宽频带KrF激光在SF_6介质中的SBS实验研究

宽频带ＫｒＦ激光泵浦高纯度高气压ＳＦ＿６气体产生了受激布里渊背向散射（ＳＢＳ）。实验研究了ＳＢＳ的强度和反射率随泵浦光强和ＳＦ＿６介质密度的变化，测得在ＳＦ＿６气压为１ＭＰａ时，泵浦光能量为１２０ｍＪ，ＳＢＳ光最大能量为１３ｍＪ，反射率为１０％，产生ＳＢＳ的泵浦光阈值１．１８×１０￣４ＭＷ／ｃｍ￣２。实验验证了ＳＢＳ光与泵浦光相位共轭特性，近场均匀性有很大改善，远场光束质量有一定改善，在泵浦光能量１３３ｍＪ，脉宽２５ｎｓ时，得到了脉宽６．８ｎｓ的ＳＢＳ光输出。脉宽压缩比为４。     

连续光谱飞秒光脉冲的产生

本文报道了在较低的泵浦功率密度（１０＾１０Ｗ／ｃｍ＾２）产生光谱连续覆盖（４００～８７０）ｎｍ，持续时间为８０ｆｓ，重复频率为８ｋＨｚ的高重复频率“白光”超短脉冲的实际实验系统。     

掺杂KNSBN晶体中的电子—空穴竞争

通过测量掺杂ＫＮＳＢＮ晶体光折变光栅记录和擦除动态特性，首次分析了掺杂ＫＮＳＢＮ晶体中的电子－空穴竞争，根据耦合波理论，指出，响应时间越快的晶体，电子－空穴竞争越激烈，因而导致净调制折射率越小，衍射效率赵低，最后，分析了空穴产生的原因，并估算有效载流子浓度为１０＾１５／ｃｍ＾３量级。     

掺铒光纤非线性折射率的理论研究

建立了掺杂光纤折射率的普适公式，并利用激光运动方程，推导出折射率随泵浦光强的变化关系，给出了在典型参数下的折射率－光功率变化曲线。发现，在激光中心频率１．５３μｍ附近，当泵浦光强远大于泵浦阈值时，掺铒光纤折射率变化量在１０＾－７量级，这比在相同泵浦光克尔效应引起的变化大３０倍左右，并且这一变化量存在极限，这一极限由掺铒光纤的特性参数唯一确定。     

电子束泵浦KrF激光放大器增益与吸收的测量

为研制百焦耳级ＫｒＦ激光放大器，发展ＭＯＰＡ系统，我们用自探测法在百焦耳级电子束泵浦ＫｒＦ激光装置上进行了激光放大器的增益与吸收的测量。泵浦率约为０．６７ＭＷ／ｃｍ￣２，激光介质为８９．６％Ａｒ：１０％Ｋｒ：０．４％Ｆ＿２的混合气体，总气压０．２５ＭＰａ，实验测得激光放大器的小信号增益系数ｇ＿０＝６．６％ｃｍ￣（－１）、非饱和吸收系数α＿ｎ＝０．９３％ｃｍ￣（－１）、饱和光强Ｉ＿ｓ＝２．５ＭＷ／ｃｍ￣２。     

电子束泵浦KrF激光放大器增益与吸收的测量

为研制百焦耳级ＫｒＦ激光放大器，发展ＭＯＰＡ系统，我们用自探测法在百焦耳级电子束泵浦ＫｒＦ激光装置上进行了激光放大器的增益与吸收的测量。泵浦率约为０．６７ＭＷ／ｃｍ￣２，激光介质为８９．６％Ａｒ：１０％Ｋｒ：０．４％Ｆ＿２的混合气体，总气压０．２５ＭＰａ，实验测得激光放大器的小信号增益系数ｇ＿０＝６．６％ｃｍ￣（－１）、非饱和吸收系数α＿ｎ＝０．９３％ｃｍ￣（－１）、饱和光强Ｉ＿ｓ＝２．５ＭＷ／ｃｍ￣２。     

超短超强激光与稀薄等离子体相互作用的数值研究

用一维粒子模拟方法（Ｐａｒｔｉｃｌｅ－ｉｎ－Ｃｅｌｌ）数值研究了超短超强激光（Ｉλ＾２〉１０＾１８Ｗ．μｍ＾２／ｃｍ＾２）与稀薄等离子体的相互作用过程，结果表明，超短超强激光与稀薄等相互作用后，在等离子体中激发起尾波和拉曼（Ｒａｍａｎ）波，它们的波长和频率的值与解析解符合得很好；同时在尾波的作用下，等离子体的部分电子被加速的很高的速度，甚至接近光速。     

1.06μm激光辐照金盘靶的软X光转换

在１．０６μｍ激光辐照金盘靶实验中，利用坪响应Ｘ光二级管探测器测量了软Ｘ光能量（０．１－１．５ｋｅＶ）角分布，得到了软Ｘ光转换效率。实验条件：激光波长λＬ＝１．０６μｍ，ＥＬ＝６０－５００Ｊ，τｐｍ≈８００ｐｓ，ｆ／１．７，ＩＬ＝１０＾１＾３－１０＾１＾４Ｗ／ｃｍ＾２。实验结果表明：软Ｘ光能量角分粗略呈α＋ｂｃｏｓθ分布，软Ｘ光转换效率随激光强度的增加而降低。当靶面激光焦斑直径２３５μｍ，激光强度     

偶氮基染料掺杂薄膜的双光子图象存储

研究了偶氮基染料掺杂薄膜ＭＯ－ＰＶＡ和ＥＯ－ＰＶＡ的双光子存储特性。在对薄膜用Ａｒ＾＋激光作预激发下实现了Ｈｅ－Ｎｅ激光的红光存储。获得了实时和短时存储照片。光电记录存储曲线，分析了双光四能级系统的存储机制。实现确定了最佳预激发功率约为０．２８Ｗ／ｃｍ＾２，最小Ｈｅ－Ｎｅ光可存储功率密度低于０．２Ｗ／ｃｍ＾２。     

掺杂KNSBN晶体吸收对光强的依赖特性

研究了Ｃｏ：ＫＮＳＢＮ晶体和重还原Ｃｏ：ＫＮＳＢＮ晶体中光致吸收的变化特性。Ｃｏ：ＫＮＳＢＮ晶体的吸收系数随泵浦光强的增加而减小，吸收系数变化的最大值为３．２ｃｍ＾－１，重还原Ｃｏ：ＫＮＳＢＮ的吸收系数随泵浦光强的增加而增加，吸收系数变化的最大值为６．５ｃｍ＾－１，在泵浦光关掉后，探测光频率很高的增幅振荡，然后呈现阻尼振荡，采用最近建立的双载流子（电子，空穴）和多重陷阱能级（两个深陷阱能级，两个浅     

AZOBENZENE POLYMER FILMS FOR OPTICAL STORAGE AND HIGH-ORDER DIFFRACTION (I)——POLY[4'-BIS(N,N-OXYETHYLENE) IMINO-4-NITROAZOBENZENE SUCCINYL] FILM

The properties of phase conjugated (PC) beam and stable optical storage in an azobenzene polymer film were studied by degenerate four-wave mixing. With low-intensity incident waves (peak value of the pulses of the order of W/cm²), the PC beam as well ms diffraction beams were observed and then disappeared after turning off one of the three incident Beams. When the peak intensities of the incidenl beams reached the order of 10 W/cm², the PC beam did not disappear but decreased to some extent after turning off the writing beams. As the peak intensities of incident beams increased to the order of l0³ W/cm², diffraction up to 4th-order was observed. When all of the three incident waves were turned on, three groups of high-order forward and backward diffraction heams were observed. Turning off two of the three incident beams, the diffraction beams of the other incident beams did not decrease obviously, i.e., stable optical storage was realized. After the experiments, brilliant hologram spot was observed and could be maintained over 120 days without obvious change.     

AZOBENZENE POLYMER FILMS FOR OPTICAL STORAGE AND HIGH-ORDER DIFFRACTION (I)——POLY[4''-BIS(N, N-OXYETHYLENE) IMINO-4-NITROAZOBENZENE SUCCINYL] FILM

The properties of phase conjugated (PC) beam and stable optical storage in an azobenzene polymer film were studied by degenerate four-wave mixing. With low-intensity incident waves (peak value of the pulses of the order of W/cm²), the PC beam as well ms diffraction beams were observed and then disappeared after turning off one of the three incident Beams. When the peak intensities of the incidenl beams reached the order of 10 W/cm², the PC beam did not disappear but decreased to some extent after turning off the writing beams. As the peak intensities of incident beams increased to the order of l0³ W/cm², diffraction up to 4th-order was observed. When all of the three incident waves were turned on, three groups of high-order forward and backward diffraction heams were observed. Turning off two of the three incident beams, the diffraction beams of the other incident beams did not decrease obviously, i.e., stable optical storage was realized. After the experiments, brilliant hologram spot was observed and could be maintained over 120 days without obvious change.     

RHEED from stepped surfaces and its relation to RHEED intensity oscillations observed during MBE

Multiple scattering theory is used to calculate the intensities of reflection high energy electron diffraction from periodic arrays of surface steps. The intensities are found to depend strongly on the direction of the incident beam azimuth. When the incident beam azimuth is parallel to the step edges, both the specular and diffracted beam intensities are diminished with respect to the intensities from a flat surface. When the incident beam azimuth is perpendicular to the edges, the intensities of all the beams are of the same order of magnitude as for a flat surface but some of the peak heights are oscillatory functions of the number of atoms in the topmost layer. These peak intensity oscillations are very similar to the intensity oscillations observed during molecular beam epitaxial film growth.     

Comparison of the higher diffraction order images in methyl-red-doped liquid crystal films

We investigate the change of higher diffraction order images in holographic image storage and reconstruction process. In experiments, an s-polarized Ar⁺ laser (488.0 nm) was used to record permanent grating in the dye-doped liquid crystal, 4,4′-n-entylcyanobiphenyl (5CB) doped with 1 wt% methyl-red (MR), at a small incident angle. Higher diffraction order images were observed when the signal beam was focused in front of and behind the film. Then the film was illuminated by an s-polarized He–Ne laser (632.8 nm) in the direction perpendicular to the surface. The higher diffraction order images were reconstructed. A theory about the change of higher diffraction order images is developed, which is in good agreement with experimental results. The results show that the higher diffraction order provides a useful method for optical information processing.     

High-order harmonics from solid targets as a probe for high-density plasmas

The interaction of 100-fs Ti:sapphire laser pulses with thin foil targets was experimentally investigated at intensities exceeding 10(18) W/cm(2). High harmonics were observed in transmission through an overdense plasma in the direction of the incident beam. From the cutoff frequency of the harmonics an electron density of 1 x 10(24) cm(-3) is inferred, indicating a compression of the plasma by the ponderomotive force of the laser pulse.     

Diffraction patterns and nonlinear optical properties of gold nanoparticles

Stable gold nanoparticles have been prepared by using soluble starch as both the reducing and stabilizing agents; this reaction was carried out at 40 °C for 5 h. The obtained gold nanoparticles were characterized by UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and z-scan technique. The size of these nanoparticles was found to be in the range of 12–22 nm as analyzed using transmission electron micrographs. The optical properties of gold nanoparticles have been measured showing the surface plasmon resonance. The second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties were investigated by using a continuous-wave (CW) He–Ne laser beam with a wavelength of 632.8 nm at three different incident intensities by means of single beam techniques. The nonlinear refractive indices of gold nanoparticles were obtained from close aperture z-scan in order of 10^?7 cm²/W. Then, they were compared with diffraction patterns observed in far-field. The nonlinear absorption of these nanoparticles was obtained from open aperture z-scan technique. The values of nonlinear absorption coefficient are obtained in order of 10^?1 cm/W.     

Extending plasma accelerators: guiding with capillary tubes

In order to extend plasma accelerators, the laser beam has to be guided inside gas or plasma over a distance of the order of the dephasing length, which is typically much larger than the diffraction length z_R of the laser. A capillary tube can be used as a waveguide for high-intensity laser pulses over distances well in excess of z_R. Experimental demonstration of monomode guiding over 100 z_R of 10¹⁶ W/cm² pulses has been obtained in evacuated capillary tubes (45-70-μm inner diameter). A drop of transmission has been observed when the intensity of the amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) is high enough to ionize the capillary tube entrance. Propagation in helium gas-filled (10-40 mbar) capillary tubes has been studied at intensities up to 10¹⁶ W/cm²; a plasma column with on-axis density of the order of 10¹⁷ cm^-3 has been created on a length of the order of 4 cm. The use of a capillary tube for an extended accelerator is discussed for the ease of linear, resonant excitation of plasma waves by laser wakefield     

细菌视紫红质的自衍射效率与最佳入射角研究

研究了弱光强下细菌视紫红质膜(bR膜)的自衍射特性.给出了弱光强下相干光在bR膜中产生的振幅光栅光强分布模型，并用ysinαx近似表示透射光强分布，结果与实验吻合.给出了不同透射光强y与指数α的对应关系.结果表明，在bR膜及入射光波波长给定的情况下，入射光强越小，对应的α值越大，当入射光强为0.072/T(mW/cm2)时，α等于1.计算出不同入射光强和入射角下的自衍射效率.结果发现，对应于最大衍射效率的最佳入射角为2°.     

Laser-Induced Diffraction Rings from an Absorbing Solution

We observed multiple diffraction rings of a cw Ar⁺ laser beam from a nitrobenzene solution of saturable absorber BDN (bis-(4-dimethylaminodithiobenzil)-nickel) caused by the spatial self-phase modulation at low incident optical intensities. We obtained 37 rings for a 200-μm thick sample at an optical intensity of 38 W/mm². The refractive-index change Δ;n and effective nonlinear refractive index n₂ were determined from the number of observed rings and by the z-scan technique. We obtained large values of Δ;n∼0.1 and n₂ = -2.9×;10^-5 cm²/W. This large nonlinearity is attributed to a thermal effect resulting from linear absorption.     

All optical switching in henna thin film

The optical nonlinearity in henna (Lawson (2- hydroxyl-1,4 naphthoquinone) film was utilized to demonstrate all optical switching. The nonlinear absorption of the henna film was calculated by measuring the transmission of the laser beam (λ = 488 nm) as a function of incident light intensities. The observed nonlinear absorption is attributed to a two-photon absorption process. The pump and probe technique was used to demonstrate all optical switching. The switching characteristics can be utilized to generate all-optical logic gates such as simple inverter switches (NOT) NOR, AND NAND logic functions.