
Author Affiliations
Abstract
1 Center for Advanced Laser Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
2 Hebei Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Technology and Equipment, Tianjin, China
3 MQ Photonics Research Centre, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
This study analyzes the linewidth narrowing characteristics of free-space-running Brillouin lasers and investigates the approaches to achieve linewidth compression and power enhancement simultaneously. The results show that the Stokes linewidth behavior in a free-space-running Brillouin laser cavity is determined by the phase diffusion of the pump and the technical noise of the system. Experimentally, a Stokes light output with a power of 22.5 W and a linewidth of 3.2 kHz was obtained at a coupling mirror reflectivity of 96%, which is nearly 2.5 times compressed compared with the linewidth of the pump (7.36 kHz). In addition, the theorical analysis shows that at a pump power of 60 W and a coupling mirror reflectivity of 96%, a Stokes output with a linewidth of 1.6 kHz and up to 80% optical conversion efficiency can be achieved by reducing the insertion loss of the intracavity. This study provides a promising technical route to achieve high-power ultra-narrow linewidth special wavelength laser radiations.
high power narrow linewidth single-frequency laser stimulated Brillouin scattering High Power Laser Science and Engineering
2023, 11(4): 04000e47

Author Affiliations
Abstract
1 Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
2 Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
The phase summation effect in sum-frequency mixing process is utilized to avoid a nonlinearity obstacle in the power scaling of single-frequency visible or ultraviolet lasers. Two single-frequency fundamental lasers are spectrally broadened by phase modulation to suppress stimulated Brillouin scattering in fiber amplifier and achieve higher power. After sum-frequency mixing in a nonlinear optical crystal, the upconverted laser returns to single frequency due to phase summation, when the phase modulations on two fundamental lasers have a similar amplitude but opposite sign. The method was experimentally proved in a Raman fiber amplifier-based laser system, which generated a power-scalable sideband-free single-frequency 590 nm laser. The proposal manifests the importance of phase operation in wave-mixing processes for precision laser technology.
high power phase summation single-frequency laser stimulated Brillouin scattering sum-frequency generation High Power Laser Science and Engineering
2023, 11(2): 02000e18
华中光电技术研究所-武汉光电国家研究中心, 湖北 武汉 430233
窄线宽激光具备极高的频谱密度、极低的相对强度噪声和相位噪声以及超长的相干长度, 在诸多领域发挥重要应用。首先介绍了窄线宽激光器压缩线宽的基本理论和设计思路, 随后介绍了四类当前最具代表性的外腔窄线宽半导体激光器, 分析了其各自基本结构、关键技术、性能特点以及国内外发展现状, 最后总结了几类外腔窄线宽半导体激光器的应用推广潜力, 并展望了窄线宽激光器的发展前景。
窄线宽 半导体激光 外腔 单频激光 光反馈 narrow-linewidth semiconductor laser external cavity single frequency laser optical feedback
红外与激光工程
2022, 51(6): 20220133
红外与激光工程
2022, 51(1): 20210905
1 山东大学信息科学与工程学院, 山东 青岛 266237
2 山东省激光技术与应用重点实验室, 山东 青岛 266237
3 山东大学光学高等研究中心, 山东 青岛 266237
采用熔融芯法制备出高增益的Yb∶YAG晶体衍生光纤,纤芯内Yb2O3的掺杂浓度(质量分数)达到5.25%。光纤在976 nm处的增益系数为12.6 dB/cm,在1550 nm处的传输损耗为1.29 dB/m。采用DBR线性腔结构,将8 mm长的Yb∶YAG晶体衍生光纤作为增益光纤,实现了17.8 mW的976 nm单频激光输出,对应的斜效率为12.1%,激光的信噪比大于45 dB,线宽小于41 kHz。
激光器 单频激光 光纤激光器 976 nm激光 Yb∶YAG晶体; 晶体衍生光纤 lasers single-frequency laser fiber lasers 976 nm laser Yb∶YAG crystal; crystal-derived fiber 中国激光
2021, 48(12): 1201010
红外与激光工程
2020, 49(12): 20201073
1 中国科学院上海光学精密机械研究所高功率光纤激光技术实验室, 上海 201800
2 河北工业大学先进激光技术研究中心, 天津 300401
3 麦考瑞大学, 澳大利亚 悉尼 2109
基于钠层的 589 nm 激光导引星技术, 结合地基光学望远镜自适应光学系统, 可以有效补偿大气扰动造成的光信号波前畸变, 在天文观测、星地激光通信、空间碎片跟踪等诸多领域有着重要的应用前景。介绍了一种新型的 589 nm 钠导星激光器技术:金刚石拉曼钠导星激光器。金刚石晶体超高的热导率和无空间烧孔效应的增益特性是提高激光输出功率和实现单纵模运转的关键, 目前已获得 22 W 的连续波单频钠导星激光器输出。金刚石拉曼激光器技术提供了一种实现高功率钠激光输出的高效方案, 并为高功率微秒脉冲、高重频脉冲、频率啁啾等新型钠导星激光器系统提供了新的思路。
激光技术 钠导星激光器 受激拉曼散射 金刚石拉曼激光器 单频激光器 laser technology sodium guide star laser stimulated Raman scattering diamond Raman laser single frequency laser