可调谐纳秒脉冲锁模光纤激光器

采用非线性放大环形镜的被动锁模机制,通过加入手动可调滤波器及光纤光栅等实现单波长光谱输出,设计出一种可调谐纳秒脉冲光纤激光器.纳秒矩形脉冲由被动锁模掺铒光纤激光器产生,激光器的腔长为430 m,脉冲的重复频率为465 kHz.被动锁模光纤激光器中实现可调谐脉冲输出的关键器件包括宽带锁模器件和可调谐滤波器,其中宽带锁模器...     

阿秒时间抖动的全保偏掺铒光纤激光器

近年来，超稳光生微波和远距离时频同步等高精度、高速科学研究对低噪声飞秒光纤激光器具有迫切的需求。为实现低时间抖动噪声的激光种子源，基于“光积木”结构，设计并搭建了一台重复频率为100 MHz的全保偏掺铒锁模光纤激光器，“光积木”结构可以有效地抑制激光器的机械噪声和重频漂移。采用平衡光学互相关技术，首次从全保偏锁模光纤激光器的出射脉冲中直接进行了高精度的时间抖动测量。该激光器在傅里叶频率10 kHz至1 MHz的积分区间内，积分均方根时间抖动仅为98.36 as。     

光纤饱和吸收体稳频窄线宽光纤激光器

结合光纤饱和吸收体与光纤光栅法布里-珀罗标准具,研制出了全光纤结构1550nm单频窄线宽掺铒光纤环形激光器.采用两个976nm激光二极管双向抽运作为抽运源,高掺杂浓度铒光纤作为增益介质,以行波腔消除空间烧孔效应,利用光纤光栅法布里-珀罗标准具窄带选模特性,以10m长低掺铒光纤饱和吸收体稳频,得到了十分稳定的窄线宽激光输出.激光器抽运阈值功率21mW,在抽运光功率为145mW时输出光功率39mW,斜率效率30%,信噪比大于50dB.采用延迟自外差方法精确测量光纤激光器线宽小于10kHz.     

相移光纤光栅透射光谱特性研究

基于模耦合理论,利用传输矩阵法系统地分析了相移光纤光栅的透射谱特点.结果表明,相移光栅可在透射谱阻带中打开线宽极窄的一个或多个透射窗口,通过对相移光栅在不同相移量、不同位置、不同相移个数、不同kL值时的传输光谱特性进行分析研究,得到了影响其透射率以及其线宽和位置的主要因素.这些结果将对相移光纤光栅在滤波、波分复用、光纤激光器和光纤光栅传感系统的实际制作及应用有重要的指导意义.     

全保偏掺Er光纤激光器重复频率锁定技术的研究

介绍了δ腔型SESAM启动锁模的全保偏掺Er光纤激光器重复频率锁定技术的原理和应用背景,并设计了一套可以快速实现SESAM锁模全保偏掺Er光纤激光器重复频率锁定的实验装置,最终将激光器的重复频率锁定到氢原子钟上,使得SESAM锁模全保偏掺Er光纤激光器的重复频率具有和氢原子钟同样的稳定度;对锁定前和锁定后重复频率进行了一定时长的数据采集,使用计算重复频率Allan方差的方法对全保偏掺Er光纤激光器的重复频率稳定度进行了量化,并对激光器锁定前后的重复频率进行了对比。通过比较可知,锁定后重复频率的稳定度比锁定前至少提高四个数量级。     

163 fs被动锁模掺Er~(3+)光纤激光器

研制了一种采用非线性偏振旋转锁模效应的被动锁模掺Er3+飞秒激光器。利用性能稳定的980 nm激光二极管(LD)作为抽运光源,以高掺杂Er3+光纤为增益介质,在抽运功率为650 m W时,激光器锁模输出重复频率为31.25 MHz、平均输出功率为70 m W、中心波长为1565 nm、光脉冲宽度为163 fs的稳定飞秒脉冲激光。该激光器易于操作和调节,并且锁模状态稳定可以长时间的运行,其光纤结构更有利于小型化和便携化。     

基于光纤光栅的多波长光纤激光器

基于光纤光栅的多波长光纤激光器     

TiCN作为可饱和吸收体的2.8μm被动调Q锁模光纤激光器

本文报道了一种基于材料可饱和吸收的2.8μm被动调Q锁模掺铒氟化物光纤激光器。通过将TiCN颗粒作为可饱和吸收体直接涂覆于反射腔镜,并结合氟化物光纤垂直端面的输出耦合,实现了具有较低激光阈值和紧凑腔结构的2.8μm脉冲光纤激光器。该激光器在泵浦功率达到330 mW时,开始出现调Q锁模脉冲。随着泵浦功率持续增大,调Q脉冲包络重复频率从14.34 kHz增加至32.57 kHz,对应的脉冲宽度从10.51μs减小至5.40μs。在650 mW的泵浦功率下,获得最大平均输出功率25.83 mW,斜率效率为7.2%。     

飞秒锁模光纤激光器及倍频程超连续谱试验研究

介绍了一种可应用于星载光学频率梳的自锁定全光纤飞秒激光器.该激光器采用非线性偏振旋转(NPR)方式,利用电控偏振控制器(EPC)实现自动锁模.当泵浦功率为420 mW时,通过电控偏振控制器的自动调节来改变腔内偏振态,从而达到稳定的锁模状态.在稳定锁模状态下,激光器输出脉冲的中心波长为1560 nm,输出功率为30 mW...     

基于光纤延迟线的时间抖动测量系统

对飞秒激光器时间抖动的准确测量是推动其高精度应用的重要前提。为实现时间抖动的高精度、无参考测量,设计并搭建了一套基于光纤延迟线的测量系统。基于非对称迈克尔逊干涉仪的结构,在其中一臂引入一段长光纤延迟线鉴别时间误差,提高时间抖动测量精度。测量了一台实验室自制的重复频率为82 MHz的锁模光纤激光器的时间抖动功率谱,其在100 Hz~10 kHz的积分范围内RMS时间抖动为10.1 fs。     

Wavelength tuning in optically mode-locked semiconductor fiber ring lasers with linearly chirped fiber Bragg gratings

We demonstrate wavelength tuning in single-wavelength and multiwavelength semiconductor fiber ring lasers that are mode locked with an optically injected control signal. A semiconductor optical amplifier is used to provide gain as well as to function as an optically controlled mode-locking element. Linearly chirped fiber Bragg gratings--single or superimposed--are used to define the lasing wavelengths as well as to provide wavelength tunability and allow for multiwavelength operation. We obtain pulses of tens of picoseconds in duration when we inject a sinusoidal optical control signal into the laser cavity, and we can tune the lasing wavelength(s) over the reflection bandwidth(s) of the grating(s) by simply changing the frequency of the injected control signal.     

Fiber Bragg grating in large-mode-area fiber for high power fiber laser applications

Fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) are indispensable components in the design of monolithic high-power fiber lasers. As the laser power scales up, the adoption of larger-mode-area fibers with high V numbers poses new challenges for FBG design and fabrication. In this paper, we present the simulation, fabrication, and measurement of the FBGs inscribed on large-mode-area fibers. The simulation used the T-matrix approach to calculate the spectral response of the FBG that matched well with the measured spectra. The observed fringes in the reflection spectrum are explained by the interference between the low-order modes that were also confirmed with the simulation. Some unique features of the FBG and their potential applications are discussed.     

基于倾斜光纤光栅的传感解调技术

该文设计了一种基于倾斜光纤光栅（tilted fiber Bragg grating,TFBG）的不受温度影响的光纤布拉格光栅（fiber Brag ggrating,FBG）应变解调系统．将倾斜光纤光栅用作边沿痣波器,当周围环境温度变化时,利用倾斜光纤光栅纤芯模与包层模的温度特性与普通光纤布拉格光栅相同这一特点,无需另加温度补偿,就可以实现FBG应变传感的动态解调,消除温度噪声对应变信号的影响．由实验可知,当温度在25℃到39℃范围变化时,解调系统的性能基本不发生改变,解调范围达到6nm．     

Neodymium:YLF lasers at 1053 nm passively mode locked with a saturable Bragg reflector

We present the results obtained from three different setups of stable, diode-laser-pumped Nd:YLF lasers that operate in the TEM00 mode at 1053 nm and are passively mode locked by a saturable Bragg reflector. We obtained pulse widths tailored between approximately 70 ps and approximately 4 ns by using intracavity etalons of various thicknesses. With a maximum output power of 680 mW, we achieved an optical efficiency of 23%.     

MEH-PPV organic material as saturable absorber for Q-switching and mode-locking applications

ABSTRACT

Q-switched and mode-locked pulse generation in Erbium-doped fiber lasers (EDFLs) are demonstrated using Poly [2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV) organic semiconductor material as a saturable absorber (SA) for the first time. The MEH-PPV was prepared in the form of a thin film having a modulation depth of 12% and saturation intensity of 40?MW/cm². The SA was placed in a laser cavity to produce a stable Q-switched operating at 1564.0?nm. The maximum repetition rate of 78.62?kHz, minimum pulse width of 3.54?µs and maximum pulse energy of 59.45?nJ were attained at 125.2?mW pump power. On the other hand, by incorporating an additional 100?m long single mode fiber, the mode locked EDFL self-started as the pump power was raised above 125.2?mW. The soliton pulse was obtained due to the enhancement of the nonlinearity in the cavity. The mode-locked laser operated at 1568.5?nm with a fixed repetition rate of 1.859?MHz and pulse width of 2.97?ps.     

Development of smart composite structures with small-diameter fiber Bragg grating sensors for damage detection: Quantitative evaluation of delamination length in CFRP laminates using Lamb wave sensing

The authors and Hitachi Cable, Ltd. have recently developed small-diameter optical fiber and its fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor for embedment inside a lamina of composite laminates without strength reduction. The outside diameters of the cladding and polyimide coating are 40 and 52 μm, respectively. First, a brief summary is presented for applications of small-diameter FBG sensors to damage monitoring in composite structures. Then, we propose a new damage detection system for quantitative evaluation of delamination length in CFRP laminates using Lamb wave sensing. In this system, a piezo-ceramic actuator generates Lamb waves in a CFRP laminate. After the waves propagate in the laminate, transmitted waves are received by an FBG sensor attached on or embedded in the laminate using a newly developed high-speed optical wavelength interrogation system. This system was applied to detect interlaminar delamination in CFRP cross-ply laminates. When the Lamb waves passed through the delamination, the amplitude decreased and a new wave mode appeared. These phenomena could be well simulated using a finite element analysis. From the changes in the amplitude ratio and the arrival time of the new mode depending on the delamination length, it was found that this system could evaluate the delamination length quantitatively. Furthermore, small-diameter FBG sensors were embedded in a double-lap type coupon specimen, and the debonding progress could be evaluated using the wavelet transform.     

Theoretical investigation on the temperature characteristics of liquid-cladding micro/nanofiber Bragg grating

Based on the functions of the effective refractive index of fundamental mode in step-index fiber, a theoretical mode about the Bragg wavelength shift of micro/nanofiber Bragg grating (MNFBG) is presented. The numerical simulation results demonstrate, for a MNFBG with given radius, the Bragg wavelength shifts to short wavelength as ambient temperature increases, and the reason results from the effective index decreasing with the increase of ambient temperature. Moreover, with the reduction of fiber-core radius, as well as the increase of ambient index and its thermo-optic coefficient, the temperature sensitivity, linearity and linear response range of the temperature-dependent Bragg wavelength shift are improved obviously. Especially for a MNFBG with fiber radius smaller than 0.5?μm, the linearity of Bragg wavelength shifting with temperature will be close to the theoretical limit, and the temperature sensitivity is proportional to the thermo-optic coefficient of the ambient liquid. Compared with the temperature properties of conventional fiber Bragg grating (FBG), all the results will provide much theoretical guides for FBG applied in fiber sensing and communication.     

Absolute strain measurements made with fiber bragg grating sensors

A strain sensor system based on optical fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) is proposed with a new matched-filter design. The strain variation on the sensor FBG is continuously followed and matched by a filter FBG by use of a feedback control loop that produces an identical strain condition on the filter FBG. The matched strain on the filter FBG is then determined from the resonance vibration of the fiber piece embedding the filter FBG. The implementation and the performance of the proposed system are described. It is demonstrated that the proposed system can distinguish strain variation on the sensor FBG with resolution of one microstrain.     

智能复合材料中FBG智能夹层的研究

光纤自诊断系统是智能复合材料结构的重要组成部分，但将光纤埋入复合材料中还存在着诸多问题．解决这些问题最有潜力的技术途径是将光纤传感器集成在一起形成一个模块化的便于埋入复合材料中的光纤智能夹层。基于FBG传感器的优点，对FBG智能夹层进行了研究。研究结果表明，智能夹层的埋入对复合材料结构的强度性能影响较小，智能夹层中FBG传感器波长偏移与应变具有良好的线性关系，可以将智能夹层埋入复合材料结构内部，利用FBG传感器网络和先进信息处理技术，建立结构损伤主动、在线和实时监测系统。