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摘要: 发光谱位于3~5 μm大气窗口处的中红外激光在医疗、工业加工、大气遥感、空间通讯、红外对抗等领域具有广泛的应用前景。以过渡金属(TM)掺杂Ⅱ~Ⅵ族硫化物晶体作为增益介质的激光器件可实现中红外激光输出,其中Fe2+:ZnSe激光器具有转换效率高、中红外波段可调谐范围宽、结构紧凑等优点,是中红外波段实现高功率、高能量、短脉冲的最有效途径之一。随着近些年材料技术的发展,Fe2+:ZnSe激光器发展迅速,逐渐成为热点之一。本文综述了以Fe2+:ZnSe激光器为代表的TM2+:Ⅱ~Ⅵ族激光器的发展历程,介绍并分析了Fe2+:ZnSe增益介质的制备方法,讨论了影响Fe2+:ZnSe激光器性能的泵浦源及因素,综合评述了Fe2+:ZnSe激光器的输出特性,总结了Fe2+:ZnSe激光器在室温和超短脉冲方向上的最新进展,并展望了Fe2+:ZnSe激光器后续可能的发展方向。
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关键词:
- 中红外激光 /
- TM2+:Ⅱ~Ⅵ族激光器 /
- Fe2+:ZnSe激光器 /
- 晶体制备 /
- 性能分析
Abstract: Mid-infrared lasers with emission spectrums located in the 3~5 μm atmospheric window have a wide range of possible applications in medical treatment, industrial processing, atmospheric remote sensing, space communication, infrared countermeasures and other fields. Transition Metal (TM) doped Ⅱ~Ⅵ group sulfide crystals can be used as the gain medium to achieve mid-infrared laser output. Among them, Fe2 +:ZnSe lasers are advantageous for their high conversion efficiency, their wide tunable range in the mid-infrared band and their compact structure. They are one of the most effective ways of achieving a short pulse with high power and high energy in the mid-infrared band. With the development of material technology in recent years, Fe2 +:ZnSe lasers have begun developing rapidly and have become a heavily researched topic. This paper reviews the development of a TM2+:Ⅱ~Ⅵ laser represented by a Fe2 +:ZnSe laser. The preparation methods of a Fe2 +:ZnSe gain medium are introduced and analyzed. The pump sources and factors affecting the performance of Fe2 +:ZnSe lasers are discussed. The output characteristics of the Fe2 +:ZnSe laser are reviewed. The latest development of Fe2 +:ZnSe lasers in room temperature and ultrashort pulse directions is summarized and prospected. The possible future development direction of Fe2 +:ZnSe lasers is discussed.-
Key words:
- mid-infrared laser /
- TM2+:Ⅱ~Ⅵ laser /
- Fe2 +:ZnSe laser /
- crystal preparation /
- performance analysis
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表 1 Fe2+:ZnSe激光器泵浦源的研究情况
Table 1. Research status of Fe2+:ZnSe lasers’ pump source
作者(年) 泵浦源 工作温度 激光输出波长 激光输出参数 Adams(1999)[6] Er:YAG 2.7 μm 5~180 K 3980~4540 nm 12 μJ(脉冲) 48 μs,100 Hz Kernal(2005)[11] Nd:YAG(D2拉曼) 2.92 μm(2nd stokes) 室温 3900~4800 nm 1 μJ Akimov(2006)[48] Er:YAG 2.94 μm 室温 3950~5050 nm 370 μJ(脉冲) 100 ns,60 Hz Doroshenko(2010)[49] Er:YAG 2.94 μm 室温 4300~4600 nm 0.58 mJ(脉冲) 1 Hz Myoung(2011)[50] Er:Cr:YSGG 2.8 μm,20 ns 室温 4370 nm 3.6 mJ(脉冲) 6.7 Hz Fedorov(2012)[51] Cr:ZnSe 2.7 μm 77 K 4140 nm 1.5 W(连续激光) Frolov(2013)[41] Er:YAG 2.94 μm 85 K 4100 nm 2.1 J(脉冲) 0.3−0.5 μs Velikanov(2014)[52] HF 2.6~3.1 μm 室温 4600~4700 nm 30 mJ(脉冲) 125 ns Martyshkin(2015)[53] Er:YAG 2.94 μm,自由运转 77 K 3880~4170 nm 0.35 J(脉冲) 150 μs,100 Hz Velikanov(2016)[54] HF 2.6~3.1 μm 室温 1.2 J(脉冲) Balabanov(2018)[31] HF 140 ns 室温 480 mJ(脉冲) Frolov(2019)[27] Er:YAG 2.94 μm,自由运转 278~291 K 1.6 J(脉冲) 李英一(2019)[55] Ho:YAG(ZGP-OPO) 2.6~3.1 μm 288~301 K 4030.2~4593.6 nm 58 mW(脉冲) 2.7 ns 李英一(2019)[56] Ho,Pr:LLF(Nd:YAG KTP-OPO) 2958 nm 77 K 4000 nm 16.4 μJ(脉冲) 13.9 ns Uehara(2020)[57] Er:ZBLAN光纤2.8 μm,连续输出 77 K 4050 nm 峰值功率1.1 kW 20 ns,40 kHz -
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