大口径DKDP元件的辐照损伤分布特性

大口径高能激光装置是各强国积极研究的重点项目。对装置内大口径光学元件损伤特性进行有效评估具有非常重要的意义,在此研究大尺寸光学元件表面损伤。通过分段拍摄、图像拼合、损伤点记录、统计与归纳等工作发现,不同尺寸损伤点的分布特性差异较大。结合统计学方法与类似实验对比、理论计算等方式对损伤点分布与样品辐照环境特性变化的关系进行分析。结果显示,损伤点的位置分布与辐照光束的能量密度关联紧密;系统光束(351 nm)在低于6 J/cm2时能量分布均匀,高于6.7 J/cm2时呈现较为明显的高斯分布状态。可以为大口径高能辐照环境的元件损伤特性评估提供有价值的参考,对大口径紫外激光器的日常运行与维护具有极其重要的工程意义。     

用第一性原理研究K空位对 KDP晶体激光损伤的影响

 用基于密度泛函理论及超软赝势的第一性原理研究了KH­­­₂PO₄(KDP)晶体中K空位的电子结构、形成能及驰豫构型。讨论了K空位形成后电荷密度的重新分布、相应的电子态密度和能带结构等性质。计算得到中性K空位的形成能为6.5 eV, 远小于间隙K原子点缺陷形成能13.07 eV。K空位的存在使晶胞体积增大, 分别沿结晶学轴a方向增大近0.8%, b方向增大近0.87%, c方向增大近1.2%,同时使与之配位的8个氧原子发生较大位移,使这8个氧形成的空腔体积增大近3.2%。空腔体积的增大不仅促进了各种点缺陷的扩散迁移,而且有利于其它杂质原子的填隙。K原子迁移率的增大会引起离子电导率的增大,因而会降低KDP的激光损伤阈值,因此从这个方面讲,K空位的存在是不利的。但是如果能从实验上（如热退火）利用K空位所造成的扩散通道排出或改善缺陷结构,则可提高KDP晶体的光学质量。     

超大尺寸KDP/DKDP晶体研究进展

KDP/DKDP晶体具有生长方法简单、成本较低、光学性能良好等优点,而可生长出的超大尺寸KDP/DKDP晶体是目前唯一可用于高功率激光工程的单晶材料.但是在晶体的生长过程中存在很多影响因素,同时对晶体进行后处理也会影响晶体的性能,这都直接关系到超大尺寸KDP/DKDP晶体的实际应用.鉴于此,本文综述了近些年超大尺寸KD...     

不同方法DKDP晶体生长和损伤阈值

生长方法是影响DKDP晶体生长和光损伤阈值的一个重要因素。分别采用传统降温法和点籽晶快速生长法,利用同种原料从氘化程度为85%的溶液生长了DKDP晶体,并选取部分Ⅱ类3倍频晶片进行3倍频光损伤阈值和透过性能测试。实验表明,不同生长方法对DKDP晶体的损伤阈值以及DKDP晶体的生长速度的影响效果正好相反,即由于生长溶液过饱和度的差别,点籽晶快速生长法晶体生长速度为传统方法的10倍,但晶体损伤阈值下降了50%,且紫外波段透过性能下降明显。     

A Thermal Approach to Model Laser Damage in KDP and DKDP Crystals

A thermal model is considered in order to better understand the mechanism of laser induced damage in KDP and DKDP crystals. We demonstrate that the expressions of pinpoint density and damage probability, predicted by the thermal model, are consistent with the experimental data. We also discuss the effect of particle interaction on the thermal model.     

Phase matching characteristics of deuterated ammonium dihydrogen phosphate crystals

Refractive indices for crystals ammonium dihydrogen phosphate(ADP), 30% deuterated ADP(DADP), 50%DADP, and 70% DADP are measured from 253 to 1529 nm with 5 × 10-6accuracy. Numerical fits to modified double-pole Sellmeier equation are made. Second-harmonic generation, third-harmonic generation phase matching(PM) angles, and noncritical PM(NCPM) wavelengths are calculated using the Sellmeier parameters. The deuterated crystals show smaller PM angles than pure crystal. Fourth-harmonic generation process can be realized by DADP in smaller deuterium content than deuterated potassium dihydrogen phosphate(DKDP).The measured NCPM wavelengths are consistent with the calculated value. PM characteristics are compared between DADP and DKDP.     

Growth Characteristics and Mechanism of Surface and Bulk Damage in KDP and DKDP Crystals

By testing the number increase and size growth of surface and bulk laser induced damage in KDP and DKDP crystals, we observe different growth characteristics of surface and bulk damage under multiple 355nm laser irradiations. The size of the surface damage grows exponentially, but that of the bulk damage does not grow. In contrast, the bulk damage number increases, but that of surface damage does not increase significantly. We attribute the differences to the different formation of the damage initiators and the different damage testing volumes.     

Na+对KDP晶体生长的影响

本文利用传统的降温法和"点籽晶"快速生长法在不同Na+掺杂浓度的溶液中生长KDP晶体,定量研究了Na+对KDP晶体生长的影响.实验发现:Na+的存在降低了溶液的稳定性,致使KDP晶体柱面容易扩展.Na+的存在对KDP晶体的光学性能基本没有影响.     

Cascaded third-harmonic-generation converter based on a single ADP crystal

Based on a specially designed optical structure, an efficient cascaded third-harmonic-generation(THG) output of a 1064-nm, pico-seconds pulse laser is successively realized by using an NH_4H_2PO_4(ADP) crystal that acts as the secondharmonic-generation component and sum-frequency-generation component. The maximum THG output is 1.61 mJ, and the highest conversion efficiency from 1064 nm to 355 nm reaches 35%, which are obviously superior to the results obtained using a KDP crystal under the same circumstance. The further phase-matching analysis indicates that this THG configuration of ADP crystal can be applied to various fundamental wavelengths in a range of 1 μm–1.1 μm. Compared with the previously reported KDP THG converter, which is based on a similar principle, the present ADP THG converter is favorable for large-energy, high-efficiency operation because of the larger effective nonlinear optical coefficient deffand higher laser damage threshold.     

KDP晶体本征中性点缺陷的第一性研究

 用第一性原理研究了KH2PO4(KDP)晶体中性本征点缺陷的形成能并计算了常温下点缺陷的浓度。计算得到中性填隙氢原子的形成能为2.05 eV,进而得到298 K下的浓度约为1.21×10^-17 mol/L。由于填隙氢原子在带隙中形成缺陷能级,并使能隙降低了2.6 eV, 因此消除填隙氢原子有利于提高晶体在355 nm附近的激光损伤阈值。计算得到的氧间隙、氧空位、钾空位和氢空位的形成能分别为0.60、5.25、6.50 和6.58 eV,常温下它们在晶体中也以较高的浓度存在。钾空位使晶胞体积增大约3.2%,并可能提高晶体电导率,从而降低光损伤阈值。P取代K的反位结构缺陷形成能尽管较低(4.1 eV), 但由于晶体生长溶液中P是以PO4四面体的形式存在,故此点缺陷的存在几率很小。