液体相位共轭技术在高重复频率双程放大器中的应用

 采用丙酮液体作为相位共轭镜改善光束质量,实验研究了高重复频率二极管泵浦Nd:YAG双程放大器中液体SBS相位共轭技术的应用。结果表明：采用光束扫描方式,较明显地减小了液体介质热效应。激光器在重复频率400 Hz、注入能量40 mJ时,反射率达到65%。激光器使用SBS相位共轭镜后光束质量由2.3倍衍射极限提高到1.3倍衍射极限,激光脉宽由23 ns压缩到5 ns。     

应用熔石英棒相位共轭镜的LD泵浦激光MOPA系统

 用熔石英棒作为相位共轭镜材料,在LD泵浦的激光MOPA系统中实现了在 100和400 Hz下的受激布里渊散射相位共轭。实验测得重复频率100 Hz时双通放大后的x和y方向的光束质量平方因子分别为1.74和1.66,最大反射率达到24.33% ,脉冲宽度从60 ns压缩到31.34 ns。重复频率400 Hz时双通放大后的x和y方向的光束质量平方因子分别为2.10和2.12,脉冲宽度从56.69 ns压缩到28.84 ns。     

液体相位共轭技术在高重复频率双程放大器中的应用

采用丙酮液体作为相位共轭镜改善光束质量,实验研究了高重复频率二极管泵浦Nd:YAG双程放大器中液体SBS相位共轭技术的应用。结果表明：采用光束扫描方式,较明显地减小了液体介质热效应。激光器在重复频率400 Hz、注入能量40 mJ时,反射率达到65%。激光器使用SBS相位共轭镜后光束质量由2.3倍衍射极限提高到1.3倍衍射极限,激光脉宽由23 ns压缩到5 ns。     

Fiber based high repetition rate, high energy laser source applying chirped pulse amplification

We demonstrate the potential of a high-gain Yb-fiber amplifier system to provide ultrashort pulses with high energies. 100 μJ pulses generated at a repetition rate of 32 kHz exhibit nearly diffraction limited output (M²≈1.7) at a 1060 nm center wavelength. Using chirped pulse amplification, temporally streched laser pulses from a femtosecond oscillator could be compressed after amplification to subpicosecond pulse duration. The achievable intensities are high enough to create plasmas which can efficiently convert laser light to the extreme ultraviolet radiation. In a multimode Yb-doped fiber amplifier we obtained average powers of up to 22 W and single pulse energies up to 130 μJ.     

Generation of high-energy dual-wavelength domain wall pulse with low repetition rate in an HNLF-based fiber ring laser

The generation of high-energy dual-wavelength domain wall pulse with a low repetition rate is demonstrated in a highly nonlinear fiber （HNLF）-based fiber ring laser. By introducing the intracavity birefringence-induced spectral filtering effect, the dual-wavelength lasing operation can be achieved. In order to enhance the cross coupling effect between the two lasing beams for domain wall pulse formation, a 215-m HNLF is incorporated into the laser cavity. Experimentally, it is found that the dual-wavelength domain wall pulse with a repetition rate of 77.67 kHz could be efficiently obtained through simply rotating the polarization controller （PC）. At a maximum pump power of 322 mW, the 655-nJ single pulse energy in cavity is obtained. The proposed configuration provides a simpler and more efficient way to generate high energy pulse with a low repetition rate.     

Compensation of the thermally induced depolarization in a double-pass Nd:YAG rod amplifier with a stimulated Brillouin scattering phase conjugate mirror

Stimulated Brillouin scattering phase conjugate mirrors (SBS-PCMs) are extensively used to compensate the phase distortion of active media in a high-energy laser system with double-pass amplification. However, the depolarization loss from the thermally induced birefringence of the active medium by a photoelastic effect cannot be avoided despite the uses of phase conjugate mirrors. In this work, the depolarization loss in a double-pass Nd:YAG rod amplifier with a SBS-PCM has been studied with Jones matrix calculations. In addition, the depolarization ratios and the leak beam patterns are obtained experimentally and theoretically for four possible optical schemes. Both experiment and theoretical results show that depolarization is effectively compensated when a Faraday rotator is located after the amplifier.     

共孔径偏振耦合分光系统中反射镜造成的相位延迟差的测量

 激光信标共孔径发射接收偏振分光系统的动态相位补偿需要测量望远镜各反射镜对s光和p光的相位延迟差。利用Stokes矢量和Mueller矩阵建立了物理模型,并推导出用测得的回光功率计算相位延迟差的解析式。提出一种通过实验测量回光功率计算反射镜相位延迟差的方法,解决了在0～2p范围内唯一确定反射镜相位延迟差的问题。实际测量了两块反射镜的相位延迟差,并将测量结果用于动态相位补偿偏振分光实验,验证了该方法的正确性。分析了偏振分光棱镜、法拉第旋光器以及近似计算这3个主要的测量误差源,并估计总测量误差约为1°。     

主振荡功率放大装置中的放大自发辐射效应和能量提取效率

 建立了放大自发辐射(ASE)和相干激光能流耦合的模型,使用迭代算法,计算了长方体形状放大级中的ASE能流和相干激光能流的分布以及放大级出口0.5 m处的ASE分布,并讨论了入射光强、饱和光强对输出功率及能量提取效率的影响。对于增益区呈长方体、增益系数沿流场方向呈抛物线分布的放大级的计算结果表明：输入光的存在不仅会降低放大级中ASE光强的大小,而且将改变ASE的分布,使放大级中ASE能流的极大值向入口处移动;在饱和光强一定的情况下,输出功率和能量提取效率将随着入射功率的增大而增大;在入射光强一定的情况下,输出功率将随着饱和光强的增大而增大,而能量提取效率将随着饱和光强的增大而减小。     

主振荡功率放大装置中的放大自发辐射效应和能量提取效率

建立了放大自发辐射(ASE)和相干激光能流耦合的模型,使用迭代算法,计算了长方体形状放大级中的ASE能流和相干激光能流的分布以及放大级出口0.5 m处的ASE分布,并讨论了入射光强、饱和光强对输出功率及能量提取效率的影响。对于增益区呈长方体、增益系数沿流场方向呈抛物线分布的放大级的计算结果表明：输入光的存在不仅会降低放大级中ASE光强的大小,而且将改变ASE的分布,使放大级中ASE能流的极大值向入口处移动;在饱和光强一定的情况下,输出功率和能量提取效率将随着入射功率的增大而增大;在入射光强一定的情况下,输出功率将随着饱和光强的增大而增大,而能量提取效率将随着饱和光强的增大而减小。     

The application of a high pulse repetition rate CO2 laser with high average power for isotope separation by molecular dissociation in a strong IR field

Considering a SF₆ molecule we demonstrate feasibility of using high pulse repetition rate CO₂ laser for isotope separation by selective molecular dissociation in a strong IR field. Dependences of dissociation efficiency as well as separation selectivity on pulse repetition rate up to 150 Hz are investigated. The inherent thermal effects are discussed.     

Effect of pulse repetition rate and number of pulses in the analysis of polypropylene and high density polyethylene by nanosecond infrared laser induced breakdown spectroscopy

Pulse repetition rates and the number of laser pulses are among the most important parameters that do affect the analysis of solid materials by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, and the knowledge of their effects is of fundamental importance for suggesting analytical strategies when dealing with laser ablation processes of polymers. In this contribution, the influence of these parameters in the ablated mass and in the features of craters was evaluated in polypropylene and high density polyethylene plates containing pigment-based PbCrO₄. Surface characterization and craters profile were carried out by perfilometry and scanning electron microscopy. Area, volume and profile of craters were obtained using Taylor Map software. A laser induced breakdown spectroscopy system consisted of a Q-Switched Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm, 5 ns) and an Echelle spectrometer equipped with ICCD detector were used. The evaluated operating conditions consisted of 10, 25 and 50 laser pulses at 1, 5 and 10 Hz, 250 mJ/pulse (85 J cm⁻²), 2 μs delay time and 6 μs integration time gate. Differences in the topographical features among craters of both polymers were observed. The decrease in the repetition rate resulted in irregular craters and formation of edges, especially in polypropylene sample. The differences in the topographical features and ablated masses were attributed to the influence of the degree of crystallinity, crystalline melting temperature and glass transition temperature in the ablation process of the high density polyethylene and polypropylene. It was also observed that the intensities of chromium and lead emission signals obtained at 10 Hz were two times higher than at 5 Hz by keeping the number of laser pulses constant.     

Study on an optical system with coherent laser array source and phase optimization in turbulent atmosphere

Model of an optical system with coherent laser array source and the piston phase optimized by the stochastic parallel gradient descent algorithm is established. With this model, theory of beam propagation through the optical system in turbulent atmosphere is analyzed, and the analytical formulas of the beam average intensity along the propagation path are derived. Strehl ratio of the received beam induced by intensity disorderly distribution and power efficiency of the received beam are introduced to evaluate performance of the optical system. Under the H-V 5/7 atmospheric turbulent model, performance of an optical system with determinate parameters was calculated, and the influences of the propagation distance and the laser wavelength were numerically analyzed, respectively.