumped acoustooptic Q-switched 1319-nm Nd:YAG laser is described. The output characteristics under the different repetition rates and output couplers have been studied. With a pumping power of 555 W, the average output power decreases from 94 W at 50 kHz to 71 W (slope efficiency 25.2%, optical conversion efficiency 12.8%) at 5 kHz. The highest peak power is up to 95 kW with the pulse duration of 150 ns at the repetition rate of 5 kHz.     

硼酸铝钕染料调Q激光器

本文介绍如何借助计算机对BDN染料调Q NAB激光器巨脉冲形成过程进行模拟计算,分析激光器各参数对调Q脉冲的影响,并用高泵浦速率电源实现了有实用价值的调Q单脉冲,其能量为5.25mJ,脉宽3ns。     

小型化高重频窄脉冲声光Q开关DPL

介绍了小型化高重频声光Q开关DPL研制过程中的一些实验进展和相关产品样机。实验中，通过参数的优化选择，在激光二极管的泵浦峰值功率5 W，重复频率2 500 Hz下得到脉冲能量为81.5 μJ，脉冲宽度约为7.4 ns的激光输出，此时激光器的峰值功率为11 kW，光光转换效率14%，光束质量因子M2约为2.1。     

激光二极管抽运的被动调Q Nd∶GdVO_4激光器

利用激光二极管作为抽运源,分别用Cr4+∶YAG,GaAs和染料片作为饱和吸收体,研究了Nd∶GdVO4激光器的被动调Q特性。Nd∶GdVO4晶体尺寸为4mm×4mm×6mm,掺Nd浓度为1%。利用小信号透过率分别为91%和95%的Cr4+∶YAG,调Q的阈值分别为063W和057W;在抽运功率为369W时,分别得到了脉宽为64ns,80ns,脉冲能量为366μJ,341μJ,重复率为325kHz,378kHz的稳定调Q脉冲。利用580μm厚的GaAs调Q的阈值为039W,在抽运功率为369W时,得到了脉宽为78ns,脉冲能量为215μJ,重复率为366kHz的稳定调Q脉冲。利用初始透过率为70%的染料片调Q获得的脉冲最窄,但是其插入损耗大,抽运阈值高,输出也不稳定。     

电子束泵浦XeCl准分子激光器输出特性

为了确保窄脉宽XeCl准分子激光系统获得高峰值功率紫外激光脉冲,实验研究了紧凑型四向电子束泵浦XeCl准分子激光器的输出特性。通过调节激光腔室气体介质的总气压和气体摩尔比、激光器的充电电压、二极管阳极钛箔厚度等参数,发现了激光能量随以上条件的变化规律,分析得到了激光器运行的最佳条件。在最佳条件下XeCl准分子激光器的脉冲能量大于100 J、脉宽约200 ns,电光效率约为5.81。另外,通过改变激光器内部Marx发生器的开关气压,研究了紧凑型电子束泵浦XeCl准分子激光器输出激光脉冲的延迟抖动特性,发现激光脉冲的延迟抖动可优于20 ns。研究结果表明:紧凑型电子束泵浦XeCl准分子激光器可实现脉冲抖动小于20 ns、103 J的高能紫外激光输出,可满足窄脉宽XeCl准分子激光系统运行的需要。     

高重复率窄脉宽Nd:YVO4板条激光器

部分端面抽运的混合腔板条激光器是一种新型的全固态激光器,采用这种结构,实现了高重复率调Q运转.在脉冲抽运情况下,1 kHz运转时,得到脉宽4.6 ns,单脉冲能量4.5 mJ的激光输出.在连续抽运调Q输出情况下,5 kHz高重复率运转时,获得了脉宽6 ns,单脉冲能量3.1 mJ的脉冲序列输出,平均功率超过15 W;当重复率高达25 kHz时,得到脉宽9.5 ns,单脉冲能量1.2 mJ的激光输出,平均功率达30 W.实验结果表明,输出水平还有很大的提升空间.     

A simple high-power pulsed nitrogen laser

An output of 500 kW peak power at 3371 Å and 25 pps is obtained from a pulsed nitrogen laser. A water capacitor is employed for energy storage, resulting in a simpler laser construction. The pulse duration is 10-15 ns, providing very high energy for pumping ultra-narrow-band dye lasers.     

高重复率窄脉宽Nd∶YVO_4板条激光器

部分端面抽运的混合腔板条激光器是一种新型的全固态激光器,采用这种结构,实现了高重复率调Q运转。在脉冲抽运情况下,1kHz运转时,得到脉宽4.6ns,单脉冲能量4.5mJ的激光输出。在连续抽运调Q输出情况下,5kHz高重复率运转时,获得了脉宽6ns,单脉冲能量3.1mJ的脉冲序列输出,平均功率超过15W;当重复率高达25kHz时,得到脉宽9.5ns,单脉冲能量1.2mJ的激光输出,平均功率达30W。实验结果表明,输出水平还有很大的提升空间。     

Longitudinally two-photon pumped leaky waveguide dye film laser

Longitudinally two-photon pumped (TPP) and frequency-upconverted cavity lasing is achieved in a planar leaky waveguide configuration which utilizes a dye-doped polymer film coating on the surface of an optical glass prism. The TPP lasing dye is 4-dimethylamino-N-methylstilbazolium tosylate (DAST) that has been extensively studied as a second order nonlinear optical material. The spectral, temporal, and spatial structures as well as the output-input characteristics of the TPP cavity lasing were measured using a ~170-μm-thick film with a ~2.4-mm pump depth. The leaky waveguide lasing was featured by a nearly single transverse-mode and five axial-modes structure. In our preliminary study, the net conversion efficiency from the absorbed 1064-nm pump pulse energy to the output ~607-nm upconverted cavity lasing energy was found to be ~0.65%. However, this efficiency can be considerably increased by further optimizing the system parameters     

Nd:YAG调Q激光脉冲抽运的Cr4+:Mg2SiO4激光器的研究

采用Nd:YAG调Q激光器输出的1.06 μm光脉冲抽运Cr4+:Mg2SiO4晶体，实现Cr4+:Mg2SiO4激光器的增益开关运转。从理论和实验上分析了抽运光采用不同焦距的透镜聚焦和Cr4+:Mg2SiO4激光器采用不同腔长时，抽运光和振荡激光的模式匹配，以及模式匹配与激光器光-光转换效率之间的关系。在最佳的实验条件下，得到中心波长约为1.22 μm，能量和脉宽分别为10 mJ和8.2 ns的激光脉冲，其光－光转换效率达到20％。