Diffraction grating single-shot correlation system for measurement of picosecond laser pulses

We study and experimentally demonstrate a sensitive single-shot correlation system in which only a diffraction grating is used to produce a transverse time delay (TTD) in the reference pulse.The mechanism of the TTD introduced by the grating and the formation of the relative time delay (RTD) in the noncollinear correlation system are analyzed in detail.By using our system,we successfully measured the temporal duration of picosecond laser pulses,and a time resolution of ～0.047 ps is obtained at 1047 nm.The impact of the grating dispersion and the second harmonic beam walk-off effect on the measurement are considered.     

Numerical simulations of the impact of wavefront phase distortions of pump on the beam quality of OPA

<正>A numerical model of optical parametric amplification(OPA) is introduced to investigate the impact of wavefront phase distortion of pump on the beam quality of signal.Numerical results show that the unidentical walk-off directions of the pump and the idler waves are the main factors leading to the transfer of wavefront phase distortions of the pump to the signal,and by reducing the angle between the two directions,the beam quality factor(M~2) can be greatly decreased and hence the good beam quality of the signal can be maintained.     

啁啾脉冲的光谱整形

为了获得更高功率的输出激光脉冲,需要将注入到主放大链的种子脉冲进行光谱整形来补偿放大过程中的增益窄化效应.利用展宽器中啁啾脉冲的光谱具有空间排布的特点.采用石英晶体平凸透镜空间光强度调制器间接地实现窄带激光脉冲的光谱整形,在展宽器的输出端获得了光谱呈平顶分布的种子啁啾脉冲.通过调节偏振片的透偏方向,可方便地调谐输山脉冲光谱的形状.     

Ce:YAG晶体和透明陶瓷的光学和闪烁性能

采用温梯法生长了Ce:YAG晶体和真空烧结法制备了Ce:YAG透明陶瓷,并对晶体和透明陶瓷的光学和闪烁性能进行了对比研究.Ce:YAG晶体和陶瓷都具有位于230,340和460 nm波段的Ce³⁺离子的特征吸收带和540 nm附近的发射峰,但Ce:YAG晶体同时存在296和370 nm的色心吸收,其发射峰位于398 nm,而透明陶瓷中不存在.Ce:YAG晶体和陶瓷的X射线荧光中均存在520 nm附近的Ce³⁺离子发射,但晶体中还存在由反格位缺陷引起的300 nm 关键词： Ce:YAG 闪烁晶体 透明陶瓷     

Analysis of ultra-broadband high-energy optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier based on YCOB crystal

A new type of optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier is designed and analyzed for the amplification of pulse centered at 808 nm.A novel crystal,yttrium calcium oxyborate YCa4O(BO3)3(YCOB),is utilized in the power amplification stage of optical parametric amplification(OPA).Noncollinear phase matching parameters in the xoz principle plane of YCOB,compared with those in BBO and DKDP,are analyzed by numerical simulation.The results show that YCOB rather than DKDP can be used in the power amplification stage of OPA to realize the amplification of chirped pulse to several joules with a gain bandwidth exceeding 100 nm.This can be used to gain a high intensity pulse of ～10 fs after the compressor.     

Thermoluminescence and optically stimulated luminescence disadvantages of α-Al2O3:C crystal grown by the temperature gradient technique

Recently, α-Al₂O₃:C crystal with highly sensitive thermoluminescence (TL) and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) has been successfully grown by the temperature gradient technique. This paper investigates the heating rate dependence of TL sensitivity, light-induced fading of TL signals and thermal stability of OSL of α-Al₂O₃:C crystals. As the heating rate increases, the integral TL response decreases and the dosimetric glow peak shifts to higher temperatures in α-Al₂O₃:C crystals. Light-induced fading of TL increases with the irradiation dose, and TL response decreases as the exposure time increases, especially in the first 15 minutes. With the increasing intensity of the exposure light, the TL fading of α-Al₂O₃:C crystal increases sharply. The OSL response of as-grown α-Al₂O₃:C crystal is quite stable below 373 K and decreases sharply for higher temperatures.