Ultrashort and powerful laser interactions with a target generate intense wideband electromagnetic pulses(EMPs).In this study,we report EMPs generated by the interactions between petawatt(30 fs,1.4×10^(20) W/cm^(...Ultrashort and powerful laser interactions with a target generate intense wideband electromagnetic pulses(EMPs).In this study,we report EMPs generated by the interactions between petawatt(30 fs,1.4×10^(20) W/cm^(2))femtosecond(fs)lasers with metal flat,plastic flat,and plastic nanowire-array(NWA)targets.Detailed analyses are conducted on the EMPs in terms of their spatial distribution,time and frequency domains,radiation energy,and protection.The results indicate that EMPs from metal targets exhibit larger amplitudes at varying angles than those generated by other types of targets and are enhanced significantly for NWA targets.Using a plastic target holder and increasing the laser focal spot can significantly decrease the radiation energy of the EMPs.Moreover,the composite shielding materials indicate an effective shielding effect against EMPs.The simulation results show that the NWA targets exert a collimating effect on thermal electrons,which directly affects the distribution of EMPs.This study provides guidance for regulating EMPs by controlling the laser focal spot,target parameters,and target rod material and is beneficial for electromagnetic-shielding design.展开更多
The distribution and sources of EMPs produced at Shenguang-Ⅱ(SG-Ⅱ)series laser facilities are systematically investigated.The results indicate that the EMP amplitudes in the SG-Ⅱps PW laser are very strong,one orde...The distribution and sources of EMPs produced at Shenguang-Ⅱ(SG-Ⅱ)series laser facilities are systematically investigated.The results indicate that the EMP amplitudes in the SG-Ⅱps PW laser are very strong,one order higher than those from the SG-Ⅱlaser facility.EMPs outside the target chamber decrease exponentially with the distance from the measuring points to the target chamber center at the two laser facilities.Moreover,EMPs can be remarkably reduced when the picosecond laser together with the nanosecond laser is incident to targets compared to the SG-Ⅱps PW laser alone.The resulting conclusions are expected to offer experimental supports for further effective EMPs shielding design and achievement in high-power laser facilities.展开更多
The jets driven by magnetic reconnection in laser-plasma interactions are investigated experimentally.The diagnostics in the optical and X-ray ranges provide detailed information about the jet characteristics.The plas...The jets driven by magnetic reconnection in laser-plasma interactions are investigated experimentally.The diagnostics in the optical and X-ray ranges provide detailed information about the jet characteristics.The plasma jets perpendicular to and along the target surface are observed clearly,which is evident signatures of laser driven magnetic reconnection.The jet formation is also investigated for different experimental parameters.展开更多
A counter-streaming flow system is a test-bed to investigate the astrophysical collisionless shock(CS) formation in the laboratory. Electrostatic/electromagnetic instabilities, competitively growing in the system and ...A counter-streaming flow system is a test-bed to investigate the astrophysical collisionless shock(CS) formation in the laboratory. Electrostatic/electromagnetic instabilities, competitively growing in the system and exciting the CS formation, are sensitive to the flows parameters. One of the most important parameters is the velocity, determining what kind of instability contributes to the shock formation. Here we successfully measure the evolution of the counter-streaming flows within one shot using a multi-pulses imaging diagnostic technique. With the technique, the average velocity of the high-density-part(ne ≥ 8–9 × 10^(19)cm^(-3)) of the flow is directly measured to be of ～ 10~6cm/s between 7 ns and 17 ns.Meanwhile, the average velocity of the low-density-part(ne ≤ 2 × 10^(19)cm^(-3)) can be estimated as ～ 10~7cm/s. The experimental results show that a collisionless shock is formed during the low-density-part of the flow interacting with each other.展开更多
We demonstrate a novel picosecond optical parametric preamplification to generate high-stability, high-energy and high-contrast seed pulses. The 5 ps seed pulse is amplified from 60 pJ to 300μJ with an 8.6 ps/3 mJ pu...We demonstrate a novel picosecond optical parametric preamplification to generate high-stability, high-energy and high-contrast seed pulses. The 5 ps seed pulse is amplified from 60 pJ to 300μJ with an 8.6 ps/3 mJ pump laser in a signal stage of short pulse non-collinear optical parametric chirped pulse amplification. The total gain is more than 10~6 and the rms energy stability is under 1.35%. The contrast ratio is higher than 10~8 within a scale of 20 ps before the main pulse. Consequently, the improvement factor of the signal contrast is approximately equal to the gain 10~6 outside the pump window.展开更多
The Helmholtz equation is reduced to the Schrodinger-like equation and then the quantities representing the gross features for a paraxial optical beam,such as the width,divergence,radius of curvature of the wave front...The Helmholtz equation is reduced to the Schrodinger-like equation and then the quantities representing the gross features for a paraxial optical beam,such as the width,divergence,radius of curvature of the wave front,complex beam parameter,beam quality factor,and the potential function representing beam propagation stability,are studied by using the quantum mechanical methods.The results derived in other ways previously are rederived by ur formulation in a more systematical and explicit fashion analytically,and some new results are demonstrated.The general equations for the evolution of these quantities,i.e.,the first-and second-order differential equations with respect to the propagation distance,such as the universal formula for the width and curvature radius,tl~e general formula for the first derivative of the complex beam parameter with respect to the axial coordinate,the general formula for the second derivative of the width with respect to the axial coordinate,and some general criteria for the conservation of the beam quality factor and the existence of a potential well of the potential function,are derived.We also discuss the application of our formulation to nonlinear parabolic-index media.展开更多
The Zeeman splitting effect is observed in a strong magnetic field generated by a laser-driven coil.The expanding plasma from the coil wire surface is concentrated at the coil center and interacts with the simultaneou...The Zeeman splitting effect is observed in a strong magnetic field generated by a laser-driven coil.The expanding plasma from the coil wire surface is concentrated at the coil center and interacts with the simultaneously generated magnetic field.The Cu I spectral lines at wavelengths of 510.5541,515.3235,and 521.8202 nm are detected and analyzed.The splittings of spectral lines are used to estimate the magnetic field strength at the coil center as∼31.4±15.7 T at a laser intensity of∼5.6310^(15) W/cm^(2),which agrees well with measurements using a B-dot probe.Some other plasma parameters of the central plasma disk are also studied.The temperature is evaluated from the Cu I spectral line intensity ratio,while the electron density is estimated from the Stark broadening effect.展开更多
The filamentation instability was observed in the interaction of two counter-streaming laser ablated plasma flows,which were supersonic, collisionless, and also closely relevant to astrophysical conditions. The plasma...The filamentation instability was observed in the interaction of two counter-streaming laser ablated plasma flows,which were supersonic, collisionless, and also closely relevant to astrophysical conditions. The plasma flows were created by irradiating a pair of oppositely standing plastic(CH) foils with 1ns-pulsed laser beams of total energy of 1.7 k J in two laser spots. With characteristics diagnosed in experiments, the calculated features of Weibel-type filaments are in good agreement with measurements.展开更多
Accurately and efficiently predicting the fundamental-frequency temporal shape of broadband long-pulsed lasers is very important in research on the properties of high-power laser amplifiers. In this study, we first pr...Accurately and efficiently predicting the fundamental-frequency temporal shape of broadband long-pulsed lasers is very important in research on the properties of high-power laser amplifiers. In this study, we first propose that analytic electric polarization in the temporal domain is applied to broadband long-pulsed pulse amplification.We first verify the accuracy of this algorithm in the dozens of picoseconds range and the results are consistent with Miro software. Then we simulate the broadband long-pulsed amplification. The simulation results indicate that the front edge of the output pulse is more enlarged than the end edge owing to saturation and that the gain narrowing induces severe amplitude modulation. Analytic electric polarization in the temporal domain is effective and precise for investigating the broadband pulse amplification in the time scale from dozens of picoseconds to nanoseconds, and the computation time can be decreased by at least 4 orders of magnitude.展开更多
The intensity distributions of a high-power broadband laser beam passing through a nonlinear optical medium with defects and then propagating in free space are investigated based on the general nonlinear Schr¨odi...The intensity distributions of a high-power broadband laser beam passing through a nonlinear optical medium with defects and then propagating in free space are investigated based on the general nonlinear Schr¨odinger equation and the split-step Fourier numerical method. The influences of the bandwidth of the laser beam, the thickness of the medium,and the defects on the light intensity distribution are revealed. We find that the nonlinear optical effect can be suppressed and that the uniformity of the beam can be improved for a high-power broadband laser beam with appropriate wide bandwidth. It is also found that, under the same incident light intensity, a thicker medium will lead to a stronger self-focusing intensity, and that the influence of defects in the optical elements on the intensity is stronger for a narrowband beam than for a broadband beam.展开更多
In this paper, we review the status of the multifunctional experimental platform at the National Laboratory of High Power Laser and Physics(NLHPLP). The platform, including the SG-II laser facility, SG-II 9th beam, SG...In this paper, we review the status of the multifunctional experimental platform at the National Laboratory of High Power Laser and Physics(NLHPLP). The platform, including the SG-II laser facility, SG-II 9th beam, SG-II upgrade(SG-II UP) facility, and SG-II 5 PW facility, is operational and available for interested scientists studying inertial confinement fusion(ICF) and a broad range of high-energy-density physics. These facilities can provide important experimental capabilities by combining different pulse widths of nanosecond, picosecond, and femtosecond scales. In addition, the SG-II UP facility, consisting of a single petawatt system and an eight-beam nanosecond system, is introduced including several laser technologies that have been developed to ensure the performance of the facility. Recent developments of the SG-II 5 PW facility are also presented.展开更多
We extend Bespalov-Talanov (B-T) theory on small-scale self-focusing (SSSF) to include vector effect of a very narrow intense laser beam with application of the vector self-focusing model. The gain spectrum for pertur...We extend Bespalov-Talanov (B-T) theory on small-scale self-focusing (SSSF) to include vector effect of a very narrow intense laser beam with application of the vector self-focusing model. The gain spectrum for perturbations is obtained by using the standard linear instability analysis. It is shown that the influence on SSSF of vector effect is closely related to the beam width. For a very narrow beam, the role played by vector effect becomes significant, it reduces the fastest growing frequency and the maximum growth rate, and shortens the frequency range for perturbation growing, and thus deviates the gain spectrum from that of B-T theory.展开更多
We present the design and experiment of a broadband optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier(OPCPA) which provides high conversion efficiency and good beam quality at 808 nm wavelength. Using a three-dimensional spa...We present the design and experiment of a broadband optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier(OPCPA) which provides high conversion efficiency and good beam quality at 808 nm wavelength. Using a three-dimensional spatial and temporal numerical model, several design considerations necessary to achieve high conversion efficiency, good beam quality and good output stability are discussed. To improve the conversion efficiency and broaden the amplified signal bandwidth simultaneously, the nonlinear crystal length and OPCPA parameters are analyzed and optimized with the concept of dissipating amplified idler between optical parametric amplification(OPA) of two crystals configuration.In the experiment, an amplifier consisting of two OPCPA stages of ‘L’ type configuration was demonstrated by using the optimized parameters. An amplified signal energy of 160 mJ was achieved with a total pump-to-signal efficiency of 35%(43% efficiency for the OPCPA stage 2). The output bandwidth of signal pulse reached 80 nm and the signal pulse was compressed to 24 fs. The energy stability reached 1.67% RMS at 3% pump energy variation. The optimized OPCPA amplifier operates at a repetition rate of 1 Hz and is used as a front-end injection for the main amplifier of SG-II 5PW laser facility.展开更多
The theoretical model of spatial noise passing through a spatial filter is established in high power laser system under the small signal approximation. The transmission characteristic for a noise signal passing throug...The theoretical model of spatial noise passing through a spatial filter is established in high power laser system under the small signal approximation. The transmission characteristic for a noise signal passing through spatial filters with different magnifications is analyzed by numerical simulation, according to the actual structure of the high power laser system. The results show that the spatial modulation period of low-frequency noise getting through the pinhole will be proportional to the magnification of the spatial filter. When the magnification is less than 1, the safe low-frequency noise will be extruded into the high-frequency region, which is the fast increasing part, and finally develops into the most dangerous part which can damage the optical devices. The conclusion of this research improves the relay imaging theory of a spatial filter and provides an important theoretical basis for a general design of high power laser systems.展开更多
Achieving ignition of ICF(inertial confinement fusion)has been the great dream that scientists all over the world pursue.As a grand challenge,this aim requires energetic and high quality lasers.High power laser facili...Achieving ignition of ICF(inertial confinement fusion)has been the great dream that scientists all over the world pursue.As a grand challenge,this aim requires energetic and high quality lasers.High power laser facilities,for this purpose,have therefore flourished over the past several decades.Meanwhile high power laser facilities,also essential for high-energy-density(HED)scientific research and astrophysics,drive rapid progress of material science,electronics,precision machinery and so on.Many countries have successfully established a succession of facilities to study ICF and HED physics,such as National Ignition Facility(NIF)[1]in the United States and the Laser Megajoule(LMJ)in France[2].展开更多
In high-power laser systems(HPLSs), understanding debris-removal trajectories is important in eliminating debris from the surfaces of transport mirrors online and keeping other optical components free from contaminati...In high-power laser systems(HPLSs), understanding debris-removal trajectories is important in eliminating debris from the surfaces of transport mirrors online and keeping other optical components free from contamination. NS equations, the RNG k–ε model and the discrete phase model of the Euler–Lagrange method are used to conduct numerical simulations on the trajectories of contaminant particles of different sizes and types on the mirror surface using Fluent commercial software. A useful device is fabricated based on the simulation results. This device can capture and collect debris from the mirror surface online. Consequently, the effect of debris contamination on other optical components is avoided,cleaning time is shortened, and ultimately, the cleanliness of the mirrors in HPLSs is ensured.展开更多
In order to avoid stimulated Brillouin scattering and smooth the final focal spot that reaches the D-T capsule, spectral broadening is essential. However, the modulation of spectral structure might result in frequency...In order to avoid stimulated Brillouin scattering and smooth the final focal spot that reaches the D-T capsule, spectral broadening is essential. However, the modulation of spectral structure might result in frequency-to-amplitude modulation (FM-to-AM) conversion. The spatial filter pinhole is used to cut off the high-frequency transmission laser, and to ensure the desired pass. Improper parameter of pinhole would lead a negative impact. Using the spatial filter pinhole, we analyze the characteristic of intensity modulation using several pinholes of improper parameters. We then compare these results with the intensity modulation obtained from an experiment. Experimental diagnosis and design of an appropriate pinhole parameter would be highly beneficial to the field of high-power lasers.展开更多
On the basis of the space-time Wigner distribution function, we use the least-squares fitting method to derive the relationship between effective wavefront curvature matrices and second-order mixed moments of quasimon...On the basis of the space-time Wigner distribution function, we use the least-squares fitting method to derive the relationship between effective wavefront curvature matrices and second-order mixed moments of quasimonochromatic and polychromatic pulsed paraxial beams. The expressions here are valid for both completely coherent and partially coherent light in the three-dimensional space. Finally, the fitting method is extended to the higher-order situation;from this, a novel technique for characterizing the beam phase from the moments and their derivatives is presented.展开更多
Starting from the vector field theory,the expression of the time average energy flow density<S>of a paraxial scalar light beam is deduced.In terms of this expression,the x(or y)directional weighted deviation is ...Starting from the vector field theory,the expression of the time average energy flow density<S>of a paraxial scalar light beam is deduced.In terms of this expression,the x(or y)directional weighted deviation is reasonably defined between the real-beam wavefrontand an imaginary ellipsoidal wavefront which is used to replace the real-beam wavefront.It is proved that,when Rx and Ry are just the x and y directional effective radii of curvature,respectively,the ellipsoidal wavefront Le=x^(2)/(2Rx)+y^(2)/(2 Ry)is the best-fit one for the real-beam wavefront L.Finally,the above results are generalized for a general polychrornatic light beams.展开更多
We propose a simple iterative algorithm based on a temporally movable phase modulation process to retrieve the weak temporal phase of laser pulses.This unambiguous method can be used to achieve a high accuracy and to ...We propose a simple iterative algorithm based on a temporally movable phase modulation process to retrieve the weak temporal phase of laser pulses.This unambiguous method can be used to achieve a high accuracy and to simultaneously measure the weak temporal phase and temporal profile of pulses,which are almost transform-limited.A detailed analysis shows that this iterative method has valuable potential applications in the characterization of pulses with weak temporal phase.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12122501,11975037,61631001,and 11921006)the National Grand Instrument Project(Nos.2019YFF01014400,2019YFF01014404)the Foundation of Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory(No.6142A04220108).
文摘Ultrashort and powerful laser interactions with a target generate intense wideband electromagnetic pulses(EMPs).In this study,we report EMPs generated by the interactions between petawatt(30 fs,1.4×10^(20) W/cm^(2))femtosecond(fs)lasers with metal flat,plastic flat,and plastic nanowire-array(NWA)targets.Detailed analyses are conducted on the EMPs in terms of their spatial distribution,time and frequency domains,radiation energy,and protection.The results indicate that EMPs from metal targets exhibit larger amplitudes at varying angles than those generated by other types of targets and are enhanced significantly for NWA targets.Using a plastic target holder and increasing the laser focal spot can significantly decrease the radiation energy of the EMPs.Moreover,the composite shielding materials indicate an effective shielding effect against EMPs.The simulation results show that the NWA targets exert a collimating effect on thermal electrons,which directly affects the distribution of EMPs.This study provides guidance for regulating EMPs by controlling the laser focal spot,target parameters,and target rod material and is beneficial for electromagnetic-shielding design.
基金supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. XDA25020205)Shanghai Science and Technology Development Funds (No. 20692114101)
文摘The distribution and sources of EMPs produced at Shenguang-Ⅱ(SG-Ⅱ)series laser facilities are systematically investigated.The results indicate that the EMP amplitudes in the SG-Ⅱps PW laser are very strong,one order higher than those from the SG-Ⅱlaser facility.EMPs outside the target chamber decrease exponentially with the distance from the measuring points to the target chamber center at the two laser facilities.Moreover,EMPs can be remarkably reduced when the picosecond laser together with the nanosecond laser is incident to targets compared to the SG-Ⅱps PW laser alone.The resulting conclusions are expected to offer experimental supports for further effective EMPs shielding design and achievement in high-power laser facilities.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.10925421,10734130,10735050)National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (No.2007CB815103)
文摘The jets driven by magnetic reconnection in laser-plasma interactions are investigated experimentally.The diagnostics in the optical and X-ray ranges provide detailed information about the jet characteristics.The plasma jets perpendicular to and along the target surface are observed clearly,which is evident signatures of laser driven magnetic reconnection.The jet formation is also investigated for different experimental parameters.
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2013 CBA01501/3)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11503041,11135012,11375262,11573040,11574390,and 11220101002)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2015M571124)
文摘A counter-streaming flow system is a test-bed to investigate the astrophysical collisionless shock(CS) formation in the laboratory. Electrostatic/electromagnetic instabilities, competitively growing in the system and exciting the CS formation, are sensitive to the flows parameters. One of the most important parameters is the velocity, determining what kind of instability contributes to the shock formation. Here we successfully measure the evolution of the counter-streaming flows within one shot using a multi-pulses imaging diagnostic technique. With the technique, the average velocity of the high-density-part(ne ≥ 8–9 × 10^(19)cm^(-3)) of the flow is directly measured to be of ～ 10~6cm/s between 7 ns and 17 ns.Meanwhile, the average velocity of the low-density-part(ne ≤ 2 × 10^(19)cm^(-3)) can be estimated as ～ 10~7cm/s. The experimental results show that a collisionless shock is formed during the low-density-part of the flow interacting with each other.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 11604350 and 61405211
文摘We demonstrate a novel picosecond optical parametric preamplification to generate high-stability, high-energy and high-contrast seed pulses. The 5 ps seed pulse is amplified from 60 pJ to 300μJ with an 8.6 ps/3 mJ pump laser in a signal stage of short pulse non-collinear optical parametric chirped pulse amplification. The total gain is more than 10~6 and the rms energy stability is under 1.35%. The contrast ratio is higher than 10~8 within a scale of 20 ps before the main pulse. Consequently, the improvement factor of the signal contrast is approximately equal to the gain 10~6 outside the pump window.
基金Supported partly by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.69789801the Guangdong Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.970842and the National Hi-Tech Inertial Confinement Commit tee.
文摘The Helmholtz equation is reduced to the Schrodinger-like equation and then the quantities representing the gross features for a paraxial optical beam,such as the width,divergence,radius of curvature of the wave front,complex beam parameter,beam quality factor,and the potential function representing beam propagation stability,are studied by using the quantum mechanical methods.The results derived in other ways previously are rederived by ur formulation in a more systematical and explicit fashion analytically,and some new results are demonstrated.The general equations for the evolution of these quantities,i.e.,the first-and second-order differential equations with respect to the propagation distance,such as the universal formula for the width and curvature radius,tl~e general formula for the first derivative of the complex beam parameter with respect to the axial coordinate,the general formula for the second derivative of the width with respect to the axial coordinate,and some general criteria for the conservation of the beam quality factor and the existence of a potential well of the potential function,are derived.We also discuss the application of our formulation to nonlinear parabolic-index media.
基金This work was supported in part by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.XDA25010100,XDA25010300,and XDA25030100)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U1930107 and 11827807)the Japanese Ministry of Education,Science,Sports,and Culture through Grants-in-Aid,KAKENHI(Grant No.21H04454).
文摘The Zeeman splitting effect is observed in a strong magnetic field generated by a laser-driven coil.The expanding plasma from the coil wire surface is concentrated at the coil center and interacts with the simultaneously generated magnetic field.The Cu I spectral lines at wavelengths of 510.5541,515.3235,and 521.8202 nm are detected and analyzed.The splittings of spectral lines are used to estimate the magnetic field strength at the coil center as∼31.4±15.7 T at a laser intensity of∼5.6310^(15) W/cm^(2),which agrees well with measurements using a B-dot probe.Some other plasma parameters of the central plasma disk are also studied.The temperature is evaluated from the Cu I spectral line intensity ratio,while the electron density is estimated from the Stark broadening effect.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11074297,11674146,and 11220101002)the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2013CBA01500
文摘The filamentation instability was observed in the interaction of two counter-streaming laser ablated plasma flows,which were supersonic, collisionless, and also closely relevant to astrophysical conditions. The plasma flows were created by irradiating a pair of oppositely standing plastic(CH) foils with 1ns-pulsed laser beams of total energy of 1.7 k J in two laser spots. With characteristics diagnosed in experiments, the calculated features of Weibel-type filaments are in good agreement with measurements.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.61205212
文摘Accurately and efficiently predicting the fundamental-frequency temporal shape of broadband long-pulsed lasers is very important in research on the properties of high-power laser amplifiers. In this study, we first propose that analytic electric polarization in the temporal domain is applied to broadband long-pulsed pulse amplification.We first verify the accuracy of this algorithm in the dozens of picoseconds range and the results are consistent with Miro software. Then we simulate the broadband long-pulsed amplification. The simulation results indicate that the front edge of the output pulse is more enlarged than the end edge owing to saturation and that the gain narrowing induces severe amplitude modulation. Analytic electric polarization in the temporal domain is effective and precise for investigating the broadband pulse amplification in the time scale from dozens of picoseconds to nanoseconds, and the computation time can be decreased by at least 4 orders of magnitude.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)under Grant Nos.61178015 and 11304104the Open Research Fund of the National Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics under Grant No.SG-001102
文摘The intensity distributions of a high-power broadband laser beam passing through a nonlinear optical medium with defects and then propagating in free space are investigated based on the general nonlinear Schr¨odinger equation and the split-step Fourier numerical method. The influences of the bandwidth of the laser beam, the thickness of the medium,and the defects on the light intensity distribution are revealed. We find that the nonlinear optical effect can be suppressed and that the uniformity of the beam can be improved for a high-power broadband laser beam with appropriate wide bandwidth. It is also found that, under the same incident light intensity, a thicker medium will lead to a stronger self-focusing intensity, and that the influence of defects in the optical elements on the intensity is stronger for a narrowband beam than for a broadband beam.
基金supported by International Partnership Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.181231KYSB20170022)the Key Projects of International Cooperation in Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘In this paper, we review the status of the multifunctional experimental platform at the National Laboratory of High Power Laser and Physics(NLHPLP). The platform, including the SG-II laser facility, SG-II 9th beam, SG-II upgrade(SG-II UP) facility, and SG-II 5 PW facility, is operational and available for interested scientists studying inertial confinement fusion(ICF) and a broad range of high-energy-density physics. These facilities can provide important experimental capabilities by combining different pulse widths of nanosecond, picosecond, and femtosecond scales. In addition, the SG-II UP facility, consisting of a single petawatt system and an eight-beam nanosecond system, is introduced including several laser technologies that have been developed to ensure the performance of the facility. Recent developments of the SG-II 5 PW facility are also presented.
基金Supported by the High Technology Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.863-416-5).
文摘We extend Bespalov-Talanov (B-T) theory on small-scale self-focusing (SSSF) to include vector effect of a very narrow intense laser beam with application of the vector self-focusing model. The gain spectrum for perturbations is obtained by using the standard linear instability analysis. It is shown that the influence on SSSF of vector effect is closely related to the beam width. For a very narrow beam, the role played by vector effect becomes significant, it reduces the fastest growing frequency and the maximum growth rate, and shortens the frequency range for perturbation growing, and thus deviates the gain spectrum from that of B-T theory.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(Nos.11304332,11704392,and 61705245)
文摘We present the design and experiment of a broadband optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier(OPCPA) which provides high conversion efficiency and good beam quality at 808 nm wavelength. Using a three-dimensional spatial and temporal numerical model, several design considerations necessary to achieve high conversion efficiency, good beam quality and good output stability are discussed. To improve the conversion efficiency and broaden the amplified signal bandwidth simultaneously, the nonlinear crystal length and OPCPA parameters are analyzed and optimized with the concept of dissipating amplified idler between optical parametric amplification(OPA) of two crystals configuration.In the experiment, an amplifier consisting of two OPCPA stages of ‘L’ type configuration was demonstrated by using the optimized parameters. An amplified signal energy of 160 mJ was achieved with a total pump-to-signal efficiency of 35%(43% efficiency for the OPCPA stage 2). The output bandwidth of signal pulse reached 80 nm and the signal pulse was compressed to 24 fs. The energy stability reached 1.67% RMS at 3% pump energy variation. The optimized OPCPA amplifier operates at a repetition rate of 1 Hz and is used as a front-end injection for the main amplifier of SG-II 5PW laser facility.
文摘The theoretical model of spatial noise passing through a spatial filter is established in high power laser system under the small signal approximation. The transmission characteristic for a noise signal passing through spatial filters with different magnifications is analyzed by numerical simulation, according to the actual structure of the high power laser system. The results show that the spatial modulation period of low-frequency noise getting through the pinhole will be proportional to the magnification of the spatial filter. When the magnification is less than 1, the safe low-frequency noise will be extruded into the high-frequency region, which is the fast increasing part, and finally develops into the most dangerous part which can damage the optical devices. The conclusion of this research improves the relay imaging theory of a spatial filter and provides an important theoretical basis for a general design of high power laser systems.
文摘Achieving ignition of ICF(inertial confinement fusion)has been the great dream that scientists all over the world pursue.As a grand challenge,this aim requires energetic and high quality lasers.High power laser facilities,for this purpose,have therefore flourished over the past several decades.Meanwhile high power laser facilities,also essential for high-energy-density(HED)scientific research and astrophysics,drive rapid progress of material science,electronics,precision machinery and so on.Many countries have successfully established a succession of facilities to study ICF and HED physics,such as National Ignition Facility(NIF)[1]in the United States and the Laser Megajoule(LMJ)in France[2].
基金Grants from the Chinese and Israeli cooperation project on high-power laser technology (2010DFB70490) supported this study
文摘In high-power laser systems(HPLSs), understanding debris-removal trajectories is important in eliminating debris from the surfaces of transport mirrors online and keeping other optical components free from contamination. NS equations, the RNG k–ε model and the discrete phase model of the Euler–Lagrange method are used to conduct numerical simulations on the trajectories of contaminant particles of different sizes and types on the mirror surface using Fluent commercial software. A useful device is fabricated based on the simulation results. This device can capture and collect debris from the mirror surface online. Consequently, the effect of debris contamination on other optical components is avoided,cleaning time is shortened, and ultimately, the cleanliness of the mirrors in HPLSs is ensured.
文摘In order to avoid stimulated Brillouin scattering and smooth the final focal spot that reaches the D-T capsule, spectral broadening is essential. However, the modulation of spectral structure might result in frequency-to-amplitude modulation (FM-to-AM) conversion. The spatial filter pinhole is used to cut off the high-frequency transmission laser, and to ensure the desired pass. Improper parameter of pinhole would lead a negative impact. Using the spatial filter pinhole, we analyze the characteristic of intensity modulation using several pinholes of improper parameters. We then compare these results with the intensity modulation obtained from an experiment. Experimental diagnosis and design of an appropriate pinhole parameter would be highly beneficial to the field of high-power lasers.
基金the National High Technology Foundation of China。
文摘On the basis of the space-time Wigner distribution function, we use the least-squares fitting method to derive the relationship between effective wavefront curvature matrices and second-order mixed moments of quasimonochromatic and polychromatic pulsed paraxial beams. The expressions here are valid for both completely coherent and partially coherent light in the three-dimensional space. Finally, the fitting method is extended to the higher-order situation;from this, a novel technique for characterizing the beam phase from the moments and their derivatives is presented.
基金Supported by the National High Technology(863-416)Foundation of China.
文摘Starting from the vector field theory,the expression of the time average energy flow density<S>of a paraxial scalar light beam is deduced.In terms of this expression,the x(or y)directional weighted deviation is reasonably defined between the real-beam wavefrontand an imaginary ellipsoidal wavefront which is used to replace the real-beam wavefront.It is proved that,when Rx and Ry are just the x and y directional effective radii of curvature,respectively,the ellipsoidal wavefront Le=x^(2)/(2Rx)+y^(2)/(2 Ry)is the best-fit one for the real-beam wavefront L.Finally,the above results are generalized for a general polychrornatic light beams.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 61205103
文摘We propose a simple iterative algorithm based on a temporally movable phase modulation process to retrieve the weak temporal phase of laser pulses.This unambiguous method can be used to achieve a high accuracy and to simultaneously measure the weak temporal phase and temporal profile of pulses,which are almost transform-limited.A detailed analysis shows that this iterative method has valuable potential applications in the characterization of pulses with weak temporal phase.
