A theoretical model was proposed to simulate the broadband second harmonic generation (SHG) based on random quasiphase matching (RQPM) by Fourier transform mothed. A broadband SHG experiment system was built which could obtain the distribution of the SHG signal over a whole ZnSe sample. Both the simulated and experimental results demonstrated that the main feature of RQPM is the linear dependency of the SHG intensity with sample thickness.
Based on the rate equation of passively Q-switching, the effects of pump rate on the pulse timing jitter was simulated. The evolution of pulse jitter versus initial transmittance of the saturated absorber and pump power were experimentally investigated using different Nd:YAG/Cr:YAG bonded crystals. By adopting reasonable parameters, it was proved that the pulse jitter of passively Q-switching could be controlled within hundreds of nanoseconds. If an actively Q-switched laser was used as the seed laser for a passively Q-switched microchip laser, the pulse jitter could be reduced down to ~5 ns, and the output characteristics of the passively Q-switched laser with seed injection were discussed.
Efficient orthogonally polarized lasers (OPLs) with power balance is of great significance in many fields. A gain-selfbalanced coaxial-end-pumped orthogonally polarized laser is proposed in this presentation. Using the orthogonal Nd:YVO4 crystal arrangement and a quarter wave plate, different waves were amplified by both crystals and the OPL could operate under the optimized condition. Compared with traditional methods, the beam quality and the coherence of the OPL were greatly improved and the coherence could also be actively switched by pump conditions. Theoretical explanations and discussions were given from the view of thermal effects and laser resonators. It is believed the gain-self-balanced coaxialend-pumped OPL has broad application prospects in precision measurement and other fields.
The Fourier transform treatment on random quasi-phase matching (RQPM) problems in nonlinear polycrystalline materials is proposed to simplify the simulation process. The spatial frequency spectrum information of the polycrystalline material is obtained directly by Fourier transform analysis in the space domain, which is closely related to wave number and coherence length. Using this method to simulate the second harmonic generation (SHG), the results are consistent with the previous studies, which verifies the feasibility of this method.
A high-efficiency, high-peak-power, widely tunable optical parametric generator (OPG) based on a MgO-doped periodically poled lithium niobate (PPMgLN) crystal is reported. Pumped by a microchip passively Q-switched laser (duration: 330 ps, repetition rate:1 kHz) with the power output of 880 mW, the OPG could be continuously tuned from 1399 nm to 4443 nm by changing the grating period and working temperature. The OPG generated an output power of 591 mW for the signal (1758 nm) and the idler (2695 nm) waves, achieving the internal conversion efficiency of 67.16%, slope efficiency of 89.6% and peak power above 1 MW at 1758 nm. The evolution of linewidth of the signal wave during wavelength tuning were also studied and the theoretical models were proposed. The linewidth was narrowed from 100 GHz to GHz level using a continuous-wave (CW) tunable seeder. The linewidth reached 1.72 GHz at 1626 nm, close to the Fourier transform limit of the sub-nanosecond signal wave.
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