高功率固体激光驱动器的优化设计

扼要介绍了高功率固体激光系统物理设计中的一些基本概念,并阐述了系统优化设计的主要方法。针对神光Ⅲ原型装置的物理设计,提出了其能流分布设计优化的判据和设计的限制条件,给出了原型装置主放大级的初步优化设计结果。     

高功率固体激光驱动器的优化设计

 扼要介绍了高功率固体激光系统物理设计中的一些基本概念,并阐述了系统优化设计的主要方法。针对神光Ⅲ原型装置的物理设计,提出了其能流分布设计优化的判据和设计的限制条件,给出了原型装置主放大级的初步优化设计结果。     

高功率固体激光驱动器污染控制及片状放大器洁净度改进

针对高功率固体激光驱动器的安全运行,提出了覆盖驱动器建设全过程的污染控制方法,详细介绍了洁净清洗、洁净检测、洁净保护等保障污染控制效果的技术手段,并介绍了神光-Ⅲ主机装置片状放大器洁净度提升所采取的技术途径,以及片状放大器光照清洗实验中气溶胶等级随闪光灯照射次数的变化情况。实验结果表明,神光-Ⅲ主机装置的洁净水平与美国国家点火装置(NIF)接近且优于其他同类装置,洁净度的大幅提升为装置的安全运行提供了有力保障。     

高功率固体激光驱动器污染控制及片状放大器洁净度改进

针对高功率固体激光驱动器的安全运行,提出了覆盖驱动器建设全过程的污染控制方法,详细介绍了洁净清洗、洁净检测、洁净保护等保障污染控制效果的技术手段,并介绍了神光-Ⅲ主机装置片状放大器洁净度提升所采取的技术途径,以及片状放大器光照清洗实验中气溶胶等级随闪光灯照射次数的变化情况。实验结果表明,神光-Ⅲ主机装置的洁净水平与美国国家点火装置(NIF)接近且优于其他同类装置,洁净度的大幅提升为装置的安全运行提供了有力保障。     

高功率多程激光放大系统的优化设计

利用光束传输模拟程序对高功率多程激光放大系统进行了优化设计, 所用方法和所得结论对高功率激光放大系统的设计有应用意义。     

高功率多程激光放大系统的优化设计

 利用光束传输模拟程序对高功率多程激光放大系统进行了优化设计, 所用方法和所得结论对高功率激光放大系统的设计有应用意义。     

高功率多程激光放大系统的优化设计

利用光束传输模拟程序对高功率多程激光放大系统进行了优化设计, 所用方法和所得结论对高功率激光放大系统的设计有应用意义。     

用于高功率激光装置的压电步进驱动器

根据神光Ⅱ高功率激光装置的具体工程需求,设计了一种以层叠式压电陶瓷为驱动元件的新型压电步进驱动器。驱动器利用杠杆机构实现箝位机构和进给机构交替箝位动子,通过对压电陶瓷小步距的位移连续累加的步进方式,实现大行程直线位移;具有控制简单、行程大、分辨力高及断电箝位的特点。样机试验结果表明,驱动器的运动分辨力达到nm级,步距分辨力达到50nm,行程21mm。     

用于高功率激光装置的压电步进驱动器

根据神光Ⅱ高功率激光装置的具体工程需求,设计了一种以层叠式压电陶瓷为驱动元件的新型压电步进驱动器。驱动器利用杠杆机构实现箝位机构和进给机构交替箝位动子,通过对压电陶瓷小步距的位移连续累加的步进方式,实现大行程直线位移;具有控制简单、行程大、分辨力高及断电箝位的特点。样机试验结果表明,驱动器的运动分辨力达到nm级,步距分辨力达到50 nm,行程21 mm。     

高功率固体激光性能仿真模型

为实现高功率固体激光装置的能量平衡和功率平衡,开发了激光性能仿真模型为神光-Ⅲ原型装置的运行提供实时预测。模型能够确定系统参数设置(注入能量、注入脉冲波形和参数诊断衰减设置等)。注入能量的预测采用基于以往实验数据的放大曲线拟合方法。平顶脉冲的注入波形预测采用循环迭代算法,整形脉冲波形的预测采用增益-通量曲线法。参数诊断衰减设置是通过基于SG99光传输放大模型的全光路模拟计算实现。对原型装置的仿真表明,能量预测偏差在5%以内; 基频光束间能量分散度可控制在10%以内。模型已成为神光-Ⅲ原型装置运行仿真的有效工具。     

High power CW solid-state multilaser system

A laser system containing four CW Nd:YAG double-rod lasers, transforming optics and a fibre with input-output optics has been designed and investigated. It is shown that reduction of the beam parameter product of the non-Gaussian beams in the image space of the lens has made it possible to collect the emission of four lasers to the same fibre. Independent laser operation has provided the output power control in the range of 10–900 W with a stable light spot size on the input end of the fibre.     

阵列口径Nd：YAG片状激光器重复频率输出特性研究

 介绍了一种新型阵列口径的固体片状激光器的设计及初步实验，研究了其激光输出特性。激光器采用2×1阵列的以布儒斯特角放置的片状Nd:YAG激光头模块，并采用氙灯泵浦方式，由平均功率为60 kW电池组电源供电；电源采用大电流恒流放电，对输出放电进行可编程控制。实验得到32 J的单脉冲输出，小信号增益系数为0.047 5 cm^-1；泵浦单脉冲运行，脉宽为1~5 ms时，输出能量呈线性增长；当重复频率为20 Hz时，5 ms脉宽比1 ms脉宽输出功率下降30%，其原因是布儒斯特角结构存在时，由热应力引起的热致双折射损耗造成输出下降。     

ICF系统中全息透镜聚焦特性及衍射效率分析

 根据全息透镜的工作原理，利用光线追迹法对其聚焦特性进行了理论分析。使用标量衍射法分析了全息透镜的衍射效率，讨论了不同的光栅槽型对其衍射效率的影响。对分析过程中所涉及到的有关近似处理方法的使用和影响进行了说明，讨论了全息透镜用作取样光栅的优点。     

Transmission properties of all-silica fibres for high-power Nd:YAG lasers

The transmission properties of two different types of all-silica fibres, step index and graded-index fibres, are investigated using a multimode high-power cw Nd:YAG rod laser. The reflections from the fibre surface back into the laser cavity affect the laser power and the beam parameters, waist diameter and divergence. A set-up for simultaneously measuring these values in front of and behind a fibre is presented. The maximum laser power transmitted by fibres is dependent upon the beam parameters, the fibre design and the surface conditions. An upper limit for the maximum divergence which can be coupled into a fibre with a certain numerical aperture without loss is given. The beam parameters behind the fibre, related to the input parameters, are presented.     

An investigation on laser-diode-array pumped Nd: glass slab laser

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Pulsed alkali pump light sources for Nd:YAG lasers

Pulsed arc discharges in alkali metal vapours are investigated for use as pump light sources for Nd:YAG lasers. Alkali lamps have a very high radiation efficiency and emit strong lines near the laser pump bands. These absorption bands are fitted by the emission spectrum of sodium and potassium lamps by changing the vapour pressure and input power. The spectral radiation distributions of the lamps are measured by a spectrograph with a gated OMA system. Ray tracing calculations for a laser cavity are used to evaluate the efficiency of the alkali radiation emission for Nd:YAG pumping. The results show that the excitation efficiency of the alkali lamps is twice as high as that of usually used rare gas lamps. For sodium resonance lines the side-on spectral radiance is calculated by a radiation transport model to estimate the pressure and the temperature profile. The results indicate that the alkali vapour lamps could be used as pump light sources with high efficiencies and low heat loading of the laser cavity.     

Cutting by a high power laser at a long distance without an assist gas for dismantling

As the applications of laser processing progress, new fields of use are being investigated, including dismantling with power lasers. To fulfil our dismantling requirements we propose a new laser method that we have called the laser dismantling (LD) process. This cutting method uses a high-power laser at a long distance, without an assist gas, and with a focal length of the system of 1 m to 10 m. Precision and accuracy in the process are not the same as for laser cutting for production and assembly. The first application of the laser dismantling process, on which we demonstrate our method, is the dismantling of obsolete nuclear plants with remote controlled, or automatic, robots in irradiated environments. For our demonstrator, the beam from a Nd:YAG laser was focused by a multimode optical fibre. The objectives of this paper are: to discuss the criteria for determining the theoretical feasibility of LD; to discuss issues related to future industrial implementation by introducing the process's basic principles; and to compare LD with classical laser processing, which differs not only in the consideration of cutting quality and speed, but also in the cutting irregularities that could be accepted.     

阵列口径Nd：YAG片状激光器重复频率输出特性研究

介绍了一种新型阵列口径的固体片状激光器的设计及初步实验,研究了其激光输出特性。激光器采用2×1阵列的以布儒斯特角放置的片状Nd:YAG激光头模块,并采用氙灯泵浦方式,由平均功率为60 kW电池组电源供电;电源采用大电流恒流放电,对输出放电进行可编程控制。实验得到32 J的单脉冲输出,小信号增益系数为0.047 5 cm-1;泵浦单脉冲运行,脉宽为1~5 ms时,输出能量呈线性增长;当重复频率为20 Hz时,5 ms脉宽比1 ms脉宽输出功率下降30%,其原因是布儒斯特角结构存在时,由热应力引起的热致双折射损耗造成输出下降。