外腔式KGd(WO4)2 Raman激光器的输出特性研究

研究了外腔式KGd（WO4）2 Raman激光器在红外纳秒脉冲抽运下的输出特性，通过改变KGd（WO4）2晶体的方位，实验得到了1159nm、1178nm、1272nm和1317nm 4个波长的红外Raman激光输出。波长为1159nm和1178nm的一阶Stokes脉冲的最大输出能量分别为23．9mJ和19．2mJ，相应的转换效率分别为34．8％和28％；波长为1272nm和1317nm的二阶Stokes脉冲的最大输出能量分别为17．6mJ和15．2mJ，相应的转换效率分别为28．1％和22．7％。     

Multiple-order stokes pulse generation by nitrogen-laser-pumped fiber Raman laser

A multimode silica-core fiber Raman laser was pumped by a compact Blumlein-type nitrogen laser. Four orders of Stokes pulses were obtained in the range of 341-359 nm at 280 MW/cm²fiber input. All the Stokes pulses were expanded by modal dispersion. The threshold of each Stokes pulse was measured and the energy transfer to the next order was observed. Conditions for efficient conversion to the required-order Stokes pulse are discussed.     

基于氢气填充空芯光子晶体光纤的全光纤型气体拉曼光源特性

理论和实验研究了调Q光纤激光脉冲抽运基于氢气填充空芯光子晶体光纤气体腔的全光纤型气体拉曼光源的特性。抽运光脉冲波长为1064.7nm时,产生的Stokes频移光波长为1135.7nm。理论和实验结果均表明,产生的Stokes频移光脉冲宽度远小于抽运光脉冲,并且,Stokes频移光脉冲宽度随抽运光脉冲能量的提升而增加。此外,减小抽运光脉冲宽度,可以降低拉曼阈值抽运能量、提高Stokes频移光的转换效率。在重复频率为5kHz、脉冲宽度为125ns的调Q光纤激光脉冲抽运下,实验测得拉曼阈值抽运能量和拉曼阈值点处转换效率分别为2.13μJ和9.82%。     

激光二极管抽运主动调Q Nd:GdVO4自受激拉曼激光器

采用激光二极管（LD）抽运、主动调Q的方式，利用c向切割的Nd：GdVO4晶体的自受激拉曼散射（self-SRS）效应，实现了结构紧凑、高效的脉冲拉曼激光器。在输入功率为1．8W，主动调Q10kHz时，自受激拉曼激光器产生了稳定的1176nm的斯托克斯（Stokes）脉冲光，斯托克斯光的单脉冲能量为10μJ，脉冲宽度为19ns。此时，自受激拉曼散射的阈值仅为510mW，斯托克斯光的转换效率为5．6％。实验结果表明，有效的自受激拉曼变频可以通过一个c向切割的Nd：GdVO4晶体，采用主动调Q的方式来实现。     

16μm仲氢受激喇曼激光器

研制了TEACO激光泵浦的仲氢受激喇曼激光器.讨论了影响喇曼转换效率的主要因素.最大输出能量达536mJ,能量转换效率大于13%,量子转换效率超过20%.     

Compact all-fiber gas Raman light source based on hydrogen-filled hollow-core photonic crystal fiber pumped with single-mode Q-switched fiber laser

We report a compact all-fiber gas Raman light source based on hydrogen-filled HC-PCF gas cell with a SM Q-switched fiber laser as the Raman pump source. Theoretical model of the hydrogen SRS based on HC-PCF pumped with Q-switched fiber laser is also analyzed. Simulated results show that the Stokes pulse is much narrower than the pump pulse, and both the Stokes pulse duration and conversion efficiency are increased with the pump pulse energy of the same duration pump pulses. The experimental results are in agreement with the theoretical results in change trend. For the 120 ns pump pulses with the repetition rate of 5 kHz, the threshold pump energy and conversion efficiency at the threshold are 1.146 μJ and 2.69%.     

级联Nd:GdVO4自拉曼1 309 nm激光性能研究

报道了基于半导体激光端面抽运的a切Nd:GdVO4晶体级联自拉曼激光的输出特性。利用Nd:GdVO4晶体的优异激光特性和较强的拉曼增益,结合使用针对级联拉曼设计的宽带高反腔镜,在声光Q开光调制下,成功实现了基于882 cm-1频移的1 309 nm波长二阶斯托克斯激光输出。在10 W入射抽运功率和50 kHz重复频率下,获得了平均输出功率1.48 W,脉冲宽度5.3 ns的1 309 nm激光输出,对应的二阶斯托克斯激光阈值和光光转换效率分别为5.9 W和14.8%。结果表明:以Nd:GdVO4作为自拉曼晶体,通过级联拉曼可实现高效二阶斯托克斯激光输出,对丰富固体激光波长具有重要价值。     

High-power CW linearly polarized all-fiber Raman laser

We demonstrate a high-power continuous-wave linearly polarized all-fiber Raman laser. The maximum Stokes output power of 4.7 W at 1120-nm wavelength with conversion slope efficiency of 87% was achieved. It is shown that Raman laser threshold greatly depends on pump polarization degree while Raman laser polarization depends on the design of Raman converter rather than on polarization of the pump laser. Slope efficiency was found to be independent on pump polarization degree.     

Closed-form solution for parametric second Stokes generation inRaman amplifiers

The efficiency of a first Stokes Raman amplifier can be seriously reduced by the generation of a second Stokes beam. The dominating process for this generation is often a Raman four-wave mixing interaction which couples the pump and second Stokes beams. A one-dimensional model for this effect has a closed-form solution, simply described in terms of an equivalent input, under conditions where high first Stokes conversion efficiency is possible. Excellent agreement with numerical integration results has been obtained. Use of the model for maximizing conversion efficiency of pump beams with large temporal or spatial intensity nonuniformity is described, with an example worked out for a triangular pulse shape     

GdVO4晶体的受激拉曼散射

采用熔体提拉法生长出了高质量的a轴和c轴GdVO4单晶。测量了GdVO4晶体的室温透过光谱,结果表明GdVO4晶体的短波透过截止边为338 nm,长波透过截止边大于3000 nm,透过范围覆盖紫外、可见、近红外和部分中红外波段,因此可以在较宽波长范围内实现拉曼激光频移。研究了GdVO4晶体在532 nm和355 nm皮秒激光脉冲抽运下的受激拉曼散射(SRS)。采用腔外单次通过方式,获得了3级斯托克斯线(557.98 nm,586.86 nm,618.92 nm)和1级反斯托克斯线(508.01 nm),得到GdVO4晶体一级斯托克斯拉曼散射的稳态增益系数为26.6±0.2 cm/GW,二级斯托克斯拉曼散射的稳态增益系数为14.0±0.2 cm/GW,受激拉曼散射的整体转换效率达到43%。报道了GdVO4晶体355 nm激发的受激拉曼散射,观察到2级斯托克斯谱线(365.9 nm,378.1 nm),在此条件下测得一级斯托克斯谱线的拉曼增益高达114±9 cm/GW。     

Analytic modeling of the P-doped cascaded Raman fiber lasers

An approximate analytic model of the P-doped cascaded Raman fiber lasers had been developed. The threshold pump powers for the first and the second Stokes radiation, output power, slope efficiency, and energy conversion efficiency had been solved and thus the optimization of the lasers could be discussed analytically. A fast numerical simulation of the laser based on the analytic model had also been carried out. Moreover, the comparison between the analytic and numerical solution was made.     

宽带抽运情况下乙醇、丙酮溶液中受激拉曼散射光谱的实验研究

研究了乙醇、丙酮两种拉曼介质在宽带抽运情况下啁啾激光脉冲的受激拉曼散射频谱特性 ,得到的一级Stokes光频谱宽度与抽运光基本相当 ,且具有较高的转换效率 ,从而表明了利用“展宽—受激拉曼散射—压缩”的办法获得波长近 1μm的飞秒级超短脉冲激光信号源的实验方案具有可行性     

Generation of infrared radiation by Raman scattering and difference frequency mixing with a Nd:YAG pump

A repetitivelyQ-switched Nd:YAG laser was used to produce "eye-safe" radiation near 1.55 μm by stimulated Raman scattering in acetonitrile and in methane with photon conversion efficiencies of 14 percent and 22 percent, respectively. The laser and Stokes beams were mixed in lithium niobate to obtain 6-kW peak power pulses at the difference frequency near 3.4 μm with a photon conversion efficiency of 1.1 percent.     

Nd:YAG四倍频激光抽运D2和D2/He受激拉曼散射的实验研究

使用脉冲Nd:YAG四倍频激光抽运充有纯D2气体和D2/He混合气体的拉曼池.实验研究了受激拉曼散射的能量转换效率和能量稳定性与系统主要参量,包括抽运光能量、D2气体压强和加入惰性气体He的关系.实验表明,适量惰性气体He的加入在没有降低一阶斯托克斯散射光(S1,波长:289.04 nm)能量稳定性的前提下,有利于提高其能量转换效率,最大能量转换效率达到22.1%.通过实验分析,得到了受激拉曼散射一阶斯托克斯散射光的能量转化效率和能量稳定性的优化条件.     

Stimulated Raman scattering in methane-experimental optimizationand numerical model

The stimulated Raman effect in methane was investigated both theoretically and experimentally. An experimental setup was used to optimize the Raman conversion of a 1.06-μ laser source into a wavelength of 1.54 μm in pressurized methane. Efficient conversion (up to 45% efficiency) is accomplished when using a full-resonator configuration for the Stokes wavelength. A numerical model is introduced, describing the Raman conversion process in the backward and the forward directions. Half-resonator and full-resonator configurations are studied. The results of the numerical model are in agreement with the experimental results     

Highly efficient picosecond Raman generators based on the BaWO/sub 4/ crystal in the near infrared, visible, and ultraviolet

The stimulated Raman scattering process in a BaWO/sub 4/ crystal was employed to frequency downshift the first, second, and third harmonics of a Nd:YAG actively-passively mode-locked laser system. Single-pass, double-pass, and external cavity configurations were investigated for this purpose. In each experimental arrangement, the Stokes radiation properties were characterized regarding energy, beam profile, spectrum, and temporal development. The peak pump-to-first-Stokes conversion efficiency was measured to be 55% in the near infrared and 85% in the visible spectral region. The BaWO/sub 4/ picosecond Raman gain at a pump wavelength of 355 nm was measured to be 38 cm/GW, and a 15% conversion efficiency was achieved. A study of the Raman-cavity output beam profile development as a function of pumping energy was conducted. This work shows that the BaWO/sub 4/ crystal can be used in picosecond solid-state laser systems as an efficient frequency converter with a wide range of pump radiation wavelengths.     

High compression ratio backward Raman conversion for highbrightness excimer laser systems

A scheme of backward Raman pulse compression is proposed in which the backward first Stokes pulse is amplified under stationary conditions and the backward second Stokes under transient conditions by choosing an appropriate Raman medium. The compression factor and efficiency are improved by insertion of selective absorbers for the second Stokes component. The feasibility of such a scheme is demonstrated by an experiment in which a 249-nm UV pulse of 20-ns duration has been compressed into a 30-ps pulse with an power gain of 150 and energy conversion efficiency of 22%. Higher compression ratio and higher efficiency is expected under improved conditions     

An efficient double-pass Raman amplifier with pump intensity averaging in a light guide

Experimental observations on a double-pass methane Raman amplifier pumped by a KrF laser demonstrate efficient photon extraction (75-85 percent) of multiple pump pulses and high stage gain (10-20) with simultaneous intensity gain or "pulse compression" of about 2. The Stokes beam divergence is about 2.5 times the diffraction limit and is unchanged in the amplifier to within the precision of the experiment. The pump pulses are of poor spatial quality and propagate through the amplifier in a light guide. A simple one-dimensional theoretical model fits the results of the experiment. Analysis using the model permits a projection of the performance of very large final Raman amplifier-compressor stages for fusion laser systems. These systems, with somewhat better controlled pulse shapes than those used in the experiment, can deliver average intensity gains of 2-3 at a net energy conversion efficiency (all losses included) of about two thirds and a stage gain of 30.     

高转换效率LD抽运Cr4+:YAG被动调Q内腔式SrWO4拉曼激光器实验研究

采用Cr⁴⁺:YAG作为饱和吸收体,实现了结构 紧凑的全固态半导体泵浦被动调Q内腔式钨酸锶(SrWO₄) 拉曼激光器,获得了稳定的、高效率的一阶斯托克斯拉曼光,并研究了激光器运转中拉曼光 的偏振特性。泵 浦抽运功率为5.8W时,获得的拉曼激光输出功率为968mW,调Q 脉冲重复率为49kHz,脉宽为7ns, 抽运光到一阶斯托克斯光的转换效率为16.7%,斜效率为18. 6%。这是目前报道的被动调 Q内腔式固 体拉曼激光器所获得的最高转换效率。     

Stimulated Raman scattering of XeF* laser radiation in H2

Stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) experiments have been performed using an ∼2 J,sim0.4 mus pulsewidth XeF* laser as the pump and high-pressure molecular hydrogen as the Raman-active medium. The SRS conversion efficiency and spectral distribution have been characterized as functions of H2pressure and pump laser focal parameters. Energy conversion efficiencies of >60 percent have been obtained, with the converted energy in first and second Stokes radiation, at 414 nm and 500 nm, respectively.