Neodymium:YAG 30-W cw Laser Side Pumped by Three Diode Laser Bars

A theoretical calculation of pump power deposition in a direct water-cooled Nd:YAG laser rod, side pumped by three diode laser bars is presented. The pumping cavity design provides a nearly uniform pump profile. More than 30-W cw output power with optical-to-optical efficiencies of more than 30% are obtained.     

Efficient and stable operation of a high-brightness cw 500-W Nd:YAG rod laser

Enhanced efficiency and stabilized beam-power generation were proved for a high-brightness cw-based 500-W Nd:YAG rod laser by compensation of the thermally induced bifocusing of the Nd:YAG rod. Maximum laser power of 500 W cw was obtained at lamp input power of 18.4 kW, with beam quality M(2) = 19 orωθ (radius x, the half-angle of divergence) = 6.4 mm mrad and power fluctuation of less than 1%.     

自调Q掺饵光纤激光器

研制出一种结构新颖的掺饵光纤激光器，该激光器利用线性光纤环形镜和半导体激光器芯片的背向反射镜组成谐振腔。采用半导体激光器芯片作为饱和吸收体，在９ｍＷ的泵浦功率下，该激光器实现了自调Ｑ脉冲输出。输出光脉冲宽度为１２μｓ，脉冲峰值功率约为２２ｍＷ，脉冲序列的重复周期约为６５μｓ。     

Erbium Fiber Laser Accelerometer

A new form of fiber accelerometer based on an erbium fiber laser sensor is presented. The transducer is a unique shape derived by an automated finite element analysis design optimization program and is constructed using stereolithography     

Compact 2.5-W 10-kHz Nd:YLF-pumped dye laser

A 10-kHz pulse repetition frequency dye laser, end pumped by a Nd:YLF laser, is reported. This laser was tunable from 590 to 655 nm, and up to 2.55 W of output power was obtained at the 609-nm peak tuning wavelength. By inserting an etalon into the dye laser cavity and frequency doubling using a beta-barium borate crystal, we obtained up to 125 mW of 308-nm single-etalon-mode output, which shows potential for the performance of airborne measurements of tropospheric hydroxyl radical concentrations.     

Picosecond Diode-Pumped Laser System with 9.3-W Average Power and 2.3-mJ Pulse Energy

We describe a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser that is suitable for micromachining applications and is capable of generating 2.3-mJ pulses at a 4-kHz pulse repetition frequency. The output pulse duration is 20.5 ps. The system is based on a Nd:YAG regenerative amplifier with a novel four-pass postamplifier. The postamplifier incorporates birefringent depolarization compensation and simultaneously prevents parasitic laser oscillation by use of a nonreciprocal beam path. These output pulse energies are achieved without the use of chirped pulse amplification.     

Compact and Efficient 3.2-W Diode-Pumped Nd:YVO(4)/KTP Green Laser

We demonstrate a simple way to achieve single-frequency operation by using fiber-coupled diode-pumped Nd:YVO(4)/KTP green lasers in a short standing-wave linear cavity. A single-mode output with 3.2-W green power was generated with a 12.6-W pump power corresponding to a conversion efficiency of 25.4%. The single-mode operation was obtained through the combined action of the anisotropic emission cross section of Nd:YVO(4) and the KTP crystal acting as a birefringent filter.     

Laser Surface Modification of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composites

The removal of top resin layer is an essential task prior to adhesive bonding of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites. This paper investigates the technical feasibility of using a low power continuous wave carbon dioxide laser for removing the top resin layer of CFRP without damaging the underlying fiber. The operating window and damaging threshold were experimentally determined. Irradiating the CFRP surface at a power of 14 W, scanning speed of 880 mm/sec, and a beam overlap of 25% provides an optimal thermal condition for removal of top resin layer. A finite element model was used to explain the removal mechanisms.     

利用光纤和调制半导体激光的准直方法

本提出了一种新的激光光纤准直方法。利用光传播的平行性和直线性，光学准直技术被用于精密地建立几何参数的测量基准，在这些应用中，光束、处理电路的漂移、杂散光是影响测量精度的主要因素。为了消除这些影响，本利用调制半导体激光技术和光纤技术形成准直光束，四象限探测器进行探测，相敏检波技术对光电调制信号进行解调，所有的信号共享同一信号处理信道，且光束的调制频率远离杂散光的频率范围，激光光束漂移杂散光、电路漂移被抑制，在１ｍ范围获得了０．３μｍ的准直精度。     

Laser with a nonlinear mirror: application for improving the output power stability of a cw laser

We put forward a new method for improving the output power stability of a cw laser. The basic idea is to replace the output mirror of a laser with a nonlinear mirror that is formed by a dispersive nonlinear Fabry-Perot étalon. Based on the semiclassical dynamic model for this system, first we derive the static conditions for this laser operating with stabilized output power, then we study the dynamic responses of output power to gain fluctuations. Both static and dynamic results show that, compared with normal lasers, the output power stability of our laser can be improved significantly when the output power fluctuations are caused by the fluctuations of the gain. The improvement of the output power can be explained by the fact that there exists an optical servoloop in this laser that is produced by the nonlinear mirror.     

6009铝合金光纤激光-MIG电弧复合焊和光纤激光焊工艺对比研究

采用光纤激光-MIG 复合焊和光纤激光焊分别对6009铝合金进行焊接,研究两种焊接方式下焊接接头的成型性、显微组织、拉伸性能、显微硬度、断口形貌的不同。研究表明：激光电弧复合焊的焊接速度是激光焊接的3倍;相比于激光焊,激光电弧复合焊焊缝中心显微组织更加细小;接头的抗拉强度达到母材的63%以上,而激光焊接的抗拉强度仅仅只有母材的38%;显微硬度试验表明：复合焊存在软化区,而激光焊接几乎没有软化区;断口分析表明：复合焊和激光焊的拉伸断口都是典型的韧窝状态,但是复合焊接的韧窝更加均匀。     

A Stabilized Fiber Laser for High-Resolution Low-Frequency Strain Sensing

We frequency stabilize a fiber laser for use in low-frequency sensing applications. Using a radio frequency locking technique, an Erbium-doped single longitudinal mode fiber laser is stabilized to a Mach–Zehnder interferometer. The low-frequency fiber laser noise was suppressed by more than 1.5 orders of magnitude at frequencies below 300 Hz reaching a minimum of 2 ${rm Hz}/sqrt {rm Hz}$ between 60 and 250 Hz. The corresponding strain sensitivities are 2 ${rm p}epsilon /sqrt {rm Hz}$ at 1 Hz and 15 ${rm f}epsilon /sqrt {rm Hz}$ from 60 to 250 Hz.      

6063铝合金单模光纤激光焊接工艺研究

目的 针对采用脉冲激光点焊的6063铝合金焊点拉力较低,无法满足实际需求的问题,研究6063铝合金激光焊接的最优工艺方案,以提升焊点拉力.方法 采用单模光纤激光对6063铝合金进行焊接,通过极细的线宽组成螺旋点,代替单个脉冲激光点焊.对激光功率、焊接速度及离焦量等工艺参数进行正交实验,得到最佳工艺参数,并通过分析焊缝外...     

一种适用于支撑激光跟踪仪的轻型高稳结构的三脚架

三脚架是用来固定或支撑摄影器材及测量仪器的设备,对于使用三脚架支撑的测量仪器而言,三脚架的稳定性非常重要。相比于重型支撑平台,三脚架具有灵活、便携的特点,如何在保证轻便的前提下,使三脚架达到最好的稳定性一直是三脚架设计中关注的重点问题。本文设计了一种适用于支撑现有不同类型的激光跟踪仪的便携式碳纤维三脚架。该三脚架可升降,抗环境干扰小,经仿真分析,在承重25 kg的情况下,施加2.5N·m的扭矩引入的最大变形量为0.01mm。     

偏振编码型光纤天线激光告警机的设计

为丁在激光告警中实现全方位角度探测,并且在一定探测精度的前提下尽量使结构简单、稳定,提出了基于偏振编码的光纤天线的测量方法.该方法是通过在不同方向上放置不同起偏角的偏振片编码,再将各个方向的光纤耦合成一束,经准直透镜组射入解偏光路中,通过判断电路分析得到激光入射方向.在计算及仿真了经偏振片后激光能量的衰减,求解电路能检测到最弱激光的幅值与偏振衰减最大时激光引起的响应电流的幅值的关系,得到在激光角分辨率为30°时满足探测要求.实验显示,在初始激光功率在20～150 mW的条件下,每20°划分的偏振角度中设定最小识别电压为20 mV时,满足全方位激光方向探测的要求.     

Passive Q Switching of a Diode-Pumped 946-nm Nd:YAG Laser with 1.6-W Average Output Power

As much as 1.6-W average output power was emitted in a simple setup from a diffusion-bonded Nd:YAG rod with 70-100-ns Q-switched pulses at 946 nm and repetition frequencies between 15 and 45 kHz at 22-W incident diode-pump power. A Cr(4+):YAG crystal with a bleachable loss of approximately 2.5% and a length of 0.5 mm was used as a saturable absorber. The extraction efficiency was 47% in comparison with the continuous-wave laser output power of 3.37 W in the free-running regime.     

Hybrid Wavelength-Time-Domain Interrogation System for Multiplexed Fiber Bragg Sensors Using a Strain-Tuned Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser

A system for the interrogation of fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors using a strain-tuned EDF laser with linear cavity is described. An optical switch is spliced to one end of the laser cavity and connects one of two high-strength draw-tower fiber Bragg gratings (DTGs). The gratings are simultaneously tuned by a stretching device and act as the end reflector of the laser cavity. By applying a ramp signal to the actuator synchronized to the optical switch, the laser signal sweeps over two different wavelength intervals, depending on the connected DTG. This approach represents a hybrid wavelength-time-domain interrogation for multiplexed sensors and doubles the number of sensors that may be addressed when compared with single DTG scanning. In addition, the use of the DTG allows a fivefold increase in the strain tuned wavelength interval over standard fiber Bragg gratings. An example application is demonstrated where temperature inside an electrical motor is measured during operation.     

基于DSHI的窄线宽光纤激光器线宽测量

窄线宽光纤激光器的线宽作为相干光学系统的重要参数需要进行准确的测定,延时自外差法(DSHI)是测量窄线宽比较理想的方法.本文讨论了DSHI测量线宽的基本原理,根据DSHI的功率谱表达式,利用MATLAB程序对不同光纤延迟线长度条件下的DSHI功率谱进行了仿真,并分析和讨论了光纤延迟线长度对线宽测量结果的影响.建立了1550 nm波长的DSHI线宽测量系统,对IPG公司的光纤激光器线宽进行了测量.该系统用示波器代替频谱仪,并采用FFT软件算法对示波器获取的光电流信号进行分析,测得该激光器的线宽约为16 kHZ,在理想的精度范围内.