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Fragmentation-free ultrastable transfers through shared optical fibers
Vojtěch, J. ; Smotlacha, V. ; Havliš, O. ; Šlapák, M. ; Altmannová, L. ; Kundrát, J. ; Vohnout, R. ; Velc, R. ; Čížek, Martin ; Hrabina, Jan ; Řeřucha, Šimon ; Pravdová, Lenka ; Lazar, Josef ; Číp, Ondřej ; Kuna, Alexander ; Roztočil, J.
Fibre optics transfers of precise time and ultra-stable optical frequency are gradually becoming part of portfolio of network services of research and educational networks. These national infrastructures very often share fibres with regular data transmission, because of significant share of fibre cost rental on the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Situation is very similar in the Czech Republic, where there was more than 3000 km of ultra-stable transmissions within Czech e-Infrastructure, which itself runs over about 5800 km of dark fibre lines.
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Welding of Al-Si coated high-strength steel 22MnB5
Šebestová, Hana ; Horník, Petr ; Mikmeková, Šárka ; Novotný, Jan ; Mrňa, Libor
Al-Si-based coatings are widely used as surface protection of steel sheets against high-temperature oxidation during the hot stamping process. Laser welding is a suitable technology for hardened components joining because it does not produce a wide heat-affected zone with a degraded microstructure. The highly concentrated energy of the laser beam is responsible for rapid heating and subsequent rapid cooling of material which results in insufficient homogenization of the weld metal. In Al-rich areas (Al originates from the coating), ferritic bands are formed in the dominantly martensitic matrix. These bands decrease the strength of laser weld by more than one third compared to the base metal. The low-power electric arc placed immediately behind the laser beam can help to achieve a slower cooling of the weld metal, reduce the ferritic bands and increase the strength of weld joints up to 90 % of base metal tensile strength.
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Highly-coherent laser for precise optical frequencies dissemination
Pravdová, Lenka ; Čížek, Martin ; Hrabina, Jan ; Jelínek, Michal ; Řeřucha, Šimon ; Mikel, Břetislav ; Lazar, Josef ; Havliš, O. ; Altmannová, L. ; Smotlacha, V. ; Vojtěch, J. ; Velc, R. ; Číp, Ondřej
The paper presents a multipurpose laser with a very narrow spectral line, operating at a wavelength of 1540 nm and designed for cooled ions spectroscopy and the dissemination of precise optical frequencies over optical fibre links. The optical frequency of a commercial single-mode laser (NKT Photonics Koheras Basik) is spectrally narrowed to the level of several Hz using a high-quality optical resonator as an optical reference and an acousto-optic modulator as an active control element. The optical resonator is made of a low length thermal expansion coefficient material and is placed in a multi-shell vacuum chamber providing a stable operating environment. Optical frequency stabilisation uses PDH (Pound-Drewer-Hall) modulation and detection technique.
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Optical coatings for absorption cells
Oulehla, Jindřich ; Hrabina, Jan ; Holá, Miroslava ; Pokorný, Pavel ; Lazar, Josef
One of the key optical components used in laser stabilisation is an absorption cell filled with a gas medium. The optical windows of these cells are antireflection coated to minimise optical losses. During the production process, these coatings are subject to high temperatures and are in direct contact with the gas medium. In some special applications, there might be other factors, such as cosmic radiation, to consider. This contribution deals with the coatings’ resistance to these effects.
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Aplication of picosecond laser micromachinning for manufacturing of reflective DOE for CW power lasers
Mrňa, Libor ; Novotný, Jan ; Kolařík, Vladimír
Reflective optical elements are advantageous in terms of ease of cooling, where even a less efficient element can be easily operated without damage by a simple cooling system. When material interacts with the ultrashort pulses, the interaction is largely non-thermal and the material can be removed in a very defined manner without affecting the surrounding area. Direct ablation with ultrashort laser pulses enables fast and flexible fabrication of diffractive optical elements (DOEs). Ultrashort pulses can also be used to machine difficult-to-machine materials with conventional lasers and easily create spatial structures on the order of tens of micrometers.
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Study of the influence of geometrical parameters of phase binary gratings on their optical response for the preparation of optical fiber sensors
Krátký, Stanislav ; Kolařík, Vladimír ; Mikel, Břetislav ; Helán, R. ; Urban, F.
For exposure to optical fibers through a phase grating, it is necessary to tune the geometrical parameters of the grating very well. In this paper, we study the effect of the grating period, grating diameter, grating depth, and polarisation of the incident laser beam on the efficiency of diffraction orders. A suitably tuned grating generates diffraction orders with the desired efficiency, thereby guaranteeing the formation of the desired motif in the exposed optical fiber.
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Optical fibers for measuring ionizing radiation
Jelínek, Michal ; Mikel, Břetislav
Optical fiber ionising radiation measurements cannot be used to continuously measure high-energy ionising radiation, especially gamma radiation. Previously presented sensors and methods use optical fibers with a scintillator on/inside the fiber, optical fibers doped with a scintillator, etc. These methods are not suitable for measuring high-energy radiation mainly due to low efficiency. Therefore, we present a measurement method where optical fibers are used only to transport the scintillation radiation to the shielded detection electronics.
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