高功率激光近场诊断系统在线标定光源研制

针对高功率激光装置的特点，提出基于光纤激光的标准光源产生方法，以1053nm单模光纤激光为点源、以空间滤波器透镜为准直透镜获得了口径为300mm×300mm、不均匀性优于4％的均匀光源，成功实现了对神光Ⅲ原型装置近场诊断系统的在线标定。     

Research on OEF geometry control algorithm in dual-galvanometric laser scanning manufacturing

For the dual-galvanometric laser scanning manufacturing, the traditional geometry algorithm-fθ only considered the distance between the two swaying mirrors, the distance between the swaying mirror and the convex lens, the mirror swaying angle, and the lens focal length. And it could not correctly express the manufacturing track which was made geometry distorted. Based on analysis, a creative geometry control algorithm - optical entire factors (OEF) was brought forward. From the creative algorithm it can be known that OEF geometry control algorithm was concerned with not only the distance of the two swaying mirrors, distance between the swaying mirror and the convex lens, mirror swaying angle, and lens focal length, but also the lens central height, lens convex radius, and medium refractive index. The manufacturing system can manufacture satisfied geometry with the creative double ends approach (DEA) control model based on OEF in the experiments.     

Incoherent combination of fiber lasers using a collimating and focusing optical system in fiber-based laser fusion

The incoherent combination of fiber laser beams using a collimating and focusing optical system in fiber-based laser fusion is theoretically and numerically studied. The propagation of the fiber lasers passing through the optical system is analyzed by the ABCD law. The super-Gaussian fitting is performed to study the synthetic intensity profile near the focal spot quantitatively. The intensity profile of the combination beam is dependant on the defocusing distance, the number of the fibers, the separation of the fibers, and the beam expansion ratio of the collimating system.     

激光热透镜焦距测量实验及其公式改进

通过平平非稳腔法对激光热透镜焦距进行了实验测量,研究了不同抽运光束腰位置对热透镜焦距的影响.从理论上引入抽运光远场发散角和束腰位置,对端面抽运激光晶体热透镜焦距公式进行了改进.     

10 kHz 40 W Ti:sapphire regenerative ring amplifier

A cryogenically cooled Ti:sapphire regenerative ring amplifier was developed as a laser for generating a laser-produced plasma light source. With a 10 kHz 180 W pump laser, the amplifier output is 40 W before compression and 26 W after compression. We believe it to be the current highest average-power output from a single stage Ti:sapphire amplifier. The effective focal length of the thermal lens is measured to be 2.2 m at 100 K for 180 W of pump power. With a 1 m focal length lens placed in the resonator, the effect of a thermal lens on the resonator mode is suppressed. High conversion efficiency is achieved for the whole pumping power range without any additional measures for thermal compensation.     

Recombination effects during the laser-produced plasma expansion

The precise characterization of plasmas generated by laser irradiation is needed for the development of ion sources. As the characteristic parameters of the expanding plasma vary with both the distance and the time, an experimental study of their evolution is appropriate for a deeper knowledge of the plasma. The purpose of this work is to study the same characteristics of laser plasma produced by ablation of a pure Cu target as a function of the distance from the target along the propagation axis of the plasma plume. We irradiated the target by a KrF laser and a lens of 15 cm focal length. As the diagnostic system, a small Faraday cup array and an axial Faraday cup were utilized to study the spatial variation in the total charge carried by plasma ions. Charge loss during the plasma expansion was observed due to the recombination of charged species, which occurs within a critical distance, relatively close to the target, where the plasma density is high enough. The critical distance was determined for different laser fluences; beyond the critical distance, the collisions among plasma particles are negligible and the ion charge remains frozen. It was observed that the critical distance increases as the laser fluence increases.     

激光辐照猫眼光学镜头时的反射特性机理研究

运用矩阵光学理论以及将硬边光阑窗口函数展开为有限个复高斯函数之和的方法, 对激光束辐照猫眼光学镜头时产生的猫眼效应机理进行了理论推导. 通过数值计算对猫眼效应的反射规律进行了分析, 并利用532nm激光辐照一个变焦范围为12—72mm的光学镜头进行了猫眼效应的实验验证, 从而得出了猫眼效应反射光特性与入射激光参数以及猫眼光学镜头的口径、焦距、离焦量等基本参数之间的关系. 研究表明, 猫眼效应反射光特性与猫眼光学镜头参数和入射激光参数密切相关, 且当猫眼光学镜头位于近场和远场的情况有很大不同. 根据入射光束 关键词： 猫眼光学镜头 猫眼效应 高斯光束 反射特性     

光纤型宽带可调连续波差频产生中红外激光器转换效率的研究

以掺镱光纤激光器为抽运源、掺铒光纤激光器后接掺铒光纤放大器为信号源,利用周期极化掺镁铌酸锂晶体,研究了全光纤化差频产生中红外激光器的转换效率特性。结果表明,抽运光和信号光偏振态影响差频产生过程的转换效率,利用偏振控制器,可将抽运光和信号光偏振方向调节到与晶体光轴方向平行,以获得高的转换效率。抽运光和信号光的光束质量既影响差频产生过程的转换效率,又决定晶体纵向位置的容限,当聚焦系统由自聚焦透镜和焦距100mm平凸透镜组成时,相对转换效率达0.717mW-2,晶体纵向位置容限为44mm。此外,差频光在3126.36~3529.6nm范围内调谐时,转换效率基本保持不变。     

软X射线激光背光阴影成像技术的空间分辨研究

软X射线激光阴影成像技术是一种诊断高温稠密等离子体临界面附近阴影轮廓的诊断技术,具有测量视场大、空间分辨能力高的特点,具有重要的应用前景.对该技术的空间分辨具体能够达到什么程度则没有进行过系统研究.本文分别从光路几何、衍射极限、成像像差三个方面进行了仔细分析,结果表明目前采用该技术的诊断系统能够达到约2μm的空间分辨.主要受限是光路几何因素,通过增加放大倍数、选择单元尺寸更小的接收元器件等方式,有希望达到优于1μm的空间分辨.     

体布拉格光栅外腔半导体激光器光谱特性研究

用体布拉格光栅(VBG)作为反馈元件与瓦级半导体激光器(LD)以及快轴准直柱透镜构成一个可以将半导体激光器的工作波长稳定在体布拉格光栅布拉格波长处的外腔激光器。测量了体布拉格光栅外腔激光器的波长稳定性与其工作电流、热汇温度、激光束准直装置等因素的关系。分析了波长稳定效果与半导体激光器增益谱特性、外腔结构参量等因素的关系。研究表明,在相同的工作电流、热汇温度下,当准直柱透镜直径为0.4 mm时的波长稳定效果较好;在此情况下,当热汇温度控制在30℃,工作电流从0.5 A增加到1.5 A的测量范围内,以及当工作电流固定在1.5 A,热汇温度从20℃增加到35℃时,测得的光谱特性表明,半导体激光器的工作波长可以很好地稳定在体布拉格光栅的布拉格波长处。与该激光器在同样条件下自由运转的光谱比较,可以看到,自由运转激射波长与体布拉格光栅的布拉格波长差值小于2.6 nm情况下,可以获得很好的波长稳定效果。实验也表明,当该值大于4.8 nm时波长稳定效果变差。     

Thermal lens measurement technique in end-pumped solid state lasers: Application to diode-pumped microchip lasers

A simple derivation, which relates the thermal lens focal length in solid state lasers to pump power and a method for direct estimation of thermal lens focal length, is reported. This method is applicable to any type of stable resonator. The method is used for the measurement of the thermal lens focal length with an accuracy of 8% in an axially pumped microchip laser. The variation of focal length with pump power is also measured.     

高功率叠阵二极管激光器光束整形

采用光线追迹法详细分析线阵二极管激光器经微球面柱透镜快轴准直后的光强变化情况,利用快轴准直微球面柱透镜的球差可调整输出激光光强分布的特性,得出了快轴准直输出发散角约5°时光强分布具有较好的平顶形式。根据叠阵二极管激光器输出光的特点,设计了由25个二极管激光器组成的叠阵二极管激光器的光束整形输出系统,该系统由快轴准直微透镜、快轴耦合透镜和慢轴耦合透镜组成,把需要泵浦的激光介质薄片设计在快轴耦合透镜的焦点上,并且在慢轴耦合透镜的成像面附近,得到了7mm×8mm的泵浦光斑,光强不均匀性约10%,输出效率达到85%。     

Influences of pump beam distribution on thermal lensing spherical aberration in an LD end-pumped Nd:YAG laser

A numerical investigation is made on the thermal lensing and spherical aberration effect in an LD end-pumped Nd:YAG laser. Based on the finite element method (FEM), the laser rod temperature distribution is calculated and the focal length of the thermal lens is deduced, the influences of pump beam on the thermal lensing spherical aberration are mainly studied. The results show the thermal lens which focal length varied with the radial coordinate r is not an ideal lens. Given the heat dissipation boundary conditions, the radial dependent focal length will be shortened when the pump power raised or the waist radius of the pump beam reduced, meanwhile the radial differences of the focal length will decrease when the pump power increased. For a Super-Gaussian profile pump beam, the higher the exponent number, the more similar to flat top the pump beam is, and the less the radial differences of the focal length are.     

Efficient design considerations for end-pumped solid-state-lasers

The temperature distribution in the gain medium and key design parameters for an ideal-four level end-pumped solid-state laser have been analyzed depending on the crystal's length, absorption coefficient, and pump beam M² factor. The optimum key design parameters and thermal focal lens are obtained by minimizing the root mean square of pump beam radius in the laser crystal. It is found that the focal thermal lens and key design parameters are dependent on the gain medium characteristics and pump beam properties as well. By considering the Poisson equation in cylindrical coordinate and Top-Hat pumping profile, an analytical formula has been derived to introduce the thermal focal length in the end-pumped lasers. A formula is also presented to relate the requirements of pump source to the gain medium properties for working laser at the design point.     

太阳光抽运激光器抽运系统优化

太阳光抽运激光器中,抽运系统提供的太阳抽运光与激活晶体之间的耦合决定了激光输出的总体效率。使用Tracepro软件,建立了菲涅耳透镜、锥形抽运腔二级抽运系统模型,并对该系统进行优化。通过分析菲涅耳透镜焦斑能量沿轴线的分布,得到了锥形腔入射窗口的口径和窗口距菲涅耳透镜的距离。通过改变锥形抽运腔的腔长和锥度,分析晶体棒轴向抽运功率密度分布,得到了锥形腔的最佳结构,并对镜面反射腔和陶瓷腔进行了详细的介绍。     

通过λ/2波片外腔同位相弱反馈实现激光二极管激光的强度噪声压缩

由于低温下单模半导体量子阱激光器与准直透镜出现双折射效应,导致输出光场偏振状态发生变化,使单个线偏模的光子数噪声增加.利用λ/4波片补偿双折射,同时采用λ/2波片前后表面的同位相余反射光完成对激光二极管激光器的弱反馈,在抽运电流为34.65mA时,获得压缩度为2.8dB,输出功率约24mW的光子数压缩光 关键词： 噪声压缩 弱反馈 反关联     

超短脉冲激光瞄准装置光学系统设计

为了提高超短脉冲激光的瞄准精度,基于自准直原理提出瞄准装置光学系统。以670 nm光纤耦合激光器为光源,设计指示光准直、扩束光学系统,准直光的不平行度达到3.2,设计焦距为350 mm,相对孔径1/5,离轴量50 mm的主激光离轴抛物面镜,其成像质量达到衍射极限,基于准直束光学系统和离轴抛物面镜,设计可适应670 nm和800 nm两种波长的20和100的瞄准和监测成像光学系统。提出一种小孔准直的安装调试方法,以指示光进行实验验证,结果表明:设计的光学系统成像光斑均匀,其物方分辨率达到4.1 m。     

A new approach to asymmetric feedback in a segmented broad area diode laser

We present the demonstration of a non-critical setup for asymmetric feedback in a segmented broad area diode laser. We compare the dependence of the beam quality on the position of the dispersive element for standard spectral beam combining and our new non-critical setup. We find that our new approach is significantly less critical to the position of the dispersive element. It is shown that we can displace the dispersive element by at least 50% of the focal length of the collimating lens away from the Fourier plane without compromising performance. Furthermore, our approach provides the same high beam quality as is possible using off-axis spectral beam combining. This provides the possibility of achieving a high beam quality in a more compact setup than previously possible.     

柱面透镜准直LD光场的计算建模方法研究

为了简化LD光场准直柱面透镜繁琐的理论设计过程,便于进行实际操作,利用Matlab计算建模的方法,计算理想准直柱面透镜上的各个离散点的坐标值,通过拟合或二次曲面方程逼近的方法来获得准直柱面透镜的面型参数。分析表明,二次曲面柱面透镜非常适合做半导体激光器的准直透镜,可以根据具体需要来选择相应的面型。相比于其他方法,该方法简单直观,易于设计和加工,参数的优化调整迅速,可以根据加工工艺的难易程度来选择合理的透镜参数。     

Laser plasmatron for diamond coating deposition

An experimental installation with a laser plasmatron based on a continuous wave CO₂ laser with a radiation power of up to 3.5 kW has been created. The plasmatron design makes it possible to bring out the plasma jet into atmospheric air both along and across the laser beam direction. The spatial temperature distributions on the metal substrate surface heated by the plasma jet are measured. The threshold power for optical discharge maintenance as a function of the gas flow rate and the focal length of the focusing lens are obtained for an Ar and Ar/CH₄/H₂ gas mixture under atmospheric pressure; the radiation spectrum of the discharge plasma is measured. A one-dimensional model of the discharge for estimation of its geometrical parameters in a convergent laser beam with consideration of radiation refraction on the discharge is given.