EP2556408A1 - Source supercontinuum impulsionnelle a duree d'impulsion variable - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a supercontinuum source capable of emitting waves between the infrared range and the ultraviolet range.
- a known supercontinuum source generally comprises a laser source capable of generating a laser beam and a nonlinear microstructured optical fiber capable of receiving said laser beam.
- document G & -2.386.434 describes on page 45 a method of manufacturing by extrusion of a nonlinear microstructured optical fiber.
- the invention is not limited to this embodiment and other methods of manufacture can be used to obtain a nonlinear microstructured optical fiber.
- a supercontinuum source comprising a pulsed laser source, so that the supercontinuum source is able to generate a beam during a given pulse duration.
- the operating range is restricted and does not extend from the infrared range to the ultraviolet range.
- this document describes more precisely a first stage comprising a source in the form of a continuous laser diode whose beam is modulated externally by an independent electro-optical modulator and two successive stages of amplification.
- a source in the form of a continuous laser diode whose beam is modulated externally by an independent electro-optical modulator and two successive stages of amplification.
- the laser beam from this source is not applied to a nonlinear microstructured optical fiber.
- the object of the invention is to propose a configurable supercontinuum source capable of emitting waves from the infrared range to the ultraviolet range.
- the invention relates to a supercontinuum source capable of transmitting waves from the infrared range to the ultraviolet range, comprising a pulsed laser source capable of generating a laser beam and a nonlinear microstructured optical fiber capable of receiving said laser beam, so that the supercontinuum source is able to generate a beam for a duration given pulse, characterized in that the supercontinuum source comprises means for varying said pulse duration.
- FIG 1 is a schematic representation of the mounting of a supercontinuum source according to the invention
- FIG. 2 is a representation of the power (expressed in mW) of a laser source of the supercontinuum source of FIG. 1 as a function of the pulse duration (in ps),
- FIG. 3 is a representation of the power (in mW) at the output of the preamplifier module as a function of the pulse duration (in ps),
- FIG. 4A is a spectral representation of the power of the supercontinuum source of FIG. 1 in Log scale (in dBm) as a function of the wavelength (expressed in nm), in a wavelength range of 960; nm at 1160 nm,
- FIG. 4B is a representation of the power of the supercontinuum source of FIG. 1 in linear scale (in AU) as a function of the wavelength (expressed in nm), in a wavelength range of 960 nm at 1160 nm
- FIG. 5 is a representation of the calculated peak power (in kW) as a function of the pulse duration (in ps)
- FIG. 6A is a representation of a section of a first nonlinear microstructured fiber for the assembly of FIG. 1,
- FIG. 6B is a representation of a section of another nonlinear microstructured fiber for the assembly of FIG. 1,
- FIG. 7A is a representation of the power spectral density (expressed in pW / nm) of the supercontinuum source of FIG. 1 with a fiber according to FIG. 6A as a function of the wavelength (expressed in nm), in a wavelength range of 350 nm to 1750 nm, for different pulse durations, and measured experimentally,
- FIG. 7B is a representation of the power spectral density (expressed in pW / nm) of the supercontinuum source of FIG. 1 with a fiber according to FIG. 6A as a function of the wavelength (expressed in nm), in a wavelength range of 350 nm to 1750 nm, for different repetition frequencies, and measured experimentally, and
- FIG. 8 is a representation of the power spectral density (expressed in pW / nm) of the supercontinuum source of FIG. 1 with a fiber according to FIG. 6A as a function of the wavelength (expressed in nm) , in a wavelength range of 350 nm to 1750 nm, for pulse durations between 171 ps and 2.12 ns, and measured experimentally.
- FIG. 1 shows at 10 a supercontinuum source capable of emitting waves between the infrared range and the ultraviolet range.
- the source 10 comprises a pulsed laser source 12 capable of generating a laser beam F, and a nonlinear microstructured optical fiber 14, adapted to receive the laser beam F.
- the supercontinuum source 10 is capable of generating a beam F 'for a period of given impulse, denoted T.
- supercontinuum source we mean optical source whose spectrum is broad and having characteristics of spatial coherence identical to those of a laser. We also speak of a continuous polychromatic source.
- the supercontinuum source comprises means 16 for varying the pulse duration T of the waves emitted by the supercontinuum source 10. It is noted that the beam F 'can be emitted at a variable repetition frequency, as will be described later, that is to say that the source 10 emits wave trains, each wave train having a duration T . This variation in pulse duration makes the supercontinuum source 10 adaptable to various applications, without requiring any editing changes.
- the laser source 12 comprises a pump laser source 20 able to emit a pump beam Fp and illustrated in the block A of FIG.
- the laser source 12 comprises amplification means 22 of the pump beam Fp.
- the amplification means 22 comprise a preamplifier module 24 illustrated by the block B of FIG. 1, so that the beam FB has an amplified power of between 15 dB and 30 dB.
- the amplification means 22 furthermore comprise an amplifier module 26 illustrated by the block C of FIG. 1, at the output of the preamplifier module 24, so that the power of the beam Fc at the output of the module 26 is between 1 W and 3 W.
- the laser source 12 also comprises an optical output fiber 25, connected to the output of the block C and illustrated by the block D of FIG. 1, the function of which will be detailed later, and the output of which the input of the mictrostructured fiber 14 is connected.
- the pump laser source 20, hereinafter referred to as a pump is preferably a semiconductor laser incorporating means 16 for varying the pulse duration of the pump beam Fp.
- the pump laser source 20 has a wavelength of 1060 nm.
- the fact that the source is modulated internally and includes means 16 of the pulse duration makes it possible to obtain for the supercontinuum source thus constituted a wide operating range from the infrared range to the ultraviolet range.
- a laser diode for example sold under the reference LUMICS LU1055M200, is particularly suitable, and the pulse duration T of the pump beam Fp of such a pump is continuously adjustable between 200 ps and 2 ns.
- This laser diode has a configurable repetition frequency between 1 Hz and 1 MHz.
- the power supplied by the pump is a linear increasing function of the pulse duration, denoted T, whose slope increases with the repetition frequency of 1 MHz respectively (solid line), 500 kHz (broken line) and 250 kHz (dotted line). Nevertheless, whatever the repetition frequency, the output power is less than 0.15 mW and the pump beam Fp can not be injected directly into the microstructured fiber 14. This is why the assembly includes the amplification means 22.
- the pump is a laser diode modulated externally by a modulator, for example of the electro-optical or acousto-optical type.
- a modulator for example of the electro-optical or acousto-optical type.
- This variant is less advantageous than the preceding variant comprising an internal modulation insofar as the electro-optical modulator limits the laser power of the beam Fp for low pulse durations, particularly because of continuous noise in the state of the art. current.
- losses are generated depending on the polarization of the pump beam, which causes instabilities having a negative impact on the generation of the spectrum of the supercontinuum source 10 and reduces the service life.
- Block B of FIG. 1, disposed at the output of block A, will now be described in detail.
- the optical preamplifier module 24 comprises at least one doped optical fiber and a pump source.
- the module 24 comprises at least one stage and preferably two stages, each stage comprising a single-mode optical fiber 28 doped with ytterbium Yb 3+ , the two fibers 28 being pumped by the same annexed pump source, monomode at 976 nm and delivering 200 mW of power, an optical circulator 32 and optical isolators 34 to ensure the path of the beam in the preamplifier module.
- the module 24 also comprises a Bragg reflector 36 selecting a wide band of ⁇ 5 nm around 1060 nm and a narrow bandpass filter 38 for filtering the amplified spontaneous emission.
- the bandpass filter 38 is arranged after the optical circulator 32, which makes it possible to filter all the spontaneous amplified emissions at the output of the pre-amplification module 24.
- the beam noted FB is amplified between 15 dB and 30 dB according to the repetition frequency and the pulse duration of the beam Fp.
- FIG. 3 more precisely illustrates the output power of the block B, denoted P, as a function of the pulse duration T of the pump beam, for a repetition frequency of 1 MHz (solid line), 500 kHz (discontinuous line), respectively. ) and 250 kHz (dotted line).
- Block C of FIG. 1, disposed at the output of block B, will now be described in detail.
- the amplifier module 26 of the block C comprises at least one auxiliary laser source 42 and an optical isolator 44.
- the amplifier module 26 of the block C is an optical amplifier comprising a ytterbium-doped Yb 3+ doped optical fiber 40 and pumped by an auxiliary laser source 42 to 976 nm and emitting 6.5 W of power.
- the fiber 40 has a core whose diameter is of the order of 5 ⁇ m.
- the fiber has a length of 3.5 m, in order to limit the stimulated Raman scattering, the threshold power of appearance of this diffusion being inversely proportional to the length of the fiber.
- the amplifier module makes it possible to obtain a high power of the beam Fc at the output of the block C of between 1 W and 3 W, and preferably of the order of 3 W, whatever the characteristics of pulse duration and frequency of repetition, the value of 3 W representing the limit of appearance of the Raman scattering.
- Block D comprises the standard single-mode fiber at 1060 nm output from the amplification fiber 40, with a high index coating of the solder between the amplification fiber 40 and the standard fiber 25 to empty the pump residue. appendix, which allows to recover only the useful signal at 1060 nm and to prevent heating of the fiber 25.
- the monomode fiber 25 eliminates the multimode pump residue from the inner sheath of the fiber 40 but also to couple a maximum of signal from the core of this fiber 40 in the core of the nonlinear microstructured fiber 14.
- FIGS. 4A and 4B represents the power, denoted P, respectively in log and linear scale, as a function of the wavelength, denoted A, for a pulse duration of 2 ns for a repetition frequency of 500. kHz and comprises a main peak 44 at 1060 nm, with a width at mid-height of 7.4 nm, and a much smaller peak 46 at a wavelength of the order of 1030 nm corresponding to the spontaneous emission amplified unfiltered, and a peak 48 very reduced at 976 nm due to a low residual of the auxiliary pump.
- P the power
- Pc the calculated evolution of the peak power
- T the pulse duration of the pump beam
- the peak power is a decreasing function of pulse duration and repetition frequency, and is high, ranging from 3.5 kW to 7.5 kW.
- the power generated by the source 12 enables the supercontinuum source 10 to be produced by injecting the beam F at the input of the nonlinear microstructured fiber 14 and propagating in the fiber 14.
- the nonlinear microstructured fiber 14 is now described in detail.
- the nonlinear microstructured fiber 14 comprises a guide matrix of a given length in a so-called longitudinal guide direction, and a section in a plane to the guidance direction, otherwise called index profile.
- the fiber 14 is based on silica.
- the fiber 14 may be based on fluorinated glass (ZBLAN), chalcogenide glasses, tellurium oxide glasses, etc.
- the index profile comprises an arrangement of a set of holes of diameter d whose centers of the holes are regularly spaced apart by a distance A, otherwise called "pitch", arranged around a heart of diameter noted c.
- Another parameter of the fiber is the fraction of air which is defined by the ratio between the diameter d of the holes and the pitch A, that is to say d / A.
- the fiber 14 is a fiber doped with Ytterbium Yb 3+ and provided with an air sheath G, as shown in Figure 6B.
- the source supercoirt nuum 10 emits pulses whose duration T is substantially equal to the pulse duration T of the pump beam Fp.
- the means of variation 16 of the pulse duration T are constituted by the variation means of the pump laser source 20, already described.
- the duration T is preferably between 200 ps and 2 ns.
- the supercontinuum source 10 has a configurable coherence length. Indeed, the coherence length depends on the pulse duration T, so that the control of the pulse duration T makes it possible to control the coherence length of the source 10.
- the supercontinuum source 10 has a very low temporal dispersion, otherwise known as time jitter, essentially because the source 20 is a semiconductor laser.
- the ratio between the time dispersion and the pulse duration is of the order of ⁇ 4% and preferably less than ⁇ 2%.
- the supercontinuum source 10 is temporally very stable, which ensures consistent results during the use of the source.
- the supercontinuum source 10 has a variable repetition frequency substantially equal to the repetition frequency of the pump laser source 20.
- the repetition frequency is preferably between 250 kHz and 1 MHz, in particular for reasons of welding quality.
- the nonlinear microstructured fiber 14 has the following characteristics: pitch A of the order of 3 ⁇ m and hole diameter d of the order of 1.5 ⁇ m with a dispersion zero for 1040 nm.
- the length of the fiber 14 is of the order of 30 m.
- FIG. 7A shows the spectral power density, denoted Ds, as a function of the wavelength, denoted by A, the repetition frequency being fixed at 500 kHz for different pulse durations between 171 ps and 2.12 ns.
- the spectrum of the supercontinuum source 10 extends between 450 nm and 1750 nm, ie from the visible to the infrared, whatever the pulse duration.
- the spectrum comprises a peak at 1060 nm and a residual peak at 1030 nm. It is noted that the spectral density increases with the pulse duration for wavelengths greater than 800 nm.
- FIG. 7B represents the power spectral density, denoted Ds, as a function of the wavelength, denoted A, the pulse duration being fixed at 2 ns, for a repetition frequency of 1 MHz respectively (solid line), 500 kHz (broken line) and 250 kHz (dotted line).
- the spectrum comprises a peak at 1060 nm and a residual peak at 1030 nm.
- the spectral density increases with the repetition rate for wavelengths greater than 800 nm.
- the nonlinear microstructured fiber 14 has the following characteristics: pitch A of the order of 4 m and hole diameter d of the order of 3 ⁇ , with a dispersion zero for 992 nm.
- the spectrum of the supercontinuum source 10 extends between 400 nm and 1750 nm, ie from the ultraviolet to the infrared, irrespective of the pulse duration, and the frequency of repetition being fixed. at 500 kHz for different pulse durations between 171 ps and 2.12 ns.
- the spectrum comprises a peak at 1060 nm and a residual peak at 1030 nm.
- the spectral density increases with the pulse duration for wavelengths greater than 1100 nm.
- the supercontinuum source 10 exhibits a temporal jitter between 70 ns and 80 ns, and on average 74.7 ns, six measurements having been made for a repetition frequency of 500 kHz, with a jitter of 75.2 respectively. ns, 76 ns, 72.4 ns, 78 ns, 74.40 ns and 72 ns. So, the supercontinuum source 10 has a very reduced temporal variation of the order of 3.8%.
- the nonlinear microstructured fiber 14 has the following characteristics: pitch A of the order of 2.62 m, air fraction d / A of 0.6 and an air sheath.
- the fiber 25 of the block D is removed and the fibers 40 and 14 are directly welded together. It is noted that the fiber 14 with air sheath is active and can then advantageously use the auxiliary pump residue from the doped fiber 40 of the C block.
- the fiber 40 of the block C is a microstructured fiber with air sheath as described above and the fibers 25 and 14 are removed, that is to say that this fiber 40 sheathed of air performs both the amplification of the beam from the preamplifier module and the broadening of the spectrum.
- the beam Fc corresponds to the beam F '.
- the effective preamplification performed by the module 24 allows the use of a fiber 40 which has a small heart unlike the amplifying fibers usually used. Due to the geometric properties of the fibers 40 and 25, the weld between the fibers 40 and 25, itself having a small core, is of better quality, which guarantees the least possible loss and therefore an effective supercontinuum generation.
- the invention also relates to a method for generating light waves from the infrared range to the ultraviolet range, comprising generating a laser beam for a given pulse duration, injecting said laser beam into a nonlinear microstructured optical fiber and making vary the pulse duration of the supercontinuum source beam.
- the spectral broadening may vary depending in particular on the wavelength of the pump source 20, the characteristics of the fiber 14 (type of fiber, material, etc.) of the doping used. .
- a pump source 20 with a wavelength of 1060 nm and a microstructured silica fiber 14 and ytterbium Yb doping will be chosen.
- a pump source 20 with a wavelength of 1550 nm and a silica or other fiber 14, of standard or microstructured type, and doping will be chosen.
- the pulse duration of the beam of the supercontinuum source is varied by varying the pulse duration of the laser beam.
- the supercontinuum source 10 has a variable pulse duration, and therefore a configurable coherence length; it is therefore adaptable to the desired observations. It also advantageously has a variable repetition frequency, which makes it completely flexible to the desired applications.
- the non-linear fiber also makes it possible to amplify the beam, which simplifies the assembly as described previously.
- the supercontinuum source is fully fiberized, which makes it particularly stable, compact and nomadic.
- the invention also relates to a device for transmitting light waves from the infrared range to the ultraviolet range, characterized in that it comprises a supercontinuum source as described above and means for controlling synchronization of the supercontinuum source to an element reference.
- the control means allow the beam trains of the beam F 'to be transmitted in synchronization with the reference element.
- These control means are similar or incorporated in the means 16 for varying the pulse duration of the supercontinuum source 10.
- the reference element may be, for example, the passage of a biological cell in an analysis window.
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