Frequency Stabilization of Pulsed Injection-Seeded OPO Based on Optical Heterodyne Technique

A frequency stabilizing system for a pulsed injection seeded 1550 nm optical parametric oscillator(OPO) at 20 Hz repetition rate is demonstrated.The optical heterodyne method is used to measure the frequency difference between the seed laser and the OPO output.Using the frequency difference as the error signal,a proportionalintegral controller in combination with a scanner is applied to stably match the OPO cavity length to the seed laser frequency.The root-mean-square(rms) error of the frequency discrimination method is 0.07 MHz according to a ‘frequency shifting-chopping-beat' evaluation.The frequency fluctuation of the frequency-stabilized OPO is0.29 MHz(rms),and the Allan deviation is less than 20 k Hz for averaging time of more than 3 s.     

Impact of polarization dependent loss on degree of polarization as feedback signal of polarization mode dispersion

Polarization dependent loss (PDL) has been recognized as a critical issue because various inline optical components may have nonnegligible PDL effect that interacts with polarization mode dispersion (PMD). We investigated the impact of PMD-PDL interaction on degree of polarization (DOP), which is the most commonly used feedback signal in PMD compensation. The simulation results of a 40-Gb/s NRZ code optical transmission system show that the maximum PMD increases from approximately 40 ps to more than 45 ps, while minimum DOP declines from approximately 0.6 to approximately 0.2. The interaction of PMD and PDL also induces residual PMD underestimation of 5-8 ps, which causes degradation of PMD compensation performance.     

Compact first and second order polarization mode dispersion emulator

Polarization mode dispersion (PMD) is becoming major system impairment in high speed and long distance opti- cal fiber transmission systems. Since the PMD-induced pulse spreading is a frequency-dependent statistic pa- rameter and varies randomly over time, it is difficult to be compensated[1-3]. Large length of single mode opti- cal fiber is needed to generate certain amount of PMD in laboratory, and the PMD effect in the fiber varies slightly and slowly over time. Therefore, PMD emula- …     

光纤中受激Brillouin散射动态弛豫振荡特性及其抑制方法

为了避免在高功率光纤放大器和光纤相位共轭镜等实际应用中因受激Brillouin散射（SBS）造成的光纤损伤,根据描述SBS动态弛豫振荡特性的振幅耦合方程,利用有限差分的数值模拟方法研究了光纤中SBS的动态弛豫振荡特性,并对其抑制进行了初步探讨.得到了光纤中SBS弛豫振荡在不同的脉冲上升时间的时空三维图;同时利用方波和脉冲光作抽运光进行了相应实验研究,实验结果与理论模拟结果符合很好.结果表明,增大抽运光脉冲上升时间可以有效抑制因SBS而产生的弛豫振荡,进而避免因其造成的光纤损伤. 关键词： 受激Brillouin散射 动态弛豫振荡特性 有限差分法     

Passive harmonic mode locked all-normal-dispersion Yb-doped fibre lasers

Passive harmonic mode-locking of dissipative solitons is demonstrated in all-normal dispersion Yb-doped fibre lasers.A difference equation model of the mode-locked fibre lasers is adopted to simulate the intra-cavity nonlinear dynamics.Hysteresis phenomena around the mode-locking threshold,and the effect of introducing linear phase bias are discussed.The passive harmonic mode-locking as one kind of multipulsing operations is revealed.Moreover,the simulation shows the bistability between multipulsing and single-pulse or period multiplication.     

Laser-diode-pumped zigzag slab Nd:YAG master oscillator power amplifier

A high-repetition rate master oscillator power amplifier pumped with laser diodes (LDs) is reported. An injection seeding single-frequency electro-optical Q-switched Nd:YAG laser is used as an oscillator, and a conductively cooled Nd:YAG zigzag slab with a bounce-pumped architecture is utilized as a power amplifier. Pulse energies of over 800 mJ at 1 064 nm and 400 mJ at 532 nm, corresponding to average powers of 200 and 100 W, respectively, are achieved with a 12.6-ns pulse width at 250 Hz. Output frequency fluctuations and single-frequency operation are further monitored. Experimental results reveal that the proposed system, which features a single-pass amplified configuration, is a promising design for space-based applications.     

基于扭转模腔的全固态单纵模拉曼黄光激光器设计

输出波长在560~590nm的全固态拉曼黄光激光器是近几年兴起的激光器之一。目前,此类激光器内部多模振荡引起的黄光输出谱线单色性较差的问题还没有得到解决。针对这一情况,提出将扭转模腔与拉曼复合腔相结合的新型解决方案,从根本上消除增益介质中空间烧孔效应引起的基频光多模振荡,实现单纵模黄光输出。拉曼复合腔由L型基频光谐振腔与直线型拉曼谐振腔耦合而成,既保证各个非线性变换过程可充分利用腔内的高功率密度,又可相对独立地对不同波长的光路进行优化调节,从而使整个系统实现最佳输出。该设计有助于在全固态拉曼激光器中实现毫瓦量级的单纵模黄光输出,为基于黄激光的生物医疗、钠导星、空间目标识别等系统提供理想的固体黄光光源。     

Artificial spectral filtering in dissipative soliton fiber lasers with invisible bandpass filters

We numerically study the artificial spectral-filtering effect in dissipative soliton fiber lasers without intracavity spectral filters. It is found that in dissipative soliton lasers with real saturable absorbers (SAs), the dynamic spectral filtering of the real SAs serves as an artificial spectral filter and contributes to the pulse shaping. While in the dissi- pative soliton lasers with artificial SAs, such as nonlinear polarization rotation, the spectral filtering introduced by the intracavity polarization-dependent components acts as an artificial spectral filter and shapes the pulses to obtain mode-locking. An investigation of the artificial spectral-filtering effect reveals the operating mechanisms of the dissipative soliton fiber lasers without visible bandpass filters.     

基于光纤四波混频波长转换和色散的慢光实验研究

对基于光纤四波混频（FWM）波长转换和色散的慢光实现进行了详细和系统的实验研究.首先,实验测定了高非线性光纤中FWM带宽约为40 nm,从而确定了慢光的可调谐带宽;接着,在普通单模光纤和色散补偿光纤（DCF）中针对500 MHz正弦信号和100 ps短脉冲信号分别实现了34和198 ns的脉冲延迟,在DCF中还实现了209 ns的脉冲提前.讨论了增大延迟量的方法,指出随着宽带FWM波长转换的实现和大色散光纤的应用有望获得微秒量级的大延迟量,从而为高性能光纤延迟线和全光缓存器等应用提供支持. 关键词： 慢光 四波混频 色散     

基于空间分光的纳米级调焦调平测量技术EI北大核心CSCD

随着半导体制造步入1xnm技术节点时代,调焦调平系统的测量精度达到几十纳米。在纳米尺度范围内,集成电路(IC)工艺对调焦调平测量精度的影响很大。提出一种基于光学三角法和叠栅条纹法的调焦调平测量技术,利用空间分光系统将两组位相差为π的叠栅条纹同时成像到两个探测器上,通过归一化差分的方法计算硅片高度,可有效降低调焦调平测量技术对IC工艺的敏感度,尤其是IC工艺导致的光强变化的敏感性。实验结果表明,该系统测量重复性精度为8nm(3σ),线性精度为18nm(3σ)。当测量光强变化达90%时,该测量技术引起的线性精度变化为15nm(3σ);当光强变化为65%时,线性精度变化小于1nm(3σ)。