CN204517132U - The optical parametric oscillator of broad tuning and tuner - Google Patents
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The utility model belongs to solid state laser in laser technology and nonlinear optical frequency conversion field, for the wide region realizing optical parametric oscillator is tuning, to meet the requirement of different application occasion to laser source wavelength.The technical scheme that the utility model is taked is, the optical parametric oscillator of broad tuning and tuner, comprises pumping source, convergence yoke, 3 resonator mirrors, nonlinear crystal, filter plate, laser detector, laser absorption bodies; Pumping source is the laser of pulse running, the pump light sent incides convergence yoke to carry out contracting bundle or focuses on to strengthen pumping light power density, then incide in the ring resonator that is made up of 3 resonator mirrors, nonlinear effect is produced by nonlinear crystal, optical parametric oscillator process occurs, and nonlinear crystal is positioned at the 1st, 2 resonator mirror centre position.The utility model is mainly used in solid state laser in laser technology and nonlinear optical frequency conversion occasion.
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Technical field
The utility model belongs to solid state laser in laser technology and nonlinear optical frequency conversion field, particularly a kind of optical parametric oscillator of broad tuning and tuner.
Technical background
Optical parametric oscillator (OPO) is the device utilizing nonlinear crystal to carry out frequency translation to realize.After nineteen sixty-five scientist first observed to the parametric gain in three ripple non-linear process, the correlative study about optical parametric oscillator is also extensively carried out.The development of optical parametric oscillator is inseparable with the development of nonlinear crystal.The middle and later periods eighties 20th century, the appearance of high, the transparent wide ranges of damage threshold, nonlinear crystal that effective nonlinear coefficient is large, huge impetus is served to the development of optical parametric oscillator, also makes the orientation direction practical stage of optical parametric oscillator.The resonance manner of optical parametric oscillator mainly contains single resonance and double resonance two kinds, and can realize continuously or pulse duration be nanosecond, psec even the pulse running of femtosecond magnitude.Optical parametric oscillator has that structure is simple, reliable working performance, resolution are high, repetition rate is high, conversion efficiency is high and the advantage such as tuning range is wide, as the solid state laser that tuning range is wider, optical parametric oscillator has been applied to the fields such as Aero-Space, biologic medical, chemical detection, air detection and military affairs.
At present, the tuning manner of optical parametric oscillator is mainly divided into following several: thermal tuning, utilize the accurate control of attemperating unit realization to crystal temperature effect, realized the continuous tuning (being published in the article Tunable single-mode operation of a pulsed opticalparametric oscillator pumped by a multimode laser of Applied Optics with reference to calendar year 2001s such as Yabai He) of output wavelength by the change of crystalline nature under different temperatures; Angle tuning, realize the Angulation changes between crystal and pump light by rotating crystal, utilize the phase matched of different condition to realize the tuning operation (article being published in " Chinese laser " with reference to Yao Baoquan etc. for 2000 " utilizes KTP optical parametric oscillator to obtain Tunable Eye-safe Laser ") of wavelength; Pumping wavelength is tuning, by changing pumping wavelength size, realize the tuning operation (being published in the article Diode-pumped singly resonant continuous-wave optical parametricoscillator with wide continuous tuning of the near-infrared idler wave of Optical Letters with reference to M.E.Klein etc. for 2000) of ideler frequency light; If utilize periodical poled crystal, the tuning operation that can also be realized wavelength by the periodic structure changing polarized crystal (is published in the article Mid-infrared of Optik-International Journal for Light and Electron Optics for 2014 with reference to Hong-Yi Lin etc., wide-tunable, continuous-wave Nd:YVO4/PPMgLN intracavity optical parametricoscillator); Outfield is tuning, and apply outfield to nonlinear crystal, such as DC electric field or magnetic field, utilize electro optic effect or the magneto optical effect of crystal refractive index, changes crystal refractive index, realizes adjustable optical parametric oscillator.
For the optical parametric oscillator that general homogeneous bulky nonlinear crystal is formed, tuning manner adopts usually: adopt tuning crystal angle to carry out tuning operation wavelength during (1) critical phase matched; (2) change crystal working temperature is adopted to carry out tuning operation wavelength during noncritical phase matching.Wherein noncritical phase matching mode nonlinear crystal is along the logical light of major axes orientation cutting, have without deviation angle, permission angle is large, non linear coefficient is high, be applicable to the advantages such as multimode pumping, day by day come into one's own in recent years, especially with KTP ex hoc genus anne compound crystal KTA, RTA etc. are as the noncritical phase matching optical parametric oscillator of nonlinear crystal, its flashlight output wavelength is at 1.5-1.6 μm of human eye safe waveband, ideler frequency light is 3-5 μm of middle-infrared band, these two wave bands are in laser ranging, laser radar, electrooptical countermeasures and dusty gas detect, the fields such as spectrum analysis all have very important value.But, because the change of KTP crystal-like refractive index versus temperature is very insensitive, temperature cannot be utilized to control to realize the tuning with satisfied different needs of output wavelength on a large scale.And still do not have additive method to realize the tuning relevant report of noncritical phase matching KTP crystalloid parametric oscillator on a large scale both at home and abroad so far, limit the range of application of this kind of parametric oscillator.
Summary of the invention
For overcoming the deficiencies in the prior art, by changing phase-matching condition, the wide region realizing optical parametric oscillator is tuning, to meet the requirement of different application occasion to laser source wavelength.For this reason, the technical scheme that the utility model is taked is, the optical parametric oscillator of broad tuning and tuner, comprises pumping source, convergence yoke, 3 resonator mirrors, nonlinear crystal, filter plate, laser detector, laser absorption bodies, pumping source is the laser of pulse running, the pump light sent incides convergence yoke to carry out contracting bundle or focuses on to strengthen pumping light power density, then incide in the ring resonator that is made up of 3 resonator mirrors, nonlinear effect is produced by nonlinear crystal, there is optical parametric oscillator process, nonlinear crystal is positioned at the 1st, 2 resonator mirror centre positions, carry out the laser of automatic converging system successively through the 1st resonator mirror, nonlinear crystal, 2nd resonator mirror reflexes to the 3rd resonator mirror, be reflected back the 1st resonator mirror through the 3rd resonator mirror again and form triangle loop, the parameteric light that parametric process newly produces and pump light export from the 2nd resonator mirror simultaneously, and pump light reflexes in laser gatherer through filter plate, and the parameteric light produced then incides in laser detector through filter plate and detects energy or power.
Manually or computer drives motor realize the adjustment of the deflection angle of the 3rd resonator mirror.
Affiliated pumping source is pulse running Nd:YAG laser, and repetition rate is 100Hz, and the centre wavelength of Output of laser is 1064nm single pulse energy is 300mJ, and pulse duration is 10ns, and spot diameter is 9mm.
Convergence yoke is the contracting bundle telescopic system that convex lens and concavees lens are formed, wherein focal length of convex lens 100cm, Concave Mirrors Focus-35cm, and the spot diameter after contracting bundle is about 3mm; Convergence yoke or focal length convex lens, focal length is 1m.
3 resonator mirrors are level crossing, and one barrel forms isosceles right triangle resonant cavity; 1st resonator mirror is thoroughly high to pump light, and high anti-to 22.5 ° of incident parameter signals light, the 2nd resonator mirror is thoroughly high to pump light, is the about 20%, 3rd resonator mirror high anti-to 45 ° of incident flashlights to 22.5 ° of incident flashlight transmitances.
Nonlinear crystal is ktp crystal is noncritical phase matching, and along x-axis cutting, two ends are coated with the anti-reflection film to pump light and flashlight; When adopting the convergence yoke of convex lens focus, nonlinear crystal center should be positioned on concave lens focus.
Filter plate is coated with the pump light of 45 degree of incidences high anti-, the high saturating deielectric-coating of flashlight.
Compared with the prior art, technical characterstic of the present utility model and effect:
The utility model proposes a kind of tuning manner of novel optical parametric oscillator, utilize the annular chamber that three chamber mirrors form, one of them chamber mirror is regulated, the wide region continuous tuning of output wavelength can be realized.Especially for the optical parametric oscillator of noncritical phase matching, because angle tuning adjustable extent is very little, and some crystal is insensitive for thermal tuning, the utility model can solve the tuning problem of its wide range of wavelengths, and the utility model to have device easy, compact conformation, continuously adjustabe, the advantages such as tuning fast and stable, have very important using value and wide application prospect.
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The structural representation of the optical parametric oscillator of a kind of broad tuning of Fig. 1.
Fig. 2 regulates annular chamber resonator mirror to realize the tuning principle of signal light wavelength.
Embodiment
The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of novel optical parametric oscillator and tuning methods thereof, by regulating a chamber mirror of annular chamber optical parametric oscillator (OPO), change the angle of pump light and oscillation light, thus change phase-matching condition, the wide region realizing optical parametric oscillator is tuning, to meet the requirement of different application occasion to laser source wavelength.
The utility model realizes the tunable output of wavelength on a large scale by regulating the angle of one of them chamber mirror in three mirror annular chamber parametric oscillators, tuning structure is simple, be easy to realize, tuning range is wide, stability is strong, this technical method can be used for exporting based on the tunable optical parametric oscillation of any nonlinear crystal at any wave band, has good application prospect.
The technical scheme that the utility model adopts is: a kind of optical parametric oscillator of broad tuning, as shown in Figure 1, pumping source (1), convergence yoke (2), resonator mirror (3) (4) (5), nonlinear crystal (6), filter plate (7), laser detector (8), laser absorption body (9), computer (10) is comprised.The laser that pumping source (1) operates for pulse, the pump light sent incides convergence yoke (2) to carry out contracting bundle or focuses on to strengthen pumping light power density, then incide in the ring resonator that is made up of resonator mirror (3), (4), (5), produce nonlinear effect by nonlinear crystal (6), optical parametric oscillator process occurs.The parameteric light that parametric process newly produces and pump light export from resonator mirror (5) simultaneously, pump light reflexes in laser gatherer (9) through filter plate (7), and the parameteric light produced then incides in laser detector (8) through filter plate (6) and detects energy or power.The deflection angle of resonator mirror (5) can manually or computer (10) automatically control to regulate, folded angle between pump light and oscillation light is changed, namely change phase-matching condition, thus realize the wavelength tuning of optical parametric oscillator output parameter light.
In the utility model, optical parametric oscillator realizes the principle of parameteric light wavelength tuning as shown in Figure 2.P point is at the center of nonlinear crystal (6), for fixed point, P1, P2 are respectively the symmetrical picture point that P point obtains relative to resonator mirror (3), (4), the pip of light beam resonant tank on resonator mirror (5) that O is formed for resonator mirror (3), (4), (5).P1, P2, O are on the same circle taking T as the center of circle.When the angle adjustment of resonator mirror (5) becomes O1 with the point of contact of circle, the parameteric light of vibration is the triangle loop that dash dotted line forms in cavity circulation path; And resonator mirror angle adjustment with circle point of contact become O2 time, the parameteric light of vibration is the triangle loop that short stroke of dotted line forms in cavity circulation path.The adjustment of resonator mirror (5) angle changes the direction of oscillation parameter light, and pump direction does not change, and therefore between pump light and flashlight, angle there occurs change, and phase-matching condition changes, and the parameteric light wavelength of vibration realizes tuning.
The utility model is further described below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments.
As shown in Figure 1, affiliated pumping source (1) is pulse running Nd:YAG laser, and repetition rate is 100Hz, and the centre wavelength of Output of laser is 1064nm single pulse energy is 300mJ, and pulse duration is 10ns, and spot diameter is 9mm.Convergence yoke (2) is the contracting bundle telescopic system that convex lens and concavees lens are formed, wherein focal length of convex lens 100cm, Concave Mirrors Focus-35cm, and the spot diameter after contracting bundle is about 3mm.Convergence yoke (2) also can be focal length convex lens, and focal length is 1m.Resonator mirror (3-5) is level crossing, forms isosceles right triangle resonant cavity together.Resonator mirror (3) is thoroughly high to pump light (1064nm), high anti-to 22.5 ° of incident parameter signals light (1.5-1.6 μm), resonator mirror (4) is thoroughly high to pump light, be about 20% to 22.5 ° of incident flashlight transmitances, resonator mirror (5) is high anti-to 45 ° of incident flashlights.Nonlinear crystal (6) for ktp crystal be noncritical phase matching, along x-axis cutting, be of a size of 5mm × 5mm × 20mm, two ends are coated with the anti-reflection film to pump light and flashlight.When adopting convergence yoke (2) of convex lens focus, nonlinear crystal (6) center should be positioned on concave lens focus.Under the effect of nonlinear crystal (6), flashlight in resonant cavity, set up vibration and Multiple through then out nonlinear crystal amplifies, finally via outside resonator mirror (4) output cavity.Filter plate (7) is coated with the pump light of 45 degree of incidences high anti-, the high saturating deielectric-coating of flashlight, the pump light together exported with flashlight is reflexed in laser absorption body (9), and through flashlight incide laser detector (8), its single pulse energy or average power are measured.When the pump energy injected is 200mJ, when adopting telescope contracting Shu Huiju, flashlight output wavelength is 1.57 μm, single pulse energy 50mJ, pulse duration 6.5ns.
The knob (step motor control) on resonator mirror (5) support is controlled by computer (10), change the reflection angle of resonator mirror (5), the corner dimension between pump light and ideler frequency light can be changed, phase-matching condition is caused to change, and then realizing the tuning of output wavelength, its principle is as shown in Figure 2.The adjustment of resonator mirror (5) the reflection angle also knob that can manually rotate on its support realizes, and it directly can also be fixed in galvanometer motor rotating shaft and realize quick adjustment at any angle.P point is at the center of nonlinear crystal (6), for fixed point, P1, P2 are respectively the symmetrical picture point that P point obtains relative to resonator mirror (3), (4), the pip of light beam resonant tank on resonator mirror (5) that O is formed for resonator mirror (3), (4), (5).P1, P2, O are on the same circle taking T as the center of circle.When the angle adjustment of resonator mirror (5) becomes O1 with the point of contact of circle, the parameteric light of vibration is the triangle loop that dash dotted line forms in cavity circulation path; And resonator mirror angle adjustment with circle point of contact become O2 time, the parameteric light of vibration is the triangle loop that short stroke of dotted line forms in cavity circulation path.The adjustment of resonator mirror (5) angle changes the direction of oscillation parameter light, and pump direction does not change, and therefore between pump light and flashlight, angle there occurs change, and phase-matching condition changes, and the parameteric light wavelength of vibration realizes tuning.When the reflection angle α that computer (10) controls resonator mirror (5) varies continuously to 6 ° from 0 °, the wavelength of output signal light is from 1.57 μm of consecutive variations to 1.71 μm.
In sum, the utility model implementation process provides a kind of optical parametric oscillator and tuning methods of broad tuning, regulated by the angle of a chamber mirror to three chamber mirror annular chambers, the parameter laser that can realize different wave length exports, it is easy that this tuning manner has device, compact conformation, continuously adjustabe, the advantages such as tuning fast and stable, are particularly useful for temperature and all insensitive noncritical phase matching optical parametric oscillator of angle tuning.This optical parametric oscillator and tuning manner can also be applied to other any wave bands, realize different wavelength range tunable laser and export.
The foregoing is only a specific embodiment of the present utility model; not in order to limit the utility model; all within spirit of the present utility model and principle, any amendment done, equivalent replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection range of the present utility model.
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1. the optical parametric oscillator of broad tuning and a tuner, is characterized in that, comprise pumping source, convergence yoke, 3 resonator mirrors, nonlinear crystal, filter plate, laser detector, laser absorption bodies, pumping source is the laser of pulse running, the pump light sent incides convergence yoke to carry out contracting bundle or focuses on to strengthen pumping light power density, then incide in the ring resonator that is made up of 3 resonator mirrors, nonlinear effect is produced by nonlinear crystal, there is optical parametric oscillator process, nonlinear crystal is positioned at the 1st, 2 resonator mirror centre positions, carry out the laser of automatic converging system successively through the 1st resonator mirror, nonlinear crystal, 2nd resonator mirror reflexes to the 3rd resonator mirror, be reflected back the 1st resonator mirror through the 3rd resonator mirror again and form triangle loop, the parameteric light that parametric process newly produces and pump light export from the 2nd resonator mirror simultaneously, and pump light reflexes in laser gatherer through filter plate, and the parameteric light produced then incides in laser detector through filter plate and detects energy or power.
2. the optical parametric oscillator of broad tuning as claimed in claim 1 and tuner, it is characterized in that, manually or computer drives motor realize the adjustment of the deflection angle of the 3rd resonator mirror, angle between pump light and oscillation light is changed, meet different phase-matching conditions, realize the adjustment of output signal optical wavelength.
3. the optical parametric oscillator of broad tuning as claimed in claim 1 and tuner, it is characterized in that, affiliated pumping source is pulse running Nd:YAG laser, repetition rate is 100Hz, the centre wavelength of Output of laser is 1064nm single pulse energy is 300mJ, pulse duration is 10ns, and spot diameter is 9mm.
4. the optical parametric oscillator of broad tuning as claimed in claim 1 and tuner, it is characterized in that, convergence yoke is the contracting bundle telescopic system that convex lens and concavees lens are formed, wherein focal length of convex lens 100cm, Concave Mirrors Focus-35cm, the spot diameter after contracting bundle is about 3mm; Convergence yoke or focal length convex lens, focal length is 1m.
5. the optical parametric oscillator of broad tuning as claimed in claim 1 and tuner, it is characterized in that, 3 resonator mirrors are level crossing, form isosceles right triangle resonant cavity together; 1st resonator mirror is thoroughly high to pump light, and high anti-to 22.5 ° of incident parameter signals light, the 2nd resonator mirror is thoroughly high to pump light, is the about 20%, 3rd resonator mirror high anti-to 45 ° of incident flashlights to 22.5 ° of incident flashlight transmitances.
6. the optical parametric oscillator of broad tuning as claimed in claim 1 and tuner, it is characterized in that, nonlinear crystal is ktp crystal is noncritical phase matching, and along x-axis cutting, two ends are coated with the anti-reflection film to pump light and flashlight; When adopting the convergence yoke of convex lens focus, nonlinear crystal center should be positioned on concave lens focus.
7. the optical parametric oscillator of broad tuning as claimed in claim 1 and tuner, is characterized in that, filter plate is coated with 45 degree incident pump lights high anti-, the deielectric-coating that flashlight height is saturating.
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