羅萍萍 桑思晗 史文宗 楊超 顏凡江 李夢(mèng)龍 蒙裴貝
基于FFT算法的激光有源非穩(wěn)腔光場(chǎng)分布數(shù)值計(jì)算方法
羅萍萍1,2桑思晗1,2史文宗1,2楊超1,2顏凡江1,2李夢(mèng)龍1,2蒙裴貝1,2
(1 北京空間機(jī)電研究所,北京 100094)(2 中國(guó)空間技術(shù)研究院空間激光信息感知技術(shù)核心專業(yè)實(shí)驗(yàn)室,北京 100094)
在激光器應(yīng)用中,激光發(fā)散角是重要的技術(shù)指標(biāo),可由光場(chǎng)分布得出。非穩(wěn)腔由于易于實(shí)現(xiàn)高光束質(zhì)量輸出的優(yōu)勢(shì),是激光器的常用腔型。為了快速獲得有源非穩(wěn)腔激光器的光場(chǎng)分布,提高激光器設(shè)計(jì)仿真效率,在參考了現(xiàn)有激光器諧振腔數(shù)值算法的基礎(chǔ)上,建立了一種基于快速傅里葉變換算法的有源諧振腔光場(chǎng)分布計(jì)算模型;基于該模型,開展了有源非穩(wěn)腔的諧振腔特性研究,重點(diǎn)分析了小信號(hào)增益分布、輸出鏡反射率分布及諧振腔的腔鏡失諧等因素對(duì)激光器光場(chǎng)分布的影響,并量化分析了上述參數(shù)對(duì)激光器發(fā)散角的影響;同時(shí),通過搭建激光器樣機(jī),獲得了激光輸出光斑分布、失諧發(fā)散角參數(shù)等試驗(yàn)結(jié)果,并與光場(chǎng)分布計(jì)算模型的計(jì)算結(jié)果進(jìn)行了對(duì)比分析,認(rèn)為兩者的光斑分布及發(fā)散角隨腔鏡失諧角度變化的趨勢(shì)大致相同,驗(yàn)證了光場(chǎng)分布計(jì)算模型的正確性。因而,在有源諧振腔設(shè)計(jì)中,應(yīng)用文章中建立的計(jì)算模型,可以對(duì)激光器的泵浦設(shè)計(jì)、腔鏡參數(shù)選擇等提供直觀、量化的參考。
有源諧振腔 光場(chǎng)分布 數(shù)值計(jì)算 激光器 航天遙感
近年來,空間激光雷達(dá)廣泛應(yīng)用于對(duì)地測(cè)繪、空間遙感、大氣探測(cè)等領(lǐng)域[1-4],已成為空間應(yīng)用的重要載荷。其中,激光器作為激光雷達(dá)的發(fā)射光源,其指標(biāo)對(duì)激光雷達(dá)的性能具有重大影響。為了有效探測(cè)目標(biāo),激光雷達(dá)對(duì)激光器的光場(chǎng)分布提出了較高要求,具體體現(xiàn)在光束質(zhì)量(Quality)這一指標(biāo)上。非穩(wěn)腔可獲得高光束質(zhì)量激光輸出,成為空間激光器常用腔型之一。在非穩(wěn)腔激光器設(shè)計(jì)中,需要根據(jù)指標(biāo)要求,設(shè)計(jì)合適的諧振腔參數(shù),其中能量、脈寬等指標(biāo)的計(jì)算方法較為成熟,但在激光器光場(chǎng)分布計(jì)算方面,由于涉及到復(fù)雜的光學(xué)諧振腔衍射積分方程理論,很難求出方程的解析解,進(jìn)而衍生出了許多數(shù)值解法[5-11]。在眾多的非穩(wěn)腔光場(chǎng)數(shù)值計(jì)算方法中,快速傅里葉變換(FFT)法由于計(jì)算效率高,運(yùn)算速度快,成為了激光器光場(chǎng)計(jì)算的重要方法之一。文獻(xiàn)[12]率先利用FFT法計(jì)算了氣體激光器的光場(chǎng)分布以及腔鏡失諧對(duì)氣體激光器模式的影響;文獻(xiàn)[13]將FFT法用于分析增益分布及熱致折射率分布對(duì)端泵Nd:YVO4激光器的模場(chǎng)分布的影響;文獻(xiàn)[14]利用FFT法進(jìn)行了空腔下超高斯非穩(wěn)腔的光場(chǎng)計(jì)算;文獻(xiàn)[15]利用FFT法計(jì)算了CO2激光器的輸出模場(chǎng)。目前文獻(xiàn)中對(duì)諧振腔光場(chǎng)分析基本都是定性分析,對(duì)諧振腔設(shè)計(jì)的參考意義不明顯。
本文利用FFT法建立了有源激光諧振腔的光場(chǎng)分布計(jì)算模型,并將光場(chǎng)分析轉(zhuǎn)化為發(fā)散角指標(biāo)分析,獲得了小信號(hào)增益分布、輸出鏡反射率分布及諧振腔失諧等因素對(duì)激光器影響的量化結(jié)果,并進(jìn)行了試驗(yàn)驗(yàn)證。
非穩(wěn)腔數(shù)值計(jì)算方法的主要思路是基于衍射角譜理論,利用傅里葉變換法,把在空域中的衍射傳輸轉(zhuǎn)換成頻域中的乘積運(yùn)算,通過光場(chǎng)的迭代計(jì)算,最終獲得自再現(xiàn)穩(wěn)定光場(chǎng)分布。
當(dāng)泵浦光作用于激光晶體時(shí),晶體內(nèi)獲得了與空間坐標(biāo)相關(guān)的增益分布,光場(chǎng)通過激光晶體后,光場(chǎng)分布將受到影響從而發(fā)生改變。要精確計(jì)算光場(chǎng)分布,就要充分考慮非均勻增益分布對(duì)光場(chǎng)的影響。為此,本文提出了激光晶體的網(wǎng)格化薄片式模型來解決這一問題。
在緩變振幅近似下,光場(chǎng)分布可表示為[16-17]
1.2.1 單程光場(chǎng)分布計(jì)算模型
圖1為有源諧振腔模型,以圖1為例計(jì)算光場(chǎng)分布。
圖1 有源諧振腔模型
從輸出鏡到全反鏡的光場(chǎng)分布計(jì)算模型也類似,計(jì)算時(shí)設(shè)定初始光場(chǎng)分布,經(jīng)過往返多次運(yùn)算后,激光光場(chǎng)分布逐漸收斂,呈自再現(xiàn)的光場(chǎng)分布,此時(shí)認(rèn)為獲得了激光器的穩(wěn)定輸出光場(chǎng),迭代結(jié)束。
1.2.2 增益飽和計(jì)算模型
在四能級(jí)系統(tǒng)中,小信號(hào)增益系數(shù)可近似表示為[18]
光場(chǎng)強(qiáng)度為
從式(10)可知,光強(qiáng)直接受光場(chǎng)的影響,而從式(4)可知,增益系數(shù)又直接影響光場(chǎng)的計(jì)算結(jié)果,增益系數(shù)與光場(chǎng)兩者互為影響。為了較為精確地計(jì)算光場(chǎng)分布,本文通過迭代法建立了增益飽和計(jì)算模型。具體方法如下:
運(yùn)用計(jì)算模型,可開展激光器諧振腔設(shè)計(jì)。由于,激光器泵浦光學(xué)及諧振腔參數(shù)是影響激光器輸出指標(biāo)的重要參數(shù),也是激光器設(shè)計(jì)的重點(diǎn),本文對(duì)這兩項(xiàng)開展仿真分析。
同理,在上述腔型中,可獲得不同參數(shù)高斯輸出鏡與激光發(fā)散角值的關(guān)系曲線,如圖3所示。從圖3可知,對(duì)特定的腔型及小信號(hào)增益分布,存在最佳的高斯輸出鏡參數(shù)。
(a)高斯階數(shù)n=2,高斯半徑不同(a)Different Gaussian radius with Gaussian order n=2(b)高斯半徑ωm=1.5mm,高斯階數(shù)不同(b)Different Gaussian order with Gaussian radius ωm=1.5mm
(a)高斯階數(shù)n=2,高斯半徑ωr不同(a)Different Gaussian radius ωr with Gaussian order n=2(b)高斯半徑ωr=1.8mm,高斯階數(shù)不同(b)Different Gaussian order with Gaussian radius ωr=1.8mm
綜上可知,利用光場(chǎng)分布計(jì)算模型,不僅可以完成激光諧振腔參數(shù)的仿真計(jì)算,還可以為激光器的泵浦光學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)提供設(shè)計(jì)依據(jù)。
在實(shí)際激光器應(yīng)用中,諧振腔失諧是無法完全避免的問題。激光器諧振腔失諧將會(huì)直接影響激光器的輸出性能,導(dǎo)致單脈沖能量、脈寬、發(fā)散角等指標(biāo)變差,因此,抗失諧設(shè)計(jì)是激光器設(shè)計(jì)的重要環(huán)節(jié)。目前,對(duì)于諧振腔失諧特性的研究大部分都集中于定性分析[20-22],鮮少定量分析失諧對(duì)激光發(fā)散角的影響。本文將諧振腔失諧量帶入到光場(chǎng)分布計(jì)算模型中,分析了失諧對(duì)激光發(fā)散角的影響。
在2.1節(jié)有源腔參數(shù)基礎(chǔ)上,設(shè)全反鏡沿軸旋轉(zhuǎn)角度,即引入方向腔鏡角度的傾斜,當(dāng)傾角分別為50,100,200,400μrad時(shí),輸出光場(chǎng)強(qiáng)度最大值沿軸位移值、激光光軸指向偏移角度及發(fā)散角的計(jì)算值如表1所示,腔鏡失諧情況下的激光輸出光場(chǎng)分布如圖4所示。
從上述計(jì)算結(jié)果可知,隨著腔鏡傾斜角度的增大,最大光強(qiáng)的偏移量逐漸增加,發(fā)散角也逐漸增大,直至失諧損耗大于增益,諧振腔無法起振。
表1 腔鏡傾斜不同角度時(shí)的光場(chǎng)變化參數(shù)
Tab.1 Variation parameters of light field when cavity mirror inclines at different angles
(a)傾斜50μrad(a)Tilt angle 50μrad(b)傾斜100μrad(b)Tilt angle 100μrad(c)傾斜200μrad(c)Tilt angle 200μrad(d)傾斜400μrad(d)Tilt angle 400μrad
圖4 腔鏡傾斜不同角度時(shí)輸出光場(chǎng)分布
Fig.4 Distribution of output light field when cavity mirror inclines at different angles
圖5 激光器試驗(yàn)裝置
由式(9)可知,激光晶體內(nèi)小信號(hào)增益分布與吸收泵浦光分布一致,吸收泵浦光分布可通過幾何光學(xué)追跡方法獲得[25],間接獲得小信號(hào)增益分布。試驗(yàn)激光器三面泵浦結(jié)構(gòu)如圖6(a)所示,通過錐形結(jié)構(gòu)的鍍金反射面勻化泵浦光,入射到激光晶體上,錐形角度為15°,圓弧直徑為6mm,鍍金反射面的反射率為0.95,LD快軸方向設(shè)為高斯分布,發(fā)散角(半高全寬)為35°,慢軸方向角度較小,近似認(rèn)為泵浦功率沿晶體軸向均勻分布。運(yùn)用光線追跡法對(duì)激光晶體吸收泵浦光分布進(jìn)行仿真,仿真結(jié)果如圖6(b)所示。
(a)泵浦結(jié)構(gòu)(a)Pump structure(b)吸收泵浦光仿真結(jié)果(b)Simulation results of absorbing pump light
根據(jù)吸收泵浦光仿真結(jié)果,建立激光晶體的薄片模型,運(yùn)用光場(chǎng)分布計(jì)算模型,最終可獲得含有實(shí)際小信號(hào)增益分布的激光器輸出光場(chǎng)分布。
耦合透鏡焦平面處的光場(chǎng)分布仿真值及實(shí)測(cè)值,如圖7所示。從圖7可知,兩者光場(chǎng)分布近似,光斑呈三角形,與吸收泵浦光分布進(jìn)行對(duì)比后,認(rèn)為這與激光晶體的吸收泵浦光分布有關(guān),這也印證了2.1節(jié)的分析結(jié)果,即激光晶體的吸收泵浦光分布將影響激光輸出模式。
(a)計(jì)算結(jié)果(a)Calculated result(b)試驗(yàn)結(jié)果(b)Experiment test result
將激光反射鏡繞軸微轉(zhuǎn)角度,使激光器腔鏡失諧,用CCD測(cè)試失諧時(shí)激光發(fā)散角變化情況。激光發(fā)散角隨腔鏡失諧角度變化的試驗(yàn)結(jié)果及仿真結(jié)果如圖8所示,從圖中可知,兩條曲線的變化趨勢(shì)基本一致。仿真計(jì)算可獲得激光器發(fā)散角受腔鏡影響的相對(duì)變化結(jié)果,但仿真結(jié)果整體優(yōu)于試驗(yàn)測(cè)試結(jié)果,這是因?yàn)椋?)仿真計(jì)算時(shí)未考慮激光器熱透鏡效應(yīng)的影響;2)激光晶體的吸收泵浦光分布采用幾何光學(xué)追跡方法,在LD建模、泵浦結(jié)構(gòu)建模等方面與實(shí)際情況存在差異;3)未考慮諧振腔其他損耗的影響。
圖8 激光器遠(yuǎn)場(chǎng)發(fā)散角與腔鏡失諧角度的關(guān)系
本文提出了一種基于快速傅里葉變換法的有源諧振腔光場(chǎng)分布計(jì)算模型,通過該模型可以獲得有源非穩(wěn)腔情況下光場(chǎng)分布及發(fā)散角的計(jì)算結(jié)果。文中利用計(jì)算模型,開展了對(duì)不同小信號(hào)增益分布及不同輸出鏡反射率分布下的激光器光場(chǎng)分布及發(fā)散角的計(jì)算仿真,并量化分析了激光器腔鏡失諧對(duì)輸出光場(chǎng)分布的影響。最后,通過激光器試驗(yàn)結(jié)果與理論計(jì)算結(jié)果的對(duì)比,驗(yàn)證了光場(chǎng)分布計(jì)算模型的正確性。因此,本文建立的光場(chǎng)分布計(jì)算模型可以用于空間激光器有源諧振腔的設(shè)計(jì),特別是對(duì)腔型設(shè)計(jì)、泵浦光學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)等方面可以提供直觀的數(shù)據(jù),為諧振腔抗失諧設(shè)計(jì)提供參考,提高空間激光器的研制能力,縮短研制周期。
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Numerical Calculation Method of Light Field Distribution for Active Unstable CavityResonator Based on FFT Algorithm
LUO Pingping1,2SANG Sihan1,2SHI Wenzong1,2YANG Chao1,2YAN Fanjiang1,2LI Menglong1,2MENG Peibei1,2
(1 Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics & Electricity, Beijing 100094, China)(2 Key Laboratory for Space Laser Information Perception Technology of CAST, Beijing 100094, China)
In laser applications, laser divergence angle is an important technical index, which can be obtained from light field distribution. Unstable cavity is the common cavity type of laser owing to its advantage of easy realization in high beam quality output. In order to quickly obtain the light field distribution of the active unstable resonator laser and improve the simulation efficiency of laser design, a calculation model of the light field distribution of the active resonator based on fast Fourier transform algorithm is established on the basis of the existed numerical algorithm of laser resonator. Based on the obtained model, the resonant cavity characteristics of the active unstable cavity are studied. The influences of small signal gain distribution, output mirror reflectivity distribution and cavity mirror detuning of the resonant cavity on the laser light field distribution are emphatically analyzed, and then the influences of the above parameters on the laser divergence angle are quantitatively computed. At the same time, the experimental results of laser output spot distribution and detuned divergence angle parameters are obtained by setting up a laser prototype, and compared with the calculation results of the light field distribution calculation model. It is believed that the variation trend of the spot distribution and divergence angle in the test and simulation are approximately same with the change of the detuned angle of the cavity mirror, which verifies the correctness of the light field distribution calculation model. Therefore, in the design of active resonant cavity, the proposed calculation model can provide intuitive and quantitative reference for the pump design of laser and the parameters selection of cavity mirror.
active resonator; light field distribution; numerical calculation; laser; space remote sensing
TN248.1
A
1009-8518(2019)04-0086-09
10.3969/j.issn.1009-8518.2019.04.010
羅萍萍,女,1987年生,2012年獲北京理工大學(xué)物理電子學(xué)專業(yè)碩士學(xué)位,工程師。研究方向?yàn)樾禽d全固態(tài)激光器技術(shù)。E-mail:luopp508@163.com。
2019-04-19
(編輯:王麗霞)