基于相位调制和光参量放大的光短脉冲源实验研究

提出了一种基于光参量放大和相位调制加色散压窄产生高消光比短脉冲源的新方法.连续抽运光首先经过LiNbO<,3>强度调制器,利用强度调制的倍频调制特性产生占空比为33%的光脉冲,再经相位调制器在脉冲的主体部分引入最大线性正啁啾,经参量放大后所生成的闲频光的啁啾为抽运光的2倍,通过合适的色散介质得到了11.4 ps的短脉冲...     

飞秒染料激光放大器

本文用重复率为10Hz、调Q、Nd∶YAG激光器的二倍频输出泵浦四级染料放大器,把从对撞脉冲锁模(CPM)环形染料激光器中产生的43fs的光脉冲能量放大到100μJ,脉冲宽度为125fs,峰值功率为800MW,在用一组四棱镜系统对放大的光脉冲进行群速度色散补偿以后,得到了宽度为70fs的放大光脉冲输出,峰值功率达GW。     

Microscopic theory of ultrashort pulse compression and break-up ina semiconductor optical amplifier

We explain recent nonlinear pulse propagation phenomena in a semiconductor optical amplifier as noted by Romstad et al. (see ibid., vol.12, p.1674, Dec. 2000). The microscopic model that me employ qualitatively captures all trends of the experimental measurements with no fitting parameters. Consequently, our findings are important for a detailed understanding, and future optimization of ultrafast processes in semiconductor amplifiers for ultrafast networks and pulse-shortening applications     

A multiwavelength short pulse source based on saturated optical fiber parametric amplification

We describe a 10-GHz multiwavelength pulse source based on high-order four-wave mixing products generated by a saturated optical fiber parametric amplifier. We employ a nonlinear modulation scheme for the pump which plays two roles. First, it enables us to use a high pump power with no phase modulation, and second, it yields narrow (6 ps) pulses with a constant spectral width and the same jitter level (/spl sim/150 fs) for the signal and three idler wavelengths.     

光纤参量放大器技术及其最新进展

介绍和论述了一种非常有实用前景的基于光纤非线性效应的光参量放大器(OPA)及其最新技术进展．最新发展揭示了它的很多技术特性优于传统的掺铒光纤放大器(EDFA)、半导体光放大器(SOA)和近年来很热门的光纤拉曼放大器(FRA)，如对信号的调制形式、比特率的完全透明性、相位共轭、超宽的增益带宽、很低的噪声指数和具备优异的全光波长转换功能．     

High-nonlinearity fiber optical parametric amplifier with periodicdispersion compensation

Theory shows that the maximum gain and bandwidth of one-pump fiber optical parametric amplifiers made from high-nonlinearity fiber, operated with a pump wavelength λ_p far from the fiber zero-dispersion wavelength λ₀ can greatly be improved by periodic dispersion compensation. We have performed experiments and obtained good agreement with theory: for λ_p=1542 and λ₀=1591 nm, we have increased the bandwidth from 7 to 28 nm, and the maximum gain from 15 to 20 dB, by splicing three pieces of standard fiber at regular intervals in a 40-m long nonlinear fiber     

光纤参量放大技术及应用

光纤参量放大基于在技术上的优势,越来越引起研究人员的重视.文章介绍了光纤参量放大器的结构及近期的研究情况,概述了其在分立集总放大、波长透明转换、慢光的产生,归零码生成及光时分复用(OTDM)等方面的应用.     

光纤放大器及其在光通信中的重要作用

简述了稀土掺杂光纤的特性，以及三能级光纤激光放大的基本原理。介绍了处于光通信第三窗口１．５５μｍ的铒光纤放大器和目前实用波段１．３μｍ光纤放大顺，以及光绗放大器在光孤子通信中的补偿作用。最后在光纤放大器的基础上讨论产生超短冲和红外辐射的几种新型纤激光器。     

高性能光纤参量放大器的设计与应用

近年来,光纤参量放大的发展非常迅猛。分析了提高光纤参量放大增益、扩展带宽、降低偏振灵敏度的几种重要方法,并就光纤参量在分立式集中放大、透明的波长转换、归零脉码生成、OTDM开关、全光抽样、可擦除全光缓存、3R再生等方面的典型应用进行了全面综述。光纤OPA在DWDM系统、全光网等领域将有非常广泛而重要的运用。     

Broad-band 88% efficient two-pump fiber optical parametric amplifier

We demonstrate, for the first time to the best of our knowledge, a highly efficient continuous-wave two-pump fiber optical parametric amplifier. We used a total pump power of /spl sim/280mW in a 14-km-long fiber and obtained 88% power transfer from pumps to signal and idler over 25-nm bandwidth centered at 1568 nm.     

200-nm-bandwidth fiber optical amplifier combining parametric andRaman gain

Theory shows that the gain bandwidth of a one-pump fiber optical parametric amplifier (OPA) using highly nonlinear fiber (HNLF) could be more than 200 nm. Under these circumstances, the OPA gain would overlap the pump-induced Raman gain. We have studied the combined effects of OPA and Raman gain theoretically and experimentally. The experimental results demonstrate a 200-nm bandwidth from a single fiber-optical amplifier and also verify that the influence of the Raman effect is relatively small, as predicted by the theory     

Multiwavelength laser source using linear optical amplifier

We propose and demonstrate a high-performance multiwavelength ring laser based on a linear optical amplifier (LOA) for potential applications in dense wavelength-division-multiplexing communication systems. Experimental results indicate that the inhomogeneous gain medium provided by the LOA reduces the gain competition and leads to stable multiwavelength lasing. Thirty-eight wavelengths covering C+L-band with 0.8-nm channel spacing are generated at room temperature. Simultaneous tuning of multiwavelengths is demonstrated and a stability test shows a power fluctuation of less than 0.2 dB during a 3-h test.     

双泵浦两段高非线性光纤级联的光纤参量放大器

提出和设计了一种宽带宽、高增益和增益平坦的光纤参量放大器,它具有双泵浦和两段高非线性光纤级联的结构.选择光纤的四阶色散系数作为优化的指标之一,用普通的数组循环计算法,对双泵浦及两根高非线性光纤组成的系统进行模拟,获得了峰值增益62.46 dB,起伏小于5 dB,带宽高达424nm的光纤参量放大器.     

用于高精度光纤陀螺的光纤放大器光源

介绍了应用于光纤陀螺的掺铒光纤超荧光光源的研究现状,比较分析了掺铒光纤光源5种主要结构的优缺点,在此基础上得出了光纤放大器结构的光源既可以有效提高光纤陀螺的检测精度和稳定性,又可以降低成本.针对光纤放大器光源,分别分析了泵浦功率、泵浦波长、反馈以及铒纤温度对其平均波长稳定性的影响.为了消除反馈对光纤放大器光源平均波长稳定性的影响,根据超荧光光源的偏振态效应,在光源中加入了偏振器来控制反馈的偏振态,从而降低了反馈对光源平均波长稳定性的影响,并采用长周期光纤光栅作为滤波器,有效地提高了光纤放大器光源的波长稳定性.     

Gain enhancement in cascaded fiber parametric amplifier withquasi-phase matching: theory and experiment

We report a novel gain enhancement scheme for fiber-optic parametric amplifiers utilizing cascaded amplification and quasi-phase matching (QPM). The theory and method of QPM for four-wave mixing (FWM) are developed for the first time to our knowledge. In experimental implementations of the theory, we achieve >12 dB gain improvement in a three-stage dispersion-shifted (DS) fiber parametric amplifier. A 16-dB overall gain is obtained with 11 nm separation between zero-dispersion wavelength and pump wavelength. The experimental results show good agreement with theory and simulations. The influence of QPM on spectral characteristics of parametric gain is investigated with numerical simulations     

The compound cavity optical parametric oscillator: theory andexperiment

We present the time dynamics of a compound-cavity optical parametric oscillator (OPO) using a mathematical model for the modes under the gain profile of the oscillator which accounts for pump depletion and the cavity-Q factors. The computational results show that this type of cavity is superior in that its threshold is lower than that of a simple narrow-band cavity with dispersive elements and its efficiency is increased, while its narrow linewidth remains nearly the same across the tunable range of the nonlinear crystals used. A diagram illustrating the operation state of a compound-cavity OPO is presented, which is applicable to the simple narrow-band cavity, simple broad-band cavity, compound cavity, and traveling-wave amplification. The theoretical results are compared to the experimental data from a compound-cavity OPO using a grazing-incidence prism and grating as dispersive elements     

中红外大能量高功率周期量级光学参量啁啾脉冲放大的发展及应用（特邀）

近十年来,超强超短脉冲是激光光学发展的一个重要趋势。尤其是在中红外（MIR）波段,由于中红外波长具有更大的有质动力并且其光谱范围几乎包含了所有分子“指纹”共振峰,这使得中红外激光的研究在强场物理、中红外光谱学、材料加工以及生物医学研究等领域中至关重要。目前已经有许多比较成熟的激光技术可以对脉冲进行整形、放大,例如差频（DFG）、啁啾脉冲放大（CPA）、光学参量放大技术（OPA）以及光学参量啁啾脉冲放大（OPCPA）等。利用OPCPA技术具有的高放大增益、高信噪比、宽增益带宽的优点在高非线性系数的非线性晶体中进行脉冲放大已经成为当前获取超强超短中红外脉冲的主要手段之一。文中总结了利用OPCPA技术在2~20 μm波长范围内产生和放大MIR少周期脉冲的研究进展,并对其在强场物理、分子频谱探测以及生物医学方面的应用进行了简要的阐述。     

光纤激光泵浦的多波长中红外光参量振荡器

介绍了一种光纤激光泵浦的三波长中红外光参量振荡器。在最大泵浦功率70.7 W,泵浦波长为1 060、1 065、1 080 nm的情况下,实现了8.7 W的中红外闲频光输出,斜效率达到16%,闲频光三个波长分别为3 132、3 170、3 310 nm,但产生的信号光只有一个波长为1 604 nm。对实验结果进行了理论分析和实验测试,得出在谐振腔内1 060 nm泵浦光发生了光参量振荡,而1 065、1 080 nm泵浦光分别与1 604 nm信号光发生了差频过程,同时还利用差频转换效率理论对1 065、1 080 nm差频产生的闲频光强度的差异进行了分析和解释。     

脉冲在增益饱和半导体光放大器中的畸变

分析了半导体光放大器处于增益饱和状态下的自相位调制（SPM）效应对传输脉冲波形、相位的影响，其中着重考虑了不同脉冲指数（高斯脉冲和超高斯脉冲）以及不同脉宽（相对于载流子寿命）的情况。