This study examines the impact of variations in side-blowing airflow velocity on plasma generation,combustion wave propagation mechanisms,and surface damage in fused silica induced by a combined millisecond-nanosecond...This study examines the impact of variations in side-blowing airflow velocity on plasma generation,combustion wave propagation mechanisms,and surface damage in fused silica induced by a combined millisecond-nanosecond pulsed laser.The airflow rate and pulse delay are the main experimental variables.The evolution of plasma motion was recorded using ultrafast time-resolved optical shadowing.The experimental results demonstrate that the expansion velocities of the plasma and combustion wave are influenced differently by the sideblowing airflow at different airflow rates(0.2 Ma,0.4 Ma,and 0.6 Ma).As the flow rate of the sideblow air stream increases,the initial expansion velocities of the plasma and combustion wave gradually decrease,and the side-blow air stream increasingly suppresses the plasma.It is important to note that the target vapor is always formed and ionized into plasma during the combined pulse laser action.Therefore,the side-blown airflow alone cannot completely clear the plasma.Depending on the delay conditions,the pressure of the side-blowing airflow,the influence of inverse Bremsstrahlung radiation absorption and target surface absorption mechanisms can lead to a phenomenon known as the double combustion waves when using a nanosecond pulse laser.Both simulation and experimental results are consistent,indicating the potential for further exploration of fused silica targets in the laser field.展开更多
High-power laser induced thermal blooming effects in a closed chamber with three different gases are investigated theoretically and experimentally in this work. In the theoretical treatment, an incompressible gas turb...High-power laser induced thermal blooming effects in a closed chamber with three different gases are investigated theoretically and experimentally in this work. In the theoretical treatment, an incompressible gas turbulent model is adopted.In the numerical simulation the gas refractive index as a function of both the temperature and pressure is taken into consideration. In the experimental study the pump-probe technology is adopted. A high-power 1064-nm fiber laser with maximum output power of 12 k W is used to drive the gas thermal blooming, and a 50-m W high-beam-quality 637-nm laser diode(LD)is used as a probe beam. The influences of the gas thermal blooming in the chamber on the probe beam wavefront and beam quality are analyzed for three different gases of air, nitrogen, and helium, respectively. The results indicate that nitrogen is well suitable for restraining thermal blooming effect for high-power laser. The measured data are in good agreement with the simulated results.展开更多
Spectral beam combining is an effective way to achieve high-brightness direct diode laser output.We present an experimental study on spectral beam combining with external cavity based on transmission grating.Using a s...Spectral beam combining is an effective way to achieve high-brightness direct diode laser output.We present an experimental study on spectral beam combining with external cavity based on transmission grating.Using a series of cylindrical transform lenses with different focal lengths,spectral beaming combining efficiency is greatly improved,and the results of wavelength intervals are consistent with the theoretical calculations.With the injection current of 90 A,a 75.1 W cw 930 nm output power with wavelength span of 18.6 nm and spectral beam combining efficiency of 92.7%is achieved,the beam parameter product is 5.77 mm·mrad.展开更多
In this work, by controlling the positional relationship between the target and the focal point, the surface damage, shock wave phenomenon and propagation mechanism involved in the plasma generation of fused silica by...In this work, by controlling the positional relationship between the target and the focal point, the surface damage, shock wave phenomenon and propagation mechanism involved in the plasma generation of fused silica by millisecond pulsed laser irradiation at different focal positions were studied. Laser energy is an important experimental variable. The dynamic process of plasma was detected by optical shadow method, and the influence of surface film damage on plasma propagation and the propagation mechanism at different focal positions were discussed. The study found that the plasma induced by the pulsed laser at the focus position within 0–20 μs exploded, the micro-droplets formed around 20 μs. At the same time, a shock wave is formed by the compressed air, the micro-droplets are compressed under the action of the shock wave recoil pressure, and the micro-droplets channel phenomenon is observed in the micro-droplets. The peak velocities of plasma and combustion wave appear earlier in the pre-focus position than in the post-focus position. This research provides a reference for the field of laser processing using fused silica as the substrate.展开更多
A high power Nd：YAG end-pumped slab amplifier chain with a Nd：YVO4 innoslab laser as the master oscillator is demonstrated. A chain output power of 5210 W with beam quality of 4 times the diffraction limit is achiev...A high power Nd：YAG end-pumped slab amplifier chain with a Nd：YVO4 innoslab laser as the master oscillator is demonstrated. A chain output power of 5210 W with beam quality of 4 times the diffraction limit is achieved by double-passing the first amplifier stage and single-passing the second stage with an optical efficiency of 29% while working at a frequency of 1kHz and pulse width of 200 μs.展开更多
The velocity variation law of shock wave induced by millisecond-nanosecond combined-pulse laser has been investigated experimentally. The pulse delay and laser energy are important experimental variables. The method o...The velocity variation law of shock wave induced by millisecond-nanosecond combined-pulse laser has been investigated experimentally. The pulse delay and laser energy are important experimental variables. The method of laser shadowgraphy is used in the experiment.Experimental results show that when the pulse delay is 2.4 ms, the ms and ns laser energy density is 301 J cm^(-2) and 12 J cm^(-2), respectively, the velocity of shock wave is 1.09 times faster than that induced by single ns pulse laser. It is inferred that the shock wave propagates in the plasma is faster than that in air. When the ms and ns laser energy density is 414.58 and 24 J cm^(-2), the velocity of shock wave shows rising trend with pulse delay in a range of 1.4 ms>Δt> 0.8 ms. It is indicated that with the increase of ns laser energy, the laser energy absorbed by laser-supported absorption wave increases. The mechanism of inverse bremsstrahlung absorption acts with target surface absorption simultaneously during the ns laser irradiation. Thus, the phenomenon of the double shock wave is induced. The numerical results of the phenomenon were accordance with experiment. The results of this research can provide a reference for the field of laser propulsion.展开更多
We report a continuous-wave end-pumped Nd:YVη4 zigzag slab laser with multilayer amplified spontaneous emission(ASE)absorbing coatings.The coatings are deposited on the slab faces.A five-layer structure consists of S...We report a continuous-wave end-pumped Nd:YVη4 zigzag slab laser with multilayer amplified spontaneous emission(ASE)absorbing coatings.The coatings are deposited on the slab faces.A five-layer structure consists of SiO2-Ti-SiO2-Ti-Au,and the thicknesses are 2520 nm,10 nm,160 nm,24 nm and 200 nm,respectively.The designed coatings show good performance for the ASE control in the experimental tests.A stable-unstable hybrid laser oscillator along orthogonal directions in the slab aperture is further configured,achieving the 117 W output at a pump of 328 W.The beam quality factors M2 in the unstable direction and stable direction are 1.57 and1.66,respectively.展开更多
We demonstrate a new management of multi-stage optical parametric generator(OPG)and amplifier(OPA)to obtain high-energy picosecond sources with high beam quality.The setup of multi-stage OPG-OPA requires mode-matching...We demonstrate a new management of multi-stage optical parametric generator(OPG)and amplifier(OPA)to obtain high-energy picosecond sources with high beam quality.The setup of multi-stage OPG-OPA requires mode-matching between the pump beam and the stable mode of the OPG-OPA.In a proof-of-principle experiment,the single-pass multi-stage OPG-OPA consists of three walk-off compensated KTP crystal pairs and two lenses,pumped by an 86 ps,1064 nm 10 kHz picosecond laser.The signal light at~1.77μm has an average output power of 502 mW with record energy up to 50.2μJ.The beam quality factor of the signal light can be improved toM^(2)_(x) ×M^(2)_(y)after filtering out about 40%signal power.To the best of our knowledge,it is the first picosecond single-pass multi-stage OPG-OPA pumped at kHz regime.展开更多
A novel high-energy picosecond optical parametric oscillator(OPO)was realized by placing an OPO in a secondharmonic(SH)cavity.In a proof-of-principle experiment,we demonstrated excellent burst energy of 45μJ for the ...A novel high-energy picosecond optical parametric oscillator(OPO)was realized by placing an OPO in a secondharmonic(SH)cavity.In a proof-of-principle experiment,we demonstrated excellent burst energy of 45μJ for the OPO signal at 900 nm that operates at a pulse repetition rate of 10 k Hz and a pulse width of 46.8 ps.The beam quality was measured as M_(x)^(2)=1.44 and M_(y)^(2)=1.40 in the orthogonal directions,corresponding to an average beam factor M^(2)=1.42.So far,this study is the first to investigate high-energy ps OPO synchronously pumped in a second-harmonic cavity.展开更多
基金funded by the International Science and Technology Cooperation Project of Jilin Provincial Department of Science and Technology(No.20230402078GH)。
文摘This study examines the impact of variations in side-blowing airflow velocity on plasma generation,combustion wave propagation mechanisms,and surface damage in fused silica induced by a combined millisecond-nanosecond pulsed laser.The airflow rate and pulse delay are the main experimental variables.The evolution of plasma motion was recorded using ultrafast time-resolved optical shadowing.The experimental results demonstrate that the expansion velocities of the plasma and combustion wave are influenced differently by the sideblowing airflow at different airflow rates(0.2 Ma,0.4 Ma,and 0.6 Ma).As the flow rate of the sideblow air stream increases,the initial expansion velocities of the plasma and combustion wave gradually decrease,and the side-blow air stream increasingly suppresses the plasma.It is important to note that the target vapor is always formed and ionized into plasma during the combined pulse laser action.Therefore,the side-blown airflow alone cannot completely clear the plasma.Depending on the delay conditions,the pressure of the side-blowing airflow,the influence of inverse Bremsstrahlung radiation absorption and target surface absorption mechanisms can lead to a phenomenon known as the double combustion waves when using a nanosecond pulse laser.Both simulation and experimental results are consistent,indicating the potential for further exploration of fused silica targets in the laser field.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61875208)。
文摘High-power laser induced thermal blooming effects in a closed chamber with three different gases are investigated theoretically and experimentally in this work. In the theoretical treatment, an incompressible gas turbulent model is adopted.In the numerical simulation the gas refractive index as a function of both the temperature and pressure is taken into consideration. In the experimental study the pump-probe technology is adopted. A high-power 1064-nm fiber laser with maximum output power of 12 k W is used to drive the gas thermal blooming, and a 50-m W high-beam-quality 637-nm laser diode(LD)is used as a probe beam. The influences of the gas thermal blooming in the chamber on the probe beam wavefront and beam quality are analyzed for three different gases of air, nitrogen, and helium, respectively. The results indicate that nitrogen is well suitable for restraining thermal blooming effect for high-power laser. The measured data are in good agreement with the simulated results.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.61535013。
文摘Spectral beam combining is an effective way to achieve high-brightness direct diode laser output.We present an experimental study on spectral beam combining with external cavity based on transmission grating.Using a series of cylindrical transform lenses with different focal lengths,spectral beaming combining efficiency is greatly improved,and the results of wavelength intervals are consistent with the theoretical calculations.With the injection current of 90 A,a 75.1 W cw 930 nm output power with wavelength span of 18.6 nm and spectral beam combining efficiency of 92.7%is achieved,the beam parameter product is 5.77 mm·mrad.
基金supported by Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province,China(No.20220101032JC)。
文摘In this work, by controlling the positional relationship between the target and the focal point, the surface damage, shock wave phenomenon and propagation mechanism involved in the plasma generation of fused silica by millisecond pulsed laser irradiation at different focal positions were studied. Laser energy is an important experimental variable. The dynamic process of plasma was detected by optical shadow method, and the influence of surface film damage on plasma propagation and the propagation mechanism at different focal positions were discussed. The study found that the plasma induced by the pulsed laser at the focus position within 0–20 μs exploded, the micro-droplets formed around 20 μs. At the same time, a shock wave is formed by the compressed air, the micro-droplets are compressed under the action of the shock wave recoil pressure, and the micro-droplets channel phenomenon is observed in the micro-droplets. The peak velocities of plasma and combustion wave appear earlier in the pre-focus position than in the post-focus position. This research provides a reference for the field of laser processing using fused silica as the substrate.
文摘A high power Nd：YAG end-pumped slab amplifier chain with a Nd：YVO4 innoslab laser as the master oscillator is demonstrated. A chain output power of 5210 W with beam quality of 4 times the diffraction limit is achieved by double-passing the first amplifier stage and single-passing the second stage with an optical efficiency of 29% while working at a frequency of 1kHz and pulse width of 200 μs.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province (No. 20200201194JC)the Education Department of Jilin Province (No. JJKH20200735KJ)National Natural Science Youth Science Fund Project (No. 62005023)。
文摘The velocity variation law of shock wave induced by millisecond-nanosecond combined-pulse laser has been investigated experimentally. The pulse delay and laser energy are important experimental variables. The method of laser shadowgraphy is used in the experiment.Experimental results show that when the pulse delay is 2.4 ms, the ms and ns laser energy density is 301 J cm^(-2) and 12 J cm^(-2), respectively, the velocity of shock wave is 1.09 times faster than that induced by single ns pulse laser. It is inferred that the shock wave propagates in the plasma is faster than that in air. When the ms and ns laser energy density is 414.58 and 24 J cm^(-2), the velocity of shock wave shows rising trend with pulse delay in a range of 1.4 ms>Δt> 0.8 ms. It is indicated that with the increase of ns laser energy, the laser energy absorbed by laser-supported absorption wave increases. The mechanism of inverse bremsstrahlung absorption acts with target surface absorption simultaneously during the ns laser irradiation. Thus, the phenomenon of the double shock wave is induced. The numerical results of the phenomenon were accordance with experiment. The results of this research can provide a reference for the field of laser propulsion.
基金Supported by the National Key R&D of China(Grant No.2016YFB0402103)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61875208)the Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.GJJSTD20180004)。
文摘We report a continuous-wave end-pumped Nd:YVη4 zigzag slab laser with multilayer amplified spontaneous emission(ASE)absorbing coatings.The coatings are deposited on the slab faces.A five-layer structure consists of SiO2-Ti-SiO2-Ti-Au,and the thicknesses are 2520 nm,10 nm,160 nm,24 nm and 200 nm,respectively.The designed coatings show good performance for the ASE control in the experimental tests.A stable-unstable hybrid laser oscillator along orthogonal directions in the slab aperture is further configured,achieving the 117 W output at a pump of 328 W.The beam quality factors M2 in the unstable direction and stable direction are 1.57 and1.66,respectively.
基金the National Science Foundation for Young Scientists of China(Grant No.61805259)Youth Innovation Promotion Association,CAS,and Chinese Academy of Sciences funding(Grant No.ZDRW-KT2019-4-01).
文摘We demonstrate a new management of multi-stage optical parametric generator(OPG)and amplifier(OPA)to obtain high-energy picosecond sources with high beam quality.The setup of multi-stage OPG-OPA requires mode-matching between the pump beam and the stable mode of the OPG-OPA.In a proof-of-principle experiment,the single-pass multi-stage OPG-OPA consists of three walk-off compensated KTP crystal pairs and two lenses,pumped by an 86 ps,1064 nm 10 kHz picosecond laser.The signal light at~1.77μm has an average output power of 502 mW with record energy up to 50.2μJ.The beam quality factor of the signal light can be improved toM^(2)_(x) ×M^(2)_(y)after filtering out about 40%signal power.To the best of our knowledge,it is the first picosecond single-pass multi-stage OPG-OPA pumped at kHz regime.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.62005215)。
文摘A novel high-energy picosecond optical parametric oscillator(OPO)was realized by placing an OPO in a secondharmonic(SH)cavity.In a proof-of-principle experiment,we demonstrated excellent burst energy of 45μJ for the OPO signal at 900 nm that operates at a pulse repetition rate of 10 k Hz and a pulse width of 46.8 ps.The beam quality was measured as M_(x)^(2)=1.44 and M_(y)^(2)=1.40 in the orthogonal directions,corresponding to an average beam factor M^(2)=1.42.So far,this study is the first to investigate high-energy ps OPO synchronously pumped in a second-harmonic cavity.
