Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 34, Issue 11, 1114003(2014)

Amplification of Dual-Frequency Laser for Photonic Millimeter-Wave Signal Generation

Hu Miao1、*, Zhang Fei1, Zhang Xiang2, Zheng Yaoyuan1, Sun Xiao1, Xu Yaxi1, Xu Weizhong1, Ge Jianhong2, and Xiang Zhen2
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    By employing laser diodes end-pumped dual-longitudinal-modes Nd:YVO4 microchip laser as seed source, dual-end-pumped Nd:YVO4 traveling wave amplifier as power amplifier, a dual-frequency laser with larger frequency separation and high power output is obtained. In amplification process, spectral matching effects are analyzed. The results show that, with the increase of the seed light power, the overall magnification shows a decreasing trend, and the detail shows a wavy trend. Due to the limiting of amplifier gain bandwidth, the frequency separation of amplified signal is less than that of the seeds. When the pump currents of microchip and amplifier are 14.5 A and 40.0 A, respectively, the amplified output signal power is 2.38 W and the frequency separation is 47.7 GHz.

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    Hu Miao, Zhang Fei, Zhang Xiang, Zheng Yaoyuan, Sun Xiao, Xu Yaxi, Xu Weizhong, Ge Jianhong, Xiang Zhen. Amplification of Dual-Frequency Laser for Photonic Millimeter-Wave Signal Generation[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2014, 34(11): 1114003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Jun. 4, 2014

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 13, 2014

    The Author Email: Miao Hu (miao_hu@foxmail.com)

    DOI:10.3788/aos201434.1114003

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