CN202004311U - Multi-optical-path sheet type laser amplifier - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a multi-optical-path sheet type laser amplifier, which comprises a pump light path system and a laser light path system. The signal trend includes that pump light beams emitted out from a pump light source penetrate through an optical coupling system and a bicolor beam splitter and are jointed with laser light beams directly reflected by an input mirror on the surface of the bicolor beam splitter to form a coincide beam of pump light and laser light to a beam on a parabolic mirror in an incident manner. After refraction and reflection actions of the parabolic mirror, a laser gain medium sheet and a double-right-angle reflecting prism set, the coincide beam of the pump light and the laser light serves as an output beam parallel to incident direction and is beamed on an output mirror to be outputted after reflection. The multi-optical-path sheet type laser amplifier integrates the pump light path and the laser light path, multi-optical-path amplification is realized, utilization efficiency of the pump light is improved, actual gain in amplifying is increased, and the multi-optical-path sheet type laser amplifier is applicable to lasers for scientific researching and industrial processing.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to optical technical field, has related to a kind of many light paths sheet type laser amplifier particularly.
Background technology
Sheet type solid state laser and fiber laser are two progress the most great of current laser technology.The thermal effect of laser medium is the most important factor of restriction solid state laser progress, and high power (energy) is a pair of contradiction parameter that conditions each other with high beam quality.When the club-shaped solid laser device of headlight pumping or semiconductor laser (LD) profile pump can reach the laser power of kilowatt magnitude, but beam quality is very poor; Obtain beam quality preferably, can adopt the LD end pumping, but its power can not be too big, generally within tens of watts, thereby not only to have had high power (energy) but also the laser of high beam quality is arranged be to be difficult to realize always.Comparatively general way is to adopt the high-quality miniature laser to add the way of laser amplifier.Laser amplifier is a kind of important method for realizing that high power laser light has important use and is worth.
The notion of thin-sheet laser and design are the earliest all proposed by Stuttgart, Germany university (StuttgartUniversity).Gain medium (Yb:YAG and Nd:YVO
4In crystal) be generally discoidly, thickness is about 0.2mm.Sheet adhering is on heat sink, and cooling effectiveness is high, and its thermal gradient is that one dimension distributes, and the thermal gradient direction is along beam direction, thereby has reduced the thermic effects such as thermal lensing effect, the distortion of laser crystal heat, the hot deviation of light beam and birefringence effect on lateral cross section.The logical fast company of Germany has produced continuous (CW) laser of 8kW at present.The structure of thin-sheet laser with and corresponding advantages all can be applied to improve in the laser amplifier of laser power.
Many light path lasers amplifier is to improve the laser power important channel, and the performance of its many light paths structure and pumping system structure pair amplifier is most important.Present most of laser amplifier adopts the optical element that disperses to make seed laser repeatedly by different gain medias, repeatedly amplified, but complex structure, the actual gain of monolithic gain media is lower, and it is relatively poor to amplify the back beam quality.And many light paths amplifier architecture of high pumping efficient, high actual gain, high light beam quality remains further to be improved.
Based on above reason, the demand of many light path lasers amplifier that a kind of sheet type laser structure of utility model and many light path lasers amplifier combine has become the technical problem that needs to be resolved hurrily in the art.
Summary of the invention
For overcoming deficiency of the prior art, the purpose of this utility model is to propose a kind of many light paths sheet type laser amplifier, the actual gain that this utility model has solved the monolithic gain media is lower, amplify the relatively poor problem of back beam quality, optimized the pattern matching of pump light and laser, improve beam quality, thereby improved the laser power after amplifying.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, reach above-mentioned technical purpose, the utility model adopts following technical scheme:
A kind of many light paths sheet type laser amplifier, it is characterized in that, comprise a pumping light path system and a laser light path system, its signal trend is: penetrate pump beam from pump light source, penetrated optical coupling system and beam splitting dichroic mirror, inject laser beam from the direction parallel with pump beam, reflex to the surface of beam splitting dichroic mirror through input mirror, described pump beam and laser beam cross on the surface of beam splitting dichroic mirror, form the coincidence light beam of pump light and laser, incide on the parabolic reflector with the direction that is parallel to the parabolic reflector optical axis, reflex to the surface of gain medium thin slice again, by direct reflection again oblique fire to parabolic reflector, again through reflection, incide on two right-angle reflecting prism groups with the optical axis that is parallel to parabolic reflector, the coincidence light beam process of described pump light and laser is at parabolic reflector, refraction and reflex between gain medium thin slice and the two right-angle reflecting prism group, last to be parallel to the output beam of incident light direction, be mapped on the outgoing mirror, by reflex, along the direction output vertical with the parabolic reflector optical axis.
Preferably, described pair of right-angle reflecting prism group is made of first right-angle reflecting prism and second right-angle reflecting prism, described right-angle reflecting prism comprises first reflecting surface, second reflecting surface and upper surface, described first reflecting surface is vertical mutually with described second reflecting surface, and described first reflecting surface, described second reflecting surface and three of described upper surfaces are delivered personally in a P; Described right-angle reflecting prism comprises the 3rd reflecting surface, the 4th reflecting surface, first cut surface and second cut surface, described the 3rd reflecting surface is vertical mutually with described the 4th reflecting surface, described first cut surface becomes the α angle respectively with described second cut surface with the bottom surface, and the jack shaft about described second right-angle reflecting prism 702 is symmetrically distributed, and described first cut surface and described second cut surface meet at an O; The point O of the some P of described first right-angle reflecting prism and described second right-angle reflecting prism offsets and closes, and described upper surface overlaps with described first cut surface and constitutes described pair of right-angle reflecting prism group.
Preferably, described first reflecting surface, described second reflecting surface, described the 3rd reflecting surface, described the 4th reflecting surface all pass through coating film treatment.
Preferably, described optical coupling system is lens.
Preferably, described beam splitting dichroic mirror is 45 ° of placements.
Preferably, the one side of described gain medium thin slice is provided with heat-sink system.
Preferably, described pair of right-angle reflecting prism group is prism of corner cube.
The workflow of many light paths sheet type laser amplifier of the present utility model is as follows:
With described input mirror is starting point, the amplification process of laser in amplifier architecture described: laser is through the described beam splitting dichroic mirror reflection of 45 ° of placements, incide described parabolic reflector, the acting in conjunction of described parabolic reflector, described gain media thin slice, described pair of right-angle reflecting prism makes laser repeatedly by behind the described gain media thin slice, laser after the amplification is along being parallel to the seed laser input path, but the light path of separating with it is exported through described outgoing mirror.
Pump light through several times or tens gain medias will be fallen by full consumption after absorbing, and the laser one way is many more through the gain media number of times, its gain is high more, amplifies that afterwards laser power is high more.
The calculating of laser amplifier gain and loss.Suppose once in the complete laser amplification process that through the 2n secondary reflection, promptly laser is total to 4n time by gain media (reflection each time all can make twice of laser process gain media) to laser in the gain media rear surface.If single is g by the small signal gain coefficient of gain media
1, 1 is the gain media sheet thickness, the total gain in the then once complete laser amplification process is 4ng
11.And loss is mainly gain media absorption loss, and the repeatedly direct reflection loss of parabolic reflector, gain media thin slice and two right-angle reflecting prism groups, and with respect to the several times of many light paths introducings or tens of times high-gain, these losses are very little, so promptly the number of times through gain media is very little to the round trip loss influence for many light paths of laser.
In many light path lasers amplifier that the utility model proposed, the power output after the amplification satisfies relational expression
Wherein, g
iBe the i time average laser gain coefficient when the gain media thin slice, α be once round total losses.Can obtain, because laser is repeatedly by gain media in the amplification process, the output laser power after the amplification is along with the number of times exponent function relation by gain media increases.
Compared with prior art, many light paths sheet type laser amplifier of the present utility model has following advantage:
1, improves pumping efficiency.If pump light or laser have and reflected by thin slice for 2n time in the amplification process, to pass gain media thin slice number of times be 4n time to pump light in the once complete laser amplification process, makes gain media absorptive pumping light fully, improves the utilization ratio of pump light.Remedied simultaneously the gain media sheet thickness little, to the low shortcoming of pump light single absorption efficiency.
2, after employing pumping light path and laser optical path overlapped, total gain of the amplification process of decision power was compared by gain media with the laser single, was 4n times of conventional amplifier gain.
3, because the pump light and the plane of incidence of laser beam in gain media constantly rotate, pump light and laser are evenly distributed in the gain media thin slice, overcome because the influence of the inhomogeneous or birefringence effect that thermal effect causes helps improving beam quality.
4, because pump light overlaps with laser optical path, and pump light and flashlight reach optimum Match, improve the conversion efficiency of pump light to laser greatly, improve the laser beam quality of output.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of many light paths formula laser amplifier of the present utility model.
Fig. 2 a is the structural representation of first right-angle reflecting prism 701 of the present utility model.
Fig. 2 b is the structural representation of second right-angle reflecting prism 702 of the present utility model.
Fig. 3 a is the front view of the installation process first step of of the present utility model pair of right-angle reflecting prism group.
Fig. 3 b is the front view in second step of installation process of of the present utility model pair of right-angle reflecting prism group.
Fig. 3 c is the front view in the 3rd step of installation process of of the present utility model pair of right-angle reflecting prism group.
Fig. 4 is n=2 of the present utility model, two right-angle reflecting prism group three-dimensional effect diagrams of amplifier during α=45 °.
Fig. 5 is n=2 of the present utility model, the perspective view of amplifier during α=45 °.
Fig. 6 is n=2 of the present utility model, the luminous point distribution map on the parabolic reflector cross section of α=45 o'clock amplifier.
Fig. 7 is n=2 of the present utility model, and the pump light light path of amplifier is launched schematic diagram during α=45 °.
Fig. 8 is n=2 of the present utility model, and the laser optical path of amplifier launches schematic diagram during α=45 °.
Luminous point distribution map on the cross section of the parabolic reflector of the amplifier when Fig. 9 a is n=1 of the present utility model.
Luminous point distribution map when Fig. 9 b is n=3 of the present utility model on the cross section of the parabolic reflector of amplifier.
Luminous point distribution map when Fig. 9 c is n=4 of the present utility model on the cross section of the parabolic reflector of amplifier.
Luminous point distribution map when Fig. 9 d is n=5 of the present utility model on the cross section of the parabolic reflector of amplifier.
Luminous point distribution map when Fig. 9 e is n=6 of the present utility model on the cross section of the parabolic reflector of amplifier.
Figure 10 is the amplifier system schematic diagram during a kind of specific embodiments when n=2.
Figure 11 is the luminous point distribution map on the cross section of the parabolic reflector under the amplifier architecture figure situation shown in Figure 10.
Figure 12 is the amplifier system schematic diagram of the special embodiment of another kind.
Number in the figure explanation: 101 pump light sources, 102 optical coupling systems, 103 beam splitting dichroic mirrors, 104 parabolic reflectors, 105 gain medium thin slices, heat sink or the cooling system of 106 gain medium thin slices, 107 pairs of right-angle reflecting prism groups, 108 input mirrors, 109 outgoing mirrors, 701 first right-angle reflecting prism, 702 second right-angle reflecting prism, S1 first reflecting surface, S2 second reflecting surface, the S3 upper surface, S4 first cut surface, S5 second cut surface, S6 the 3rd reflecting surface, S7 the 4th reflecting surface.
The a arrow is represented the input of seed laser, and the b arrow represents to amplify the output of back laser, and the c arrow is represented the input of pump light.
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Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, preferred embodiment of the present utility model is described in detail.
As shown in Figure 1, many light paths sheet type laser amplifier system that pumping light path that the utility model proposes and laser optical path unite two into one mainly comprises pump light source 101, the optical coupling system 102 of pump light source, the beam splitting dichroic mirror 103 of 45 ° of placements, parabolic reflector 104, gain medium thin slice 105, the heat sink or cooling system 106 of gain medium thin slice, two right-angle reflecting prism groups 107, input mirror 108 and outgoing mirror 109.Can add other optics such as polarizer, filter in the described system.
As shown in Figure 1, the laser amplifier laser optical path partly is the beam splitting dichroic mirror 103 by 108,45 ° of placements of input mirror, parabolic reflector 104, and gain media thin slice 105, two right-angle reflecting prism groups 107 and outgoing mirror 109 are formed.The many light path amplification process of laser in laser amplifier: be input as starting point from input mirror 108 with seed laser, laser is through beam splitting dichroic mirror 103 reflections of 45 ° of placements, incide parabolic reflector 104, the acting in conjunction of parabolic reflector 104, gain media thin slice 105, two right-angle reflecting prism groups 107 makes laser repeatedly by behind the gain media thin slice 105, laser is repeatedly amplified, laser after the amplification is along being parallel to the seed laser input path, but the light path of separating with it is through outgoing mirror 109 outputs.
As shown in Figure 1, the pump light light path of laser amplifier is by pump light source 101, the beam splitting dichroic mirror 103 of 102,45 ° of placements of optical coupling system, and parabolic reflector 104, gain media thin slice 105 and two right-angle reflecting prism group 107 are formed.Pump light enters in the resonant cavity recited above through the beam splitting dichroic mirror 103 of 45 ° of placements, incide parabolic reflector 104, the acting in conjunction of described parabolic reflector 104, gain media thin slice 105, two right-angle reflecting prism groups 107 is repeatedly fully absorbed pump light by gain media by gain media thin slice 105, the residual pump light of output is far smaller than initial pump light.
Shown in Fig. 2 a, described pair of right-angle reflecting prism group 107 formed by right-angle reflecting prism 701 with based on the right-angle reflecting prism 702 after right-angle reflecting prism 701 cuttings.
Shown in Fig. 2 b, right-angle reflecting prism 701 in the two right-angle reflecting prism groups 107 shown in Fig. 1, its first reflecting surface S1 and the second reflecting surface S2 are two orthogonal reflectings surface, upper surface S3 is the upper surface of right-angle reflecting prism 701.Wherein, the first reflecting surface S1 and two faces of the second reflecting surface S2 carry out coating film treatment, to reduce the loss of pump light and laser reflex time on right-angle reflecting prism 701 as far as possible.
As shown in Figure 3, second right-angle reflecting prism 702 in the two right-angle reflecting prism groups 107 shown in Fig. 1, and the cutting schematic diagram that obtains this second right-angle reflecting prism 702 based on first right-angle reflecting prism 701 shown in Figure 2.The first cut surface S4 and the second cut surface S5 are the cut surfaces of second right-angle prism 702, become the α angle respectively with the bottom surface, and are symmetrically distributed about the jack shaft of right-angle prism.Described cutting angle is the key factor that pumping light path and oscillating laser are realized many light paths, has determined the number of times of many light paths.The pass of described cutting angle α and the laser order of reflection 2n in the gain media thin slice is 2n α=180 °.The 3rd reflecting surface S6 and the 4th reflecting surface S7 are two orthogonal reflectings surface of second right-angle reflecting prism 702, the 3rd reflecting surface S6 and the 4th reflecting surface S7 pass through coating film treatment, to reduce the loss of pump light and laser reflex time on second right-angle reflecting prism 702 as far as possible.
Shown in Fig. 3 a to Fig. 3 b, utilize two right-angle reflecting prism shown in Fig. 2 a and Fig. 2 b to form the installation process of two right-angle reflecting prism groups 107.The first step, the point O of the some P of first right-angle reflecting prism 701 and second right-angle reflecting prism 702 overlaps, two reflectings surface that guarantee first right-angle reflecting prism 701 simultaneously respectively with two reflecting surface coplanes of second right-angle reflecting prism 702, the i.e. first reflecting surface S1 and the 3rd reflecting surface S6 coplane, the second reflecting surface S2 and the 4th reflecting surface S7 coplane; Contact point around a P and some O changes the α angle then, and the upper surface S3 of first right-angle reflecting prism 701 is overlapped with the second cut surface S4 of second right-angle reflecting prism 702, one side and make the one side of the first cut surface S3 and overlapping of the second cut surface S4.The schematic perspective view that forms as shown in Figure 4.
As shown in Figure 4, n=2, two right-angle reflecting prism group three-dimensional effect diagrams during α=45 °.First right-angle reflecting prism 701 and second right-angle reflecting prism 702 have been formed the two right-angle reflecting prism groups 107 among Fig. 1.The first reflecting surface S1 wherein, the second reflecting surface S2, the 3rd reflecting surface S6, four faces of the 4th reflecting surface S7 are crucial parts in two right-angle reflecting prism groups 107, play the effect that the plane of incidence with light constantly rotates.
As shown in Figure 5, n=2, the schematic perspective view of amplifier architecture during α=45 °.The pumping light path is identical in part shown in Figure 5 with laser optical path.Arrow is represented the transmission direction of pump light or laser among the figure.The center of the center of gain medium thin slice 105 and two right-angle reflecting prism groups 107 all is positioned on the axis of parabolic reflector 104.Gain medium thin slice 105 also is positioned on the focus of parabolic reflector 104.And, after having considered the refraction effect on gain medium thin slice 105 surfaces, the focus of parabolic reflector 104 is positioned at the center of the rear surface of gain medium thin slice 105 exactly, so that be parallel to the center that can focus on the rear surface of gain medium thin slice 105 when the optical axis of parabolic spherical mirror 104 incides on the parabolic spherical mirror 104 exactly, and direct reflection takes place.
As shown in Figure 5, because laser is identical with the pump light light path, so in structure shown in Figure 5, be transmitted as example with laser.Because the structure that parabolic reflector 104, gain media thin slice 105 and two right-angle reflecting prism group 107 are formed, make the plane of incidence of the each reflex time laser through two right-angle reflecting prism groups 107 of laser rotate, thereby the plane of incidence and reflecting surface (plane of incidence and reflecting surface coplane) when inciding gain media thin slice 105 after making laser focus on through parabolic reflector 104 rotate.As shown in Figure 5, n=2 is among the embodiment during α=45 °, laser is through right-angle reflecting prism 701 reflections 2 times, right-angle reflecting prism 702 reflections 1 time, so living 3 planes of incidence rotation of laser common property on two right-angle reflecting prism groups 107, have 4 kinds of planes of incidence and distribute.As shown in Figure 5, laser reflects 3 times on gain media thin slice 105 altogether, certain angle is arranged between the reflecting surface each time, so laser can pass through the gain media thin slice by many equably light paths, help improving the utilization ratio of gain media thin slice 105, consume inverted population fully, help eliminating thermal effect simultaneously, help improving beam quality.
In like manner, for pump light, because the structure that parabolic reflector 104, gain media thin slice 105 and two right-angle reflecting prism group 107 are formed, the plane of incidence rotates when making pump light at every turn by gain media thin slice 105.As shown in Figure 5, n=2, among embodiment during α=45 °, pump light reflects 3 times on gain media thin slice 105 altogether, between the reflecting surface each time certain included angle is arranged,, help 105 pairs of pump lights of gain media thin slice and absorb fully equably so pump light can pass through the gain media thin slice by many equably light paths, improve the pump light utilization ratio, improve inverted population fully.
And the advantage of a key of the structure as shown in Figure 5 that the utility model proposes is, pumping light path and laser optical path overlap in structure shown in Figure 5 fully, the advantage of the plane of incidence rotation in structure shown in Figure 5 in conjunction with pump light and laser, make the pattern matching of pump light and laser that optimization more be arranged, help improving the light light conversion efficiency more, improve beam quality.
As shown in Figure 6, n=2, the luminous point distribution map during α=45 ° on the cross section of parabolic reflector 104.
N=2 as shown in Figure 7, pump light light path expanded view during α=45 °.
As shown in Figure 8, n=2, laser optical path expanded view during α=45 °.
Below in conjunction with Fig. 5,6,7,8 couples of n=2, the embodiment during α=45 ° describes in detail.
Pump light light path implementation process.As Fig. 5,6, shown in 7, pump light is along direction shown in the arrow (as shown in Figure 5) incident, the optical axis that at first is parallel to parabolic reflector 104 incides on the point 1 of parabolic reflector 104, focuses on gain medium thin slice 105 through parabolic reflector 104, and enters gain medium thin slice 105, pump light is absorbed the population inversion that is used for producing gain media by gain medium thin slice 105.Direct reflection takes place in pump light in gain medium thin slice 105 rear surfaces, by gain medium thin slice 105,105 pairs of pump lights of gain medium thin slice absorb once more and are used for population inversion once more.Pump light via 105 outgoing of gain medium thin slice after, on the oblique point 2 that is mapped to parabolic reflector 104, after parabolic reflector 104 reflections, the optical axis that is parallel to parabolic reflector 104 incides the first reflecting surface S1 of right-angle reflecting prism 701, reflex to the second reflecting surface S2 of right-angle reflecting prism 701 through the first reflecting surface S1, on the parallel again point 3 that incides parabolic reflector 104,, focus on the gain medium thin slice 105 through parabolic reflector 104 reflections.Absorb again through 105 absorptions of gain medium thin slice, the reflection of rear surface minute surface and gain medium thin slice 105, on the oblique point 4 that is mapped to parabolic reflector 104, after parabolic reflector 104 reflections, the optical axis that is parallel to parabolic reflector 104 incides the 3rd reflecting surface S6 of right-angle reflecting prism 702, reflex to the 4th reflecting surface S7 of right-angle reflecting prism 702 through the 3rd reflecting surface S6, on the parallel again point 5 that incides parabolic reflector 104 (point 5 with put 4 and do not overlap, overlap Just One Of Those Things kind special circumstances, will describe in detail in the following specific embodiments).Through parabolic reflector 104 reflections, focus on the gain medium thin slice 105, absorb through gain medium thin slice 105, rear surface minute surface reflection and gain medium thin slice 105 absorb again, on the oblique point 6 that is mapped to parabolic reflector 104 (point 6 with put 3 and do not overlap, overlap Just One Of Those Things kind special circumstances, to describe in detail in the following specific embodiments), after parabolic reflector 104 reflections, the optical axis that is parallel to parabolic reflector 104 incides on the second reflecting surface S2 of right-angle reflecting prism 701, through the reflection of the right angle of right-angle reflecting prism 701, incide the first reflecting surface S1 of right-angle reflecting prism 701, on the parallel again point 7 that incides parabolic reflector 104 (point 7 with put 2 and do not overlap, overlap Just One Of Those Things kind special circumstances, will describe in detail in the following specific embodiments).Through parabolic reflector 104 reflections, focus on the gain medium thin slice 105, absorb again through 105 absorptions of gain medium thin slice, the reflection of rear surface minute surface and gain medium thin slice 105, on the oblique point 8 that is mapped to parabolic reflector 104 (point 8 with put 1 and do not overlap, overlap Just One Of Those Things kind special circumstances, will describe in detail in the following specific embodiments).Final after the reflection of parabolic reflector 104, be parallel to the optical axis output of parabolic reflector 104.Form complete pump light transmission course.After pump light was finished this complete transmission course, major part was absorbed by gain media, and the residual pump light of output is far smaller than initial pump light.
According to above-mentioned to pump light light path implementation process, among this embodiment, be n=2, during α=45 °, the complete transmission process of a pump light, pump light passes through gain medium thin slice 105 totally 8 times through gain medium thin slice 105 reflections 4 times, be gain medium thin slice 105 coabsorption pump lights 8 times, promptly 4n time (n=2 in the present embodiment).Therefore, the transmission course of pump light in amplifier, feasible amplifier with respect to routine, the absorption number of times of 105 pairs of pump lights of gain medium thin slice increases greatly, be equivalent to the effective absorber thickness that has increased gain media thin slice 105, gain media thin slice 105 is absorptive pumping light fully, improves the utilization ratio of pump light, remedied the gain media sheet thickness little, the pump light single is absorbed few shortcoming.Pump light is repeatedly introduced certain loss through the reflection of parabolic reflector 104, gain media thin slice 105 and two right-angle reflecting prism groups 107 in many light paths, but these losses are all very little, and pump light has repeatedly increased the absorption and the utilization ratio of pump light greatly by gain media thin slice 105, can ignore above-mentioned loss fully.
The laser amplification process is analyzed.As Fig. 5,6, shown in 8, with input mirror 108 is the starting point of laser amplification process, and laser is through along direction shown in the arrow (as shown in Figure 5) incident, and the optical axis that at first is parallel to parabolic reflector 104 incides on the point 1 of parabolic reflector 104, focus on gain medium thin slice 105 through parabolic reflector 104, and entering gain medium thin slice 105, laser consumes the inverted population of gain medium thin slice 105, obtains the single gain.Direct reflection takes place in laser in gain medium thin slice 105 rear surfaces, by gain medium thin slice 105, laser consumes the inverted population of gain medium thin slice 105 once more once more, obtains gain once more.Laser via 105 outgoing of gain medium thin slice after, on the oblique point 2 that is mapped to parabolic reflector 104, after parabolic reflector 104 reflections, the optical axis that is parallel to parabolic reflector 104 incides the S1 face of right-angle reflecting prism 701, reflex to the S2 face of right-angle reflecting prism 701 through the S1 face, on the parallel again point 3 that incides parabolic reflector 104.Through parabolic reflector 104 reflections, focus on the gain medium thin slice 105, the inverted population that obtains gain, the reflection of rear surface minute surface and consume gain medium thin slice 105 once more through the inverted population that consumes gain medium thin slice 105 obtains gain once more, on the oblique point 4 that is mapped to parabolic reflector 104.After parabolic reflector 104 reflections, the optical axis that is parallel to parabolic reflector 104 incides the S6 face of right-angle reflecting prism 702, reflex to the S7 face of right-angle reflecting prism 702 through the S6 face, on the parallel again point 5 that incides parabolic reflector 104 (point 5 with put 4 and do not overlap, overlap Just One Of Those Things kind special circumstances, will describe in detail in the following specific embodiments).Through parabolic reflector 104 reflections, focus on the gain medium thin slice 105, obtain gain once more through inverted population acquisition gain, reflection of rear surface minute surface that consumes gain medium thin slice 105 and the inverted population that consumes gain medium thin slice 105 once more, on the oblique point 6 that is mapped to parabolic reflector 104 (point 6 with put 3 and do not overlap, overlap Just One Of Those Things kind special circumstances, will describe in detail in the following specific embodiments).After parabolic reflector 104 reflections, the optical axis that is parallel to parabolic reflector 104 incides on the S2 face of right-angle reflecting prism 701, through the reflection of the right angle of right-angle reflecting prism 701, incide the S1 face of right-angle reflecting prism 701, on the parallel again point 7 that incides parabolic reflector 104 (point 7 with put 2 and do not overlap, overlap Just One Of Those Things kind special circumstances, will describe in detail in the following specific embodiments).Through parabolic reflector 104 reflections, focus on the gain medium thin slice 105, obtain gain once more through inverted population acquisition gain, reflection of rear surface minute surface that consumes gain medium thin slice 105 and the inverted population that consumes gain medium thin slice 105 once more, on the oblique point 8 that is mapped to parabolic reflector 104 (point 8 with put 1 and do not overlap, overlap Just One Of Those Things kind special circumstances, will describe in detail in the following specific embodiments).Then after the reflection of putting 8 places of parabolic reflector 104, be parallel to the optical axis output of parabolic reflector 104, the input path that is parallel to seed laser equally, but separate (overlapping is a kind of special circumstances, will describe in detail in the following specific embodiments) with it.Laser after too much light path amplifies is finally through outgoing mirror 109 outputs.
In conjunction with above-mentioned labor to the laser resonance process, among this embodiment, be n=2, during α=45 °, once complete many light paths of laser amplification process, laser passes through gain medium thin slice 105 totally 8 times through gain medium thin slice 105 reflections 4 times, be that laser obtains 8 gains, promptly 4n time (n=4 in the present embodiment) altogether.Therefore, in the once complete laser amplification process, through the 2n secondary reflection, promptly laser passes through gain media 4n time to laser altogether in the gain media rear surface, and the total small signal gain in the then once complete laser amplification process is 4ng
01.Total gain of decision laser amplifying power is laser single 4n times by gain media.And loss is mainly the absorption loss of gain media 105, and the reflection loss of parabolic reflector 104, gain media thin slice 105 and two right-angle reflecting prism groups 107, and with respect to the several times of many light paths introducings or tens of times high-gain, these losses are all very little, so many light paths of oscillating laser are promptly little to the round trip loss influence through the number of times of gain media thin slice 105.Can get according to above-mentioned formula (1.1), the amplifier architecture that pumping light path that the utility model proposes and laser optical path unite two into one can effectively improve the overall gain of amplification process, and loss remains unchanged, and then the laser output power exponentially increases.
According to above-mentioned pumping optical transmission process and laser amplification process, and in conjunction with Fig. 4,5,6, for n=2, the embodiment during α=45 °, for the incidence point 1,2,3,4,5,6 of parabolic reflector glazed thread, 7,8 describe.Have following fixing relation between them: 1 and 2 about 105 symmetrical distributions of gain media thin slice; 2 and 3 ridges about right-angle reflecting prism 701 (being the intersection of S1 and S2 face) are symmetrically distributed; 3 and 4 about 105 symmetrical distributions of gain media thin slice; 4 and 5 ridges about right-angle reflecting prism 702 (being the intersection of S6 and S7 face) are symmetrically distributed; 5 and 6 about 105 symmetrical distributions of gain media thin slice; 6 and 7 ridges about right-angle reflecting prism 701 are symmetrically distributed; 7 and 8 about 105 symmetrical distributions of gain media thin slice.And the position by point of adjustment 1 can make the distance between 1 and 8,2 and 7,3 and 6,4 and 5 change.When point 1 during near dash area center line shown in Figure 6, the distance between 1 and 8,2 and 7,3 and 6,4 and 5 will reduce gradually; When point 1 is positioned at dash area center line shown in Figure 6,1 overlap, 2 overlap, 3 overlap, 4 overlap with 5 with 6 with 7 with 8, this special luminous point distribution map as shown in figure 10 with this specific embodiments as shown in figure 11; Dash area center line shown in Figure 6 is divided into two parts with dash area, and when point 1 is positioned at wherein a part of center (situation shown in Figure 6), the distance between 1 and 8,2 and 7,3 and 6,4 and 5 equates, and put 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 distribute on the parabolic reflector 104 equably, this moment, the plane of incidence in gain media thin slice 105 all equably, equally spaced distributed for pump light and laser, and is best for the effect that reduces thermal effect under this situation, helps improving beam quality.
Fig. 9 a to 9e has showed n=1, the luminous point distribution map on the cross section of 3,4,5,6 paraboloidal mirror.To n=2, embodiment procedure detailed and Fig. 2-8 during α=45 ° can analyze pump light transmission course and laser amplification process among each embodiment in conjunction with above-mentioned.Described n and cutting angle α exist and concern n α=90 °.Following brief analysis is as follows:
Shown in Fig. 9 a, during n=1, cutting angle α=90 of right-angle reflecting prism 702 °, promptly two right-angle reflecting prism groups 107 only adopt a right-angle reflecting prism 701.In the present embodiment, in the once complete laser amplification process, direct reflection takes place 2 times in gain medium thin slice 105 rear surfaces in pump light, passes through gain medium thin slice 105 totally 4 times, be gain medium thin slice 105 coabsorption pump lights 4 times, promptly 4n time (n=1 in the present embodiment); In the once complete laser amplification process, laser in gain medium thin slice 105 rear surfaces through 2 secondary reflections, be that laser passes through gain medium thin slice 105 totally 4 times, obtain 4 gains, be 4n time (n=1 in the present embodiment), the total small signal gain in the then once complete laser amplification process is 4g
01.
Shown in Fig. 9 b, during n=3, cutting angle α=30 of right-angle reflecting prism 702 °.In the present embodiment, in the two-way process, direct reflection takes place 6 times in gain medium thin slice 105 rear surfaces in pump light, passes through gain medium thin slice 105 totally 12 times, be gain medium thin slice 105 coabsorption pump lights 12 times, promptly 4n time (n=2 in the present embodiment); In the once complete laser amplification process, laser in gain medium thin slice 105 rear surfaces through 6 secondary reflections, be that laser passes through gain medium thin slice 105 totally 12 times, obtain 12 gains, be 4n time (n=3 in the present embodiment), the total small signal gain in the then once complete laser amplification process is 8g
01.
Shown in Fig. 9 c, during n=4, cutting angle α=22.5 of right-angle reflecting prism 702 °.In the present embodiment, in the once complete laser amplification process, direct reflection takes place 8 times in gain medium thin slice 105 rear surfaces in pump light, passes through gain medium thin slice 105 totally 16 times, be gain medium thin slice 105 coabsorption pump lights 16 times, promptly 4n time (n=4 in the present embodiment); In the once complete laser amplification process, laser in gain medium thin slice 105 rear surfaces through 8 secondary reflections, be that laser passes through gain medium thin slice 105 totally 16 times, obtain 16 gains, be 4n time (n=4 in the present embodiment), the total small signal gain in the then once complete laser amplification process is 16g
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Shown in Fig. 9 d, during n=5, cutting angle α=18 of right-angle reflecting prism 702 °.In the present embodiment, in the two-way process, direct reflection takes place 10 times in gain medium thin slice 105 rear surfaces in pump light, passes through gain medium thin slice 105 totally 20 times, be gain medium thin slice 105 coabsorption pump lights 20 times, promptly 4n time (n=5 in the present embodiment); In the once complete laser amplification process, laser in gain medium thin slice 105 rear surfaces through 10 secondary reflections, be that laser passes through gain medium thin slice 105 totally 20 times, obtain 20 gains, be 4n time (n=5 in the present embodiment), the total small signal gain in the then once complete laser amplification process is 20g
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Shown in Fig. 9 e, during n=6, cutting angle α=15 of right-angle reflecting prism 702 °.In the present embodiment, in the two-way process, direct reflection takes place 12 times in gain medium thin slice 105 rear surfaces in pump light, passes through gain medium thin slice 105 totally 24 times, be gain medium thin slice 105 coabsorption pump lights 24 times, promptly 4n time (n=6 in the present embodiment); In the once complete laser amplification process, laser in gain medium thin slice 105 rear surfaces through 12 secondary reflections, be that laser passes through gain medium thin slice 105 totally 24 times, obtain 24 gains, be 4n time (n=6 in the present embodiment), the total small signal gain in the then once complete laser amplification process is 24g
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As shown in figure 10, for n=2, during α=45 °, when point 1 is positioned at dash area center line shown in Figure 6,1 overlap, 2 overlap, 3 overlap, 4 overlap with 5 with 6 with 7 with 8, form an exhumation process when promptly the seed laser a of Shu Ru pump light c or input transmits in amplifier, turning back a little is the ridge of right-angle reflecting prism 702 (being the intersection of S6 and S7 face).When inciding the ridge of right-angle reflecting prism 702, laser vertical can return on former road.
As shown in figure 11, the amplifier architecture figure under situation shown in Figure 10.Laser after the amplification overlaps fully with incident seed laser light path, add quarter-wave plate after, make the input seed laser and amplify after laser polarization direction vertical, utilize the laser after 45 ° of polarizing beam splitter mirrors will amplify to export.
Figure 12 is a kind of special embodiment.Obtain different many light paths forms by the structure that changes many light path lasers amplifier shown in Figure 1.Structure shown in Figure 12 is laser is incided certain piece zone excision of two right-angle reflecting prism groups 107 or to hollow out, and makes through the laser output after amplifying for several times.Particularly, for n=2, during α=45 °, in structure shown in Figure 6, be equivalent to the part excision of right-angle reflecting prism 702 corresponding to point 8 made laser output; If with the part excision of right-angle reflecting prism 701 corresponding to point 6, then laser amplifies back output through 6 times, has reduced amplification process 2 times; If with the part excision of right-angle reflecting prism 701 corresponding to point 4, then laser amplifies back output through 4 times, has reduced amplification process 4 times.
The described embodiment of Figure 12 is equally applicable to cut or hollow out in parabolic reflector 104 corresponding parts, makes through the laser output after the several times amplification.Particularly, for n=2, during α=45 °, point 8 zones of parabolic reflector 104 are hollowed out, make laser in point 8 places outputs (but outbound course and seed laser input direction are not parallel), then on the basis of not reducing, changed the way of output of amplifier seed laser amplification number of times; Point 7 zones of parabolic reflector 104 are hollowed out, laser is exported at point 7 places, then the laser parallel after the amplification is exported in the optical axis of parabolic reflector 104, but the number of times of laser process gain media thin slice 105 reduces once twice of amplification number of times minimizing.
Therefore, on the basis based on structure that the utility model proposes and thought, all belong to category of the present utility model by the structure that changes the laser input or the way of output.
Many light path lasers amplifier embodiment that other is relevant comprises that described pair of right-angle reflecting prism group 107 adopts other optics that can realize the identical function effect or combination to replace; Add other optical element for example nonlinear optical crystal, adjusting Q crystal etc. in the described resonant cavity; The beam splitting dichroic mirror 103 of the pump light source 101 in the described pumping system, 102,45 ° of placements of optical coupling system adopts the device and the structure of other equivalent function, all can adopt above-mentioned explanation to carry out corresponding analysis, all in many light path lasers amplifier scope described in the utility model.
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1. the laser amplifier of light path sheet type more than a kind, it is characterized in that, the pumping light path of laser amplifier active medium thin slice, the injection laser optical path that is exaggerated all is in coaxial light path, all through the reflection transmission course of light path more than, it comprises a pumping light path system and a laser light path system, its signal trend is: penetrate pump beam from pump light source (101), penetrated optical coupling system (102) and beam splitting dichroic mirror (103), inject laser beam from the direction parallel with pump beam, reflex to the surface of beam splitting dichroic mirror (103) through input mirror (108), described pump beam and laser beam cross on the surface of beam splitting dichroic mirror (103), form the coincidence light beam of pump light and laser, incide on the parabolic reflector (104) with the direction that is parallel to parabolic reflector (104) optical axis, reflect focalization is to the surface of gain medium thin slice (105) again, by direct reflection again oblique fire to the parabolic reflector (104), again through reflection, incide on two right-angle reflecting prism groups (107) with the optical axis that is parallel to parabolic reflector (104), the coincidence light beam process of described pump light and laser is in parabolic reflector (104), refraction and reflex between gain medium thin slice (105) and the two right-angle reflecting prism group (107), last to be parallel to the output beam of incident light direction, be mapped on the outgoing mirror (109), by reflex, along the direction output vertical with parabolic reflector (104) optical axis.
2. many light paths sheet type laser amplifier according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described pair of right-angle reflecting prism group (107) is made of first right-angle reflecting prism (701) and second right-angle reflecting prism (702), described right-angle reflecting prism (701) comprises first reflecting surface (S1), second reflecting surface (S2) and upper surface (S3), described first reflecting surface (S1) is vertical mutually with described second reflecting surface (S2), and described first reflecting surface (S1), described second reflecting surface (S2) and three of described upper surfaces (S 3) are delivered personally in a P; Described right-angle reflecting prism (702) comprises the 3rd reflecting surface (S6), the 4th reflecting surface (S7), first cut surface (S4) and second cut surface (S5), described the 3rd reflecting surface (S6) is vertical mutually with described the 4th reflecting surface (S7), described first cut surface (S4) equates with the bottom surface angulation with angle and described second cut surface (S5) that the bottom surface is, be all α, and the jack shaft about described second right-angle reflecting prism (702) is symmetrically distributed, and described first cut surface (S4) and described second cut surface (S5) meet at an O; The point O of the some P of described first right-angle reflecting prism (701) and described second right-angle reflecting prism (702) offsets and closes, and described upper surface (S3) overlaps with described first cut surface (S4) and constitutes described pair of right-angle reflecting prism group (107).
3. many light paths sheet type laser amplifier according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described first reflecting surface (S1), described second reflecting surface (S2), described the 3rd reflecting surface (S6), described the 4th reflecting surface (S7) all pass through coating film treatment.
4. many light paths sheet type laser amplifier according to claim 1 is characterized in that described optical coupling system (102) is a set of lenses.
5. many light paths sheet type laser amplifier according to claim 1 is characterized in that described beam splitting dichroic mirror (103) is 45 ° of placements.
6. many light paths sheet type laser amplifier according to claim 1 is characterized in that the another side of described gain medium thin slice (105) is provided with heat-sink system (106).
7. many light paths sheet type laser amplifier according to claim 1 is characterized in that described pair of right-angle reflecting prism group (107) is prism of corner cube.
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