Based on three-level exciton model,the enhanced photonic microwave signal generation by using a sole excited-state(ES)emitting quantum dot(QD)laser under both optical injection and optical feedback is numerically stud...Based on three-level exciton model,the enhanced photonic microwave signal generation by using a sole excited-state(ES)emitting quantum dot(QD)laser under both optical injection and optical feedback is numerically studied.Within the range of period-one(P1)dynamics caused by the optical injection,the variations of microwave frequency and microwave intensity with the parameters of frequency detuning and injection strength are demonstrated.It is found that the microwave frequency can be continuously tuned by adjusting the injection parameters,and the microwave intensity can be enhanced by changing the injection strength.Moreover,considering that the generated microwave has a wide linewidth,an optical feedback loop is further employed to compress the linewidth,and the effect of feedback parameters on the linewidth is investigated.It is found that with the increase of feedback strength or delay time,the linewidth is evidently decreased due to the locking effect.However,for the relatively large feedback strength or delay time,the linewidth compression effect becomes worse due to the gradually destroyed P1 dynamics.Besides,through optimizing the feedback parameters,the linewidth can be reduced by up to more than one order of magnitude for different microwave frequencies.展开更多
The sensitivity to fault reflection is very important for larger dynamic range in fiber fault detection technique.Using time delay signature(TDS)of chaotic laser formed by optical feedback can solve the sensitivity li...The sensitivity to fault reflection is very important for larger dynamic range in fiber fault detection technique.Using time delay signature(TDS)of chaotic laser formed by optical feedback can solve the sensitivity limitation of photodetector in fiber fault detection.The TDS corresponds to the feedback position and the fault reflection can be detected by the laser diode.The sensitivity to feedback level of circular-side hexagonal resonator(CSHR)microcavity laser is numerically simulated and the feedback level boundaries of each output dynamic state are demonstrated.The peak level of TDS is utilized to analyze the sensitivity.The demonstration is presented in two aspects:the minimum feedback level when the TDS emerges and the variation degree of TDS level on feedback level changing.The results show that the CSHR microcavity laser can respond to the feedback level of 0.07%,corresponding to-63-dB feedback strength.Compared to conventional distributed feedback laser,the sensitivity improves almost 20 dB due to the shorter internal cavity length of CSHR microcavity laser.Moreover,1%feedback level changing will induce 1.001 variation on TDS level,and this variation degree can be influenced by other critical internal parameters(active region side length,damping rate,and linewidth enhancement factor).展开更多
The optical feedback modulations of a passively mode-locked semiconductor laser with quantum dot structure were investigated in this study. The delay-induced dynamics of QD MLL under the condition of optical feedback ...The optical feedback modulations of a passively mode-locked semiconductor laser with quantum dot structure were investigated in this study. The delay-induced dynamics of QD MLL under the condition of optical feedback have been studied by exploiting a time domain traveling wave(TDTW) model. The conventional TDTW model was improved to make it suitable for studying optical feedback system, especially the system with long external cavity structure. Combing the TDTW model with optical feedback and carrier rate equations, the pulse variation of a single section QD MLL was studied. This new model shows good agreement with the published experimental data. The roundtrip time and local light intensity modulation to the pulse evolution of QD MLL were studied. The results show that when the time for a light to go to and return from external cavity is equal to the integral times of the period of laser pulse without external feedback, resonance will be formed, and the period of pulse sequence is the shortest. The results also show that the stronger the local light intensity modulation is, the shorter the pulse period is.展开更多
Based on a semiconductor laser(SL) with incoherent optical feedback, a novel all-optical scheme for generating tunable and broadband microwave frequency combs(MFCs) is proposed and investigated numerically. The result...Based on a semiconductor laser(SL) with incoherent optical feedback, a novel all-optical scheme for generating tunable and broadband microwave frequency combs(MFCs) is proposed and investigated numerically. The results show that, under suitable operation parameters, the SL with incoherent optical feedback can be driven to operate at a regular pulsing state, and the generated MFCs have bandwidths broader than 40 GHz within a 10 d B amplitude variation. For a fixed bias current, the line spacing(or repetition frequency) of the MFCs can be easily tuned by varying the feedback delay time and the feedback strength, and the tuning range of the line spacing increases with the increase in the bias current. The linewidth of the MFCs is sensitive to the variation of the feedback delay time and the feedback strength, and a linewidth of tens of KHz can be achieved through finely adjusting the feedback delay time and the feedback strength. In addition,mappings of amplitude variation, repetition frequency, and linewidth of MFCs in the parameter space of the feedback delay time and the feedback strength are presented.展开更多
The principle of laser optical feedback microscope was presented and demonstrated. Three methods to advance the vertical resolution of laser optical feedback microscope were experimentally studied. The first one is to...The principle of laser optical feedback microscope was presented and demonstrated. Three methods to advance the vertical resolution of laser optical feedback microscope were experimentally studied. The first one is to detect the two polarized lights’ intensities separately with a Wollaston prism instead of to detect the whole light’s intensity. The second is that both of the two orthogonally polarized lights of a birefringent dual frequency laser are fed back. The third one is that only one of the orthogonally polarized lights is fed back. The experimental results show that the modes competition between orthogonally polarized lights can be used to improve the vertical resolution of laser optical feedback microscope effectively.展开更多
This paper demonstrates the intensity modulation characters of orthogonally polarized HeNe lasers with different optical feedback level generated by the variable reflectivity of external reflector.The modulation depth...This paper demonstrates the intensity modulation characters of orthogonally polarized HeNe lasers with different optical feedback level generated by the variable reflectivity of external reflector.The modulation depths of the orthogonally polarized frequencies are increased when the optical feedback level becomes strong.It also observes that the modulation amplitudes are different for different external cavity length.Based on the vectorial extension of Lamb's semi-classical theory,it finds that the calculations are consistent with the experimental results.展开更多
This paper presents the anisotropic optical feedback of a single frequency intra-cavity He-Ne laser.A novel phenomenon was discovered that the laser output an elliptical polarized frequency instead of the initial line...This paper presents the anisotropic optical feedback of a single frequency intra-cavity He-Ne laser.A novel phenomenon was discovered that the laser output an elliptical polarized frequency instead of the initial linear polarized one.Two intensities with a phase difference were detected,both of which were modulated in the form of cosine wave and a fringe shift corresponds to a λ/2 movement of the feedback mirror.The phase difference can be continuously modulated by the wave plate in the external cavity.Frequency stabilization was used to stabilize the laser frequency so as to enlarge the measuring range and improve the measurement precision.This anisotropic optical feedback system offers a potential displacement measurement technology with the function of subdivision of λ/2 and in-time direction judgment.The three-mirror Fabry-Perot cavity model is used to present the experimental results.Given the lack of need of lasing adjustment,this full intra-cavity laser can significantly improve the simplicity and stability of the optical feedback system.展开更多
This paper investigates the steady-state behavior of a semiconductor laser subject to arbitrary levels of external optical feedback by means of an iterative travelling-wave (ITW) model. Analytical expressions are deve...This paper investigates the steady-state behavior of a semiconductor laser subject to arbitrary levels of external optical feedback by means of an iterative travelling-wave (ITW) model. Analytical expressions are developed based on an iterative equation. We show that, as in good agreement with previous work, in the weak-feedback regime of operation except for a phase shift the ITW model will be simplified to the Lang-Kobayashi (LK) model, and that in the case where this phase shift is equal to zero the ITW model is identical to the LK model. The present work is of use in particular for distinguishing the coherence-collapse regime from the strong-feedback regime where low-intensity-noise and narrow-linewidth laser operation would be possible at high feedback levels with re-stabilization of the compound laser system.展开更多
This paper proposes a theoretical analysis for the characteristics of an external cavity Nd:YAG laser with feedback of multiple-beam interference,which is induced by the multi-reentrance of the light from the external...This paper proposes a theoretical analysis for the characteristics of an external cavity Nd:YAG laser with feedback of multiple-beam interference,which is induced by the multi-reentrance of the light from the external Fabry-Perot cavity.The theoretical model considers the multiple beam interference of the external Fabry-Perot cavity.It is found that the optical feedback signals are distorted to pulse waveforms instead of the sinusoidal ones in conventional feedback.The experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical analysis.The obtained theoretical and experimental results can advance the development of a laser feedback interferometer.展开更多
This paper demonstrates the influence of external optical feedback on the polarization state of longitudinal modes in quasi-isotropic microchip Nd:YAG lasers. Under optical feedback, the polarization state of longitud...This paper demonstrates the influence of external optical feedback on the polarization state of longitudinal modes in quasi-isotropic microchip Nd:YAG lasers. Under optical feedback, the polarization state of longitudinal modes in quasi-isotropic lasers relies strongly on the intracavity anisotropy loss and mode competition. When the intracavity anisotropy loss is small, external optical feedback can cause polarization switching and strong mode competition between two orthogonal linearly polarized eigenstates of one laser longitudinal mode, which leads to the distortion of laser intensity modulation waveform. The polarization switching is independent of the initial external cavity length. By increasing the intracavity anisotropy loss, one polarization eigenstate can be suppressed and the laser works in single-polarization state. A theoretical analysis based on the compound cavity model is presented, which is in good agreement with the experimental results. The results offer guidance to the development of laser feedback interferometers.展开更多
External optical feedback effects due to reflection, Rayleigh backscattering and coherent Rayleigh backscattering in fiber distributed feedback (DFB) fiber laser sensor system have been investigated. If the feedback i...External optical feedback effects due to reflection, Rayleigh backscattering and coherent Rayleigh backscattering in fiber distributed feedback (DFB) fiber laser sensor system have been investigated. If the feedback intensity exceeds critical amount, excess noise would be induced in the demodulator. The maximum tolerable intensity back-reflection coefficient Rc and backscattering coefficient Sc into a fiber DFB laser with lead fiber length from 1 m to 37.5 km before the onset of instabilities are shown. Rc is found to decrease with increasing lead fiber length while Sc was relatively invariable with varying fiber length. The coherent Rayleigh backscattering (CRBS) would induce neglectable noise with a lead fiber exceeding 13.5 km. To eliminate these noises, one or two isolators should be incorporated in the system.展开更多
The steady-state gain distribution in cladding pumped thulium-doped fiber laser(TDFL) is analytically and numerically solved based on the rate equations including loss coefficients and cross relaxation effect. With th...The steady-state gain distribution in cladding pumped thulium-doped fiber laser(TDFL) is analytically and numerically solved based on the rate equations including loss coefficients and cross relaxation effect. With the gain curve, a problem, which is named optical feedback inhibition(OFI) and always occurs in tandem TDFL-Ho:YAG laser system, is analyzed quantitatively. The actual characteristics of output spectra and power basically prove the conclusion of theoretical analysis. Then a simple mirror-deflected L-shaped cavity is employed to restrain the external feedback and simplify the structure of fiber-bulk Ho:YAG laser. Finally, 25 W of 2097-nm laser power and 51.2% of optical-to-optical conversion efficiency are obtained, and the beam quality factor is less than 1.43 obtained by knife-edge method.展开更多
We construct a power enhancement cavity to form an optical lattice in an ytterbium optical clock.It is demonstrated that the intra-cavity lattice power can be increased by about 45 times,and the trap depth can be as l...We construct a power enhancement cavity to form an optical lattice in an ytterbium optical clock.It is demonstrated that the intra-cavity lattice power can be increased by about 45 times,and the trap depth can be as large as 1400Er when laser light with a power of only 0.6 W incident to the lattice cavity.Such high trap depths are the key to accurate evaluation of the lattice-induced light shift with an uncertainty down to~1×10-18.By probing the ytterbium atoms trapped in the power-enhanced optical lattice,we obtain a 4.3 Hz-linewidth Rabi spectrum,which is then used to feedback to the clock laser for the close loop operation of the optical lattice clock.We evaluate the density shift of the Yb optical lattice clock based on interleaving measurements,which is-0.46(62)mHz.This result is smaller compared to the density shift of our first Yb optical clock without lattice power enhancement cavity mainly due to a larger lattice diameter of 344μm.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61775184 and 61875167).
文摘Based on three-level exciton model,the enhanced photonic microwave signal generation by using a sole excited-state(ES)emitting quantum dot(QD)laser under both optical injection and optical feedback is numerically studied.Within the range of period-one(P1)dynamics caused by the optical injection,the variations of microwave frequency and microwave intensity with the parameters of frequency detuning and injection strength are demonstrated.It is found that the microwave frequency can be continuously tuned by adjusting the injection parameters,and the microwave intensity can be enhanced by changing the injection strength.Moreover,considering that the generated microwave has a wide linewidth,an optical feedback loop is further employed to compress the linewidth,and the effect of feedback parameters on the linewidth is investigated.It is found that with the increase of feedback strength or delay time,the linewidth is evidently decreased due to the locking effect.However,for the relatively large feedback strength or delay time,the linewidth compression effect becomes worse due to the gradually destroyed P1 dynamics.Besides,through optimizing the feedback parameters,the linewidth can be reduced by up to more than one order of magnitude for different microwave frequencies.
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2019YFB1803500)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61705160,61961136002,61822509,and 61875147)+1 种基金the“1331 Project”Key Innovative Research Team of Shanxi Province,Chinathe National Defense Basic Scientific Research Project(Grant No.WDYX19614260203)。
文摘The sensitivity to fault reflection is very important for larger dynamic range in fiber fault detection technique.Using time delay signature(TDS)of chaotic laser formed by optical feedback can solve the sensitivity limitation of photodetector in fiber fault detection.The TDS corresponds to the feedback position and the fault reflection can be detected by the laser diode.The sensitivity to feedback level of circular-side hexagonal resonator(CSHR)microcavity laser is numerically simulated and the feedback level boundaries of each output dynamic state are demonstrated.The peak level of TDS is utilized to analyze the sensitivity.The demonstration is presented in two aspects:the minimum feedback level when the TDS emerges and the variation degree of TDS level on feedback level changing.The results show that the CSHR microcavity laser can respond to the feedback level of 0.07%,corresponding to-63-dB feedback strength.Compared to conventional distributed feedback laser,the sensitivity improves almost 20 dB due to the shorter internal cavity length of CSHR microcavity laser.Moreover,1%feedback level changing will induce 1.001 variation on TDS level,and this variation degree can be influenced by other critical internal parameters(active region side length,damping rate,and linewidth enhancement factor).
基金Sponsored by the Research Project of Xiamen University of Technology(Grant No.KCZX2019148)the Research Project of Xiamen Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology(Grant No.3502Z20193055)。
文摘The optical feedback modulations of a passively mode-locked semiconductor laser with quantum dot structure were investigated in this study. The delay-induced dynamics of QD MLL under the condition of optical feedback have been studied by exploiting a time domain traveling wave(TDTW) model. The conventional TDTW model was improved to make it suitable for studying optical feedback system, especially the system with long external cavity structure. Combing the TDTW model with optical feedback and carrier rate equations, the pulse variation of a single section QD MLL was studied. This new model shows good agreement with the published experimental data. The roundtrip time and local light intensity modulation to the pulse evolution of QD MLL were studied. The results show that when the time for a light to go to and return from external cavity is equal to the integral times of the period of laser pulse without external feedback, resonance will be formed, and the period of pulse sequence is the shortest. The results also show that the stronger the local light intensity modulation is, the shorter the pulse period is.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61178011,11204248,61475127,and 61275116)the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing City,China(Grant Nos.2012jj B40011 and 2012jj A40012)the Open Fund of the State Key Lab of Millimeter Waves of China(Grant No.K201418)
文摘Based on a semiconductor laser(SL) with incoherent optical feedback, a novel all-optical scheme for generating tunable and broadband microwave frequency combs(MFCs) is proposed and investigated numerically. The results show that, under suitable operation parameters, the SL with incoherent optical feedback can be driven to operate at a regular pulsing state, and the generated MFCs have bandwidths broader than 40 GHz within a 10 d B amplitude variation. For a fixed bias current, the line spacing(or repetition frequency) of the MFCs can be easily tuned by varying the feedback delay time and the feedback strength, and the tuning range of the line spacing increases with the increase in the bias current. The linewidth of the MFCs is sensitive to the variation of the feedback delay time and the feedback strength, and a linewidth of tens of KHz can be achieved through finely adjusting the feedback delay time and the feedback strength. In addition,mappings of amplitude variation, repetition frequency, and linewidth of MFCs in the parameter space of the feedback delay time and the feedback strength are presented.
文摘The principle of laser optical feedback microscope was presented and demonstrated. Three methods to advance the vertical resolution of laser optical feedback microscope were experimentally studied. The first one is to detect the two polarized lights’ intensities separately with a Wollaston prism instead of to detect the whole light’s intensity. The second is that both of the two orthogonally polarized lights of a birefringent dual frequency laser are fed back. The third one is that only one of the orthogonally polarized lights is fed back. The experimental results show that the modes competition between orthogonally polarized lights can be used to improve the vertical resolution of laser optical feedback microscope effectively.
基金Project supported by the State Key Program of National Natural Science of China (Grant No 60438010)
文摘This paper demonstrates the intensity modulation characters of orthogonally polarized HeNe lasers with different optical feedback level generated by the variable reflectivity of external reflector.The modulation depths of the orthogonally polarized frequencies are increased when the optical feedback level becomes strong.It also observes that the modulation amplitudes are different for different external cavity length.Based on the vectorial extension of Lamb's semi-classical theory,it finds that the calculations are consistent with the experimental results.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 60437010)
文摘This paper presents the anisotropic optical feedback of a single frequency intra-cavity He-Ne laser.A novel phenomenon was discovered that the laser output an elliptical polarized frequency instead of the initial linear polarized one.Two intensities with a phase difference were detected,both of which were modulated in the form of cosine wave and a fringe shift corresponds to a λ/2 movement of the feedback mirror.The phase difference can be continuously modulated by the wave plate in the external cavity.Frequency stabilization was used to stabilize the laser frequency so as to enlarge the measuring range and improve the measurement precision.This anisotropic optical feedback system offers a potential displacement measurement technology with the function of subdivision of λ/2 and in-time direction judgment.The three-mirror Fabry-Perot cavity model is used to present the experimental results.Given the lack of need of lasing adjustment,this full intra-cavity laser can significantly improve the simplicity and stability of the optical feedback system.
文摘This paper investigates the steady-state behavior of a semiconductor laser subject to arbitrary levels of external optical feedback by means of an iterative travelling-wave (ITW) model. Analytical expressions are developed based on an iterative equation. We show that, as in good agreement with previous work, in the weak-feedback regime of operation except for a phase shift the ITW model will be simplified to the Lang-Kobayashi (LK) model, and that in the case where this phase shift is equal to zero the ITW model is identical to the LK model. The present work is of use in particular for distinguishing the coherence-collapse regime from the strong-feedback regime where low-intensity-noise and narrow-linewidth laser operation would be possible at high feedback levels with re-stabilization of the compound laser system.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50805084)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant Nos. 20080430395 and 200902087)
文摘This paper proposes a theoretical analysis for the characteristics of an external cavity Nd:YAG laser with feedback of multiple-beam interference,which is induced by the multi-reentrance of the light from the external Fabry-Perot cavity.The theoretical model considers the multiple beam interference of the external Fabry-Perot cavity.It is found that the optical feedback signals are distorted to pulse waveforms instead of the sinusoidal ones in conventional feedback.The experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical analysis.The obtained theoretical and experimental results can advance the development of a laser feedback interferometer.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 30870662)
文摘This paper demonstrates the influence of external optical feedback on the polarization state of longitudinal modes in quasi-isotropic microchip Nd:YAG lasers. Under optical feedback, the polarization state of longitudinal modes in quasi-isotropic lasers relies strongly on the intracavity anisotropy loss and mode competition. When the intracavity anisotropy loss is small, external optical feedback can cause polarization switching and strong mode competition between two orthogonal linearly polarized eigenstates of one laser longitudinal mode, which leads to the distortion of laser intensity modulation waveform. The polarization switching is independent of the initial external cavity length. By increasing the intracavity anisotropy loss, one polarization eigenstate can be suppressed and the laser works in single-polarization state. A theoretical analysis based on the compound cavity model is presented, which is in good agreement with the experimental results. The results offer guidance to the development of laser feedback interferometers.
基金supported by the National 863 Program under Grant No. 2007AA03Z415.
文摘External optical feedback effects due to reflection, Rayleigh backscattering and coherent Rayleigh backscattering in fiber distributed feedback (DFB) fiber laser sensor system have been investigated. If the feedback intensity exceeds critical amount, excess noise would be induced in the demodulator. The maximum tolerable intensity back-reflection coefficient Rc and backscattering coefficient Sc into a fiber DFB laser with lead fiber length from 1 m to 37.5 km before the onset of instabilities are shown. Rc is found to decrease with increasing lead fiber length while Sc was relatively invariable with varying fiber length. The coherent Rayleigh backscattering (CRBS) would induce neglectable noise with a lead fiber exceeding 13.5 km. To eliminate these noises, one or two isolators should be incorporated in the system.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61275146)the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(Grant No.20120002110066)the Special Program of the Co-construction with Beijing Municipal Government of China(Grant No.20121000302)
文摘The steady-state gain distribution in cladding pumped thulium-doped fiber laser(TDFL) is analytically and numerically solved based on the rate equations including loss coefficients and cross relaxation effect. With the gain curve, a problem, which is named optical feedback inhibition(OFI) and always occurs in tandem TDFL-Ho:YAG laser system, is analyzed quantitatively. The actual characteristics of output spectra and power basically prove the conclusion of theoretical analysis. Then a simple mirror-deflected L-shaped cavity is employed to restrain the external feedback and simplify the structure of fiber-bulk Ho:YAG laser. Finally, 25 W of 2097-nm laser power and 51.2% of optical-to-optical conversion efficiency are obtained, and the beam quality factor is less than 1.43 obtained by knife-edge method.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 60976039, the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China under Grant No 20070613058, the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities （No 2010XS18）, and the Funds for the Excellent PhD Dissertation of Southwest Jiaotong University （2010）.
文摘评估混乱信号的签名与旋转极化的光反馈(教授) 由垂直洞的射出表面的激光(VCSEL ) 产生了的时间延期(TD ) 到份量上，我们基于关联功能建议决定系数 R 的四个盒子。为模式， y 极化(YP ) 模式和全部的输出被考虑的 x 极化(XP ) 的分辨率系数特征。反馈力量和反馈延期上的 R 的依赖小心地被讨论并且比较。R 的二维的地图证明为单个极化模式的 TD 签名(即， XP 或 YP 模式) 是更困难的在全部参数空间为全部的输出比那些检索。因此，由把单个极化模式用作一个混乱搬运人，， TD 签名是极其困难的被鉴别，它在提高安全的基于 VCSELs 的混乱光通讯系统贡献很多。
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12334020 and 11927810)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2022YFB3904001).
文摘We construct a power enhancement cavity to form an optical lattice in an ytterbium optical clock.It is demonstrated that the intra-cavity lattice power can be increased by about 45 times,and the trap depth can be as large as 1400Er when laser light with a power of only 0.6 W incident to the lattice cavity.Such high trap depths are the key to accurate evaluation of the lattice-induced light shift with an uncertainty down to~1×10-18.By probing the ytterbium atoms trapped in the power-enhanced optical lattice,we obtain a 4.3 Hz-linewidth Rabi spectrum,which is then used to feedback to the clock laser for the close loop operation of the optical lattice clock.We evaluate the density shift of the Yb optical lattice clock based on interleaving measurements,which is-0.46(62)mHz.This result is smaller compared to the density shift of our first Yb optical clock without lattice power enhancement cavity mainly due to a larger lattice diameter of 344μm.
