We demonstrate a compact pulse shaping system based on temporal stacking of pulses in fibres,by which synchronized pulses of ultrashort and nanosecond lasers can be obtained.The system may generate shape-controllable ...We demonstrate a compact pulse shaping system based on temporal stacking of pulses in fibres,by which synchronized pulses of ultrashort and nanosecond lasers can be obtained.The system may generate shape-controllable pulses with a fast rise time and high-resolution within a time window of -2.2ns by adjusting variable optical attenuators in the 32 fibre channels independently.With the help of optical amplifiers,the system delivers mJ-level pulses with a signal-to-noise ratio of-35dB.展开更多
We study a laser wakefield acceleration driven by mid-infrared （mid-IR） laser pulses through two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations. Since a mid-IR laser pulse can deliver a larger ponderomotive force as compa...We study a laser wakefield acceleration driven by mid-infrared （mid-IR） laser pulses through two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations. Since a mid-IR laser pulse can deliver a larger ponderomotive force as compared with the usual 0.8 μm wavelength laser pulse, it is found that electron self-injection into the wake wave occurs at an earlier time, the plasma density threshold for injection becomes lower, and the electron beam charge is substantially enhanced. Meanwhile, our study also shows that quasimonoenergetic electron beams with a narrow energy-spread can be generated by using mid-IR laser pulses. Such a mid-IR laser pulse can provide a feasible method for obtaining a high quality and high charge electron beam. Therefore, the current efforts on constructing mid-IR terawatt laser systems can greatly benefit the laser wakefield acceleration research.展开更多
We study a femtosecond Ti：sapphire laser pumped optical parametric amplifier （OPA） at 1053nm. The OPA Generates stable signal pulses with duration smaller than l OOfs, wavelength drift smaller than 0.5 nm, and puls...We study a femtosecond Ti：sapphire laser pumped optical parametric amplifier （OPA） at 1053nm. The OPA Generates stable signal pulses with duration smaller than l OOfs, wavelength drift smaller than 0.5 nm, and pulseto-pulse fluctuation of about ±4%, by employinG an external seeder. In a terawatt laser pumped large-aperture LiNbOa OPA, pulse energy at signal has been scaled up to 4mJ. This m J-class femtosecond OPA at 1053nm presents a feasible alternative to optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification, and is ready to be applied to petawatt lasers.展开更多
Partially deuterated KDP is an ideal nonlinear crystal for second-harmonic generation （SHG） of femtosecond lasers at 1 μm, which features with vanished group-velocity mismatch at its retracing point of phase-matchi...Partially deuterated KDP is an ideal nonlinear crystal for second-harmonic generation （SHG） of femtosecond lasers at 1 μm, which features with vanished group-velocity mismatch at its retracing point of phase-matching. We numerically investigate the characteristics of SHG with femtosecond lasers in a partially deuterated KDP, which shows that group-velocity dispersion plays an important role. This spectrally non-critical phase-matching configuration can support both high efficiency and large acceptance bandwidth.展开更多
This paper theoretically studies the double-pumped fibre-optical parametric amplifiers （FOPAs） in photonic crystal fibres. Two distinct working regimes of FOPAs are researched, which depend on the dispersion at the ...This paper theoretically studies the double-pumped fibre-optical parametric amplifiers （FOPAs） in photonic crystal fibres. Two distinct working regimes of FOPAs are researched, which depend on the dispersion at the central wavelength of the two pumps. Extremely broad tuning range can be obtained when the central pump wavelength is in the normal dispersion regime and is insensitive to the wavelength separation between the two pumps, while the tuning range is narrow in the anomalous dispersion regime and can be significantly enhanced by increasing the wavelength separation. Impacts of higher-order dispersions and temporal walk-off on the gain spectra are also discussed.展开更多
This paper investigates the properties of the ultrashort pulsed beam aimed to the capture-and-acceleration-scenario （CAS） vacuum electron acceleration. The result shows that the spatiotemporal distribution of the ph...This paper investigates the properties of the ultrashort pulsed beam aimed to the capture-and-acceleration-scenario （CAS） vacuum electron acceleration. The result shows that the spatiotemporal distribution of the phase velocity, the longitudinal component of the electric field and the acceleration quality factor are qualitatively similar to that of the continuous-wave Gaussian beam, and are slightly influenced by the spatiotemporal coupling of the ultrashort pulsed beam. When the pulse is compressed to an ultrashort one in which the pulse duration TFWHM 〈 5T0, the variation of the maximum net energy gain due to the carrier-envelope phase is a crucial disadvantage in the CAS acceleration process.展开更多
We have explicitly identified coloured conical emission （CCE） and noncollinear optical parametric generation （OPC） by spectrum characterizations. With an experimental setup providing different pump pulse durations...We have explicitly identified coloured conical emission （CCE） and noncollinear optical parametric generation （OPC） by spectrum characterizations. With an experimental setup providing different pump pulse durations, CCE and noncollinear OPG are observed both alternatively and simultaneously. Comparisons between CCE and noncollinear OPC are studied. Accumulation behaviour of modulational instabilities is observed in our two-crystal cascaded configuration, which results in enhancement or depression of the CCE formation.展开更多
A formula is developed to describe the propagation of beams driven by few-cycle Gaussian pulse in a media with group velocity dispersion （GVD）. With the method, the spatiotemporal evolution of the pulsed beam can be...A formula is developed to describe the propagation of beams driven by few-cycle Gaussian pulse in a media with group velocity dispersion （GVD）. With the method, the spatiotemporal evolution of the pulsed beam can be straightforwardly quantified as long as the monochromatic beam solutions in free space, which have been widely investigated in previous works, are known. The method makes it possible to analytically deal with the few-cycle pulsed beams with transverse profiles other than the Gaussian one, which is, to our knowledge, the one mainly investigated previously, in GVD media.展开更多
We predict that broadband efficient third-harmonic generation （THG） can be achieved with a frequency-doubling crystal and a novel composite KD＊P tripler. The composite KD＊P triplet is made of two partially deutera...We predict that broadband efficient third-harmonic generation （THG） can be achieved with a frequency-doubling crystal and a novel composite KD＊P tripler. The composite KD＊P triplet is made of two partially deuterated KDP crystals with different deuteration levels by using the thermal bonding technique. The deuteration level of a partially deuterated KDP crystal ＆ used as a degree of freedom to alter the phase-matching （PM） wavelength. Simulations show that the composite KD＊P tripler can improve third-harmonic conversion efficiencies over a very wide band of input fundamental frequencies. In terms of robustness, alignment and stability, this THG scheme should be more promising than other broadband THG approaches because the composite KD＊P triplet is a monolithic device.展开更多
Cascaded nonlinear phase shifts may be imposed on the interacting waves during second-harmonic generation （SHG） in a quasi-Phase-matched （QPM） structure, whieh are severe in high-intensity regime and may result in...Cascaded nonlinear phase shifts may be imposed on the interacting waves during second-harmonic generation （SHG） in a quasi-Phase-matched （QPM） structure, whieh are severe in high-intensity regime and may result in lower conversion efficiency. We propose a configuration of QPM structure with reduced domain-length, which may depress the nonlinear phase shifts to some extent and lead to an improvement on the conversion efficiency. The numerical analyses on the conversion efficiency as well as the relative phase angle are discussed in detail for better understanding of the SHG process.展开更多
基金Supported by the Science and Technology Commission Foundation of Shanghai under Grant Nos 05JC14005 and 05SG02, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 60538010, 10376009 and 10576009.
文摘We demonstrate a compact pulse shaping system based on temporal stacking of pulses in fibres,by which synchronized pulses of ultrashort and nanosecond lasers can be obtained.The system may generate shape-controllable pulses with a fast rise time and high-resolution within a time window of -2.2ns by adjusting variable optical attenuators in the 32 fibre channels independently.With the help of optical amplifiers,the system delivers mJ-level pulses with a signal-to-noise ratio of-35dB.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant Nos 2013CBA01504the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 11475260,11374209 and 11375265
文摘We study a laser wakefield acceleration driven by mid-infrared （mid-IR） laser pulses through two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations. Since a mid-IR laser pulse can deliver a larger ponderomotive force as compared with the usual 0.8 μm wavelength laser pulse, it is found that electron self-injection into the wake wave occurs at an earlier time, the plasma density threshold for injection becomes lower, and the electron beam charge is substantially enhanced. Meanwhile, our study also shows that quasimonoenergetic electron beams with a narrow energy-spread can be generated by using mid-IR laser pulses. Such a mid-IR laser pulse can provide a feasible method for obtaining a high quality and high charge electron beam. Therefore, the current efforts on constructing mid-IR terawatt laser systems can greatly benefit the laser wakefield acceleration research.
基金Supported by the Science and Technology Commission Foundation of Shanghai （Nos 05JC14005, 05SG02）, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 60538010, 10376009 and 10576009.
文摘We study a femtosecond Ti：sapphire laser pumped optical parametric amplifier （OPA） at 1053nm. The OPA Generates stable signal pulses with duration smaller than l OOfs, wavelength drift smaller than 0.5 nm, and pulseto-pulse fluctuation of about ±4%, by employinG an external seeder. In a terawatt laser pumped large-aperture LiNbOa OPA, pulse energy at signal has been scaled up to 4mJ. This m J-class femtosecond OPA at 1053nm presents a feasible alternative to optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification, and is ready to be applied to petawatt lasers.
基金Supported by the Ph.D. Programme Foundation of Ministry of Education of China, the Project on 0ptical Science and Technology of Shanghai （012261065）, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 10376009.
文摘Partially deuterated KDP is an ideal nonlinear crystal for second-harmonic generation （SHG） of femtosecond lasers at 1 μm, which features with vanished group-velocity mismatch at its retracing point of phase-matching. We numerically investigate the characteristics of SHG with femtosecond lasers in a partially deuterated KDP, which shows that group-velocity dispersion plays an important role. This spectrally non-critical phase-matching configuration can support both high efficiency and large acceptance bandwidth.
基金Project partially supported by the Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology, China (Grant Nos 05 SG 02 and 05 JC 14005)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 60538010 and 10376009)
文摘This paper theoretically studies the double-pumped fibre-optical parametric amplifiers （FOPAs） in photonic crystal fibres. Two distinct working regimes of FOPAs are researched, which depend on the dispersion at the central wavelength of the two pumps. Extremely broad tuning range can be obtained when the central pump wavelength is in the normal dispersion regime and is insensitive to the wavelength separation between the two pumps, while the tuning range is narrow in the anomalous dispersion regime and can be significantly enhanced by increasing the wavelength separation. Impacts of higher-order dispersions and temporal walk-off on the gain spectra are also discussed.
基金Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant Nos 60538010, 10335030 and 10376009）, the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai, China （Grant Nos 05JC14005 and 05SG02）, and the Graduate Science and Technology Innovation Foundation of Fudan University, China.
文摘This paper investigates the properties of the ultrashort pulsed beam aimed to the capture-and-acceleration-scenario （CAS） vacuum electron acceleration. The result shows that the spatiotemporal distribution of the phase velocity, the longitudinal component of the electric field and the acceleration quality factor are qualitatively similar to that of the continuous-wave Gaussian beam, and are slightly influenced by the spatiotemporal coupling of the ultrashort pulsed beam. When the pulse is compressed to an ultrashort one in which the pulse duration TFWHM 〈 5T0, the variation of the maximum net energy gain due to the carrier-envelope phase is a crucial disadvantage in the CAS acceleration process.
基金Supported the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 60538010 and 10576009, and the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai under Grant Nos 05JC14005 and 05SG02.
文摘We have explicitly identified coloured conical emission （CCE） and noncollinear optical parametric generation （OPC） by spectrum characterizations. With an experimental setup providing different pump pulse durations, CCE and noncollinear OPG are observed both alternatively and simultaneously. Comparisons between CCE and noncollinear OPC are studied. Accumulation behaviour of modulational instabilities is observed in our two-crystal cascaded configuration, which results in enhancement or depression of the CCE formation.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 60538010, 10576009 and 10674050, the Programme for Innovative Research Team of Higher Education in Guangdong （06CXTD005）, the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Programme of Higher Education of China （20060574006）, and the National High-Technology Research and Development Programme of China under Grant No 2007AAXXX507.
文摘A formula is developed to describe the propagation of beams driven by few-cycle Gaussian pulse in a media with group velocity dispersion （GVD）. With the method, the spatiotemporal evolution of the pulsed beam can be straightforwardly quantified as long as the monochromatic beam solutions in free space, which have been widely investigated in previous works, are known. The method makes it possible to analytically deal with the few-cycle pulsed beams with transverse profiles other than the Gaussian one, which is, to our knowledge, the one mainly investigated previously, in GVD media.
基金Supported by the High-Temperature High-Density Plasma Key Laboratory Foundation of CAEP under Grant No 9140C6803010802, the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 60708007, and the Science and Technology Development Foundation of CAEP under Grant No 2008B0401043.
文摘We predict that broadband efficient third-harmonic generation （THG） can be achieved with a frequency-doubling crystal and a novel composite KD＊P tripler. The composite KD＊P triplet is made of two partially deuterated KDP crystals with different deuteration levels by using the thermal bonding technique. The deuteration level of a partially deuterated KDP crystal ＆ used as a degree of freedom to alter the phase-matching （PM） wavelength. Simulations show that the composite KD＊P tripler can improve third-harmonic conversion efficiencies over a very wide band of input fundamental frequencies. In terms of robustness, alignment and stability, this THG scheme should be more promising than other broadband THG approaches because the composite KD＊P triplet is a monolithic device.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 10776005, 60725418 and 10576009, and the National Basic Research Programme of China under Grant No 2007CB815104.
文摘Cascaded nonlinear phase shifts may be imposed on the interacting waves during second-harmonic generation （SHG） in a quasi-Phase-matched （QPM） structure, whieh are severe in high-intensity regime and may result in lower conversion efficiency. We propose a configuration of QPM structure with reduced domain-length, which may depress the nonlinear phase shifts to some extent and lead to an improvement on the conversion efficiency. The numerical analyses on the conversion efficiency as well as the relative phase angle are discussed in detail for better understanding of the SHG process.
