This paper proposes a method for measuring the stimulated Brillouin scattering （SBS） threshold based on waveform variation of SBS optical limiting. The output waveforms for different pump power densities are numeric...This paper proposes a method for measuring the stimulated Brillouin scattering （SBS） threshold based on waveform variation of SBS optical limiting. The output waveforms for different pump power densities are numerically simulated, and validated in the Nd：YAG seed-injected laser system. The results indicate that SBS does not take place in the case of a low pump power density and thus the output power scales up linearly with pump power. Once the pump power density exceeds the SBS threshold, SBS takes place and thereby the energies are transferred from pump to Stokes. As a result, a small shoulder appears in the trailing edge of the output waveform, which provides another method to determine the SBS threshold.展开更多
The Brillouin characteristics of step-index Ge–As–Se–Te(GAST)fibers at 2μm are designed and simulated on the basis of optical and acoustic properties.The refractive indexes of Ge_(20)As_(20)Se_(45)Te_(15)glass and...The Brillouin characteristics of step-index Ge–As–Se–Te(GAST)fibers at 2μm are designed and simulated on the basis of optical and acoustic properties.The refractive indexes of Ge_(20)As_(20)Se_(45)Te_(15)glass and Ge_(20)As_(20)Se_(43)Te_(17)glass serving as fiber core and cladding are 3.20 and 3.18 at 2μm,and their acoustic velocities are 2200 m/s and 2300 m/s,respectively.Numerical results indicate that the stimulated Brillouin scattering(SBS)efficiency is 248 m^(-1)·W^(-1),and the Brillouin threshold power is 66 m W when the core diameter of the 2-m-long GAST fiber is 4μm at 2-μm wavelength.The optic–acoustic coupling factor,the Brillouin frequency shift,and the Brillouin gain coefficient are 0.98,7.02 GHz,and 3.81×10^(-9)m/W,respectively.The SBS effect of GAST fibers simulated for the first time provides a new promising approach to selecting gain medium based on 2-μm-wavelength fiber laser.展开更多
The stimulated Brillouin scattering （SBS） threshold enhancement factor in a pure white noise linewidth broad- ening Yb-doped fiber amplifier （YDFA） with a short large mode area fiber is theoretically and experimen...The stimulated Brillouin scattering （SBS） threshold enhancement factor in a pure white noise linewidth broad- ening Yb-doped fiber amplifier （YDFA） with a short large mode area fiber is theoretically and experimentally studied. We demonstrate a 1064.08nm, 11.6 GHz finewidth, 1.5 k W output power YDFA with an SBS threshold enhancement of -57 （26 W SBS threshold with single frequency seed）. The output beam is near-diffraction lim- ited with a beam quality factor elM2 = 1.15 and a slope efficiency of up to 87%. No SBS or stimulated Raman scattering effects are observed in the whole power range. Further power sealing is limited by the available pump power in our system.展开更多
We present a Brillouin–Raman random fiber laser(BRRFL)with full-open linear cavity structure to generate broadband Brillouin frequency comb(BFC)with double Brillouin-frequency-shift spacing.The incorporation of a reg...We present a Brillouin–Raman random fiber laser(BRRFL)with full-open linear cavity structure to generate broadband Brillouin frequency comb(BFC)with double Brillouin-frequency-shift spacing.The incorporation of a regeneration portion consisting of an erbium-doped fiber and a single-mode fiber enables the generation of broadband BFC.The dynamics of broadband BFC generation changing with the pump power(EDF and Raman)and Brillouin pump(BP)wavelength are investigated in detail,respectively.Under suitable conditions,the bidirectional BRRFL proposed can produce a flatamplitude BFC with 40.7-nm bandwidth ranging from 1531 nm to 1571.7 nm,and built-in 242-order Brillouin Stokes lines(BSLs)with double Brillouin-frequency-shift spacing.Moreover,the linewidth of single BSL is experimentally measured to be about 2.5 kHz.The broadband bidirectional narrow-linewidth BRRFL has great potential applications in optical communication,optical sensing,spectral measurement,and so on.展开更多
A new method for measuring the threshold of stimulated Brillouin scattering （SBS） based on the generation location of a Stokes beam is proposed for the first time to our knowledge. The length of the medium cell is s...A new method for measuring the threshold of stimulated Brillouin scattering （SBS） based on the generation location of a Stokes beam is proposed for the first time to our knowledge. The length of the medium cell is selected to be longer than the free gain length of pump pulses in the Brillouin medium. The reflected light from a certain mirror in front of the medium cell is chosen as the reference beam, and the SBS threshold is measured by the ＂jump＂ of the delay between the Stokes beam and the reference beam. An 8-ns Q-switched single-longitudinal-mode pulse is used as the pump and the typical SBS medium FC-72 is selected as the nonlinear medium in our experiment. The SBS threshold intensity is measured to be 173-178 mW/cm2, which is consistent with existing results measured with the transmitted energy limiting method.展开更多
The effects of the nonlinear polarization in a partially stripped plasma on stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) process of a strong laser are discussed. A set of nonlineax mode coupling equations and the linear grow...The effects of the nonlinear polarization in a partially stripped plasma on stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) process of a strong laser are discussed. A set of nonlineax mode coupling equations and the linear growth rate of SBS instability is derived, respectively. When the intensity of an incident laser Io > 10^(17) W/cm^2, the third order susceptibility X(3) will reduce the above mentioned linear growth rate enormously. If taking the maximum value of the second order susceptibility X(2), the growth rate may be decreased observably when Io > 10_^(14)W/cm2. Furthermore, the nonlinear susceptibility can affect the nonlinear evolution of SBS much extensively.展开更多
受激布里渊散射效应具有光谱线宽窄、频率稳定和增益方向敏感等优点,常用于激光器,慢光产生和微波光子滤波器等.本文基于As_(2)S_(3)硫系玻璃、以SiO_(2)为衬底设计了一种亚微米尺寸的带空气狭缝倒置结构脊型波导结构,具有高达8.22×...受激布里渊散射效应具有光谱线宽窄、频率稳定和增益方向敏感等优点,常用于激光器,慢光产生和微波光子滤波器等.本文基于As_(2)S_(3)硫系玻璃、以SiO_(2)为衬底设计了一种亚微米尺寸的带空气狭缝倒置结构脊型波导结构,具有高达8.22×10^(4)W^(–1)·m^(–1)的后向受激布里渊散射增益系数.研究显示在该结构的同种光学和声学模式下,更小的声光场有效模场面积具有更高的后向受激布里渊散射增益系数.还分析了硫系玻璃的光学损耗对后向受激布里渊散射的影响,发现当波导长度超过最优值后,斯托克斯光波功率开始下降,而增大泵浦光功率不仅可以提高斯托克斯光波功率的极大值,同时还会增大波导长度的最优值.当所输入的泵浦光功率为20 mW时,受激布里渊散射增益达到100 d B波导长度仅需要2 cm,这非常有利于光子器件的片上集成.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 60778019 and 60878005)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (Grant No NCET-08-0173)the Program of Excellent Team in Harbin Institute of Technology and the Program of Science and Technology of the Education Bureau of Heilongjiang Province,China (Grant No11521048)
文摘This paper proposes a method for measuring the stimulated Brillouin scattering （SBS） threshold based on waveform variation of SBS optical limiting. The output waveforms for different pump power densities are numerically simulated, and validated in the Nd：YAG seed-injected laser system. The results indicate that SBS does not take place in the case of a low pump power density and thus the output power scales up linearly with pump power. Once the pump power density exceeds the SBS threshold, SBS takes place and thereby the energies are transferred from pump to Stokes. As a result, a small shoulder appears in the trailing edge of the output waveform, which provides another method to determine the SBS threshold.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61875094 and 62090064)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2018M642386)the K.C.Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University。
文摘The Brillouin characteristics of step-index Ge–As–Se–Te(GAST)fibers at 2μm are designed and simulated on the basis of optical and acoustic properties.The refractive indexes of Ge_(20)As_(20)Se_(45)Te_(15)glass and Ge_(20)As_(20)Se_(43)Te_(17)glass serving as fiber core and cladding are 3.20 and 3.18 at 2μm,and their acoustic velocities are 2200 m/s and 2300 m/s,respectively.Numerical results indicate that the stimulated Brillouin scattering(SBS)efficiency is 248 m^(-1)·W^(-1),and the Brillouin threshold power is 66 m W when the core diameter of the 2-m-long GAST fiber is 4μm at 2-μm wavelength.The optic–acoustic coupling factor,the Brillouin frequency shift,and the Brillouin gain coefficient are 0.98,7.02 GHz,and 3.81×10^(-9)m/W,respectively.The SBS effect of GAST fibers simulated for the first time provides a new promising approach to selecting gain medium based on 2-μm-wavelength fiber laser.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos U1330134,61308024 and 11174305the National High-Technology Research and Development Program of China under Grant No 2014AA041901the Shanghai Natural Science Foundation under Grant No 11ZR1441400
文摘The stimulated Brillouin scattering （SBS） threshold enhancement factor in a pure white noise linewidth broad- ening Yb-doped fiber amplifier （YDFA） with a short large mode area fiber is theoretically and experimentally studied. We demonstrate a 1064.08nm, 11.6 GHz finewidth, 1.5 k W output power YDFA with an SBS threshold enhancement of -57 （26 W SBS threshold with single frequency seed）. The output beam is near-diffraction lim- ited with a beam quality factor elM2 = 1.15 and a slope efficiency of up to 87%. No SBS or stimulated Raman scattering effects are observed in the whole power range. Further power sealing is limited by the available pump power in our system.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 62175116 and 91950105)the 1311 Talent Plan of Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chinathe Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program, Jiangsu Province, China (Grant No. SJCX21_0276)
文摘We present a Brillouin–Raman random fiber laser(BRRFL)with full-open linear cavity structure to generate broadband Brillouin frequency comb(BFC)with double Brillouin-frequency-shift spacing.The incorporation of a regeneration portion consisting of an erbium-doped fiber and a single-mode fiber enables the generation of broadband BFC.The dynamics of broadband BFC generation changing with the pump power(EDF and Raman)and Brillouin pump(BP)wavelength are investigated in detail,respectively.Under suitable conditions,the bidirectional BRRFL proposed can produce a flatamplitude BFC with 40.7-nm bandwidth ranging from 1531 nm to 1571.7 nm,and built-in 242-order Brillouin Stokes lines(BSLs)with double Brillouin-frequency-shift spacing.Moreover,the linewidth of single BSL is experimentally measured to be about 2.5 kHz.The broadband bidirectional narrow-linewidth BRRFL has great potential applications in optical communication,optical sensing,spectral measurement,and so on.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61008005 and 61138005)the China Post-doctoral Science Special Foundation (Grant No. 201003428)the Doctoral Fund of Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 20102302120030)
文摘A new method for measuring the threshold of stimulated Brillouin scattering （SBS） based on the generation location of a Stokes beam is proposed for the first time to our knowledge. The length of the medium cell is selected to be longer than the free gain length of pump pulses in the Brillouin medium. The reflected light from a certain mirror in front of the medium cell is chosen as the reference beam, and the SBS threshold is measured by the ＂jump＂ of the delay between the Stokes beam and the reference beam. An 8-ns Q-switched single-longitudinal-mode pulse is used as the pump and the typical SBS medium FC-72 is selected as the nonlinear medium in our experiment. The SBS threshold intensity is measured to be 173-178 mW/cm2, which is consistent with existing results measured with the transmitted energy limiting method.
文摘The effects of the nonlinear polarization in a partially stripped plasma on stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) process of a strong laser are discussed. A set of nonlineax mode coupling equations and the linear growth rate of SBS instability is derived, respectively. When the intensity of an incident laser Io > 10^(17) W/cm^2, the third order susceptibility X(3) will reduce the above mentioned linear growth rate enormously. If taking the maximum value of the second order susceptibility X(2), the growth rate may be decreased observably when Io > 10_^(14)W/cm2. Furthermore, the nonlinear susceptibility can affect the nonlinear evolution of SBS much extensively.
文摘受激布里渊散射效应具有光谱线宽窄、频率稳定和增益方向敏感等优点,常用于激光器,慢光产生和微波光子滤波器等.本文基于As_(2)S_(3)硫系玻璃、以SiO_(2)为衬底设计了一种亚微米尺寸的带空气狭缝倒置结构脊型波导结构,具有高达8.22×10^(4)W^(–1)·m^(–1)的后向受激布里渊散射增益系数.研究显示在该结构的同种光学和声学模式下,更小的声光场有效模场面积具有更高的后向受激布里渊散射增益系数.还分析了硫系玻璃的光学损耗对后向受激布里渊散射的影响,发现当波导长度超过最优值后,斯托克斯光波功率开始下降,而增大泵浦光功率不仅可以提高斯托克斯光波功率的极大值,同时还会增大波导长度的最优值.当所输入的泵浦光功率为20 mW时,受激布里渊散射增益达到100 d B波导长度仅需要2 cm,这非常有利于光子器件的片上集成.
