基于声光偏频法的激光频率无调制锁定

为了进一步提高1.5 μm波段激光器的频率稳定性,利用声光调制器(AOM)的频移特性使激光发生频移,将乙炔(~(12)C_2H_2)v_1+v_3带的P9支吸收峰作为参考频率,通过两条频移的吸收谱线产生类色散鉴频曲线,实现对外腔半导体激光器的无调制频率锁定.实验中把以前直接对激光器的调制转移到声光调制器上,避免了直接调制所引入的额外噪声,通过闭环锁定,50 s内典型的频率起伏达到5.8 MHz以内,激光器的频率起伏较自由运转时明显得到抑制,实现了激光频率的稳定.     

连续波腔衰荡技术的激光去谐方法

针对连续波腔衰荡技术的激光关断问题,本文提出通过调制激光器的驱动电流,即激光去谐方法,使连续波激光与衰荡腔离开谐振状态,实现对入射光的快速关断.该方法根据电流调制特点实现以往系统中声光或电光开关的功能,不需用外部光开关来切断光源,系统更加简便,节省成本.设计了基于激光去谐的连续波腔衰荡技术系统,分析了各器件的性能和工作原理,分析了去谐过程的特性,比较了激光去谐与激光关断的区别.结果表明,调制电流的关断时间比传统的光开关更短,衰荡曲线的单指数线形更加明显.     

Influence of ring-down cavity parameters on intensity transmission property in trace gas concentration measurement

In this paper, we describe the basic principles and system design of continuous wave cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CW-CRDS). We also particularly study the nature and the behavior of a novel method to detune a laser and apply it to a cavity ring-down spectroscopy experiment. Both simulations and experiments are completed on the relation between the transmission characteristic and different reflectivities, as well as scanning speed. Output electric field equation is deduced. It has been investigated that how photons are coupled to the cavity and how to accumulate the intensity and leak out of the cavity as a function of time. It is noted that both accumulation of intensity and decay times decrease, and the oscillation amplitude increases as the reflectivity increases. Relative intensity increases with decreasing scanning velocity. Additionally, the simulations show that a non-detuned cavity displays the transmitted signals which are highly dependent on the mirror reflectivity and piezoelectric translator (PZT) modulation speed. Simulations also display that the laser switching off is different from detuning.