Broadband high-gain optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification near 780 nm with LBO-I near-degenerate near-collinear phase match

Near-degenerative near-collinear phase-match geometry for broadband optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification (OPCPA) at approximate to 780 nm is calculated in comparison with nondegenerate noncollinear phase-match geometry. In an experiment on LBO-I near-degenerate near-collinear OPCPA, high gain with broad gain bandwidth (approximate to 71 nm, FWHM) at approximate to 780 nm is achieved by using an approximate to 390-nm pumping pulse. The stretched broadband chirped signal pulse near 780 nm is amplified to approximate to 412 mu J with a pumping energy of approximate to 15 mJ, and the total gain is > 3.7 X 10(6), which agrees well with the calculation. For a broadband (covering approximate to 100 nm) chirped signal pulse, the theoretical gain bandwidth has been attained experimentally for the first time. (c) 2005 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.

Broadband high-gain optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification near 780 nm with LBO-I near-degenerate near-collinear phase match

Near-degenerative near-collinear phase-match geometry for broadband optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification (OPCPA) at approximate to 780 nm is calculated in comparison with nondegenerate noncollinear phase-match geometry. In an experiment on LBO-I near-degenerate near-collinear OPCPA, high gain with broad gain bandwidth (approximate to 71 nm, FWHM) at approximate to 780 nm is achieved by using an approximate to 390-nm pumping pulse. The stretched broadband chirped signal pulse near 780 nm is amplified to approximate to 412 mu J with a pumping energy of approximate to 15 mJ, and the total gain is > 3.7 X 10(6), which agrees well with the calculation. For a broadband (covering approximate to 100 nm) chirped signal pulse, the theoretical gain bandwidth has been attained experimentally for the first time. (c) 2005 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.

LBO晶体上1064nm，532nm二倍频增透膜的设计及误差分析

采用矢量合成法设计了LiB3O5（LBO）晶体上1064nm，532nm二倍频增透膜，在1064nm处的反射率为0．0014％，532nm处的反射率为0．0004％。根据误差分析，薄膜制备时沉积速率精度控制在＋6．5％时，1064nm处的反射率增加至0．22％，532nm处增加至0．87％。材料折射率的变化控制在＋3％时，1064nm处的反射率达0．24％，532nm处达0．22％。沉积速率和折射率控制的负变化不增大特定波长处的剩余反射率。与膜层折射率相比，薄膜物理厚度对剩余反射率的影响小。低折射率膜层的

LBO晶体上ZrO2薄膜的显微结构和光学性质

用电子柬蒸发方法在三种不同取向的三硼酸锂（LiB3O3，简称LBO）晶体上沉积了ZrO2薄膜。采用分光光度计和X射线衍射技术对LBO晶体基底结构对薄膜光学性质和显微结构的影响进行了研究。实验结果表明：基底结构对薄膜的显微结构和光学性质具有明显影响，即X-LBO，Y-LBO和Z-LBO上沉积的ZrO3薄膜分别沿m（-212），m（021）和o（130）择优生长，且m（021）择优取向的ZrO3薄膜具有最高的折射率和最小的晶格不匹配。

LBO晶体上具有不同厚度过渡层的倍频增透膜的设计和制备

Design and preparation of frequency doubling antireflection coating with different thicknesses of interlayer were investigated for LiB₃O₅ (LBO) substrate. The design was based on the vector method. The thickness of the inserted SiO₂ interlayer could be changed in a wide range for the four-layer design with two zeros at 1064 and 532 nm. The coatings without any interlayer and with 0.1 quarter-wave (λ/4), 0.3 λ/4, 0.5 λ/4 SiO₂ interlayer were deposited respectively on LBO by using electron beam evaporation technique. All the prepared coatings with SiO₂ interlayer indicated satisfying optical behavior. This expanded our option for the thickness of an interlayer when coating on LBO substrate. The prepared films with SiO₂ interlayer showed better adhesion than that without any interlayer. The thickness of the interlayer affected the adhesion, the adhesion for the coating with 0.5 λ/4 SiO₂ interlayer was not as good as the other two.}

LBO晶体上1064，532nm倍频增透膜的镀制及性能分析

用电子束蒸发沉积方法在X切LBO（X-LBO）晶体上镀制了两种不同膜系结构的1064和532nm倍频增透膜，其中一种膜系结构为基底／ZrO2／Y2O3／A12O3／SiO2／空气，另一种为基底／0．5Al2O3／ZrO2／Y2O3／A12O3／SiO2／空气，两种膜系结构的主要差别在于有无氧化铝过渡层。测量了薄膜的反射率光谱曲线，发现两种增透膜在1064和532nm处的反射率均小于0．5％，实际镀制结果与理论设计曲线的差异主要是由材料折射率的变化引起的。且对样品在空气环境中进行了温度为473K的退火处理，

LBO晶体非临界相位匹配倍频研究

利用LBO晶体对Nd:YAG ns激光器进行了腔外倍频实验研究,实验中LBO晶体采用I类非临界相位匹配(NCPM),温度调谐,将倍频转换效率和温度调谐的理论值与实验数据进行了对比,实验结果基本与理论值相符,当基频光的单脉冲能量为1.3J时,获得了840mJ的532nm倍频绿光输出,最高转换效率达到65%,倍频光能量不稳定度小于±3%

I类非临界相位匹配的LBO腔外倍频660nm效率的研究

报道了利用LBO晶体对Nd:YAG纳秒激光器进行腔外倍频实验的研究结果，实验中LBO晶体采用I类非临界相位匹配（NCPM），温度调谐。实验证明，采用LBO温度调谐方式具有倍频效率高、稳定性好、易于调节等优点，当匹配温度为8.4 ℃、基频光功率为1.3J时，获得了855mJ的660nm倍频光输出，最高转换效率达到66%，倍频光能量稳定度小于±3%。

High electrical-to-green efficiency high stability intracavity-frequency-doubled Nd:YAG-LBO QCW 532 nm laser with a straight cavity

An electrical-to-green efficiency of more than 10% was demonstrated by intracavity-frequency-doubling a Q-switched diode-side-pumped Nd:YAG laser with a type II lithium triborate (LBO) crystal in a straight plano-concave cavity. An average power of 69.2 W at 532 nm was generated when electrical input power was 666 W. The corresponding electrical-to-green conversion efficiency is 10.4%. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest electrical-to-green efficiency of second harmonic generation laser systems with side-pumped laser modules, ever reported. At about 66 W of green output power, the power fluctuation over 4 hours was better than +/-0.86%.

激光二极管抽运Nd∶YVO_4LBO红光激光器研究

报道了激光二极管抽运的Nd:YVO_4晶体、LBO晶体Ⅱ类非临界相位匹配腔内倍频大功率红光激光器。通过对激光晶体热效应的考虑，设计了热不灵敏腔，采用低掺杂浓度Nd:YVO_4晶体，获得了671nm红光的最高输出为890mW。

Optimization of optical parametric chirped pulse amplification with different pump wavelengths

Optical parametric chirped pulse amplification with different pump wavelengths was investigated using LBO crystal, at signal central wavelength of 800 nm. According to our theoretical simulation, when pump wavelength is 492.5 nm, there is a maximal gain bandwidth of 190 nm. centered at 805 nm in optimal noncollinear angle using LBO. Presently, pump wavelength of 492.5 nm can be obtained from second harmonic generation of a Yb:Sr-5(PO4)(3)F laser. The broad gain bandwidth can completely support similar to 6 fs with a spectral centre of seed pulse at 800 nm. The deviation from optimal noncollinear angle can be compensated by accurately tuning crystal angle for phase matching. The gain spectrum with pump wavelength of 492.5 nm is much better than those with pump wavelengths of 400, 526.5 and 532 nm, at signal centre of 800 nm. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Influence of LiB3O5 structure on microstructure and optical properties of ZrO2, thin films prepared by electron beam evaporation

ZrO2 thin films were deposited bill using an electron beam evaporation technique on three kinds of lithium triborate (LiB3O5 or LBO) substrates with the surfaces at specified crystalline orientations. The influences of the LBO structure on the structural and optical properties of ZrO2 thin films are studied by spectrophotometer and x-ray diffraction. The results indicate that the substrate structure has obvious effects on the structural end optical properties of the film: namely. the ZrO2 thin film deposited on the X-LBO, Y-LBO and Z-LBO orients to m(-212), m(021) and o(130) directions. It is also found that the ZrO2 thin film with m(021) has the highest refractive index and the least lattice misfit.