Flat-top beam profile generated using a fiber-bundle prism-coupled beam shaper

In this paper, an optical beam shaping system is theoretically and experimentally investigated. The optical system design software ZEMAX is used to simulate and analyze the reported beam shaping design. By using this software ray tracing diagrams are presented with the aim of studying the direct beam propagation, total reflection rays, and the lost rays. The prism duct output beam shape and radiance profiles in both position space and angle space are also studied. For experimental investigation, a two-stage beam shaping design including a fiber-bundle and a prism duct is used. A source light is used for the fiber-bundle illumination and the photograph image of the output beam is taken by a digital camera. The fiber-bundle output beam cross section is a rectangular shape with a dimension of 25.65 mm width and 2.44 mm height. In another experiment, the prism output beam is captured by a CCD camera. The prism output beam shape depends on the prism exit face, which is a rectangle (4.15 mm × 3.55 mm) for this case. The image date of the prism output beam is converted to a response curve, which is approximately a flat-top profile. The experimental image profiles are compared with the simulated image profiles and there is a good agreement between the observed results.     

半导体激光器线阵的棱镜组光束整形器和光纤耦合输出

针对半导体激光器线阵输出光束快慢轴方向光参数积不对称问题,提出并制作了基于直角棱镜片的光束整形器,其具有结构简单紧凑,制作安装容易的特点。通过数值仿真和实验对光束整形器进行了分析,研究表明整形器实现了半导体激光器线阵输出光束的对称化,并且光束经过透镜聚焦后对数值孔径为0.46,直径为200μm的光纤进行耦合,效率为53%。     

The influence of external magnetic field and femtosecond laser pulses on the anomalous Kerr loops in GdFeCo amorphous film

The anomalous loops obtained by applying the traditional Kerr loop technique, in which the sample was pumped by continuous pulses using the method of successive increment scanning external magnetic field, contained memory and accumulation effects originating, respectively, from external field history and multiple pulse excitations. To eliminate the memory effect and study the influence of external magnetic field on the anomalous loops, an initializing field scanning approach was used to replace the method of successive increment scanning external field. And to confirm the existence of accumulation effect and study the influence of pump pulses on the anomalous loops, a controllable pump-pulse-number magneto-optical Kerr technique was used to replace continuous pulses pump Kerr technique. In both ways, measured with different pump fluence and different pump pulses, the results showed clearly the dependence of the hot coercivity and the degree of magnetization reversal on the external field, pump pulse numbers and pump fluence.     

The study of ultrafast magnetization dynamics induced by femtosecond laser pulses in GdFeCo amorphous film

The time-resolved magneto-optical Kerr spectroscopy technique is used to study the ultrafast magnetization dynamics induced by femtosecond laser pulses in GdFeCo amorphous film. We study concretely the influence of the different pump fluence and the different external magnetic field on magnetization dynamics of ultrafast demagnetization, magnetization reversal and magnetization recovery. The pump fluence dependence magnetization dynamics shows that the degree of demagnetization, the degree of magnetization reversal and the time of magnetization recovery increase with pump fluence, which can be interpreted by the “three-temperature” model. The external magnetic field dependence magnetization dynamics shows that the rate of magnetization reversal increases with the external field, which accord with the magnetization reversal mechanism based on the reversed magnetic domain nucleation and domain-wall motion.     

Simple electro-optic technique to generate temporally flat-top laser pulses

A simple technique is presented to generate temporally flat-top shaped laser pulses using electro-optic modulator (Pockels cell). It involves splitting of input laser pulse into two halves of equal intensity and then stacking together with appropriate optical delay to get a temporally flat-top laser pulse. It also allows generation of other pulse shapes by varying the relative intensity, delay, and phase between two halves of the input laser pulse. Temporally flat-top laser pulses of duration ~ 9 ns have been generated using ~ 7 ns duration incident laser pulses from a flash lamp pumped Q-switched Nd:glass laser oscillator. The rise and fall-time of the shaped pulse is limited by speed of electro-optic switch (Pockels cell), which is ~ 2 ns in the present case.     

整形飞秒激光脉冲的成丝超连续辐射控制

飞秒激光成丝超连续辐射具有高强度和高时空相干性等优点,作为一种超宽带光源在很多领域都具有广泛的应用前景.本文提出一种结合微透镜阵列的空间调制和基于液晶空间光调制器的时域整形的飞秒激光脉冲整形方式,利用基于遗传算法的反馈优化控制,实现了飞秒激光在熔融石英中成丝产生的超连续辐射强度的调制,得到了在一定范围内光谱强度可控的超连续辐射光谱;光谱的能量密度可以从0.03μJ/nm调制到0.09μJ/nm,其能量密度变化达到了初始值的3倍.计算了典型迭代代数对应的整形脉冲时域包络,分析了超连续光谱随迭代代数的演化趋势,结果表明,脉冲包络的峰值强度和波形分布是影响超连续光谱展宽和强度的主要物理原因.     

Induced focusing and conversion of a Gaussian beam into an elliptic Gaussian beam

We have presented an investigation of the induced focusing in Kerr media of two laser beams, the pump beam and the probe beam, which could be either Gaussian or elliptic Gaussian or a combination of the two. We have used variational formalism to derive relevant beam-width equations. Among several important findings, the finding that a very week probe beam can be guided and focused when power of both beams are well below their individual threshold for self-focusing, is a noteworthy one. It has been found that induced focusing is not possible for laser beams of any wavelength and beam radius. In case both beams are elliptic Gaussian, we have shown that when power of both beams is above a certain threshold value then the effective radius of both beams collapses and collapse distance depends on power. Moreover, it has been found that induced focusing can be employed to convert a circular Gaussian beam into an elliptic Gaussian beam.     

Electron dynamics and spatial characteristics of emission from electron oscillation driven by femtosecond laser pulses

The dynamics and characteristics of spatial distribution of emission are analyzed with a single electron model in the cases of different intensities and different polarized femtosecond laser pulses. It is discovered that with the increase of laser intensity, for circularly polarized laser pulse, the angular distribution is tipped forward more and more; for linearly polarized laser pulse, the radiation pattern is changed from the fourfold rotational symmetry bifoliate pattern same as that from a dipole antenna to twofold rotational symmetry trefoil pattern.     

Direct ultrafast laser micro-structuring of materials using programmable beam shaping

Using active and programmable focal-spot shaping, we demonstrate direct femtosecond laser micro-structuring of materials. Surface marking as well as drilling with user-defined geometrical shapes of small dimensions (20 μm) are performed, without moving the laser beam nor the material target.     

粗糙海面对高斯分布激光光束的反射模型推导

研究激光光束海面反射光强的方向分布特性对海上光电对抗等领域的工程实践具有重要意义.本文采用分形方法模拟粗糙海面,并在海面基准坐标系中建立起描述粗糙海面几何特征的数学方程,然后基于蒙特卡罗方法模拟高斯光束,依据几何光学原理在基准坐标系下推导了高斯光束的海面反射模型,采用该模型可以编程计算激光光束海面反射光强的方向分布.将模拟计算结果与实验结果进行了对比分析,结果表明该模型可以较好地反映激光光束海面反射光强的分布趋势,验证了模型的有效性.     

Intensity profile distortion at the processing image plane of a focused femtosecond laser below the critical power: Analysis and counteraction

Femtosecond laser surface processing of materials allows for precise micro or sub-micrometer machining with restricted detrimental side effects. Thus, fine control of the laser intensity distribution (repeatability) in the processing plane is of outmost importance for industrial implementation. In this paper, we study the influence on non-linear effects on the machining quality. We experimentally study the profiles of cavities machined at the image plane of a focused femtosecond laser for a large set of fluences on stainless steel below the critical power. A strong distortion of the cavities is observed for high energetic levels. A beam analysis performed in the machining conditions reveals that the cavity profile follows the laser beam profile even at high fluences where the beam undergoes an increasing distortion. Numerical calculations of the laser beam distribution taking a Kerr effect into account are presented showing a good agreement with the experimental laser profile. To counteract the beam distortion at high fluences, we propose and successfully employ a robust solution consisting in geometrically forming the image processing plane before the laser focusing point. This ensures a beam profile free of distortion even at high fluences. Experimental evidence is made, showing a significant quality increase of the cavity profiles with an image plane placed before the focus point.     

Talbot effect under illumination of double femtosecond laser pulses

The Talbot effect under illumination of double femtosecond laser pulses has been reported. Spectrums of double femtosecond laser pulses with phase differences are quite different from that of one single femtosecond laser pulse. Therefore, the Talbot images of the double femtosecond laser pulses with phase differences are different from that of one single femtosecond laser pulse. Specifically, for the phase difference corresponding to π, the Talbot image shows the largest difference from that of one single pulse. Experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical analysis. The behaviors of Talbot images under double femtosecond laser pulses illumination cannot be obtained under one femtosecond laser pulse, monochromatic or polychromatic light illumination. Therefore, it is a new interesting optical phenomenon for the Talbot effect which should have potential applications.     

线激光束均匀化整形方法研究

为解决核物理工程、表面热处理、激光加工、激光通信中传输激光束的均匀性问题,提出采用三角楔柱透镜改善线激光均匀性的新方法,并在ZEMAX开发环境下建立了整形光路系统的理论模型。利用所建立的模型,分析了整形柱透镜在不同半径、斜面夹角、透镜介质折射率等参数下光束的均匀性。研究表明：在远场条件下,通过改变整形柱透镜的参数,能够得到能量分布均匀的线激光。在实际应用中,可以采用1个半圆柱和2个相同三角楔胶合成型的简单工艺。进一步模拟发现,两种整形系统所得到的均匀度和线宽一致。     

强激光远场光斑强度分布测量技术

准确测量激光远场光斑强度时空分布是分析强激光大气传输效应和评价激光系统性能的有效手段。概述了测量激光光斑强度分布的几种方法及其适用性,重点叙述了基于阵列探测法的强激光远场光斑强度分布测量技术,总结分析了量热阵列法、光电阵列法和量热/光电复合法等三类阵列探测系统应用特点。最后介绍了两种分别用于测量连续波高能激光和重频脉冲激光的光电阵列靶斑仪,系统具有结构紧凑的特点,能够满足运动靶目标上强激光参数测量要求。     

Using a simple method: conversion of a Gaussian laser beam into a uniform beam

Spherical aberration phenomenon was used to convert the intensity profile of a Gaussian laser beam into a uniform beam profile. The measurements of the beam profile were obtained using a simple optical method.     

黑腔中高斯型激光束偏折的模拟研究

利用三维激光等离子体相互作用流体程序LAP3D数值模拟研究了高斯光束在均匀等离子体传播过程中的激光束偏折现象,分别考察了激光强度变化和等离子体横向流的流速变化对束偏折的影响。模拟结果表明：当流速接近离子声速时,激光束偏折效应最明显,此时激光偏折程度与激光强度成正比;当流速逐渐小于离子声速时,激光束偏折行为受抑制逐渐减弱;而当流速逐渐大于离子声速时,激光光强包络的变化以衍射效应为主。     

环形光斑激光束在非线性克尔介质中的分束现象

对于非线性克尔介质中的环形斑调制光束,通过数值求解非线性Schrdinger方程,发现当入射光强度超过一定值时,光束在传输过程中发生分束现象.对光分束的阈值、光分束与环半径及半宽度的关系、分束光的特点,以及自聚焦焦点上光强度的横向分布与光分束之间的关系进行了详细的讨论 关键词： 环形光斑 克尔介质 非线性传输 光分束     

紧聚焦的飞秒激光脉冲在真空中对电子的加速

研究了紧聚焦的圆偏振飞秒相对论高斯激光脉冲与电子的相互作用，提出了一种激光加速电子的新机制.利用束腰小、强度大的激光脉冲上升沿加速电子，束腰大、强度小的脉冲下降沿减速电子，当光脉冲和电子分离时，电子获得了能量增益.研究发现，初始静止的电子与强度高于10¹⁹Wμm^{2/cm2的光脉冲作用以后，可以获得MeV量级的能量.初始位于焦点附近的电子被加速的效果较好，而远离焦点的电子几乎不能获得能量增益. 关键词： 电子加速 能量增益 高斯脉冲 束腰}     

飞秒脉冲激光辐照下硅表面光致荧光特性

采用钛宝石飞秒脉冲激光对单晶硅在空气中进行辐照,研究了硅表面在不同扫描速度和能量密度下的光致荧光特性。光致荧光谱（PL）测量表明,在样品没有退火处理的情况下,激光扫描区域观察到橙色荧光峰（603 nm）和红色荧光带（680 nm附近）。扫描电子显微镜（SEM）测量显示,在飞秒脉冲激光辐照硅样品的过程中硅表面沉积了大量的纳米颗粒。利用傅里叶变换红外光谱仪（FT-IR）检测到了低值氧化物SiOx（x＜2）的存在,并且结合能谱仪（EDS）检测结果发现氧元素在光致发光中起着重要作用。研究表明：603 nm处橙色荧光峰来自微构造硅表面低值氧化物SiOx,680 nm附近红色荧光带来自量子限制效应。同时样品表面硅纳米颗粒的尺寸和氧元素的浓度分别决定了红色荧光带和橙色荧光的强度,通过调节飞秒激光脉冲的扫描速度和能量密度,可以有效地控制样品的荧光强度。     

微透镜变化对半导体激光器光束匀化效果的影响

为了实现高均匀性的半导体激光器泵浦光源,研究了成像型光束积分器中微透镜的变化对泵浦光均匀性的影响。详细讨论了微透镜数值孔径与入射光束的角度匹配的问题。推导了高斯光束经成像型光束积分器的光场分布模型,分析了微透镜的边缘衍射对光斑均匀性的影响,明确了微透镜孔径大小的取值范围,并利用ZEMAX进行了系统仿真及实验验证。结果表明,经优化后的成像型光束积分器实现了不均匀性为8.11%的矩形光斑。