Detection of the spatiotemporal field of a single-shot terahertz pulse based on spectral holography

According to electro-optical sampling theory, we propose a new method to detect the spatiotemporal field of a single- shot terahertz pulse by spectral holography for the first time. The single-shot terahertz pulse is coupled into a broadened chirped femtosecond pulse according to electro-optical sampling theory in the detecting system. Then the reference wave and the signal wave are split by Dammann grating and spread into the interference band-pass filter. The filtered sub-waves are at different central-frequencies because of the different incident angles. These sub-waves at different central-frequencies interfere to form sub-holograms, which are recorded in a single frame of a charge coupled device （CCD）. The sub-holograms are numerically processed, and the spatiotemporal field distribution of the original terahertz pulse is reconstructed. The computer simulations verify the feasibility of the proposed method.     

Single Ultrashort Attosecond Pulse Generation via Combination of Chirped Fundamental Laser and an Ultraviolet Controlling Pulse

We theoretically study the high-order harmonic generation (HHG) from a hydrogen atom in an intense few-cycle chirped fundamental laser in combination with an ultraviolet (uv) controlling pulse.The high-order harmonic spectrum is calculated by solving the time-dependent Schr¨odinger equation using the split-operator method.In our calculation,we present the difference of the high-order harmonic spectrum from one-dimensional (1D) model hydrogen atom and three-dimensional (3D) real hydrogen atom.We found that the plateau of the high-order harmonic generation from the 1D case and 3D case are all extended effectively to I p + 35U p due to the presence of the chirped laser pulse and the HHG supercontinuum spectrum is generated by adding an ultraviolet controlling pulse at a proper time,but the efficiency of the HHG for 3D case is more higher at the near cut-off region than the 1D case.Therefore,the generation of the attosecond pulse by synthesizing the harmonics near cut-off region have some slight differences between 1D and 3D simulations.As a real 3D case study,we show that an isolated 18 as pulse with a bandwidth of 232.5 eV is generated directly by optmizing the combination laser fields.     

Stability analysis of linearly chirped Gaussian pulse stacking in laser plasma reaction

<正>We analyze the stability of linearly chirped Gaussian pulse stacking(LCGPS) in the laser plasma reaction (LPR) in the inertial confinement fusion(ICF) system.The LPR can be treated as the process that the stacked pulse is first intensity filtered and then induces the plasma due to the thermalization time of the plasma.We also examine the stability of LCGPS over the change of the thermalization time of the plasma, the timing delay,and the intensity attenuation of the stacked pulse in the LPR,and compare the results with those of none chirped Gaussian pulse stacking(NCGPS).Our results show that LCGPS is more stable than NCGPS.     

Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation of the impulse delivering from laser-produced plasma to solid target

A plasma is produced in air by using a high-intensity Q-switch Nd：YAG pulsed laser to irradiate a solid target, and the impulses delivering from the plasma to the target are measured at different laser power densities. Analysing the formation process of laser plasma and the laser supported detonation wave （LSDW） and using fluid mechanics theory and Pirri＇s methods, an approximately theoretical solution of the impulse delivering from the plasma to the target under our experimental condition is found. Furthermore, according to the formation time of plasma and the variation of pressure in plasma in a non-equilibrium state, a physical model of the interaction between the pulse laser and the solid target is developed. The plasma evolutions with time during and after the laser pulse irradiating the target are simulated numerically by using a three-dimensional difference scheme. And the numerical solutions of the impulse delivering from the plasma to the target are obtained. A comparison among the theoretical, numerical and experimental results and their analyses are performed. The experimental results are explained reasonably. The consistency between numerical results and experimental results implies that the numerical calculation model used in this paper can well describe the mechanical action of the laser on the target.     

Trends in ultrashort and ultrahigh power laser pulses based on optical parametric chirped pulse amplification

Since the proof-of-principle demonstration of optical parametric amplification to efficiently amplify chirped laser pulses in 1992,optical parametric chirped pulse amplification(OPCPA)became the most promising method for the amplification of broadband optical pulses.In the meantime,we are witnessing an exciting progress in the development of powerful and ultrashort pulse laser systems that employ chirped pulse parametric amplifiers.The output power and pulse duration of these systems have ranged from a few gigawatts to hundreds of terawatts with a potential of tens of petawatts power level.Meanwhile,the output pulse duration based on optical parametric amplification has entered the range of fewoptical-cycle field.In this paper,we overview the basic principles,trends in development,and current state of the ultrashort and laser systems based on OPCPA,respectively.     

Statistical properties of the photoelectron energy spectrum generated by an intense laser pulse and a continuous X-ray

This study shows that the photoelectron energy spectrum generated by an intense laser pulse in the presence of a continuous X-ray has interesting and useful statistical properties. The total photoionization production is linearly propor- tional to the time duration of the laser pulse and the square of the beam size. The spectral double energy-integration is an intrinsic value of the laser-assisted X-ray photoionization, which linearly depends on the laser intensity and which quantita- tively reflects the strengths of the laser-field modulation and the quantum interference between photoelectrons. The spectral energy width also linearly depends on the laser intensity. These linear relationships suggest new methods for the in-situ measurement of laser intensity and pulse duration with high precision.     

Angular distributions of CH3I fragment ions under the irradiation of a single pulse and trains of ultrashort laser pulses

The angular distribution of CH3I is investigated experimentally using a single Fourier transform-limited laser pulse and a pulse train, where a 90-fs 800-nm linearly polarized laser field with a moderate intensity of 2.8×1013 W/cm2 is used. The dynamic alignment is demonstrated in a single pulse experiment. Moreover, a pulse train is used to optimize the molecular alignment, and the alignment degree is almost identical to that with the single pulse. The results are analysed by using chirped femtosecond laser pulses, and it demonstrates that the structure of pulse train rather than its effective duration is crucial to the molecular alignment.     

Temporal evolution of the optical path difference of a supersonic turbulent boundary layer

The density distribution of a supersonic turbulent boundary layer is measured with the nanoparticle-based planar laser scattering technique, and the temporal evolution of its optical path difference (OPD) in a short time interval is characterized by proper orthogonal decomposition (POD). Based on the advantage of POD in capturing the energy of a signal, a temporal evolution model is suggested for the POD coefficients of the OPD. In this model, the first few coefficients vary linearly with time, and the others are modeled by Gaussian statistics. As an application, this method is used to compute the shortexposure optical transfer function.     

A Measurement Method of Time Jitter of a Laser Pulse with Respect to the Radio—Frequency Wave Phase in a Photocathode Radio—Frequency Gun

In a photo-cathode radio-frequency(rf) gun,the micro-bunched charge output from the gun is dependent linearly on he laser injection phase,due to the Scottay effect in the process of photoemission and the procedure of the electron logitudinal acceleration.Based on this principle,a new method is proposed ,which should be utilized to measure the time jitter between the driving laser pulse and the rf phase with a very high resolution of a few tens of femtoseconds.     

Pulse re-shaping by using a liquid crystal spatial light modulator and deflector for producing a specific waveform

A new shaping method for producing nanosecond pulses with specific shape is introduced. When a Gaussian laser pulse passes through an electro-optic deflector, it has been scanned as a line on the focal plane according to time precedence. Through controlling the intensity of transmitted light on each pixel of the liquid crystal spatial light modulator (LCSLM), various complicated pulses can be easily produced. Using this method, various specific shaped pulses with pulse duration varying from 750 ps to 5 ns are achieved.     

Single-shot electron-beam bunch length measurements

We report subpicosecond electro-optic measurements of the length of individual relativistic electron bunches. The longitudinal electron-bunch shape is encoded electro-optically on to the spectrum of a chirped laser pulse. The electron-bunch length is determined by analyzing individual laser-pulse spectra obtained with and without the presence of an electron bunch. Since the length of the chirped laser pulse can be easily changed, the electron bunch can be visualized on different time scales. This single-shot imaging technique is a promising method for real-time electron-bunch diagnostics.     

小宽带堆积啁啾脉冲传输放大特性

 采用啁啾脉冲堆积的方法可获得ns量级宽带整形激光脉冲,对堆积啁啾脉冲时间波形的影响因素及传输放大后脉冲波形与光谱形状的特性进行了研究。结果表明：在传输过程中脉冲的演化规律与窄带脉冲的演化规律基本一致,而且传输放大过程也不会改变脉冲的调制结构,但光谱形状在传输放大过程中发生了变化,初步认为是由非线性效应造成的;小宽带堆积啁啾脉冲具有与窄带脉冲基本一致的的增益水平。     

Chirp elimination using a linearly chirped fiber grating

Gain-switched distributed feedback laser diodes (GS-DFB-LD) with high repetition bit rate have large frequency chirp. Conventionally, the F–P spectrum filter and normal dispersion fiber were used to eliminate chirp in GS-DFB-LD pulse sources. In this paper, a new method for eliminating chirp of high repetition pulses generated from DFB laser diodes is proposed. The use of a linearly chirped fiber grating for chirp elimination is discussed theoretically and numerically. A new apodized coupling profile function for the grating, which we call it the inverse Gaussian, is given. Its characteristics are analyzed and compared with other profiles. The numerical results are in agreement with the theoretical analysis.     

基于内置电光晶体F P标准具的扫描滤波方法

基于内置电光晶体的F-P标准具,利用F-P多光束干涉原理和晶体的线性电光效应,提出了一种能有效提高啁啾脉冲信噪比的扫描滤波方法。给出了电光晶体加载电压的时变函数表达式,分析了影响信噪比提升效果的主要因素,并重点讨论了电光晶体的电压控制参数对信噪比提升效果和滤波器透过率的影响。研究结果表明,利用该扫描滤波方法可将啁啾脉冲激光信噪比提升约2个量级。     

啁啾脉冲堆积宽带激光的时间与频谱特性分析

理论研究了啁啾堆积脉冲宽带激光时间与频谱特性与子脉冲参量的关系.结果表明,变换极限子脉冲堆积所得的脉冲平滑,频率啁啾型与时间啁啾型子脉冲堆积所得脉冲出现时间调制,平滑性变差,从频谱上看,前者出现单一谱线,而后者可看到多条谱线|随着子脉冲间延迟的增加,堆积脉冲由脉冲间干涉引起的时间调制增多,但幅度减弱,而频谱的谱线数量增加.所得结果可为适当地选择堆积脉冲参量以获得所需的时间与频谱形状的宽带激光提供参考.     

Theoretical investigation of high-order harmonic generation from asymmetric molecular ions in the chirped laser field

High-order harmonic generation from the asymmetric helium hydrogen molecular ion exposed to a few-cycle chirped laser field is theoretically investigated by numerically solving the reduced one-dimension non-Born–Oppenheimer time dependent Schrödinger equation. The numerical results show that the plateau of the high-order harmonic spectrum is dramatically broadened and smoother with the introduction of the chirp. Further study presents that only the short quantum path contributes to harmonic emission and the long quantum path disappears in the chirped laser. In addition, an 80-as isolated attosecond pulse is obtained by superposing the harmonics from the 100th to the 130th order in the chirped field. The time-frequency distributions and the electronic probability distributions are presented to explain the underlying physical mechanism.     

啁啾脉冲堆积用于光脉冲整形

报道了一种利用100 ps啁啾脉冲堆积产生2．2 ns任意整形脉冲的脉冲整形系统。采用掺Yb~(3 )光纤锁模振荡器得到稳定的锁模光脉冲序列,将该锁模脉冲通过啁啾光纤光栅展宽并通过1 nm带宽的高斯形光谱滤波器滤波,得到标准的100 ps高斯形啁啾脉冲序列,将此脉冲选单经过光纤延迟线组成的32路脉冲堆积器,得到了精度为32 bit的重复频率为1 Hz的2．2 ns任意整形光脉冲。研究了堆积脉冲的特性,分析了宽带啁啾堆积整形脉冲的光谱时间扫描特性对激光驱动惯性约束聚变打靶束匀滑的优化作用。实验测得了该系统输出的2．2 ns整形光脉冲具有小于50 ps的上升沿,与100 ps啁啾脉冲的时间抖动小于4 ps。     

一种新型的利用重构等效啁啾超结构光纤光栅消啁啾技术研究

提出了一种利用重构等效啁啾超结构光纤光栅对啁啾光脉冲进行频域消啁啾和时域脉宽压缩的方法.由于重构等效啁啾技术可实现任意物理可实现滤波特性的光纤光栅,因此所提出的新型消啁啾方法可以针对任意啁啾模型的脉冲.仿真结果表明,对于脉宽为20 ps,啁啾系数为-5,啁啾模型为线性、高斯型、洛仑兹型的啁啾高斯脉冲,其被消啁啾后时间带宽积分别由初始的225,265,250下降到0458,0708,0731,脉宽压缩效果明显.针对商业软件给出的增益开关分布反馈半导体激光器输出光脉冲的模型,实际制作相应的重构等效 关键词： 重构等效啁啾 光纤光栅 啁啾 增益开关分布反馈半导体激光器     

堆积啁啾脉冲在单模光纤中的非线性传输特性

通过数值求解广义非线性薛定谔方程,分析了32路线性啁啾高斯脉冲堆积后的整形脉冲在单模光纤中的传输特性。结果表明经50 m单模光纤传输后脉冲的脉宽和包络形状基本不变; 非线性效应中的自相位调制和脉冲内Raman散射对脉冲频域特性影响较大,使频谱展宽约40 THz,中心角频率下移约10 THz; 而自陡效应,三阶色散对传输特性影响不大。     

Effect of the spectral distribution of a chirped pulse on the interaction of the high-power laser radiation with matter

The interaction of high-power picosecond laser radiation with solid targets is experimentally studied for the first time at various spectral distributions of a chirped laser pulse. The interaction of the high-power laser radiation with the target is studied at four regimes of the experimental setup: (i) at a relatively high contrast (10³) in the picosecond (Δt ～ 25 ps) range, (ii) at a relatively low contrast (3 × 10¹) in the picosecond (Δt ～ 25 ps) range, (iii) with spectral distortions of the chirped pulse, and (iv) with a strongly modulated spectrum of the chirped pulse. The results obtained reveal a strong dependence of the atomic and nuclear processes in the laser picosecond plasma on the spectral distribution of the chirped laser pulse. The prospects for the application of the spectral interferometry of chirped pulses for the online control of the parameters of the high-power laser radiation are demonstrated.