半导体激光器的自脉动与被动锁模

本文报导了外腔半导体激光器的诱导自脉动规律及被动锁模现象,并从物理机制上探讨了外腔诱导自脉动的规律,被动锁模和外腔诱导自脉动的联系与区别,以及外腔诱导自脉动转化为被动锁模的条件。     

外腔半导体激光器的模式锁定

用电流直接调制外腔半导体激光器可实现主动锁模,外腔半导体激光器在适当的腔长范围内可产生周期与光在外腔中往返时间相应的自脉动光输出现象,在适当的条件下自脉动可转化为被动锁模。将自脉动信号或被动锁模输出信号经光探测器转换成高频电信号后注入半导体激光二极管,实现了主被动自洽锁模。在频谱仪上观察到微波谱带宽变窄的模式锁定现象。微波谱带宽接近纵模线宽。脉冲宽度<200ps(受探测器响应时间的限制)。实验表明采     

用半导体饱和吸收镜进行Yb:YAG晶体被动锁模特性研究

为了研究半导体泵浦的Yb:YAG晶体被动锁模特性,分别采用光纤耦合输出激光器,半导体列阵和激光二级管作为泵浦源,利用直腔和五镜谐振腔,用半导体饱和吸收体(SESAM)作为被动锁模器件,对Yb:YAG晶体的被动锁模运转情况进行研究.实验中分别得到了谱线宽度为1.1nm,2nm和2.8nm的稳定锁模脉冲序列.最后得出结论,对于相同的SESAM,被动锁模脉宽主要受晶体内部的泵浦光功率密度和激光介质发射带宽两个因素的影响.对被动锁模激光器的研究具有指导意义.     

自锁模陶瓷激光器

自锁模激光腔不需要附加半导体饱和吸收镜（SESAMs）等主动和被动锁模器件，完全靠激光材料的光学和热效应达到锁模。与克尔镜锁模相比，自锁模对激光腔的排列不敏感，锁模区较长。最近第一台高功率自锁模Yb：Y2O3模陶瓷激光器研制成功。该激光器结构简单紧凑，激光腔只使用了3个反射镜和一个陶瓷棒。     

表面态型半导体可饱和吸收镜实现Yb:YAG激光器被动锁模

制作了一种新型的半导体可饱和吸收镜:表面态型半导体可饱和吸收镜.用表面态型半导体可饱和吸收镜作为被动锁模吸收体,实现了半导体端面泵浦Yb:YAG激光器被动连续锁模.在泵浦功率为10W时,获得了连续锁模脉冲序列,重复频率200MHz,锁模脉冲平均输出功率为70mW.在未加任何色散补偿的情况下,脉冲宽度为4.35ps.     

表面态型半导体可饱和吸收镜实现Yb∶YAG激光器被动锁模

制作了一种新型的半导体可饱和吸收镜:表面态型半导体可饱和吸收镜.用表面态型半导体可饱和吸收镜作为被动锁模吸收体,实现了半导体端面泵浦Yb∶YAG激光器被动连续锁模.在泵浦功率为1 0 W时,获得了连续锁模脉冲序列,重复频率2 0 0 MHz,锁模脉冲平均输出功率为70 m W.在未加任何色散补偿的情况下,脉冲宽度为4 .35 ps     

半导体可饱和吸收镜的被动锁模研究

介绍了半导体可饱和吸收镜的结构及参量,分析了其被动锁模的原理,并对影响被动锁模稳定输出,造成Q脉冲包络输出原因进行了分析讨论,从三个方面提出了优化方案.     

MOCVD生长薄膜材料制作半导体可饱和吸收镜

介绍了当前国际上流行的用半导体可饱和吸收镜来对固体激光器、光纤激光器和半导体激光器进行被动锁模的方法，阐述了半导体可饱和吸收镜用来作为被动锁模吸收体的原理，并介绍了如何利用金属有机气相淀积(MOCVD)技术生长各种波长激光器所需要的半导体可饱和吸收镜。     

半导体可饱和吸收镜实现高频脉冲激光研究进展

介绍了作为固体激光器、半导体激光器和光纤激光器被动锁模吸收体的半导体可饱和吸收镜(SESAM)的基本原理和制作方法。详细阐述了利用半导体可饱和吸收镜对同体激光器和光泵垂直外腔面发射半导体激光器进行被动锁模，获得重复率为几吉赫到几百吉赫的超短脉冲激光的方法。     

半导体可饱和吸收镜实现超短高功率脉冲激光研究进展

介绍了半导体可饱和吸收镜(SESAM)的基本结构及使用半导体可饱和吸收镜被动锁模固态激光器的基本原理.综述了利用半导体可饱和吸收镜被动锁模薄片式固态激光器及光泵浦垂直外腔面发射半导体激光器,获得高平均输出功率超短脉冲的最新进展,并指出量子点半导体可饱和吸收镜的使用将加速超短高功率脉冲的发展.     

Self-pulsation in multisection laser diodes with a DFB reflector

A novel self-pulsation regime is observed in multisection laser diodes which consist of a loss-coupled distributed-feedback (DFB) section, a phase control section, and gain sections, where 10-GHz self-pulsation due to compound cavity mode beating has been reported with the DFB section operated as a single-mode laser. When the DFB section is below threshold current, the devices give the self-pulsation in a very wide operating range. We attribute the pulsation to passive mode-locking and also confirm that this structure is applicable to 40-GHz operation.     

Chaotic self-pulsation and cross-modulation in awavelength-selective external-cavity laser diode

Chaotic self-pulsation in a single wavelength external-cavity laser diode is observed. It is shown that the self-pulsation is caused by interdependencies between the optical output power and the compound cavity losses through the refractive index of the laser diode material. Refractive index changes result in a detuning between the externally selected wavelength and the weak internal-mode structure of the anti-reflection coated laser diode. This detuning is directly related to the compound cavity losses. On the one hand, a change in optical output power results in a change of the refractive index via the carrier density. On the other hand, it results in a change of refractive index via temperature changes. Compared to the carrier induced refractive index change, the temperature induced refractive index change is opposite in sign, a factor of ~10² smaller and slower. The switch-on and switch-off time of the self-pulsation is governed by the carrier life time. The repetition rate of the self-pulsation is governed by the thermal time constant and is in the megahertz region. Cross-modulation resulting from the thermal induced refractive index change is demonstrated. In a two-wavelength double external-cavity laser diode, optical power at one wavelength effects the optical power at the other wavelength. This cross-modulation is shown to be related to previous experiments on a laser neural network. A novel technique is introduced to measure the thermal impedance of a laser diode that is based on the cross-modulation     

LD端面抽运掺Yb3+双包层光纤激光器自脉动行为的实验研究

本文对连续波半导体激光器端面抽运的Fabry-Perot腔掺Yb3 双包层光纤激光器的自脉动输出行为进行了研究．发现低Q值腔光纤激光器具有两种形式的自脉动输出，一种是饱和吸收被动调Q产生的自脉冲,另一种是与光纤中的受激Raman散射(SRS)效应相对应的阵发性巨脉冲．通过提高光纤激光器谐振腔的Q值并选择合适的抽运功率，可以有效地减小输出功率的自脉动，获得稳定的连续波激光输出．     

Femtosecond Cr:forsterite laser with mode locking initiated by aquantum-well saturable absorber

We studied a mode-locked Cr:forsterite laser pumped by a diode pumped Nd:YVO₄ laser. Both the Kerr lens mode locking and the semiconductor saturable absorber initiated mode locking have been demonstrated. Using our measured dispersion data of the forsterite crystal, together with our dispersion compensation technique, we obtained 20-fs pulses for the pure Kerr lens mode locking and 36-fs pulses for semiconductor saturable absorber initiated mode locking, respectively     

Microwave Mode Locking at X Band Using Solid-State Devices

A theory of mode locking in the microwave regime is presented. The use of solid-state microwave devices for this application is described. A system that has been built using an IMPATT diode as the gain element and a Schottky barrier diode in the role of a saturable absorber is analyzed. Passive, combined passive, and forced mode locking have been demonstrated experimentally. The system had a round-trip time of 25 or 50 ns. Pulse lengths between 4 and 15 ns were observed. Self-starting and stability requirements are investigated.     

Dynamic analysis of mode-locked sampled-grating distributed Braggreflector laser diodes

A mode-locked sampled-grating distributed-Bragg-reflector (SGDBR) laser diode for generating a train of light pulses at terahertz repetition rates is proposed with a numerical analysis based on a time-domain large-signal model. The device consists of three parts: the saturable absorber section which serves as a mode-locker, the gain section as an amplifier, and the SGDBR as a spectrum filter. It is predicted that spectrum filtering of the SGDBR along with passive mode locking due to the saturable absorber is effective in generating a train of transform-limited mode-locked pulses at a high repetition rate     

Self-Pulsating Amplified Feedback Laser Based on a Loss-Coupled DFB Laser

Monolithic self-pulsating semiconductor lasers called amplified feedback lasers (AFLs) can generate high-frequency self-pulsations according to the concept of a single-mode laser with shortly delayed optical feedback, which consist of a distributed-feedback (DFB) laser, a phase control, and an amplifier section. Since mode degeneracy of the DFB section, which should operate as a single-mode laser, affects the self-pulsation, single-mode characteristics of the DFB section are critical for the self-pulsation. The effect of a complex coupling in the DFB section on the self-pulsation is numerically analyzed to reveal that the complex coupling provides a wide operation range for the self-pulsation. Also, self-pulsating AFLs based on a loss-coupled DFB laser are experimentally demonstrated to verify the self-pulsation characteristics and the capability for all-optical clock recovery.     

Effects of intermodulation distortion on the performance of a hybrid radio/fiber system employing a self-pulsating laser diode transmitter

A self-pulsating laser is used to generate a multicarrier (five radio frequency (RF) channels) microwave optical signal for use in a hybrid radio/fiber system. The self-pulsation is achieved by external light injection into the laser diode. By varying the RF channel spacing, we have been able to estimate the degradation in system performance due to intermodulation distortion (caused by the nonlinear dynamic response of the laser). The power penalty on the central RF channel is found to be 3.2 dB for operation at the RF band around the laser self-pulsation frequency of 18.5 GHz. We have also characterized the performance of the multicarrier hybrid radio/fiber system in the frequency band corresponding to the inherent relaxation frequency of the laser.     

Observation of sustained self-pulsation in CW operated flaredY-coupled laser arrays

The time evolution of the near-field radiation patterns of CW operated inphase locked flared `Y' coupled diode laser arrays has been observed with a streak camera. The arrays exhibit sustained self-pulsation at frequencies as high as 4 GHz