2.0 MJ脉冲功率源的500 kA气体开关系统

介绍了用于2.0 MJ激光泵浦源的新型高功率闭合开关系统的主要功能部件及其设计、研制和测试过程,分析给出了该气体开关系统的关键器件设计所依据的数学原理。在2.0 MJ电容储能的模拟脉冲电源平台上的实际测试表明,该气体开关系统的峰值通流能力达到500 kA,单次放电转移电荷量不低于150 C,累积寿命超过200 kC,理论上能同时支持20对（40只）氙灯工作。开关本体的石墨电极头还可以更换,能进一步延长寿命。该气体开关系统的总体性能接近同期国外同类型产品的指标要求。     

熔石英光学元件的损伤前驱及其抑制技术北大核心CSCD

基于抛光所引起的熔石英元件表面、亚表面所存在的损伤前驱体分布,研究了不同种类的损伤前驱体所引起的损伤形貌。然后根据不同种类的损伤前驱体分别采用表面活性剂、强氧化性酸、氢氟酸的水溶液对不同的损伤前驱体进行处理。研究结果显示:经过前期预先清洗以后,吸收性杂质所导致的雾状损伤得以消除,亚表面分布的裂纹得以很好地平滑钝化,极大地提升了熔石英光学元件的抗损伤性能,损伤阈值从4.8J/cm2提高到11.0J/cm2,最大提升幅度达到原来的2.3倍。     

划痕型缺陷对光场质量的影响

为了研究高功率激光系统中划痕型缺陷对光场质量的影响,采用分步傅里叶算法对非线性近轴波动方程进行求解,模拟分析了不同划痕参数(长度、宽度、深度)下,元件内部、光束近场、元件后传输光场以及光束远场的光强分布情况。数值模拟结果表明:随着划痕长度、宽度或深度的增加,元件内部以及元件后传输光场的峰值强度和对比度均会相应增强;光束近场的光强对比度也会略微增大;对于光束远场的强度分布,与划痕宽度方向所对应的频谱能量会不断增强。该项研究工作可以为划痕检验标准的制定提供一定的定量分析依据。     

人类首次实现聚变“点火”,激光聚变取得历史性突破

2022年12月13日，美国能源部(DOE)及其下属的国家核安全管理局(NNSA)宣布，劳伦斯利弗莫尔国家实验室(LLNL)利用其建立的国家“点火”装置(NIF),在人类历史上首次实现了聚变产能大于驱动聚变发生的激光能量这一“点火”里程碑，将为美国核武器物理规律和效应研究、核武器库存管理等提供重要支撑，为未来清洁能源的发展铺平新的道路，并为高能量密度物理研究提供新的手段和平台。本文专访了中国工程物理研究院激光聚变研究中心郑万国研究员，就发布会传递信息、惯性约束聚变(ICF)实现途径及存在难点、激光聚变“点火”历程、未来ICF和惯性聚变能(IFE)发展前景，以及激光晶体在ICF和IFE中重要作用等业界广泛关心的几个问题进行解读，以期为读者提供专业的信息，使大家进一步了解ICF发展趋势和IFE发展前景，并针对相关晶体材料开展基础研究及关键技术攻关，牵引和支撑未来激光聚变驱动装置建设。     

Mitigation of laser damage growth in fused silica by using a non-evaporative technique

A non-evaporative technique is used to mitigate damage sites with lateral sizes in a range from 50 μm to 400 μm and depths smaller than 100 μm.The influence of the pulse frequency of a CO 2 laser on the mitigation effect is studied.It is found that a more symmetrical and smooth mitigation crater can be obtained by increasing the laser pulse frequency form 0.1 to 20 kHz.Furthermore,the sizes of laser-affected and distorted zones decrease with the increase of the laser pulse frequency,leading to less degradation of the wave-front quality of the conditioned sample.The energy density of the CO 2 laser beam is introduced for selecting the mitigation parameters.The damage sites can be successfully mitigated by increasing the energy density in a ramped way.Finally,the laser-induced damage threshold(LIDT) of the mitigated site is tested using 355 nm laser beam with a small spot(0.23 mm 2) and a large spot(3.14 mm 2),separately.It is shown that the non-evaporative mitigation technique is a successful method to stop damage re-initiation since the average LIDTs of mitigated sites tested with small or large laser spots are higher than that of pristine material.     

70mm×70mm光束取样光栅性能测试研究

介绍了一种用于惯性约束聚变研究的光束取样光栅的研制情况,光栅尺寸为70mm?0mm。利用星光II高功率固体激光装置实验平台对光栅的性能参数进行了实验测试,实验结果表明:光栅的三倍频激光取样效率为5.6?光束取样角为13.2。     

Laser-induced damage on large-aperture fused silica gratings

Two sets of laser-damage experiments on large-aperture fused silica optics have been carried out in a high-power laser facility. Severe damage has been found on the grating which presented dense craters on the front surface. This phenomenon is quite different from other fused silica optics, which are damaged on the rear surface. The damage possibility due to the redeposition layer was ruled out by acid-etching the grating’s front surface. The remarkable stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) effect was observed in grating and the reason for the front surface damage is thought to be the backward SBS.     

单层SiO2物理膜与化学膜激光损伤机理的对比研究

采用离子束溅射沉积技术和溶胶-凝胶技术在K9基片上镀制了厚度相近的SiO₂单层介质膜，用表面热透镜技术对两类膜层分别进行了热吸收及实时动态热畸变实验测试，结合散射光阈值测试及实验前后膜层的显微观测，对相同基底、相同膜层材料而采用不同方法镀制的光学膜层，发现化学膜的强激光损伤阈值远高于相应物理膜；从热力学响应及膜层特性差异的角度揭示了化学膜层的强激光损伤阈值远高于相应物理膜层的微观机理，即物理膜具有高吸收下的致密膜层快传导的基底热冲击效应，而化学膜则有低吸收下的疏松空隙填充慢传导的延缓效应，大量的实验数据及现象都证实了这一结论. 关键词： 强激光辐照损伤 损伤形貌 热冲击 热吸收     

Laser-Induced Damage Growth on Larger-Aperture Fused Silica Optical Components at 351nm

Laser-induced damage is a key lifetime limiter for optics in high-power laser facility. Damage initiation and growth under 351 nm high-fluence laser irradiation are observed on larger-aperture fused silica optics. The input surface of one fused silica component is damaged most severely and an explanation is presented. Obscurations and the area of a scratch on it are found to grow exponentially with the shot number. The area of damage site grows linearly. Micrographs of damage sites support the micro-explosion damage model which could be used to qualitatively explain the phenomena.