1446 results about "Laser source" patented technology

A Rydberg sensor may include a probe laser source and a quantum radio frequency (QRF) cavity downstream from the probe laser source and configured to define a path for a plurality of probe laser beam passes within the QRF cavity. A Rydberg sensing region may be within the QRF cavity and in the path of the probe laser beam passes. An optical amplifier may be within the QRF cavity and in the path of the probe laser beam passes. A detector may be downstream from the QRF cavity.

The invention relates to the technical field of gas detection, in particular to a dual-wavelength-based adaptive methane detection method and system, and the method comprises the following steps: collecting environmental interference characteristics of a to-be-detected gas environment in real time; synchronously emitting a first laser beam and a second laser beam to a to-be-detected gas environment according to the tunable laser source; receiving optical signals of the first laser beam and the second laser beam and converting the optical signals into electric signals; calculating a light intensity difference value of the first laser beam and the second laser beam based on the electric signal to generate a differential absorption signal; performing optical differential compensation on the differential absorption signal, outputting a methane concentration value, and performing environmental drift compensation on the methane concentration value based on environmental interference characteristics; and performing real-time threshold value judgment on the methane concentration value, and if the methane concentration value exceeds a preset threshold value, triggering a local early warning signal. According to the invention, the problem that the detection precision is reduced due to the fact that methane absorption signal common-mode noise and absorption coefficient drift cannot be synchronously inhibited due to dust concentration and temperature and humidity interference in a dynamic complex environment under a mine is effectively solved.

The invention discloses a fiber bragg grating femtosecond laser direct writing system and method based on light field regulation and control. The system comprises a femtosecond laser source, a polarization control module, a light beam expanding module, a light field modulation module, a 4f filtering imaging module, an oil immersed objective lens, a precision positioning and optical fiber clamping module, an observation module and a computer control module. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, fixing a standard single-mode optical fiber to be processed on a three-dimensional precision displacement platform; then programmable wavefront modulation is carried out on the femtosecond laser through a light field modulation module, and a multi-focus array is generated; then focusing the multi-focus array into the fiber core through an oil-immersed objective lens to realize one-time parallel inscribing of a plurality of refractive index modulation RIM regions; and finally, the computer control module controls the three-dimensional precision displacement platform to move at a constant speed in the axial direction of the optical fiber, and parallel integrated inscribing of a plurality of FBG structures is completed. According to the invention, the inscribing precision and inscribing efficiency of fiber bragg grating femtosecond laser direct writing are improved.

The invention discloses an on-chip time-frequency transmission system and method based on an octave optical comb and an electro-optical modulation optical comb, and the method comprises the steps: constructing a chip-based optical reference cavity through the technologies of vacuum optical cement, photoresist backflow and the like, and achieving an on-chip ultra-stable laser through a phase modulator and a reflection separation optical path; an on-chip laser source pumping micro-ring resonant cavity is utilized to generate an octave optical frequency comb, frequency multiplication is carried out on the on-chip laser source pumping micro-ring resonant cavity and an additional laser source to realize detection and locking of carrier envelope offset frequency (fceo), frequency beating is carried out on the on-chip laser source pumping micro-ring resonant cavity and the on-chip ultra-stable laser device to realize frequency beating (fbeam) locking, and the laser source is utilized to generate an electro-optical modulation optical frequency comb through a circulating phase modulator to realize frequency beating and locking of the on-chip ultra-stable laser device. And the optical time frequency is locked with the locked octave optical comb, is sent to a far end after polarization control and light amplification, and simultaneously receives an electro-optical modulation optical comb at the far end and performs linear light sampling, so that the transmission of the optical time frequency is realized. The optical fiber or space optical link time-frequency transmission device can realize optical fiber or space optical link time-frequency transmission, and has the advantages of low overall noise, high transmission precision, compact structure, small size, low power consumption and the like.

Disclosed herein is an optical frequency comb generator for a distributed acoustic anomaly detection system. The system can include a continuous wave frequency modulated laser source configured to generate a laser signal. The system can include an acousto-optical modulator configured to modulate the laser signal by altering an amplitude and / or frequency of the laser signal based on an RF drive signal applied to the AOM, and to output an optical pulse with multiple frequency sidebands based on the modulation. The output can form an optical frequency comb usable detecting and locating acoustic anomalies within a structure under observation.

A Rydberg atom television receiver is disclosed. The receiver comprises a probe laser, a source polarizing beam displacer, a Rydberg atom receiver cell, receiver atoms, a detector polarizing beam displacer, a detector polarizing beam cube, a first photodiode, a second photodiode, a differential amplifier, a display, and a coupling laser. The receiver receives a modulated waveform imprinted on a radiofrequency carrier a displays a graphical representation corresponding to a modulation source.

The invention provides a tunable laser source output wavelength adjusting device and method, and the method comprises the steps: starting a tunable laser source, carrying out the preheating, and resetting a motor motion unit; acquiring an initial light-emitting wavelength based on a pre-stored relation curve between the light-emitting wavelength of the laser source and the position of the motor; controlling the output wavelength of the laser source through the coarse tuning parameter of the motor motion unit, traversing the tunable output range of the tunable laser source, and collecting the wavelength position of the reflection peak value of the fiber bragg grating and the corresponding optical power value; according to the reflection peak wavelength position, through voltage regulation and control of stacked piezoelectric ceramics, step scanning is carried out according to a target wavelength, and a laser source output wavelength is dynamically adjusted to obtain a fine scanning wavelength; and judging whether the deviation between the fine scanning wavelength and the target wavelength meets the preset precision or not, if so, locking the output wavelength, otherwise, repeatedly regulating and controlling until the conditions are met. According to the invention, traditional current-wavelength dependence is broken through, and wavelength demodulation is realized through electromechanical collaborative calibration and two-stage scanning.

An optical comb generator receives light from at least two continuous wave laser sources, produces a different frequency comb from each laser source, and produces an output that it the simultaneous combination of the different frequency combs. The different frequency combs span different frequency bands, but at least partially overlap in frequency with an adjacent comb in a region of overlap. A spectral filter produces a filtered output that has at least one pair of tones from the region of overlap, the pair of tones comprising one tone from each of two adjacent combs. Feedback control based on the filtered output is applied to adjust the light entering the comb generator such that the frequencies and phases of the pair of tones from the region of overlap are aligned. In this way, the multiple different overlapping combs are stitched together to form a single seamless comb spanning a broader frequency range.

The invention discloses a high-spatial-resolution distributed optical fiber sound wave sensing system based on FPGA real-time demodulation. The system comprises a narrow linewidth laser source module, a first coupler, a high-bandwidth sweep frequency signal modulation module, a circulator, a coherent receiving and photoelectric conversion module and an FPGA integrated module. A laser source emitted by the narrow linewidth laser source module is divided into about 10% of reference light and about 90% of detection light through the first coupler. The FPGA integrated module is connected with the high-bandwidth sweep frequency signal modulation module, and transmits a sweep frequency radio frequency pulse signal and a frequency shift radio frequency pulse signal to the high-bandwidth sweep frequency signal modulation module; the high-bandwidth sweep frequency signal modulation module is connected with the sensing optical fiber through the circulator so as to output sweep frequency optical pulses; the sensing optical fiber is connected with the coherent receiving and photoelectric conversion module through the circulator to transmit Rayleigh backscattered light; the coherent receiving and photoelectric conversion module is connected with the FPGA integrated module, and the FPGA integrated module carries out signal processing to obtain vibration information on the optical fiber.

The present invention relates in one aspect to an absorption spectroscopy apparatus for measuring one or more gases in an atmosphere, wherein the apparatus comprises a wavelength-tunable laser source, a control circuit configured to provide an electrical drive current to the wavelength-tunable laser source; wherein the control circuit is configured to create the electrical drive current as a modulated drive current, wherein the modulated drive current alternates between at least a first and a second drive current, the first drive current configured to cause the wavelength-tunable laser source to emit laser radiation at a first wavelength and the second drive current configured to cause the wavelength-tunable laser source to emit laser radiation at a second wavelength, different from the first wavelength, and wherein the modulated drive current defines a sequence of pulses, each pulse having a non-rectangular pulse shape.

The invention relates to the technical field of optical precision measurement, in particular to an ultra-high time resolution camera time characteristic detection device and method, and the device comprises a laser source which is used for generating pulse laser; the polarization modulation element is arranged on an emergent light path of the laser source and is used for modulating the pulse laser into circularly polarized light; the spectroscope is arranged on an emergent light path of the polarization modulation element and is used for decomposing the circularly polarized light into a first linearly polarized light beam and a second linearly polarized light beam; the first optical path unit is used for guiding the first linearly polarized light beam to the cylindrical optical element along a fixed optical path; the second optical path unit is used for adjusting the optical path of the second linearly polarized light beam and guiding the second linearly polarized light beam to the cylindrical optical element; and the cylindrical optical element is used for receiving the first linearly polarized light beam and the second linearly polarized light beam and respectively projecting the first linearly polarized light beam and the second linearly polarized light beam to an imaging surface of a camera to be detected to form two spatially separated light spots. The objective of the invention is to improve camera time characteristic calibration precision and efficiency.

The invention discloses a multi-laser 3D printing beam spot verification method and system, and belongs to the technical field of laser processing control. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring multi-physical field signal data such as thermal response, stress, pressure and the like of a plurality of laser sources, and performing synchronous fusion to obtain comprehensive physical field data; extracting thermal response data of a laser beam spot area, and performing fusion analysis on the thermal response data and the comprehensive data to obtain position offset characteristic data; performing Fourier transform on the thermal response data, extracting frequency domain characteristic data, and further processing to obtain beam spot frequency characteristic data; generating verification standard data in combination with the self-adaptive thermal response threshold value; fusing external temperature, humidity and interference information to generate environment adaptability data, and obtaining optimized signal processing data; and finally, laser beam spot precision data is obtained. According to the scheme, the stability, the consistency and the intelligent response capability of the multi-laser system in a high-precision manufacturing scene are improved, the printing quality can be improved, the defect rate is reduced, and the service life of equipment is prolonged.

The application discloses a parallel laser line scanning device and a method for measuring crack width and spalling area. The device includes a laser source configured to emit two beams of laser light in parallel to each other to scan a surface; a camera configured to collect an image of the scanned surface, and the camera comprising a lens and an image sensor; a positioning rod; and a controller configured to process an image of scanned surface to obtain a pixel scale of a crack or three-dimensional coordinates of contour points of a spalling, and determine an actual crack width in the scanned surface according to the pixel scale of the crack, or determining an actual spalling area according to the three-dimensional coordinates of the contour points of the spalling. The device facilitates faster and more objective evaluations of building conditions, contributing to improved structural health monitoring and maintenance decision-making.

Disclosed are imaging systems and methods for dimension measurement independent of laser alignment. An example method includes: obtaining an image of the object captured underwater using an underwater imaging system comprising a camera and a laser source, wherein the image includes a representation of the object and a laser spot incident on the object; identifying, in the image, at least two points of interest on the object; determining an image-space distance between the at least two points as represented in the image; determining a location of the laser spot within the image; estimating a camera-to-object distance based on the location of the laser spot within the image and a calibrated spatial relationship between the camera and the laser source; and estimating the physical dimension of the object based on the image-space distance using the camera-to-object distance.

An optical frequency generation system (100), comprising: - reference atoms (7) in a gas phase, - an interrogation laser source (1) configured to emit an interrogation signal (101) comprising a first optical frequency suitable for exciting a two-photon transition in said reference atoms (7), said interrogation signal (101) being configured to interact with said reference atoms (7) in a Doppler-free scheme; - optical frequency modulation means (31, 31a, 31b) configured to adjust said first optical frequency and to modulate said first optical frequency at a first modulation frequency f1; - an optical sensor (9) configured to detect a fluorescence signal (110) from said reference atoms (7); - a first control loop (10) configured to lock said first optical frequency to a resonance frequency of said two-photon transition, said fluorescence signal (110) being input into the first control loop (10); - a mitigation laser source (2) configured to emit a mitigation signal (102) comprising a second optical frequency selected to produce a light-shift of said two-photon transition of opposite sign of the light-shift produced by the interrogation signal (101); characterized in that the optical frequency generation system (100) further comprises: - optical amplitude modulation means (5) configured to modulate the amplitude of the interrogation signal (101) and of the mitigation signal (102) at a second modulation frequency f2, and - a second control loop (20) configured to adjust the relative amplitude of the mitigation signal (102) with respect to the interrogation signal (101) such as to cancel the effective light-shift of the combined interrogation (101) and mitigation (102) signals.

The invention provides a narrow-linewidth single-frequency laser frequency stabilization system and method based on a Gaussian filter, and the system employs the Gaussian filter to reduce the optical power of single-frequency laser, and employs the frequency selection characteristic of the Gaussian filter, the frequency spectrum of the single-frequency laser is a single narrow peak, and the frequency stability of the single-frequency laser is improved. When laser frequency passes through a designed Gaussian filter (the fluctuation range of a frequency-stabilized laser source is only on the left side of the center frequency of the Gaussian filter), laser signals can be reduced according to a Gaussian function rule, and along with frequency change, attenuation degrees are different and monotonically change, so that output optical power is different, and the output optical power is changed. And the optical power is compared with the optical power of a preset frequency stabilization target (a half-high point on the left side of a Gaussian filter) to obtain the deviation of the laser source relative to the target frequency stabilization frequency, so that the laser frequency is correspondingly adjusted to achieve the frequency stabilization purpose. The high-sensitivity optical power detection is realized, the response speed and the frequency stabilization precision of the system are improved, and the system is simple in structure and low in maintenance cost.

The invention relates to the technical field of gas monitoring, and provides a spectrum analysis-based gas leakage monitoring system, which comprises a tunable laser source, an optical curtain forming device, a scanning optical sensor, a spectrum analysis module, a three-dimensional spectrum model construction module, a leakage traceability and diffusion prediction module, an intelligent early warning module and a snapshot type multispectral imaging unit, and an open optical path and a distributed multi-node layout are adopted. According to the invention, through the steps of optical screen scanning, spectral data acquisition and processing, three-dimensional dynamic model construction, intelligent analysis leakage determination, leakage traceability visualization and adaptive learning, precise monitoring, identification, traceability and early warning of gas leakage are realized; gas identification, leakage traceability and diffusion prediction are realized based on a three-dimensional dynamic model, deep learning and fluid mechanics, the monitoring effect is optimized by adopting distributed layout and self-adaptive learning, rapid disposal is assisted by graded early warning, and the accuracy, real-time performance and safety of gas leakage monitoring are greatly improved.

A LIDAR sensor for detecting at least one object in a field of view. The LIDAR sensor includes: a transmitting unit includes a laser source; and a receiving unit having at least one detector unit for receiving secondary light that has been reflected and / or scattered in the field of view by an object. The detector unit includes a sub-detector array including a plurality of sub-detectors arranged in a first direction of extent next to each other and / or in a second direction of extent one behind another, and a processor unit that is designed to select a first group from a plurality of sub-detectors and to group it to form a first macropixel, and simultaneously to select at least one second group and to group it / them to form at least one second micropixel. The first macropixel and at least one of the second macropixels comprise at least one same sub-detector.

The invention provides an efficient OPO system with a bicrystal compensation and independent pumping regulation and control structure, and relates to the technical field of laser nonlinear frequency conversion. The device comprises a pump laser, a light source regulation and control unit, an incidence adjustment unit, an OPO resonant cavity and an output separation unit which are sequentially arranged, the OPO resonant cavity comprises a walk-off compensation and frequency conversion module and a tuning module, and the walk-off compensation and frequency conversion module comprises a nonlinear crystal I and a nonlinear crystal II which have opposite cutting angles. And a tuning module is arranged between the nonlinear crystal I and the nonlinear crystal II. The OPO system based on the bicrystal structure has space walk-off angle compensation and pump light independent regulation and control capabilities, and is suitable for constructing near-infrared and intermediate-infrared laser sources with high efficiency and high stability. According to the invention, the optical path structure is flexible, the multi-crystal and multi-band adaptation is supported, and the system compatibility is good; miniaturization and intelligent integration are easy, and industrial application and popularization are facilitated.

A fractional handpiece and systems thereof for skin treatment include a passively Q-switched laser assembly operatively connected to a pump laser source to receive a pump laser beam having a first wavelength and a beam-splitting assembly operable to scan a solid beam emitted by the passively Q-switched laser assembly and form an array of micro-beams across a segment of skin. The passively Q-switched laser assembly generates a sub-nanosecond pulsed laser beam having a second wavelength. The fractional handpiece may also incorporate a wavelength switching assembly, enabling selective delivery of both the second and third wavelengths, while providing control over the energy output at each wavelength, all within a single handpiece. The passively Q-switched laser assembly has an unstable cavity operation.

A gas absorption spectrometer is a gas absorption spectrometer that measures sample gas, and includes a resonator 100A including at least two mirrors, a laser light source that emits laser beams for irradiation of the resonator 100A, and a photodetector that detects light taken out of the resonator. The resonator includes an inner chamber 1A where mirrors 21 and 22 are accommodated, the inner chamber defining a measurement space 15 where sample gas is to be introduced, an outer chamber 3 arranged outside inner chamber 1A for vacuum insulation of the measurement space 15 from the outside, and a cooler 9 arranged within the outer chamber 3 at a distance from the inner chamber 1A, the cooler including an internal space where coolant flows.

A fractional handpiece and systems thereof for skin treatment include a passively Q-switched laser assembly operatively connected to a pump laser source to receive a pump laser beam having a first wavelength and a beam-splitting assembly operable to scan a solid beam emitted by the passively Q-switched laser assembly and form an array of micro-beams across a segment of skin. The passively Q-switched laser assembly generates a sub-nanosecond pulsed laser beam having a second wavelength. The fractional handpiece may also incorporate a wavelength switching assembly, enabling selective delivery of both the second and third wavelengths, while providing control over the energy output at each wavelength, all within a single handpiece. The passively Q-switched laser assembly has an unstable cavity operation.

An FM LIDAR system is described that includes a frequency modulated LIDAR system that incorporates a laser source that is optically coupled to a whispering gallery mode optical resonator. Light from the laser that is coupled into the whispering gallery mode optical resonator is coupled back out as a returning counterpropagating wave having a frequency characteristic of a whispering gallery mode of the optical resonator. This returning wave is used to reduce the linewidth of the source laser by optical injection. Modulation of the optical properties of the whispering gallery mode optical resonator results in modulation of the frequency of the frequencies supported by whispering gallery modes of the resonator, and provides a method for producing highly linear and reproducible optical chirps that are highly suited for use in a LIDAR system. Methods of using such an FM LIDAR system and vehicle assisting systems that incorporate such FM LIDAR systems are also described.

A Rydberg sensor may include Rydberg sensing regions, a coupling laser source, and an optical path extending from the coupling laser source to feed the plurality of Rydberg sensing regions in a series configuration. A probe source generates respective probe laser beams for the Rydberg sensing regions.

The invention provides a femtosecond laser pulse compression device, and relates to the technical field of ultrafast lasers. The polarization state management module, the compression grating group and the tail end reflecting mirror jointly form a multi-pass folding light path; the polarization state management module is configured to guide an incident light beam with an initial polarization state to enter the multi-pass folding light path and execute one-time two-way compression; in response to the light beam which is returned after completing one-time two-way compression and has changed polarization state, guiding the light beam to the inlet of the multi-pass folded light path again so as to execute next-time two-way compression; the multi-pass folded light path and polarization state management module is configured to enable the light beam to automatically circulate for at least one time in the multi-pass folded light path based on the switching of the polarization state of the light beam; the polarization state management module is further configured to respond to the light beam which returns after completing at least one cycle and has the polarization state meeting the preset output condition, guide the light beam out of the multi-pass folding light path and output the light beam as compressed pulses.

The invention discloses a detection module, a detection device, a detection system and a detection method. The detection module comprises a scanning unit which is configured to perform three-dimensional scanning on a detected surface and comprises a laser projection device and a laser receiving device, the laser projection device comprises a laser source and at least two MEMS micro-scanning mirrors, the at least two MEMS micro-scanning mirrors are configured to reflect laser emitted by the laser source to the detected surface, and the laser receiving device is configured to receive the laser emitted by the detected surface; the laser receiving device is configured to receive the laser reflected from the measured surface to obtain at least two laser images of the measured surface; an RGB image sensor configured to capture an RGB image of the measured surface; and a processor connected to the scanning unit and the RGB image sensor, and configured to splice the at least two laser images together, and detect a defect on the detected surface based on the spliced laser image and RGB image.

The invention discloses a CARS-LA-ICP-MS combined multimode analysis system. The CARS-LA-ICP-MS combined multimode analysis system comprises a fusion light path module, a mass spectrometry gas path module, a three-dimensional mobile station, a CARS signal acquisition system and a computer control system, the fusion light path module comprises a laser source, an optical parameter amplifier, a light pulse time delay system, three dichroscopes, a light beam adjusting system, a galvanometer, a movable objective lens and a camera; the mass spectrometry gas circuit module comprises a carrier gas supply device, a multimode analysis sample cell and a mass spectrometry device; the multimode analysis sample cell comprises an upper cover, a lower cover and a side wall shell. On the other hand, the invention discloses an analysis method which comprises initialization setting, CARS analysis, mass spectrum analysis task parameter setting, laser ablation mass spectrum analysis and data synthesis. Through coaxial optical path design and an intelligent algorithm, deep fusion of chemical imaging and elemental analysis is realized, and a brand new research tool is provided for the fields of life science, material science and the like.

The wafer detection system comprises a light source module, an optical detection module, a sample transmission and positioning module and a data processing and analysis module: the light source module adopts a mode of combining a deep ultraviolet laser source and an LED light source and is provided with a beam shaping module; the optical detection module comprises a differential interference part, a light-induced generation part and a spectrum detection part, and relates to the technical field of semiconductor manufacturing. According to the wafer detection system and method, through cooperative work of the photoluminescence light path, the differential interference light path and the spectrum detection light path, surface defects of tiny scratches and roughness changes on the surface of the wafer can be detected, and subsurface defects of internal cracks and impurity gathering areas can be recognized; meanwhile, the types and properties of the defects are further confirmed in combination with spectral analysis, all-directional coverage of the defects of the wafer is achieved, and the problem that the detection range is limited in the prior art is solved.

The utility model discloses a wavefront debugging and detecting device for a laser beam-expanding lens, which is used for debugging and detecting a laser beam-expanding lens to be detected and comprises a laser light source part, a standard laser beam-expanding lens, a pinhole diaphragm and a shearing interferometer which are sequentially arranged and are coaxial at equal height, and the laser beam-expanding lens to be detected is arranged between the pinhole diaphragm and the shearing interferometer. The laser light source part is used as a standard laser light source, the standard laser beam expanding lens is used for expanding the standard laser light source to an entrance pupil size matched with that of the laser beam expanding lens to be measured, and the small-hole diaphragm is used for limiting the spot diameter of the standard laser light source entering the laser beam expanding lens to be measured; and the shearing interferometer is used for testing the wavefront of the standard laser light source after passing through the to-be-tested laser beam expanding lens. According to the utility model, the laser light source piece, the standard lens and the shearing interferometer are utilized, the wavefront debugging precision is improved, and the wavefront aberration is reduced by observing interference fringes in real time and finely adjusting the lens and guiding lens installation and stress release, so that the problem that the beam expanding multiple is reduced is solved.

In certain embodiments, an ophthalmic system is provided. The ophthalmic system includes a low power laser source configured to generate a low power laser beam, wherein the low power laser source has a power of between 5 milliwatts (mW) and 20 mW, and a first illumination device configured to transmit the low power laser beam into a vitreous cavity of an eye. The ophthalmic system further includes a red-green-blue (RGB) light-emitting diode (LED) light source configured to generate a RGB light, and a second illumination device configured to transmit the RGB light into the vitreous cavity of the eye.