高平均功率电光开关晶体热畸变分析

深入分析了方板构型的电光开关晶体在高功率载荷条件下的热畸变行为,讨论了光强分布对热效应的影响。以KDP晶体为例,分别计算了激光束光强为高斯分布和均匀分布时晶体的温升、相应的热应力分布、波前畸变以及热退偏。结果表明,光强的分布形式对波前畸变和热退偏的影响是不同的。相对于光强均匀分布的激光束,高斯光束减缓了光斑边沿处的温度梯度,产生的热应力较小,因此可以减弱热退偏效应;另一方面,在光束口径范围内,高斯光束产生了附加的温度分布非均匀性,因而波前畸变会大一些。     

熔石英表面损伤修复点的损伤概率

针对3个光斑尺寸的CO2激光辐照尺寸小于400 m损伤点后得到的修复点,从4个方面对损伤修复点经355 nm激光辐照后的损伤概率分别进行研究。结果表明,根据修复光斑尺寸或损伤点尺寸分别讨论修复点的损伤概率,更能反映修复点的抗激光损伤能力。通过分别讨论可以看出,采用小光斑CO2激光辐照损伤点或者修复尺寸小于200 m的损伤点,修复成功率超过90%。同时,可以通过损伤修复点的激光损伤阈值都服从正态分布的规律来预测修复点的损伤概率。

     

拟柱面激光二极管阵列端面泵浦方式提高固体激光器性能

就高功率激光二极管阵列端面泵浦大口径放大器提出一种新的耦合方式：激光二极管阵列拟柱面排布,即所有激光二极管面阵成１维圆弧型排列,圆弧的圆心在增益介质的几何中心,其后紧接一个空心导管进行耦合传输。建立了3维光线追迹程序对这种新耦合方式的特性进行模拟。模拟计算结果表明：这种耦合方式中二极管阵列排布方式灵活,当二极管阵列面阵单元以1×12（圆弧方向）、2×6（圆弧方向）、3×4（圆弧方向）这3种排布方式排布时,在较大的圆半径变化范围内均能实现高的输出耦合效率和高的能量沉积效率;当增益介质紧贴导管输出放置时,3种方式排列均能在增益介质中实现均匀平顶分布;当快轴方向所排阵列个数与慢轴方向所排阵列个数之比接近慢轴发散角与快轴发散角之比时,能获得更好的耦合效果。     

高功率光学元件畸变波前位相均方根梯度计算

根据实际光学元件的畸变波前建立了畸变波前模型,分析了位相均方根梯度计算过程中,三种波前数据处理方式的各自特点及优劣,并得出最佳处理方式,即对波前边缘增添零采样点、加汉宁窗处理、傅里叶变换、低通滤波、傅里叶逆变换、乘上逆汉宁窗,最后截取原始长度的数据。讨论了畸变波前边缘增添零采样点的个数、波前口径、波前抽样间距与均方根误差之间的相互关系。计算证明,对于口径为300 mm×300 mm、抽样间隔为0.5 mm的随机波前,当取截止频率为33 mm－1、初始波前两边分别添14个点即波前尺寸扩大7 mm长时,其均方根误差最小,此时该值为 0.008 λ,恢复的波前最理想,计算所得的位相均方根梯度也最合理。     

熔石英表面损伤修复点的损伤概率

针对3个光斑尺寸的CO2激光辐照尺寸小于400 m损伤点后得到的修复点,从4个方面对损伤修复点经355 nm激光辐照后的损伤概率分别进行研究。结果表明,根据修复光斑尺寸或损伤点尺寸分别讨论修复点的损伤概率,更能反映修复点的抗激光损伤能力。通过分别讨论可以看出,采用小光斑CO2激光辐照损伤点或者修复尺寸小于200 m的损伤点,修复成功率超过90%。同时,可以通过损伤修复点的激光损伤阈值都服从正态分布的规律来预测修复点的损伤概率。     

Incident laser modulation of a repaired damage site with a rim in fused silica rear subsurface

Local CO2 laser treatment has proved to be an effective method to prevent the 351-nm laser-induced damage sites in a fused silica surface from exponentially growing, which is responsible for limiting the lifetime of optics in high fluence laser systems. However, the CO2 laser induced ablation crater is often surrounded by a raised rim at the edge, which can also result in the intensification of transmitted ultraviolet light that may damage the downstream optics. In this work, the three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain method is developed to simulate the distribution of electrical field intensity in the vicinity of the CO2 laser mitigated damage site located in the exit subsurface of fused silica. The simulated results show that the repaired damage sites with raised rims cause more notable modulation to the incident laser than those without rims. Specifically, we present a theoretical model of using dimpled patterning to control the rim structure around the edge of repaired damage sites to avoid damage to downstream optics. The calculated results accord well with previous experimental results and the underlying physical mechanism is analysed in detail.     

高功率固体激光驱动器污染控制及片状放大器洁净度改进

针对高功率固体激光驱动器的安全运行,提出了覆盖驱动器建设全过程的污染控制方法,详细介绍了洁净清洗、洁净检测、洁净保护等保障污染控制效果的技术手段,并介绍了神光-Ⅲ主机装置片状放大器洁净度提升所采取的技术途径,以及片状放大器光照清洗实验中气溶胶等级随闪光灯照射次数的变化情况。实验结果表明,神光-Ⅲ主机装置的洁净水平与美国国家点火装置(NIF)接近且优于其他同类装置,洁净度的大幅提升为装置的安全运行提供了有力保障。     

CO2激光局域辐照对熔石英损伤特性的影响

研究了CO₂激光局域辐照对熔石英损伤特性的影响, 发现当辐照中心温度较低时(1139 K), 辐照对损伤阈值没有明显影响, 但辐照中心温度较高时(1638 K), 辐照对损伤阈值有明显的影响, 损伤阈值随距离辐照中心间距的增大而减小, 在残余应力产生光程差最大处附近, 损伤阈值降到最小, 随着与辐照中心间距的进一步增加, 损伤阈值略有上升. 对导致此现象的原因做了分析. 由于残余应力的存在, 在辐照中心发生再损伤产生的裂纹后, 裂纹先沿径向扩展, 在残余应力产生光程差最大处附近, 裂纹转而向切向扩展, 这可能与径向和环向张应力随半径的变化有关. 在采用热处理炉退火消除残余应力时, 必须注意元件的洁净处理, 否则退火会出现析晶现象, 对损伤阈值和透射率造成不良影响. 关键词： 2激光局域辐照')" href="#">CO₂激光局域辐照 熔石英 损伤特性     

激光钝化对熔石英修复后损伤性能影响的实验研究

采用10.6 μupm 的 CO₂激光, 对单次激光脉冲辐照修复熔石英存在的烧蚀采用大光斑钝化去除. 经过辐照修复的区域置于前表面测试初始损伤阈值, 结果表明调制造成的损伤得到了一定程度的抑制; 辐照区域置于后表面修复后 熔石英的初始损伤阈值超过了基底的初始损伤阈值. 实验观察到了应力分布外扩, 同时明显减弱. 对损伤增长的测试说明, 经过激光熔融辐照后的损伤点, 当应力释放以后, 损伤扩展初期表现出指数增长趋势, 后期随着辐照次数的增加, 损伤增长不再明显, 并且趋于恒定值.     

Rear-surface light intensification caused by a Hertzian-conical crack in 355-nm silica optics

Theoretical studies show that a Hertzian-conical crack can be considered to be composed of double cone faces for simplicity. In the present study, the three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain method is employed to quantify the electric-field distribution within the subsurface in the presence of such a defect under normal incidence irradiation. Both impurities (inside the crack) and the chemical etching have been investigated. The results show that the maximum electric field amplitude |E| max is 9.57374 V/m when the relative dielectric constant of transparent impurity equals 8.5. And the near-field modulation will be improved if the crack is filled with the remainder polishing powders or water vapor/drops. Meanwhile, the laser-induced initial damage moves to the glass-air surface. In the etched section, the magnitude of intensification is strongly dependent on the inclination angle θ. There will be a highest modulation when θ is around π/6, and the maximum value of |E| max is 18.57314 V/m. When θ ranges from π/8 to π/4, the light intensity enhancement factor can easily be larger than 100, and the modulation follows a decreasing trend. On the other hand, the modulation curves become smooth when θ > π/4 or θ < π/8.