红外与激光工程
2020, 49(12): 20201074
Author Affiliations
Abstract
1 Key Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai201800, China
2 Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Shanghai201800, China
As the key part for energy amplification of high-power laser systems, disk amplifiers must work in an extremely clean environment. Different from the traditional cleanliness control scheme of active intake and passive exhaust (AIPE), a new method of active exhaust and passive intake (AEPI) is proposed in this paper. Combined with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technology, through the optimization design of the sizes, shapes, and locations of different outlets and inlets, the turbulence that is unfavorable to cleanliness control is effectively avoided in the disk amplifier cavity during the process of AEPI. Finally, the cleanliness control of the cavity of the disk amplifier can be realized just by once exhaust. Meanwhile, the micro negative pressure environment in the amplifier cavity produced during the exhaust process reduces the requirement for sealing. This method is simple, time saving, gas saving, efficient, and safe. It is also suitable for the cleanliness control of similar amplifiers.
active exhaust and passive intake computational fluid dynamics cleanliness control disk amplifier High Power Laser Science and Engineering
2020, 8(4): 04000e45
强激光与粒子束
2020, 32(11): 112009
强激光与粒子束
2020, 32(11): 112006
Author Affiliations
Abstract
1 Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Shanghai 201899, China
2 State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
3 School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
The use of low-coherence light is expected to be one of the effective ways to suppress or even eliminate the laser–plasma instabilities that arise in attempts to achieve inertial confinement fusion. In this paper, a review of low-coherence high-power laser drivers and related key techniques is first presented. Work at typical low-coherence laser facilities, including Gekko XII, PHEBUS, Pharos III, and Kanal-2 is described. The many key techniques that are used in the research and development of low-coherence laser drivers are described and analyzed, including low-coherence source generation, amplification, harmonic conversion, and beam smoothing of low-coherence light. Then, recent progress achieved by our group in research on a broadband low-coherence laser driver is presented. During the development of our low-coherence high-power laser facility, we have proposed and implemented many key techniques for working with low-coherence light, including source generation, efficient amplification and propagation, harmonic conversion, beam smoothing, and precise beam control. Based on a series of technological breakthroughs, a kilojoule low-coherence laser driver named Kunwu with a coherence time of only 300 fs has been built, and the first round of physical experiments has been completed. This high-power laser facility provides not only a demonstration and verification platform for key techniques and system integration of a low-coherence laser driver, but also a new type of experimental platform for research into, for example, high-energy-density physics and, in particular, laser–plasma interactions.
Matter and Radiation at Extremes
2020, 5(6): 065201
强激光与粒子束
2020, 32(1): 011004
Author Affiliations
Abstract
1 Key Laboratory of High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
2 Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Shanghai 201800, China
Lens-less Fourier-transform holography has been actively studied because of its simple optical structure and its single-shot recording. However, a low-contrast interferogram between the reference and object waves limits its signal to noise ratio. Here, multi-reference lens-less Fourier-transform holography with a Greek-ladder sieve array is proposed in the experiment and demonstrated effectively to improve the signal to noise ratio. The key technique in our proposed method is a Greek-ladder sieve array, which acts as not only a wave-front modulator but also a beam splitter. With advantages of the common path, single shot, and no need for a lens, this system has enormous potential in imaging and especially in extreme ultraviolet and soft X-ray holography.
digital holography diffractive lens X-ray imaging Chinese Optics Letters
2020, 18(2): 020901
1 中国科学院上海光学精密机械研究所高功率激光物理联合实验室, 上海 201800
2 中国工程物理研究院上海激光等离子体研究所, 上海 201800
重复频率激光放大器是实现重复频率激光器的关键器件,其重复频率取决于对抽运及放大过程中产生热量的有效控制。针对千焦耳量级输出重复频率激光器的需求,通过合理的结构设计、冷却液选型及测试等,研制出一台基于氙灯抽运、钕玻璃增益介质、液体冷却、通光直径为Φ130 mm的激光放大器样机。测试结果表明,该放大器样机可实现每分钟一次的重复频率运行,同时具备双程1.3189倍净增益,双程动态波前PV(peak to valley)平均值为0.2718波长(λ)(20 ℃,λ=1053 nm,10发次计)和0.3223λ(30 ℃,λ=1053 nm,10发次计)。
激光器 重复频率激光放大器 液体冷却 氙灯抽运 钕玻璃 中国激光
2019, 46(10): 1001007
Author Affiliations
Abstract
1 Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Shanghai 201800, China
2 Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
3 State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
4 IFSA Collaborative Innovation Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
The spatial resolved method, which measures the laser-induced damage fluence by identifying the location of the damage point in the Gaussian beam three-dimensional direction, is demonstrated. The advantages and practicality of this method have been explained. Taking a triple frequency beam splitter as an example, the defect damage fluence can be accurately calculated by the spatial resolved method. The different defect damage performance of the triple frequency splitter is distinguished under irradiations of only the 355 and 532 nm lasers. The spatial resolved method provides a way to obtain precise information of optical film defect information.
140.3330 Laser damage 140.3295 Laser beam characterization Chinese Optics Letters
2019, 17(3): 031403
1 高功率激光物理联合实验室, 上海 201800
2 中国科学院上海光学精密机械研究所, 上海 201800
3 中国工程物理研究院上海激光等离子体研究所, 上海 201800
神光Ⅱ大型固体高功率激光装置是我国激光驱动器发展历史的里程碑, 其成功研制使我国高功率固体激光工程与技术、聚变物理与基础物理研究实现了全面且本质的跨越式发展。简要概述了神光Ⅱ激光装置研制中创新发展的大量工程方案与技术手段, 举例介绍了神光Ⅱ激光装置在近20年来的高质量运行中取得的众多有国际影响力的研究成果。经多方支持和多年持续发展, 已经形成数万焦耳级纳秒激光装置、皮秒拍瓦以及飞秒拍瓦激光装置等, 这些装置是我国惯性约束核聚变、强场物理、高能量密度物理等研究领域中重要的物理实验核心平台之一。
激光技术 惯性约束核聚变 固体激光驱动器 聚变点火 高功率激光