强激光远场光束质量参数的测试

 提出漫射红外成像-多点标校测量方法,用于测量强激光远场光束质量参数。在激光远场距离处设置漫反射靶板,用成像探测器摄取经靶面漫射的脉冲强激光光斑图像;在靶面中心处挖小孔,孔后放置能量探测器实时测量激光脉宽和峰值功率。同时对整个激光光斑图像进行能量定标,进而得出远场脉冲强激光的实际空间能量/功率分布、总能量,以及相应的光束质量参数。应用该测量方法,对高能TEA CO₂激光进行测量研究,测得其远场光束截面半径为80.2 mm,发散角为1.55 mrad。     

2 ns, 351 nm激光黑腔靶受激Raman散射实验研究

 介绍了在神光Ⅱ装置上开展的长脉冲2 ns,351 nm激光与黑腔靶相互作用的实验，报道了受激Raman散射光时间分辨谱图及能量测量的实验结果。长脉冲2 ns激光注入小腔靶（Ø700 mm×1 250 mm）时，激光辐照缝靶产生的SRS光能量是激光与全腔靶作用产生的SRS光能量的1.3倍。在2 ns激光与不同尺寸黑腔靶作用的情况下，激光辐照小腔靶产生的SRS光能量比标准腔靶(Ø800 mm×1 350 mm)产生的SRS光能量高1.6倍。由于激光功率密度下降，2 ns激光打靶SRS散射光要弱于短脉冲1 ns激光打靶，但持续时间稍长。实验结果表明：长脉冲2 ns激光与标准腔靶相互作用时，等离子体“堵腔效应”比较严重，标准腔靶尺寸不再合适。     

一种大面积高能激光光束参数的在线测量方法

 提出了一种大面积连续波高能激光光束参数的在线测量方法——环形光刀扫描测量法。该方法采用偏心安装的斜面环形光刀高速扫描反射，光电探测器阵列沿反射光圆周均匀布置探测，使得绝大部分被测激光沿原光路传播，只有少量取样光被反射到探测器阵列上。通过对采集得到的探测器响应信号进行空间映射计算和图像复原，得到激光束的光强分布参数。该方法可用于光束直径数百mm的高能激光光束测量，测量空间分辨率约2 mm，时间分辨率为30~50 ms。     

激光直写方法制作透明导电金属网栅

介绍了利用激光直写光刻技术在200mm×200mm基片上制作线宽为5μm,周期为350μm的红外透明导电金属网栅的工艺过程,对激光直写光刻技术和机械刻划掩模接触光刻制作金属网栅结构的两种方法进行了比较,给出了激光直写制作金属网栅的优点.     

高能激光束在线测量系统的光强衰减设计

 针对环形光刀取样式高能激光束在线测量系统应用中光电探测器线性饱和功率密度低而被测高能激光功率密度高的特点,采用对取样激光扩束和介质膜衰减片级联衰减的方式,实现了数千倍的线性光强衰减。介绍了环形光刀扫描取样及其扩束衰减原理,并对介质膜衰减片在激光入射角 0°~15° 和功率密度1~1 000 W/cm²条件下的透过率特性进行了分析,用实验验证了该光强衰减设计的有效性。     

高脉冲重复频率调Q Tm,Ho:GdVO4激光器

报道了一个高效率连续波和调Q高重频两种运行方式的Tm,HoGdVO4激光器.Tm,HoGdVO4晶体尺寸4 mm×4 mm×7 mm,a轴通光,液氮制冷到100 K,由发射中心波长为793 nm的光纤耦合激光二极管端面泵浦.Tm,HoGdVO4激光连续波输出功率4.0 W,光光转换效率26%.声光调Q条件下输出平均高功率3.9 W,脉冲重复频率10 kHz,脉冲宽度50 ns. 通过减小声光Q开关的开启时间,激光脉冲宽度由50 ns减小至23 ns.在10 kHz重频下,测量最大脉冲能量0.39 mJ , 峰值功率7.8 kW.     

四路激光跟踪干涉三维坐标测量系统

介绍了基于多边法原理的四路激光跟踪干涉三维坐标测量系统 ,包括系统的工作原理、冗余特性、激光跟踪干涉仪、新型目标靶镜、系统的布局及实验结果等 ,并进一步指出下一步的工作。实验表明 ,在距跟踪干涉仪80 0mm远处 70 0mm× 6 0 0mm平面范围内 ,系统三维坐标测量不确定度为 0 .0 6 2 0mm。     

强激光与柱腔靶作用下准直高能电子束的产生

利用二维PIC粒子模拟程序研究了超短超强激光脉冲与柱腔靶相互作用产生的表面超热电子加速现象。采用光强为1021 W/cm2量级的超高斯激光脉冲掠入射进入柱腔靶,在靶的内壁上观察到了GeV量级的表面超热电子。超热电子束被准静态的电场和磁场约束在内壁表面附近,保证了电子束的准直性,发散角仅为1.6°;并且由于超热电子束在纵向激光电场中加速了mm级的距离,激光到高能电子(100 MeV)的转换效率达到了26.6%。另外,通过多参数模拟和理论解析讨论了激光的光强以及横向空间分布对这种表面超热电子加速的影响。     

用于激光驱动飞片诊断的线成像速度干涉仪

设计并建立了一套完整的线成像激光干涉测速系统,用于激光驱动技术中小尺寸飞片或样品一条线上所有点的速度测量。它将激光压缩为线状照射到靶面,用成像物镜收集靶面的漫反射光并传递到广角迈克尔逊干涉腔中形成干涉,产生的梳妆干涉条纹作为信号载体,用变像管扫描相机记录条纹随时间的变化,用不同位置的条纹移动量反推出不同位置的速度分布,实现空间分辨。系统具有50 ps响应时间和20μm空间分辨能力。用该系统测量了激光驱动飞片的速度场,清晰的扫描干涉图像直观显示了飞片的运动过程和各点的速度差异。用傅里叶变换方法对干涉图像进行处理,得到了靶面一条线的速度和位移分布。     

一种测量大面积激光束光强分布的复合阵列

针对大面积高能激光束时空分布参数测量的需要,研究了量热和光电法综合测量激光束时空分布的方法。采用现场实时定标技术有效地解决了两类数据融合问题,研制了量热光电复合阵列测量系统。该复合阵列主要由256路量热探测单元、120路光电探测单元、多通道数据采集模块和数据分析处理模块等部分组成,具有量热型探头测量绝对激光能量准确、光电探测器测量时间分辨率高等优点,实现了大面积高能激光束光强分布时间和空间的绝对测量。     

Study of the ion-distribution dynamics of an aluminum laser-produced plasma with picosecond resolution

The ion-distribution dynamics of an expanding aluminum plasma produced by a nanosecond laser pulse at moderate intensity (10(13) W cm(-2)) is studied by point-projection x-ray absorption spectroscopy with unprecedented, picosecond, time resolution. We show that the ionic populations measured as a function of distance to the target and at different probing times differ markedly from those predicted by widely accepted collisional radiative models coupled to hydrodynamic simulations. We discuss the effects of radiation, conduction, and expansion cooling on the spatiotemporal ionic distribution evolution.     

fs激光在靶背表面产生的质子束成丝

 介绍了利用3TW/60fs钛宝石超短超强激光与20μm铜薄膜靶相互作用的实验。实验观测到质子束的角分布随激光功率密度有所变化。在较高的功率密度（～1×10¹⁸ W/cm²）时，观测到环状的质子束分布，发散角较大。在较低的激光功率密度（～2×10¹⁷ W/cm²）时，质子束发散角减小，质子束出现成丝现象。质子束的角分布实际上反映了从靶前输运到靶背的超热电子电流横向分布。在输运过程中，由于Weibel不稳定性会使超热电子电流出现空心化并最后破裂成丝。     

热图法测量激光强度时空分布的重构理论研究

为了把量热法应用于远场激光强度时空分布测量,研究了基于热像仪靶面温度测量反演入射激光强度时空分布的重构理论。针对背光面两种不同边界条件(对流-辐射热流边界和恒定温度边界)推导出了由靶面温度分布反演激光束时空分布的重构表达式。获得的分析表达式对广泛的材料具有适用性。通过引入广义参量F0=α/L2,分别就F0》1和F0《1情况给出了重构近似表达式,并对满足F0》1条件的回推算法进行了数值模拟验证。数值结果表明,两种背光面边界条件下回推得到的激光束时空分布与原始激光束达到了很好的一致,但存在一与靶材傅里叶数相关的最小起始回推时间τ0。成果可用于强激光远场参量测量设备的研制。     

铝靶激光热应力的实验研究

 用高温应变计和热偶计等诊断技术，研究连续波氧碘化学激光（CW/COIL）与铝合金板作用产生的激光热应力。当照射靶面激光强度约1 000 W/cm²时，激光热应力随靶厚的增加而快速减小。当激光辐照靶材厚度h＝1.00 mm、激光强度I＝640~980 W/cm²时，激光热应力随辐照靶面激光强度的增加而增大。两者的激光热应力－时间曲线随靶厚的减薄或随辐照靶面激光强度的增加而变得越来越复杂。当靶厚h≤2.50 mm，辐照靶面激光强度I≥800 W/cm²时，激光热应力强度超过激光辐照区材料断裂强度，萌生许多孔洞裂纹，引起材料断裂破坏。     

Effect of Surface Plasma on Nanosecond Laser Ablation

For the first time, the effect of target surface plasma on nanosecond laser ablation is studied. Surface plasma was generated by a high-power cw fiber laser beam incident on an iron target. A comparison of laser ablation by nanosecond Nd:YAG laser pulses (1064 nm, 5 ns) was performed upon exposure to the cw laser and during its short-term (5 ms) turn off. It was found that the emission intensity twofold increases in the presence of surface plasma. The temperature and electron density of the laser plume induced by the nanosecond laser also increased.     

Surface acceleration of fast electrons with relativistic self-focusing in preformed plasma

We report an observation of surface acceleration of fast electrons in intense laser-plasma interactions. When a preformed plasma is presented in front of a solid target with a higher laser intensity, the emission direction of fast electrons is changed to the target surface direction from the laser and specular directions. This feature could be caused by the formation of a strong static magnetic field along the target surface which traps and holds fast electrons on the surface. In our experiment, the increase in the laser intensity due to relativistic self-focusing in plasma plays an important role for the formation. The strength of the magnetic field is calculated from the bent angle of the electrons, resulting in tens of percent of laser magnetic field, which agrees well with a two-dimensional particle-in-cell calculation. The strong surface current explains the high conversion efficiency on the cone-guided fast ignitor experiments.     

Silicon micro-hemispheres with periodic nanoscale rings produced by the laser ablation of single crystalline silicon

We describe the fabrication of silicon micro-hemispheres by adopting the conventional laser ablation of single crystalline silicon in the vacuum condition without using any catalysts or additives. The highly oriented structures of silicon micro-hemispheres exhibit many periodic nanoscale rings along their outer surfaces. We consider that the self-organized growth of silicon micro-structures is highly dependent on the laser intensity and background air medium. The difference between these surface modifications is attributed to the amount of laser energy deposited in the silicon material and the consequent cooling velocity.     

Laser‐Triggered Proton Acceleration From Micro‐Structured thin Targets

By using relativistic massively parallel PIC code MANDOR, which features arbitrary target design including 3D micro‐structuring, a study of ion acceleration in short laser pulse interaction with different thin targets has been performed. Based on 3D simulation results it has been shown that micro‐structures on the front surface of thin plane targets increase a number and energy of hot electrons in comparison with that for the case of pure plain foils of optimal thickness. As a result, the energy of accelerated ions also increases up to 50%. However, the efficiency of ion acceleration from structured target reduces with laser pulse intensity increase, so that for laser pulses of ultra‐relativistic intensity a positive role of surface micro‐structuring diminishes. We have also studied to which extent a sub‐ps imperfection of the laser pulse shape, which smoothes the surface micro‐structures suppresses high‐energy ion generation. (© 2013 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Characteristics of the aluminum alloy plasma produced by a 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser with different irradiances

The plasma generated by 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser irradiation of aluminum alloy in air at atmospheric pressure was studied spectroscopically. The electron density inferred by measuring the Stark-broadened line profile of Si(I) 288.16 nm decreases with increasing distance from the target surface. The electron temperature was determined using the Boltzmann plot method with nine strong neutral aluminum lines. Due to the thermal conduction towards the solid target and radiative cooling of the plasma as well as conversion of thermal energy into kinetic energy, the electron temperature decreases both at the plasma edge and close to the target surface. Electron density and electron temperature were also studied as functions of laser power density. At the same time, the validity of the assumption of local thermodynamic equilibrium and the effect of selfabsorption were discussed in light of the results obtained.     

超短超强激光脉冲辐照超薄碳膜电离状态研究

为了进一步理解极端条件下物质的电离特性, 特别是超短超强激光脉冲辐照超薄靶时等离子体的形成与分布, 本文以超薄碳膜为例, 细致研究了超短超强激光脉冲辐照下原子的离化过程. 分析和比较了强激光场直接作用电离和靶内静电场电离等两种场致电离形式, 在碰撞电离可以忽略的情况下, 发现更多的电离份额是来自靶内静电场的电离方式. 研究了激光脉冲强度对电离的影响, 发现激光脉冲强度越强, 电离速度越快, 产生的高价态离子所占比例也越高.当激光强度为1×10²⁰ W/cm²时, 尽管该强度高于电离生成C⁺⁶所需要的激光强度阈值, 但该激光脉冲并不能将整个靶电离成C⁺⁶离子, 对此本文进行了详细的分析. 在研究激光脉冲宽度的影响时, 发现激光脉宽越小, 电离速度越快, 但越小的激光脉冲电离获得的高价态离子越少.