位相扰动对三次谐波转换的影响

采用Ⅰ /Ⅱ角度失谐的三倍频方案 ,以超高斯光束作为入射基频光场 ,建立了位相扰动光束三次谐波转换的理论模型 ,并作数值模拟计算。结果表明 ,位相扰动不仅影响二、三倍频光的转换效率 ,还对各谐波光束质量产生影响。     

低频位相畸变对三倍频光聚焦特性的影响

本文采用均方根梯度描述低频位相噪声,建立了合理的低频位相畸变模型,以Ⅰ/Ⅱ类角度失谐KDP晶体的高强度三次谐波转换为例,详细的研究了低频位相畸变对三倍频光聚焦特性的影响。研究结果表明,三倍频光的焦斑半径随着基频光低频位相畸变的均方根梯度增大而明显增大,并且在均方根梯度较大时与基频光的焦斑半径相近。     

相位畸变在三次谐波转换中对聚焦光斑形态的影响

采用均方根（RMS）梯度表征的随机相位屏捕述光束的低频相位噪声；用随机相位扰动描述中、高频相位噪声，建立了波前相位畸变模型。以ⅠⅡ类角度失谐KDP晶体的高强度三次谐波转换为例，详细研究了三次谐渡转换过程中，基频光和三倍频光的波前相位畸变之间的定量变化关系，分析了三次谐波转换过程对聚焦光斑形态的影响，研究结果表明，三倍频光的焦斑半径随着基频光低频相位畸变的均方根梯度增大而明显增大，且在均方根梯度较大时，三倍频光的焦斑半径几乎与基频光相近。     

利用非周期PPLN晶体改善半导体激光束质量

研究了倾斜非周期PPLN中二次谐波感受到的空间相移 ,结果表明可用来补偿入射基波的任意空间位相畸变。将其应用在横向位相畸变的半导体激光束的质量改善上 ,可以获得转换效率近于传统PPLN的具有衍射极限光束质量的谐波输出     

有关光束质量的若干基本问题及其新进展

提出并研究了光束传输领域有待解决的三类基本问题：１）光束质量的定义及实际测量方法比较；２）任意光束经实际光学系统的传输；３）任意实际光束的非线性传输。主要着重于提出解决问题的方法，具体地以高斯随机变量模拟位相畸变，解析地分析了光束质量与位相畸变特征量间的关联；以按空间频谱展开方法，处理任意光束的非线性谐波转换过程。     

三阶非线性效应对高强度三次谐波转换的影响

研究在高功率条件下I／Ⅱ类角度失谐倍频方案中，KDP晶体的三阶非线性效应对三次谐波转换效率和光束质量的影响。研究结果表明，三阶非线性效应不仅使三次谐波转换效率明显下降，而且还会降低三倍频光的光束质量。     

高强度三倍频实验研究

针对KDP晶体的TypeI+ TypeⅡ匹配方式的三倍频方案,采用理论模拟与实验研究相结合方式,从非线性耦合波方程组出发,编制了考虑衍射、离散、吸收和端面反射等物理因素的二维模拟计算程序.针对x、y方向均是六阶超高斯分布的入射基频光,功率密度在2～8 GW/cm2时,得到了TypeⅠ倍频晶体厚度11.8 mm、失谐角300 μrad,TypeⅡ混频晶体厚度9 mm、失谐角为0 μrad的优化参数,此时三倍频转换具有较大的动态范围和较高的效率. 在星光Ⅱ激光装置大厅建立了高强度三倍频实验研究平台,实验平台上基频光光束口径为Φ70 mm、功率密度为1～7 GW/cm2内可调、脉冲宽度约为0.8 ns.在实验平台上采用Φ100 mm能量卡计对基频光(1ω)、二倍频(2ω)和三倍频光(3ω)的能量进行测量,二、三倍频的外部转换效率可达60%以上;利用条纹相机对1ω光和3ω光的脉宽进行测量,脉宽变化基本为0.8 ns(1ω)和0.5 ns(3ω);采用512×512点阵的CCD对1ω光和3ω光的近场分布进行了对应测量,通过图像处理,得到描述光束质量的强度调制度和通量对比度值.基频光的远场发散角利用列阵相机进行监测,得到对应的1ω光光束发散角θ=0.3±0.06 mrad.在倍频晶体后5 m远处用哈特曼小孔阵列板测量基频光和三倍频光的波前分布,得其均方根(rms)分别为1.129 waves和0.425 waves.实验中,当入射基频光功率密度较高时,倍频晶体出现了明显的非线性自聚焦丝破坏现象.(OB11)     

利用晶体串接实现宽带三次谐波转换

从耦合波方程出发,分别在小信号、高功率密度(1.5 GW/cm2)条件下研究了晶体串接三次谐波(THG)转换方案,并利用实验验证了该方案。实验观察到这种方案可以有效提高宽带激光三次谐波转换效率,但混频晶体之间的距离对宽带三次谐波转换效率影响明显。在1.5 GW/cm2平均功率密度下,实验中最佳距离25 mm处,对带宽3.5 nm的啁啾脉冲取得了19.75%的三倍频效率,这对于高功率激光宽带三次谐波转换的解决很有意义。     

脉冲形状对3次谐波转换的影响分析

为了使谐波转换系统保持高效稳定的3次谐波转换,采用数值模拟的方法,研究了基频光脉冲波形对3倍频转换效率的影响,并对高斯脉冲和平顶脉冲的不同谐波转换特点作了详细分析.当基频光为高斯脉冲时,在3GW/cm2的输入条件下最佳的2倍频转换效率为56.8%,低于理论预计的66.7%.进一步计算了不同功率密度下,最佳2倍频转换效率与超高斯脉冲阶数的关系.当考虑空间走离效应,基频光时间和空间均为平顶分布时,最佳的2倍频转换效率为62%;若基频光时间为平顶分布、空间分布为高斯分布时,最佳2倍频转换效率为51%,进一步地偏离66.7%.结果表明,当基频光脉冲形状偏离理想的平顶分布时,适当地降低2倍频转换效率,可提高3倍频转换效率.     

位相调制三倍频激光束聚焦特性的衍射模型

基于三次谐波转换过程中位相扰动的传输变换 ,理论上研究了非线性晶体表面周期性纹波对三倍频激光束聚焦特性的影响 ,建立了多级衍射模型。该理论模型能解析地分析多级衍射峰的强度分布及角度分布 ,可为高功率激光驱动器三倍频器的设计提供理论依据     

Simultaneous High-Efficiency Second- and Third-Harmonic Generation in a 1-D Semiconductor Photonic Crystal

We show that very high-efficiency second- and third- harmonic conversions can be generated simultaneously in 1-D semiconductor photonic crystals that possess both chi⁽²⁾ and chi⁽³⁾ nonlinearities. This is theoretically demonstrated in a CdS-SiO₂ photonic crystal. The total conversion efficiency can be as large as ~30% for both second- and third-harmonic generations in a small sample with ~14 mum thickness and an input power of ~300 MW/cm². Such high conversion efficiency is the result of 1) the improved phase matching induced by the Kerr effect and 2) the formation of coupled localized states for the fundamental and second- and third-harmonic waves. From our calculation results, we have also observed the tristability of the output intensity as a function of the input power for each of the fundamental, second-harmonic and third-harmonic waves. The origin of the tristability can be understood from the merging of two bistabilities of the fundamental and higher harmonic waves.     

The effects of covering on complex wave propagation in gyromagneticslotlines

The evolution of complex leaky waves in partially open gyromagnetic slotlines into complex modes in a shielded slotline is presented. Given a particular stratified gyromagnetic slotline with two sidewalls present, four types (Types I-IV) of guided structures are defined and investigated, depending upon the four possible combinations of top and bottom covers. The behavior of the complex solutions is discussed for the partially open gyromagnetic slotlines. Initially, the slotline of Type I, which lacks both top and bottom covers, shows that no coupling exists among various pairs of leaky waves. By adding only a top cover into Type I, the resultant slotline of Type II exhibits certain coupling between different sets of leaky waves. Similarly, by adding only a bottom cover into Type I, the resultant slotline of Type III shows that certain strong leaky waves of Types I and II now become weak leaky waves. From these numerical experiments, we deduce that the complex modes supported by Type IV, which is completely shielded, can be the result of the mode coupling of the two previously found leaky waves in Types II and III waveguides, respectively. Therefore, the formation of complex modes in shielded slotline is related to the effects of covering on mode coupling of the various leaky waves of the partially open slotlines     

Improving the images of an acoustical hologram

Many problems associated with acoustical holography are caused by the large difference between the wavelength of the recording acoustic waves and the wavelength of the reconstructing light waves. These problems can be partially compensated for by reducing the size of the acoustical hologram. It is demonstrated that there is a value of the reduction ratio that produces a maximum image size with small aberrations.     

Rigorous Analysis of the Scattering of Surface Waves in an Abruptly Ended Slab Dielectric Waveguide

The reflection and the scattering properties of even TE and TM surface waves incident in an abruptly ended dielectric slab waveguide are analyzed. The discontinuity is regarded as a junction between two open waveguides namely the dielectric slab waveguide and the free space waveguide. The boundary conditions acting together with the orthogonality provide singular coupled integral equations on the discrete and the continuous wave amplitudes at the discontinuity. These singular coupled intergral equations with Cauchy kernels and infinite limits of integration are solved by iteration via the Neuman series. Numerical results are presented for the reflectivity of the even TE/sub 0/ and TM/sub 0/ fundamental modes, together with their mode conversion on even TE/sub 2/ and TM/sub 2/ in a slab where two guided modes can propagate. Reflectivity and mode conversion of higher order excitations are also investigated     

脉冲形状对三次谐波转换的影响分析

本文研究了基频光脉冲波形对三倍频转换效率的影响,对高斯脉冲和平顶脉冲的不同谐波转换特点作了详细分析,研究结果表明,当基频光脉冲形状偏离理想的平顶分布时,适当地降低二倍频转换效率,可提高三倍频转换效率。当基频光为高斯脉冲时,在3GW/cm2的输入条件下最佳的二倍频转换效率为56.8％,低于理论预计的66.7％。进一步的,计算了不同功率密度下,最佳二倍频转换效率与超高斯脉冲阶数的关系。     

Solid-state laser resonators with diffractive optic thermalaberration correction

A solid-state laser cavity is studied where the laser crystal aberrations are corrected by a diffractive optic element. The type of aberration and the location of the correction plate are found to significantly influence the modal performance of the cavity. The largest modal discrimination is obtained for axicon-like crystal aberrations and when the correction is performed close to the end mirror. An experiment is performed with a laser diode-pumped Nd:YVO₄ laser. With no correction, a thermal aberration of approximately two waves is measured across the crystal. By using a diffractive corrector plate, the single-mode slope efficiency is increased by a factor of 4, and the total single-mode output power is increased by a factor of 3     

提高液体中脉冲激光致声转换效率的理论研究

从液体中脉冲激光致声的理论出发,讨论了热膨胀机制下提高光声转换效率的措施,并着重讨论了不同液体媒质的特性对转换效率的影响;基于Helmholtz共振器的共振频率和放大特性理论,讨论了通过共振光声池的设计提高光声转换效率的可行性;指出在对光致声波可重复性和可控制性没有特殊要求的情况下,可采用高功率光纤激光器,通过汽化机制或介电击穿机制激发声波,提高转换效率.     

Laser diode injected intracavity-doubled Ti:sapphire laser forsingle-mode tunable UV sources

Intracavity frequency doubling of a pulsed Ti:sapphire laser is shown to be well described by multimode rate equations nonlinearly coupled through the homogeneous gain linewidth of the amplifying medium. Hole burning in the fundamental wave spectrum is observed at the phase-matched frequency and is explained well by theory in terms of the dynamic depletion of the fundamental waves phase-matched to the nonlinear output mirror. The doubling conversion efficiency is shown to be greatly improved by injection seeding at the same frequency as the “spectral hole” with a low power continuous-wave-tunable laser diode. This leads, for the first time to our knowledge, to single-mode UV-tunable (380-410 nm) emission using this technique. Finally, the source is shown to exhibit a minimum yield at the coincidence between injection and exactly phase-matched wavelengths while maintaining high efficiency when injecting a few nanometers away from the phase-matching maximum     

Experimental realization of 40 Gbit/s single-to-single and single-to-dual channel wavelength conversions in LiNbO3 waveguides with two-pump configuration

An all-optical 40 Gbit/s tunable single-tosingle channel wavelength conversion is experimentally realized based on cascaded sum- and difference-frequency generation (cSFG/DFG) in periodically poled LiNbO3 (PPLN) waveguides. By employing two tunable filters to effectively suppress the amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) noise, both wavelength down- and upconversions are simultaneously observed. We also propose and verify a novel cSFG/DFG-based single-todual channel wavelength conversion by setting two pumps (pumpl, pump2) close to each other or pump2 and the signal close to each other. For the latter, two kinds of cSFG/DFG schemes are both demonstrated The dependence of the conversion efficiencies of two channel idler waves on pumpl wavelength is discussed.The wavelength relationships between two channel idler waves and the three incident waves are investigated in detail theoretically as well as experimentally.