组合变形镜对板条固体MOPA激光波前畸变校正（英）

提出了一种利用组合变形镜校正板条MOPA固体激光器像差的方法,并通过实验验证其有效性。通过将一个11单元的一维变形镜和一个67单元的二维变形镜组合,有效降低了单个二维变形镜波前校正过程中驱动器间的电压差,从而提高了二维变形镜的使用安全性,并在一定程度上改善了校正后波前畸变的空间分布,降低了波前畸变残差。实验结果表明,一维变形镜与二维变形镜的组合能高效地校正板条MOPA固体激光器的波前畸变,波前残差均方根值小于0.08 m,远场光束质量因子可达1.67。     

Adaptive aberration correction based on ant colony algorithm for solid-state lasers: numerical simulations

We describe an adaptive aberration correction technique based on an ant colony algorithm for solid-state lasers and a general class of other adaptive optics systems. We show that it is possible to compensate phase aberrations without wavefront sensing in this approach, which iteratively adjusts the control voltages of a deformable mirror to maximize certain system performance metrics of the far-field intensity distribution of the laser beam. The effectiveness of this approach is analyzed numerically by use of a 37-element piezoelectric deformable mirror and a variation of the Strehl ratio as the metric. Results demonstrate that this approach can effectively compensate the phase distortions of laser beams and significantly improve beam quality. A comparison indicates that this approach is much faster than a genetic algorithm while achieving almost the same beam quality.     

随机并行梯度下降光束净化实验研究

利用自适应光学技术进行光束净化是高能激光系统中一项重要的研究内容.为实现光束净化系统的小型化和低成本,基于系统性能评价函数无模型最优化的波前畸变校正方法是适合的技术方案.就随机并行梯度下降(SPGD)最优化算法在光束净化系统中的应用展开研究.针对高能激光束常见的像差分布进行了SPGD波前校正的数值模拟,在此基础上构建了37单元自适应光学光束净化实验平台,讨论了双边扰动梯度估计和迭代增益系数自适应变化对算法收敛特性的影响.数值模拟与实验结果验证了SPGD算法对不同程度波前畸变的校正能力,表明了SPGD光束净化方案的可行性.     

37单元双压电片变形镜板条激光光束净化

为了校正板条激光器输出光束波前像差,改善输出光束质量,提出了基于37单元双压电片变形镜的板条激光光束净化系统。采用柱面反射式单向扩束器使主振荡功率放大结构板条激光器输出光束尺寸与37单元双压电片变形镜有效口径相匹配,利用随机并行梯度下降算法控制双压电片变形镜面形,进行波前像差闭环校正,校正后光束远场归一化桶中功率提高到净化前的2~3倍。     

Novel micromachined membrane mirror characterization and closed-loop demonstration

Micromachined electrostatic membrane mirrors have been in use for several years in active and adaptive optics applications. We introduce a deformable mirror with small static aberrations and resistant to damage during electrostatic snap-down in an architecture designed so that a multi-layer dielectric coating that can be applied before the mirror is released. We also make laboratory performance measurements and produce a closed-loop control algorithm.     

Micro-electro-mechanical deformable mirrors for aberration control in optical systems

Controlling optical aberrations is one of the enduring problems in optics. Recent advances in adaptive optics for astronomical applications have shown the promise of adaptive optics technology for controlling aberrations. Micro-electro-mechanical deformable mirrors (MEM-DMs) offer an alternative to conventional adaptive optics which, due to the inexpensive nature of MEM-DM technology, will enable a wide range of commercial and scientific applications for optical wave front control. In this paper we describe MEM-DMs, present results of modelling the performance of an MEM-DM for optical aberration control, and present results of experiments to verify that MEM-DMs can control optical aberrations.     

自适应光学系统随机并行梯度下降算法

随机并行梯度下降(SPGD)算法可以对系统性能指标直接优化来校正畸变波前。对基于SPGD算法的61单元自适应光学系统进行仿真模拟,分析了对不同初始静态畸变波前的校正能力,并比较了不同性能指标情况下的算法增益系数、扰动幅度值的选取及校正情况。仿真结果表明:算法收敛速度很大程度上依赖于增益系数和扰动幅度值,对畸变较大的波前,随机扰动幅度在0.50~0.85范围内,性能指标采用焦斑平均半径比采用斯特列尔比取得的校正效果好。     

高功率激光器腔镜热变形对输出光束质量的影响

利用有限元分析法结合Fox-Li迭代法,考虑腔内本征模式与腔镜热形变的相互耦合作用,计算模拟了正支共焦非稳腔的本征模式分布,定量分析了高功率激光器腔镜热变形对输出光束质量的影响,重点讨论了腔镜热变形所引起的腔内本征模式相位特性的变化,并从波前功率谱密度、Zernike像差系数及光束质量值等角度对腔镜发生热形变前后的激光器输出光束的光束特性进行比较分析。研究结果表明:高功率激光器腔镜热形变对输出光束的光束质量会产生一定的影响,且随着激光输出功率的增大,镜面热形变引起的输出光束波前相位高频比例及Zernike高阶像差均会有所增大,波前畸变程度也明显变大,光束质量逐渐变差。     

Application of optical diffraction method in designing phase plates

Continuous phase plate(CPP),which has a function of beam shaping in laser systems,is one kind of important diffractive optics.Based on the Fourier transform of the Gerchberg-Saxton(G-S) algorithm for designing CPP,we proposed an optical diffraction method according to the real system conditions.A thin lens can complete the Fourier transform of the input signal and the inverse propagation of light can be implemented in a program.Using both of the two functions can realize the iteration process to calculate the near-field distribution of light and the far-field repeatedly,which is similar to the G-S algorithm.The results show that using the optical diffraction method can design a CPP for a complicated laser system,and make the CPP have abilities of beam shaping and phase compensation for the phase aberration of the system.The method can improve the adaptation of the phase plate in systems with phase aberrations.     

基于整形光路的低阶像差校正方法

为满足激光束对远处目标辐照强度的要求,减小热效应对输出光束性能的影响,提出了一种基于整形光路的高能激光低阶像差校正方法。该方法根据波前探测器测到的光束波前畸变,利用激光器整形光路固有的光学元件和调整机构,通过高精密电动平移台和快反镜的快速动作,动态调整各镜片的间距,实时校正激光束的低阶像差,使输出光束恢复至平行出射,从而显著减小激光束的热漂移和热畸变,有效避免了长时间出光时光束的持续发散,极大改善了输出光束性能。试验结果表明,该方法具有校正量大、控制方便、结构紧凑等优点,能够很好地改善激光器输出光束质量,显著提高激光束远场作用效果。     

自适应光学系统随机并行梯度下降控制算法仿真与分析

随机并行梯度下降算法能不依赖波前传感器直接对系统性能进行优化。以32单元变形镜为校正器,采用随机并行梯度下降算法建立了自适应光学系统仿真模型。通过分析该系统对静态波前畸变的校正能力,验证了随机并行梯度下降算法的收敛性;讨论了算法增益系数、随机扰动幅度与收敛速度的关系,并指出通过算法增益系数的自适应调整可以改进算法的收敛速度。     

Optical focus control system for laser welding and direct casting

A non-intrusive optical sensor system has been developed for focus control of laser welding. This detects the light generated by the process through the laser delivery optics, and exploits the chromatic aberrations of these optics to detect any laser focal error at the workpiece. This system works for a wide range of materials and welding parameters, and example results are presented. The sensor has also been applied to laser ‘direct casting’, a process in which 3-D structures are built by flowing metal powder into a focused laser beam. In this case, melt pool temperature is also important, and so additional optics are incorporated into the sensor to provide a pyrometric temperature measurement which is used to control the laser power.     

Application of Novel Focusing Mirrors in Gyrotron Transmission Lines

A novel focusing mirror based on the shifting of the beam phase according to the Gaussian beam optics enabled us to realize a focusing elements with different focal lengths in different directions and to convert the gyrotron output into a Gaussian-like beam. In this paper, we compare the quality of beams produced by the new system (which includes novel mirrors) and a conventional system consisting of a quasi-optical antenna, an ellipsoidal mirror and two parabolic cylinder mirrors.     

基于自适应光学技术控制光束近场场强

在双变形镜自适应光学系统中,需要主激光出射时与信标光的振幅分布一致、相位共轭,当主激光到达目标时光波的分布与目标上发射的信标光光波分布相同,主激光的振幅和相位都得到校正。根据双变形镜自适应光学技术的概念,提出一种基于自适应光学技术控制光束近场场强的方法,从而实验验证双变形镜技术的可行性。该方法利用哈特曼传感器探测到的波前信息,对变形镜进行控制,实现了对光束近场场强的控制。仿真结果表明该系统对光束近场强度能进行较好地校正,使校正前后光束振幅的残余均方差值从0.310 0降为0.052 2,同时实验也验证了这种方法的可行性。     

光束控制系统组件化仿真及运动解耦方法研究

利用激光系统组件化仿真软件构建了光束控制系统的组件化仿真框架,对几何/波动光学传输、光束定向器机架与其内部光学元件的耦合运动进行了仿真,提出了目标脱靶量数据和传感器图像自动更新、光束定向器机架与其内部多块快速倾斜镜控制驱动量自动解耦的数值仿真新方法,并在动态跟踪控制可视化过程中完成了光束定向器机架、多块快速倾斜镜驱动控制以及光学传输成像的仿真,满足了光束控制系统建模仿真的普适性、灵活性、易用性设计目标。最后,大气传输校正联合仿真实例证明:利用精跟踪、自适应光学技术能有效抑制大气低频扰动幅值,校正高频扰动的影响。     

Analytical technique for calculation of mirror surface parameters in “HEX-DARR” resonator for lasers with a ring active medium

Within the geometrical optics approximation, we consider a class of mirrors (with surfaces formed by rotating second-order curves) which enables an extension of the range of possible beam conversions in optical systems. The formulas used in the calculations are quite simple. Based on this approach, we worked out and presented a complete analytical algorithm for calculation of the mirror surface parameters in a “HEX-DARR” resonator. To check the algorithm, a numerical calculation of an optical system is carried out for a specific set of initial data. The results obtained confirm the accuracy of the equations derived and the efficiency of the algorithm.     

Low-cost segmented mirrors for aberration correction in small aperture systems

Two low-cost 3×3 and 4×4 segmented mirrors built for near-real time adaptive optics are described. The construction and performance characteristics of the mirrors are discussed and it is shown that they have the potential to provide very good correction of atmospheric aberration despite their low number of segments. Their use in an adaptive optics system is described.     

虚共焦非稳腔腔镜倾斜对激光传输的影响

首先用几何光学方法分析了虚共焦非稳腔腔镜倾斜引起的准直光线偏离光轴,形成偏斜光线的角度灵敏度和偏斜距离灵敏度同非稳腔放大率ｍ和腔镜倾斜角β之间的关系,然后用Ｃ－６程序计算、分析了柱面条状虚共焦非稳腔单镜、双镜反向和同向倾斜三种情况下不同倾斜角对近场相位和远场强度的影响。数值结果表明,镜腔倾斜会使近场相位由均匀分布变成非均匀分布。从布导致远场光束质量变坏。     

Influence of spatial mode matching in end-pumped solid state lasers

We present investigations on the influence of mode matching on the efficiency of longitudinally pumped solid state lasers. In a theoretical part we enhance an existing model for four level lasers from idealized cylindrical modes to arbitary pump and laser modes in a random relative position thereby neglecting beam deformation due to thermal effects. The theoretical predictions were confirmed experimentally with an end-pumped Nd:YAG rod operated at 1064 nm. To investigate the effect of misalignment on the efficiency we used a Ti-Sapphire pump laser which was displaced relative to the laser beam. To establish the influence of arbitary pump modes on laser performance a diode laser equipped with coupling optics served as pump source for the same resonator. The resulting decrease in slope efficiency compared to the Ti-Sapphire pumped system could be explained in terms of limited mode overlap due to the characteristic pump field distribution produced by the diode coupling optics.