兼容多波长及多脉宽输出的频率转换系统设计

通过对多种频率转换方案的深入对比分析,设计了一套兼容多波长及多脉宽高效输出的频率转换系统。采用Ⅱ+Ⅱ类双晶体级联的方式,可以实现偏振失配三倍频和Ⅱ类双晶体正交级联二倍频两种模式间的快速切换。通过数值模拟程序优化了晶体构型,结果表明,当两块晶体厚度均为10 mm时,可以兼顾低功率长脉冲和高功率短脉冲对效率和稳定性的需求。     

多倍脉宽输出的螺旋重入脉冲形成线

提出了一种螺旋线重入结构的脉冲形成线,可实现多倍脉宽输出。该结构由储能外线和重入内线组成;重入内线的外屏蔽圆筒内表面呈阶梯状,内筒为均匀螺旋线结构,实现简单;储能外线与Tesla变压器一体化。结合采用螺旋重入和二级重入结构,给出了一组10 GW功率、百ns脉宽的重入型脉冲形成线设计,形成线采用Midel 7131合成酯绝缘介质,外筒内径1 m,长度2 m。     

基于级联倍频机制无啁啾激光脉宽随晶体位相失配量的非线性变化

在无啁啾激光脉冲的非线性压缩过程中,基于级联倍频机制,对影响脉冲压缩的敏感因素——晶体位相失配量进行了理论分析和实验验证。当入射基频激光(即1ω光,波长为800nm,脉宽为278fs)进入I类二倍频β-BaB2O4(BBO)晶体后,随着晶体位相失配量的增加,基频光的输出脉宽先降后升,这种趋势可总结为"U"字形非线性变化;当位相失配量为40mm-1时,脉宽缩至最小,此时脉宽压缩比最大。     

碳纤维阴极对输出脉宽及能量的影响

在反射三极管实验平台上,通过浸渍碘化铯(CsI)碳纤维阴极与不锈钢阴极实验对比,研究了碳纤维阴极对虚阴极振荡器输出微波脉宽及能量的影响。实验得出碳纤维阴极虚阴极振荡器输出微波脉宽约200 ns,较不锈钢阴极虚阴极振荡器增加了30%;对输出微波脉宽面积近似积分,得出碳纤维阴极虚阴极振荡器与不锈钢阴极虚阴极振荡器的输出微波脉宽面积比值约为2.273,表明碳纤维阴极虚阴极振荡器输出微波能量是不锈钢阴极虚阴极振荡器的2倍左右。分析认为碳纤维阴极的材料特性及其综合发射机制导致阴阳极间等离子体膨胀速度及温度降低,延缓了阴阳极间隙的闭合,从而增加了输出微波脉宽,提高了微波输出能量。     

碳纤维阴极对输出脉宽及能量的影响

 在反射三极管实验平台上,通过浸渍碘化铯(CsI)碳纤维阴极与不锈钢阴极实验对比,研究了碳纤维阴极对虚阴极振荡器输出微波脉宽及能量的影响。实验得出碳纤维阴极虚阴极振荡器输出微波脉宽约200 ns,较不锈钢阴极虚阴极振荡器增加了30%;对输出微波脉宽面积近似积分,得出碳纤维阴极虚阴极振荡器与不锈钢阴极虚阴极振荡器的输出微波脉宽面积比值约为2.273,表明碳纤维阴极虚阴极振荡器输出微波能量是不锈钢阴极虚阴极振荡器的2倍左右。分析认为碳纤维阴极的材料特性及其综合发射机制导致阴阳极间等离子体膨胀速度及温度降低,延缓了阴阳极间隙的闭合,从而增加了输出微波脉宽,提高了微波输出能量。     

用于多波长高功率激光能量测量的体吸收能量计

叙述体吸收激光能量计的原理及物理模型，给出其性能参数及测试方法，分析它在神光Ⅱ装置中对三种波长激光能量测量的取样方式及测量精度。     

飞秒激光用多层介质膜脉宽压缩光栅的设计

以薄膜光学的干涉理论和衍射光学的傅里叶模式理论为基础，给出了0.8μm飞秒激光器用多层介质膜脉宽压缩光栅的理论设计；设计采用H3L(HL)^9H0.5L2.4H的多层介质膜为基底，当刻蚀后表面浮雕结构的占宽比为0.35，线密度为1480线/mm，槽深为0.2μm，顶层HfO₂的剩余厚度为0.15μm时，对于Littrow角度(36.7°)和TE波模式入射的衍射光栅其-1级衍射效率达到95％以上. 关键词： 飞秒激光 脉宽压缩光栅 多层介质膜     

二次谐波转换对激光脉宽影响的实验研究

 实验研究了KDP晶体二次谐波转换非线性效应对脉宽测量精度的影响。结果表明：在小信号近似下,长度为1～3cm的KDPⅡ类晶体,对于近高斯脉冲,其基频脉宽与倍频脉宽存在21/2的关系;对于非近高斯脉冲,基频脉冲半宽与倍频脉冲波形的1/4高宽相等;在输入功率密度和能量转换效率较高时,基频与倍频脉宽无固定关系。     

大功率多波长可转换双包层光纤激光器

在多模掺镱双包层光纤上,利用相位掩模法直接写制Bragg光栅作为激光器后腔镜,得到多波长激光输出.在室温下,通过调节偏振控制器可以得到稳定的单波长及多波长的激光输出,输出波长范围在1 056～1 061 nm,线宽均小于0.02 nm.在25 W的976 nm激光泵浦下,激光器得到功率为6 W的多波长输出.     

高功率窄脉宽半导体激光激励器设计

为了获得高功率窄脉宽半导体激光,设计了半导体激光器相应的激励单元,论述MOSFET作为高速开关的工作机理,分析基于MOSFET作为高速开关产生窄的大电流脉冲的电路模型.为了使MOSFET开关速度尽可能快,根据前述分析,提出推挽式MOSFET栅极驱动方式并设计了触发窄脉冲的发生电路.当激光二极管接入放电回路时,实验表明:激光二极管输出光的峰值功率可达67.5 W,脉宽约为20 ns.最后,简要分析了影响光脉冲宽度的因素.     

Contribution of multiple electron rescatterings on high-order harmonic generation in the mid-infrared wavelength regime

We theoretically investigate multiple electron rescatterings in high-order harmonic generation with a wide range of driving laser wavelengths. In order to obtain a clear and intuitive insight, the time-frequency analysis of the dipole acceleration calculated by the numerical solution of the time-dependent Schr?dinger equation is performed and compared with the classical electron trajectory calculation. The result shows that in the mid-infrared regime, the high-order electron trajectory associated with multiple rescatterings plays a more important role than the usually referred-to "long and "short" electron trajectories. To provide quantitative evidence, the strong-field approximation is used to calculate the yield ratio of the high-order harmonic generation from the first rescattering and the multiple rescatterings.     

原子在红外激光场中产生高次谐波及阿秒脉冲随波长的变化规律

利用强场近似理论,研究了在长波红外激光场(波长800—2000 nm)驱动下氢原子产生的高次谐波,分析了在截止位置附近高次谐波的转换效率随激光波长的变化规律.发现在截止位置附近原子发射高次谐波的转换效率比平台区域的转换效率低,但获得的阿秒脉冲的宽度会随波长的增大而缩短. 关键词： 强场近似 高次谐波 阿秒脉冲     

Two-color pump of laser plasmas for harmonic generation

Various laser-produced metal plasmas were used for high-order sum and difference harmonic generation using the mixing of tunable mid-infrared pulses from optical parametric amplifier and 810 nm ultrashort pulses. We show that, regardless of non-optimal spatio-temporal overlap of two sources of radiation in the plasmas, the application of proposed technique allows a significant growth of harmonic yield and broadening of the number of different combinations of interacting waves in the extreme ultraviolet region, which could be useful for observation of the resonance induced enhancement of some frequency components.     

Optimization of multi-color laser waveform for high-order harmonic generation

With the development of laser technologies,multi-color light-field synthesis with complete amplitude and phase control would make it possible to generate arbitrary optical waveforms.A practical optimization algorithm is needed to generate such a waveform in order to control strong-field processes.We review some recent theoretical works of the optimization of amplitudes and phases of multi-color lasers to modify the single-atom high-order harmonic generation based on genetic algorithm.By choosing different fitness criteria,we demonstrate that:(i) harmonic yields can be enhanced by 10 to 100 times,(ii) harmonic cutoff energy can be substantially extended,(iii) specific harmonic orders can be selectively enhanced,and(iv) single attosecond pulses can be efficiently generated.The possibility of optimizing macroscopic conditions for the improved phase matching and low divergence of high harmonics is also discussed.The waveform control and optimization are expected to be new drivers for the next wave of breakthrough in the strong-field physics in the coming years.     

激光强度依赖的阈下谐波产生机制

利用广义伪谱方法精确数值求解了氢原子在强激光场中的三维含时薛定谔方程,获得了强激光中氢原子的含时波函数,利用时间依赖的偶极矩的傅里叶变换得到了高次谐波谱,研究了氢原子在强激光场中发射低于电离阈值的谐波谱对激光强度的依赖性.研究发现,激光强度在低于电离阈值的谐波产生的通道选择的过程中扮演着重要角色,主要有两种量子通道对阈下谐波的产生有贡献,即广义的短轨道和长轨道,其中长轨道对激光场强度比较敏感.结合小波时频变换、经典轨道分析、以及强度依赖的量子通道选择分析,本文阐明了其背后的物理机制.     

高次谐波辐射光子的能量-激光相位关系研究

原子在强激光电场中高次谐波辐射的理论与实验研究是当今科学前沿之一.利用量子力学理论和鞍点方法,细致地研究了高次谐波辐射光子的能量与激光相位的关系.对于时间宽度无限长激光,在一个激光周期内特定相位处产生的高阶辐射(X射线)有特定的能量.能量分布在7180°处成峰,有高斯形函数的对称形状.给出了这种分布的参数化公式.对于不同宽度的飞秒激光,能量分布的成峰位置、最大值和带宽等参数会发生变化.计算表明,三个振荡周期(半高宽)的飞秒激光,当载波-包络相位为175°和105°时,可以分别得到纯净的阿秒单脉冲和双脉 关键词： 超短脉冲激光 高次谐波产生 鞍点方法 能量相位关系     

Effects of electron relaxation on multiple harmonic generation from metal surfaces with femtosecond laser pulses

Calculations are presented for the first four (odd and even) harmonics of an 800 nm laser from a gold surface, with pulse widths ranging from 100 down to 14 fs. For peak laser intensities above 1 GW/cm² the harmonics are enhanced because of a partial depletion of the initial electron states. At 10¹¹ W/cm² of peak laser intensity the calculated conversion efficiency for 2nd-harmonic generation is 3 × 10⁻⁹, while for the 5th-harmonic it is 10⁻¹⁰. The generated harmonic pulses are broadened and delayed relative to the laser pulse because of the finite relaxation times of the excited electronic states. The finite electron relaxation times cause also the broadening of the autocorrelations of the laser pulses obtained from surface harmonic generation by two time-delayed identical pulses. Comparison with recent experimental results shows that the response time of an autocorrelator using nonlinear optical processes in a gold surface is shorter than the electron relaxation times. This seems to indicate that for laser pulses shorter than ∼30 fs, the fast nonresonant channel for multiphoton excitation via continuum-continuum transitions in metals becomes important as the resonant channel becomes slow (relative to the laser pulse) and less efficient.