Nonlinear interaction of ultraintense laser pulse with relativistic thin plasma foil in the radiation pressure-dominant regime

We present a study of the effect of laser pulse temporal profile on the energy /momentum acquired by the ions as a result of the ultraintense laser pulse focussed on a thin plasma layer in the radiation pressure-dominant (RPD) regime. In the RPD regime, the plasma foil is pushed by ultraintense laser pulse when the radiation cannot propagate through the foil, while the electron and ion layers move together. The nonlinear character of laser–matter interaction is exhibited in the relativistic frequency shift, and also change in the wave amplitude as the EM wave gets reflected by the relativistically moving thin dense plasma layer. Relativistic effects in a high-energy plasma provide matching conditions that make it possible to exchange very effectively ordered kinetic energy and momentum between the EM fields and the plasma. When matter moves at relativistic velocities, the efficiency of the energy transfer from the radiation to thin plasma foil is more than 30% and in ultrarelativistic case it approaches one. The momentum /energy transfer to the ions is found to depend on the temporal profile of the laser pulse. Our numerical results show that for the same laser and plasma parameters, a Lorentzian pulse can accelerate ions upto 0.2 GeV within 10 fs which is 1.5 times larger than that a Gaussian pulse can.     

Nonlinear pulse propagation and phase velocity of laser-driven plasma waves

Laser evolution and plasma wave excitation by a relativistically intense short-pulse laser in underdense plasma are investigated in the broad pulse limit, including the effects of pulse steepening, frequency redshifting, and energy depletion. The nonlinear plasma wave phase velocity is shown to be significantly lower than the laser group velocity and further decreases as the pulse propagates owing to laser evolution. This lowers the thresholds for trapping and wave breaking and reduces the energy gain and efficiency of laser-plasma accelerators that use a uniform plasma profile.     

Effect of pulse slippage on density transition-based resonant third-harmonic generation of short-pulse laser in plasma

The resonant third-harmonic generation of a self-focusing laser in plasma with a density transition was investigated. Because of self-focusing of the fundamental laser pulse, a transverse intensity gradient was created, which generated a plasma wave at the fundamental wave frequency. Phase matching was satisfied by using a Wiggler magnetic field, which provided additional angular momentum to the third-harmonic photon to make the process resonant. An enhancement was observed in the resonant third-harmonic generation of an intense short-pulse laser in plasma embedded with a magnetic Wiggler with a density transition. A plasma density ramp played an important role in the self-focusing, enhancing the third-harmonic generation in plasma. We also examined the effect of the Wiggler magnetic field on the pulse slippage of the third-harmonic pulse in plasma. The pulse slippage was due to the group-velocity mismatch between the fundamental and third-harmonic pulses.     

短脉冲强激光在稀薄等离子体中传播时的电磁类孤立子

 采用二维粒子模拟方法，研究了短脉冲强激光在稀薄等离子体中传播时电磁类孤立子的产生和时空演化过程。通过分析电磁场与等离子体波的非线性能量交换和激光场的频率谱结构等，给出了电磁类孤立子形成的基本物理图像，讨论了等离子体参数对电磁类孤立子形成的影响。模拟结果表明：类孤立子的形成是由于局部电磁波振荡频率减小至等离子体频率引起的，初始等离子体密度越高越容易形成空间局域结构。     

Modulation of ionization on laser frequency in ultra-short pulse intense laser--gas-target

Based on the dispersion relation of intense laser pulse propagating in gradually ionized plasma, this paper discusses the frequency modulation induced by ionization of an ultra-short intense laser pulse interacting with a gas target. The relationship between the frequency modulation and the ionization rate, the plasmas frequency variation, and the polarization of atoms (ions) is analysed. The numerical results indicate that, at high frequency, the polarization of atoms (ions) plays a more important role than plasma frequency variation in modulating the laser frequency, and the laser frequency variation is different at different positions of the laser pulse.     

基于热释电探测器的重频脉冲激光诊断

摘以热释电探测器的工作原理为基础,研究了热释电探测器对重频脉冲激光的瞬态响应特性,建立了热释电探测器对单脉冲激光辐照响应的工作模型,分析了影响探测器频率特性的主要因素。根据材料和结构参数模拟计算了实际应用中的响应模型。设计了信号检测电路并对其进行计算仿事。完成了探测器的频率响应、脉宽响应等实验测量,验证了热释电探测器用于高重频、窄脉冲激光能量测量的可行性。     

Study of characteristics of ultrasound pulse generated by a laser pulse

I.IntroductionThegenerationofacousticpulsebylaserirradiationofametalsurfacewasfirstsuggestcdbyWhitein1963[1l.SincethatdateLaserU1trasoundtechniquchasbeendcvclopedrapidly.Becausethistechniquehasanumberoftechnicalfcatures,suchasnon-contact,highbandwidth,highhme-spacia1resolution,quantitativeteshng,generationoflongitudinal,shcarandRay1cighwaves(simu1taniously),andsoon,ithasbccnwidelyapp1icdtomcasurementsofmatcrialproperties,detectionofdefects,andcalibrationoftransd.ccrsl'-'o].Inordertodcve1opth…     

双色场下紫外超短脉冲的频谱展宽

当共线传输的双色强激光脉冲满足时间重叠时,其等离子体通道间将出现强烈的耦合作用,由此引起的交叉相位调制可产生强烈的非线性效应,使紫外超短脉冲的频谱展宽效应得到增强.将由钛宝石激光系统经三倍频得到的能量为045 mJ、带宽为15 nm的紫外脉冲和能量为71 mJ的近红外脉冲共线聚焦后,在氩气样品池中分别诱导产生等离子体通道,发现紫外脉冲光谱受到明显调制.调制后的光谱半高全宽增至64 nm,为聚焦前谱宽的4倍,是单束紫外脉冲成丝时谱宽的25倍.实验着重研究在不同时间延迟、耦合位置和气体压强情况下,双 关键词： 紫外超快脉冲 双色光丝 非线性效应 光谱展宽     

多周期激光相位对H2+谐波频移的影响

理论研究了多周期激光相位角对H2+谐波频移的影响。结果表明,在多周期激光驱动下H2+谐波光谱在零相位时呈现蓝移现象。随着激光相位增大,谐波光谱由蓝移转向红移。随着激光相位进一步增大,谐波红移减弱。理论分析表明谐波频移是由激光上升和下降区域谐波辐射强度变化引起的。并且谐波辐射强度变化对激光相位比较敏感。     

Wakefield generation as the mechanism behind spectral shift of a short laser pulse

An equation describing the dynamics of plasma wave generation by a short intense laser pulse is analyzed to find a relation between the difference in mean-square pulse frequency before and after laser-matter interaction and the electric field amplitude in the wakefield plasma wave generated by the laser pulse. This relation can be effectively used in systems for wakefield diagnostics. The relation is applied to several geometries of interaction between a pulse and an ionizing gas or preformed plasma.     

激光与相对论电子束相互作用中阿秒X射线脉冲的产生

本文对激光与相对论电子束相互作用产生的阿秒X射线脉冲进行了研究.阿秒X射线脉冲是由于激光被相对论运动的电子束经过汤姆孙后向散射产生的.讨论了等离子体参数对产生的阿秒X射线的影响.发现其波长随着入射激光的频率的增加或电子束的速度增加而减小.选择合适的参数还可以获得"水窗"波段的X射线.还讨论了相对论电子束的密度与其前沿的密度梯度的大小对所产生X射线的转化效率的影响. 关键词： 阿秒X射线脉冲 汤姆孙后向散射 超强激光 相对论电子束     

Attosecond X-ray pulse obtained from linear Thomson scattering

Linear Thomson scattering by a relativistic electron of a short pulse laser has been investigated by computer simulation. Under a laser field with a pulse of 33.3-fs full-width at half-maximum, and the initial energy of an electron of γ₀=10, the motion of the electron is relativistic and generates an ultrashort radiation of 76-as with a photon wave length of 2.5-nm in the backward scattering. The radiation under a high relativistic energy electron has better characteristic than under a low relativistic energy electron in terms of the pulse width and the angular distribution.     

高功率激光整形脉冲波形控制技术

 针对神光-Ⅲ原型装置物理实验要求的三台阶整形脉冲（三个台阶的脉冲宽度比为1.5∶1.0∶0.5,强度比为1∶4∶16,脉冲总能量为500 J）,并根据该装置的系统构成和具备任意脉冲整形技术,开展了高功率激光整形脉冲波形控制技术研究,通过对基频光段的增益饱和效应和三倍频光的频率转换过程的分析,获得了脉冲时间波形在传输、放大及频率转换过程中的一些变化特点,在此基础上建立了一套简单的预测模型。经过反复迭代计算和多次全系统联机实验获得了实验结果,并在物理实验中得到了应用,初步形成了高功率激光整形脉冲波形的控制方法。     

Effects of pulse energy ratios on plasma characteristics of dual-pulse fiber-optic laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Laser-induced plasmas of dual-pulse fiber-optic laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy with different pulse energy ratios are studied by using the optical emission spectroscopy(OES)and fast imaging.The energy of the two laser pulses is independently adjusted within 0–30 m J with the total energy fixed at 30 m J.The inter-pulse delay remains 450 ns constantly.As the energy share of the first pulse increases,a similar bimodal variation trend of line intensities is observed.The two peaks are obtained at the point where the first pulse is half or twice of the second one,and the maximum spectral enhancement is at the first peak.The bimodal variation trend is induced by the change in the dominated mechanism of dual-pulse excitation with the trough between the two peaks caused by the weak coupling between the two mechanisms.By increasing the first pulse energy,there is a transition from the ablation enhancement dominance near the first peak to the plasma reheating dominance near the second peak.The calculations of plasma temperature and electron number density are consistent with the bimodal trend,which have the values of 17024.47 K,2.75×10¹⁷cm;and 12215.93 K,1.17×10¹⁷cm;at a time delay of 550 ns.In addition,the difference between the two peaks decreases with time delay.With the increase in the first pulse energy share,the plasma morphology undergoes a transformation from hemispherical to shiny-dot and to oblate-cylinder structure during the second laser irradiation from the recorded images by using an intensified charge-coupled device(ICCD)camera.Correspondingly,the peak expansion distance of the plasma front first decreases significantly from 1.99 mm in the single-pulse case to 1.34 mm at 12/18(dominated by ablation enhancement)and then increases slightly with increasing the plasma reheating effect.The variations in plasma dynamics verify that the change of pulse energy ratios leads to a transformation in the dual-pulse excitation mechanism.     

基于脉冲分组的光剂量监控新算法

精确控制脉冲激光加工光剂量是保证加工产品工艺和质量的关键。在对现有的光剂量控制算法进行分析后,提出了基于脉冲分组的光剂量监控新算法,有效提高了光剂量监测精度和反馈控制速度。设计了光剂量监控系统,实现了脉冲激光加工光剂量实时监测及反馈控制。与Ophir公司的StarLab激光能量测量系统相比,500个激光脉冲以内的总能量测量,本系统测量误差不超过±0.1 5%。对一套脉冲最大重复频率为10 kHz、单脉冲最大能量为5 mJ、恒压工作下最大能量波动为±10%的脉冲激光加工系统光剂量进行了监控实验。在本系统的监控下,可将日标光剂量为150 mJ/mm~2以内的加工光剂量控制精度和重复精度分别控制在0.90%和0.100mJ/mm~2以内,同时将光剂量反馈控制速度提高了4倍。     

Double pulse UV laser induced breakdown spectroscopy of stainless steel

Results of experimental investigations of 304 austenitic stainless steel (ASS) ultraviolet spectral range by single and double pulse laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) at atmospheric pressure are reported. Various parameters, such as laser energy, placement of the laser beam focus with respect to the surface of illumi-nation, and collinear double laser pulse delay were used as variables. This study contributes to a better under-standing of the LIBS plasma dynamics by observing the temporal evolution of various emission lines. Temperature measurements were made by the Boltzmann diagram method using singly ionized Fe lines, and electron densities were found from Stark broadening. The temporal behaviors of these parameters were also estimated. It was found that the electron temperature for double pulses is higher than that for single pulse of the same total energy. For double pulse LIBS, the iron line emission intensities are enhanced and the analytical performance is improved. For instance, the intensity of iron line Fe I 275.01 nm was a factor of about 300 times higher if a double pulse of 2 × 20 mJ was used instead of a single pulse of 40 mJ when focusing the beam 4.7 mm behind the target surface. Published in Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 79, No. 5, pp. 654–660, 2006.     

532nm皮秒脉冲激光对单晶硅的损伤特性研究

随着光电对抗和超短脉冲激光技术的发展,研究超短脉冲激光与单晶硅相互作用具有非常重要的理论和实际意义.为了进一步明确532 nm皮秒脉冲激光对单晶硅的损伤机理,本文开展了532 nm皮秒脉冲激光辐照单晶硅的损伤效应实验研究,测定了损伤阈值,明确了损伤机理,探讨了低通量下的脉冲累积效应.首先,利用波长为532 nm、脉冲宽...     

基于半解析自洽理论研究相对论激光脉冲驱动下阿秒X射线源的产生

发展了一种描述相对论激光脉冲与稠密等离子体相互作用产生阿秒X射线源的半解析自洽理论.该理论模型不仅可以获得等离子体界面的振荡轨迹、振荡面电场和磁场等物理参数,而且能够精确计算出激光脉冲驱动下阿秒X射线源的频谱,结果与粒子模拟程序一致.理论计算结果表明阿秒X射线源的辐射特性与等离子体界面随时演化过程相关,在周期量级激光场驱动下等离子体界面振荡振幅呈现中心不对称,通过改变激光场的载波包络相位实现对等离子体界面振荡的控制,获得准单阿秒X射线源.     

紫外超短脉冲激光放大过程中脉宽压缩的方案设计

采用放电泵浦KrF准分子激光放大器放大波长为248.4nm的紫外超短脉冲激光。对于能量为0.7mJ、脉宽为550fs的输入脉冲,在光束直径保持10mm不变的条件下,能量放大到15mJ,脉宽展宽到1200fs。为了压缩输出脉冲宽度,分析了群速度色散和自相位调制效应对脉宽展宽的影响。利用棱镜对,采用4种不同的实验方案对脉冲引入负的线性频率啁啾,以补偿KrF准分子激光放大器CaF2窗镜中的群速度色散和自相位调制对脉冲引入的正的线性频率啁啾。结果表明:在放大器之前放置棱镜对的方式可以在保持输出脉冲能量为15mJ的同时,在棱镜对间距为110cm的条件下,将输出脉冲宽度压缩到370fs,输出波长为248.4nm、带宽为0.4nm。     

用光激开关产生高功率亚纳秒电脉冲的研究

 报道了用全固态绝缘结构研制的横向型半绝缘GaAs光电导开关产生高功率亚纳秒电脉冲的性能和测试结果。8mm电极间隙的开关暗态绝缘强度达30kV。分别用ns, ps和fs激光脉冲触发开关的测试表明,开关输出电磁脉冲无晃动。3mm电极间隙开关的最短电流脉冲上升时间小于200ps,脉宽达亚ns;在偏置电压2000伏,光脉冲宽度8ns、能量1.2mJ的触发条件下,峰值电流达560A。用重复频率为76MHz和10⁸Hz的光脉冲序列触发开关也获得清晰的电流脉冲序列。