Space-time-dependent development of the plasma in a pulsedhollow-cathode discharge

The fast (nanosecond) breakdown of hollow-cathode discharges is studied. Streak camera investigations are presented on the space-time-dependent development of pulsed discharges, starting from low-current preionization discharges. The discharges start near the entrance to the cathode, then move further back into the cathode, and then spread over a wider range along the axis of the cathode. The depth range of the intense pulsed hollow-cathode plasma was found to be two to eight times the cathode diameter     

Particle simulation of a high-power gyrotron oscillator

A self consistent and time-dependent particle code has been developed to simulate the beam-wave dynamics in a gyrotron oscillator. The code is first applied to investigate the effect of the self-consistent field profile on the scaling of the cavity-filling rate with beam current. The fixed-field theory predicts that the transient-wave growth rate depends linearly on the beam current. The simulation results agree with the theoretical prediction at low beam currents. As the beam current increases, the modified field profile changes the nature of the gain scaling from linear to nonlinear. At higher beam currents, the excited wave is observed to exhibit the behavior of the modulated oscillation, due to unequal couplings to the forward- and backward-going waves by the beam. Associated with such amplitude modulation is a periodic variation of the self-consistent field profile. At still higher beam currents, the system becomes chaotic, showing the effect of periodic doubling. Simulation results are presented for the efficiency, the self-consistent field profile, and the scaling of the transient growth rate with the beam current     

Characteristics of high-power radiating imploding discharge with cold start

A qualitative model of the dynamics of a multiterawatt radiating Z-pinch with cold start and high rate of current rise is proposed. The model is used to analyze discharges with currents I ～ 2–5 MA (with dI/dt > 10¹³ A/s) through uniform or structured plasma-producing loads, including wire arrays. The most important consequence of cold start is that spatially nonuniform plasma production is prolonged to almost the entire current rise time. Under these conditions, the Ampére force begins to play a dominant role in the plasma dynamics before the plasma-producing load is completely transformed into an accelerated plasma. The results of computations of wire-array vaporization are presented. A formula is proposed for estimating the highest attainable velocity of plasma flow into a heterogeneous liner driven by the Ampére force. It is shown that local imbalance between radial motion of the produced plasma and supply of the plasma-producing substance to be ionized leads to axially nonuniform breakthrough of magnetic flux into the liner, which precedes plasma collapse. The magnetic-flux breakthrough gives rise to a chaotic azimuthal-axial plasma structure consisting of radial plasma jets of relatively small diameter, which is called a radial plasma rainstorm. The breaking-through azimuthal magnetic flux obstructs further current flow in the breakthrough region. Analyses of Z-pinch implosion based on the theory of Rayleigh-Taylor instability or the snowplow model are incorrect under the plasma-rainstorm conditions. The processes taking place in a stagnant Z-pinch include conversion of the energy carried by the current-generated magnetic field into turbulent MHD flow of the ion component of the plasma, its convective mixing with magnetic field, heating, energy transfer from ions to electrons, and emission from the plasma. Under typical experimental conditions, emission plays a key role in the energy balance in an imploding pinch. Z-pinch is modeled by an electric-circuit component that has a time-dependent nonlinear impedance and consumes the magnetic energy supplied by a generator through a magnetically insulated transmission line (MITL). The peak power reached in the circuit is comparable to the peak soft X-ray power output emitted by the pinch in terms of magnitude and timing. Optimum matching conditions are formulated for the generator-MITL-pinch circuit.     

光纤激光泵浦MgO:PPLN高功率中波红外光参量振荡器

为实现高效率、高功率中波红外激光输出,研制基于MgO:PPLN晶体的中波红外光参量振荡器（OPO）,泵浦源为基于主振荡功率放大（MOPA）结构的线偏振掺Yb光纤激光器（YDFL）。实验结果表明:YDFL可实现最高79.1 W的1064.1 nm脉冲线偏振激光输出;在YDFL泵浦下,通过优化输出镜曲率半径和泵浦光束腰直径,该OPO实现最高9.15 W的3.754 μm脉冲激光输出,光光转换效率为11.57%,重复频率为300 kHz,脉冲宽度约为110 ns。     

Slow cyclotron instability in a high-power backward-wave oscillator

The linear dispersion relation of a backward-wave oscillator (BWO), derived earlier by the authors, is modified to include effects of RF surface current at the beam-vacuum interface. This modified dispersion relation results in an unstable interaction between the slow cyclotron mode (SCM) and the structure mode in addition to the conventional Cherenkov instability caused by the slow space charge mode. Numerical analysis is then carried out using parameters of a BWO experiment at University of Maryland. Fine structure of the SCM instability is elucidated. The analysis indicates that BWO radiation would not be suppressed near cyclotron absorption in an infinitely long system.     

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For a RF ion source test facility, the driver is used to produce plasma, and the matching unit is the key for the driver to absorb RF power. The driver’s impedance could be equivalent to a resistance and an inductance in series. A matching unit which consisted of an RF transformer and two variable capacitances was chosen, it was analyzed by an ideal transformer model and its electrical parameters were derived under the condition of matching. When a quartz glass driver was mounted onto the test facility at HUST, a matching unit was implemented, it transmitted RF power into the driver and then plasma was successfully produced.     

Green-pumped high-power optical parametric oscillator based on periodically poled MgO-doped stoichiometric LiTaO3

A high-power 532 nm-pumped multikilohertz nanosecond optical parametric oscillator using a periodically poled 1.0 mol.% MgO-doped stoichiometric lithium tantalate crystal that could be operated from room temperature to 200 degrees C without damage is reported. A broad continuous tuning range from 855 to 1410 nm was achieved within a single domain period. Efficient operation of high peak power and watt level average power with a power conversion of 62.5% was measured. These results show that a high-resolution high average power visible tunable source can be realized.     

大功率RF 离子源阻抗匹配电路的设计与实现

在大功率RF 离子源中,激励器的作用是产生等离子体,阻抗匹配电路是激励器吸收RF 功率的关键。将激励器等效阻抗视为一个电阻和一个电感的串联,采用了一种由一个RF 变压器并和两个可调电容组成的阻抗匹配电路,给出了视RF 变压器为理想变压器时阻抗匹配电路的分析模型,推导了阻抗匹配时两个可调电容的电气参数。当激励器实验装置使用一个石英玻璃激励器时,搭建了一个阻抗匹配电路,成功地将RF 功率耦合进激励器并产生了等离子体。     

The split-cavity oscillator: a high-power E-beam modulator andmicrowave source

A compact device, called a split-cavity oscillator, whose self-excited oscillating electromagnetic field converts a large-area steady electron beam into one that is highly density modulated, is described. It does this in a short beam travel length, easing both space-charge and pinching limitations. Thus, high currents are possible without requiring a magnetic guide field. Methods for converting the modulated output beam into high-power microwaves are discussed, as are ways to phase-lock several oscillators together. Analytic theory, numerical simulations, and experiments describing the device are presented     

高功率KTP晶体光参量振荡器热效应

采用有限元分析方法对KTP晶体内部3维温度分布情况进行了精确计算。根据参量过程满足的能量守恒条件和动量守恒条件,利用KTP晶体的热光色散方程计算了参量过程中温度对相位匹配角、光波走离角、允许角及晶体的有效非线性系数的影响。结果表明:晶体内温度分布不均匀;在沿着通光方向上晶体截面温度分布不同;加强晶体表面冷却效果,可有效降低温度对相位匹配角、光波走离角、允许角及晶体的有效非线性系数的影响。     

高功率KTP晶体光参量振荡器热效应

采用有限元分析方法对KTP晶体内部3维温度分布情况进行了精确计算。根据参量过程满足的能量守恒条件和动量守恒条件,利用KTP晶体的热光色散方程计算了参量过程中温度对相位匹配角、光波走离角、允许角及晶体的有效非线性系数的影响。结果表明：晶体内温度分布不均匀;在沿着通光方向上晶体截面温度分布不同;加强晶体表面冷却效果,可有效降低温度对相位匹配角、光波走离角、允许角及晶体的有效非线性系数的影响。     

磁绝缘传输线振荡器中的次级电子倍增现象

根据磁绝缘传输线振荡器(MILO)的结构特点，建立了一个单边次级电子倍增(multipactor)模型，通过对敏感曲线、相位聚焦的计算，分析了MILO中发生multipactor的物理图象.结果表明：从聚焦区域大小看，单边发生multipactor 比双边要严重.在MILO中发生的multipactor都属于单边模式，并且有出现电子掠入射金属表面的大量机会，因此它发生multipactor比O型器件严重. 关键词： 磁绝缘传输线振荡器 次级电子倍增效应 脉冲缩短     

Tuning and stability of a continuous-wave mid-infrared high-power single resonant optical parametric oscillator

A 2.2-W continuous-wave, continuously tunable, single-frequency OPO has been developed in the 3.0–3.8 μm wavelength range for the detection of molecular trace gasses. The oscillation threshold, output power and stability of the single resonant OPO were improved by optimizing pump beam waist and OPO cavity length. Both air-spaced and solid etalons were tested to frequency stabilize and tune the OPO, from which the solid etalon gave a better performance. Temperature oscillations in the PPLN crystal caused oscillations in the idler wavelength of less than 200 MHz over 300 s; the short-term stability was less than 3 MHz over 1 s. The high laser power, in combination with photoacoustic spectroscopy, achieved a detection limit of 10 parts-per-trillion for ethane in nitrogen. Received: 9 April 2002 / Revised version: 14 June 2002 / Published online: 2 September 2002 RID="*" ID="*"Corresponding author. Fax:+31-24/3653311, E-Mail: maartenh@sci.kun.nl     

慢波结构爆炸发射对高功率太赫兹表面波振荡器的影响

随着真空电子学器件的工作频率达到太赫兹波段, 表面波振荡器的横截面尺寸变小, 慢波结构的加工精度难以得到保证, 同时由于表面波振荡器的电磁场集中在慢波结构表面, 在高电压工作情况下, 太赫兹波段的表面波振荡器慢波结构爆炸发射电子会影响器件的工作特性. 本文分析了高电压工作情况下0.14 THz表面波振荡器慢波结构中电场的分布特性, 研究表明, 在慢波结构区域沿着轴线方向上存在电场幅度的包络分布, 在慢波结构中心位置处靠近慢波结构内半径处电场的幅度最大, 最易爆炸发射产生电子, 采用粒子模拟软件UNIPIC模拟了慢波结构处爆炸发射的电子对器件工作特性的影响, 同时考虑了电子回流所产生的二次电子倍增效应, 数值模拟结果表明, 慢波结构电子产生会导致器件的输出功率下降, 从数十兆瓦下降到兆瓦量级.     

Efficient, high-power, ytterbium-fiber-laser-pumped picosecond optical parametric oscillator

We report a high-power picosecond optical parametric oscillator (OPO) synchronously pumped by a Yb fiber laser at 1.064 μm, providing 11.7 W of total average power in the near to mid-IR at 73% extraction efficiency. The OPO, based on a 50 mm MgO:PPLN crystal, is pumped by 20.8 ps pulses at 81.1 MHz and can simultaneously deliver 7.1 W of signal at 1.56 μm and 4.6 W of idler at 3.33 μm for 16 W of pump power. The oscillator has a threshold of 740 mW, with maximum signal power of 7.4 W at 1.47 μm and idler power of 4.9 W at 3.08 μm at slope efficiencies of 51% and 31%, respectively. Wavelength coverage across 1.43-1.63 μm (signal) and 4.16-3.06 μm (idler) is obtained, with a total power of ~11 W and an extraction efficiency of ~68%, with pump depletion of ~78% maintained over most of the tuning range. The signal and idler output have a single-mode spatial profile and a peak-to-peak power stability of ±1.8% and ±2.9% over 1 h at the highest power, respectively. A signal pulse duration of 17.3 ps with a clean single-peak spectrum results in a time-bandwidth product of ~1.72, more than four times below the input pump pulses.