The phase conjugation between the deformable mirror and the wavefront sensor in the aberration correction of a terawatt Ti：sapphire laser is studied experimentally and theoretically in this paper. At varying values o...The phase conjugation between the deformable mirror and the wavefront sensor in the aberration correction of a terawatt Ti：sapphire laser is studied experimentally and theoretically in this paper. At varying values of phase- conjugation precision, we focus the corresponding beams into spots of the same size of 5.1 μm × 5.3 μm with a f/4 parabola in the 32 TW/36 fs Ti：sapphire laser system. The results show that the precision of conjugation can induce an intensity modulation but does not significantly affect the wavefront correction.展开更多
The stimulated Brillouin scattering phase conjugation mirror (SBS-PCM) based on liquid media is widely used in high-power laser systems due to its robust thermal load capacity, high energy conversion efficiency and im...The stimulated Brillouin scattering phase conjugation mirror (SBS-PCM) based on liquid media is widely used in high-power laser systems due to its robust thermal load capacity, high energy conversion efficiency and improved beam quality. Nevertheless, with an increase in the pump repetition rate, thermally-induced blooming and optical breakdown can emerge, leading to distortions in the Stokes beam. In this study, we delved into the thermal effects in liquid SBS-PCMs employing hydrodynamic analysis, establishing a relationship between beam profile distortion and the thermal convection field. We calculated the temperature and convection velocity distribution based on the pump light parameters and recorded the corresponding beam profiles. The intensities of the beam profiles were modulated in alignment with the convection directions, reaching a velocity peak of 2.85 mm/s at a pump pulse repetition rate of 250 Hz. The residual sum of squares (RSS) was employed to quantify the extent of beam profile distortion relative to a Gaussian distribution. The RSS escalated to 7.8, in contrast to 0.7 of the pump light at a pump pulse repetition rate of 500 Hz. By suppressing thermal convection using a high-viscosity medium, we effectively mitigated beam distortion. The RSS was reduced to 0.7 at a pump pulse repetition rate of 500 Hz, coinciding with a twentyfold increase in viscosity, thereby enhancing the beam quality. By integrating hydrodynamic analysis, we elucidated and mitigated distortion with targeted solutions. Our research offers an interdisciplinary perspective on studying thermal effects and contributes to the application of SBS-PCMs in high-repetition-rate laser systems by unveiling the mechanism of photothermal effects.展开更多
This paper reports that the nonlinear refractive index of a novel organic optical storage film doped azodiphenylamine polymer is measured by using the Z-scan technique. The nonlinear refractive index up to 3.7× 1...This paper reports that the nonlinear refractive index of a novel organic optical storage film doped azodiphenylamine polymer is measured by using the Z-scan technique. The nonlinear refractive index up to 3.7× 10^-6 cm^2/W induced by thermo-optical effect is obtained. It indicates that the sample has excellent optical non- linear properties. The physical mechanism of the great nonlinear optical effect is analysed and the optical conjugate characteristic is also discussed with degenerate four-wave-mixing. The phase conjugate wave diffracted from the formative refractive index grating in the sample is acquired and its equivalent reflectivity reaches about 22%. On this basis, the reflective wave phase-conjugated mirror system was designed, and the image aberration experienced in propagation in the storage experiment is corrected by using the system.展开更多
A new approach to realize high-energy and high-power stimulated Brillouin scattering phase conjugation mirrors （SBS-PCMs） is described.The reflectivity of SBS-PCM is investigated under a 10-Hz repetition rate and a ...A new approach to realize high-energy and high-power stimulated Brillouin scattering phase conjugation mirrors （SBS-PCMs） is described.The reflectivity of SBS-PCM is investigated under a 10-Hz repetition rate and a high energy load.The relationship between reflectivity and input energy is examined experimentally with different PCM structures,focus lengths,and medium cell structures.A medium cell with a circulating structure is designed,and its advantage is demonstrated through an experimental comparison with traditional PCM structures.The 30-cm focus lens and 150-cm collimation lens are optimized when the input energy reaches 1010 mJ at 10-Hz repetition rate.Therefore,a reflectivity of 84.7% and a higher energy load using the circulating two-cell structure are achieved.展开更多
Optical phase conjugation(OPC)is a technique that generates a light field with reversed wavefront and identical amplitude distribution as the incident light.It has a unique feature of suppressing the aberration of inc...Optical phase conjugation(OPC)is a technique that generates a light field with reversed wavefront and identical amplitude distribution as the incident light.It has a unique feature of suppressing the aberration of incident beam induced by inhomogeneous or disturbing medium.Although this technique has been extensively studied since the 1970s,it has become more attractive because of unprecedented achievements and prospective potentials in biomedical applications.OPC-based techniques have been successfully utilized to form a focus through/inside highly scattered biological samples.It opens a new avenue by significantly enhancing the light delivery in biological tissue for high-resolution imaging,diagnosis and treatment of medical diseases.In order to provide insight into its further development,recent progress of OPC techniques for focusing light through/inside biological tissue was summarized.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2011CB808101)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.60921004)
文摘The phase conjugation between the deformable mirror and the wavefront sensor in the aberration correction of a terawatt Ti：sapphire laser is studied experimentally and theoretically in this paper. At varying values of phase- conjugation precision, we focus the corresponding beams into spots of the same size of 5.1 μm × 5.3 μm with a f/4 parabola in the 32 TW/36 fs Ti：sapphire laser system. The results show that the precision of conjugation can induce an intensity modulation but does not significantly affect the wavefront correction.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 61927815 and 62075056)the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin City (No. 22JCYBJC01100)+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (No. F2023202063)the Funds for Basic Scientific Research of Hebei University of Technology (No. JBKYTD2201)support from the Shijiazhuang Overseas Talents Introduction Project (No. 20230004)
文摘The stimulated Brillouin scattering phase conjugation mirror (SBS-PCM) based on liquid media is widely used in high-power laser systems due to its robust thermal load capacity, high energy conversion efficiency and improved beam quality. Nevertheless, with an increase in the pump repetition rate, thermally-induced blooming and optical breakdown can emerge, leading to distortions in the Stokes beam. In this study, we delved into the thermal effects in liquid SBS-PCMs employing hydrodynamic analysis, establishing a relationship between beam profile distortion and the thermal convection field. We calculated the temperature and convection velocity distribution based on the pump light parameters and recorded the corresponding beam profiles. The intensities of the beam profiles were modulated in alignment with the convection directions, reaching a velocity peak of 2.85 mm/s at a pump pulse repetition rate of 250 Hz. The residual sum of squares (RSS) was employed to quantify the extent of beam profile distortion relative to a Gaussian distribution. The RSS escalated to 7.8, in contrast to 0.7 of the pump light at a pump pulse repetition rate of 500 Hz. By suppressing thermal convection using a high-viscosity medium, we effectively mitigated beam distortion. The RSS was reduced to 0.7 at a pump pulse repetition rate of 500 Hz, coinciding with a twentyfold increase in viscosity, thereby enhancing the beam quality. By integrating hydrodynamic analysis, we elucidated and mitigated distortion with targeted solutions. Our research offers an interdisciplinary perspective on studying thermal effects and contributes to the application of SBS-PCMs in high-repetition-rate laser systems by unveiling the mechanism of photothermal effects.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant Nos 19834030 and 50533010）.
文摘This paper reports that the nonlinear refractive index of a novel organic optical storage film doped azodiphenylamine polymer is measured by using the Z-scan technique. The nonlinear refractive index up to 3.7× 10^-6 cm^2/W induced by thermo-optical effect is obtained. It indicates that the sample has excellent optical non- linear properties. The physical mechanism of the great nonlinear optical effect is analysed and the optical conjugate characteristic is also discussed with degenerate four-wave-mixing. The phase conjugate wave diffracted from the formative refractive index grating in the sample is acquired and its equivalent reflectivity reaches about 22%. On this basis, the reflective wave phase-conjugated mirror system was designed, and the image aberration experienced in propagation in the storage experiment is corrected by using the system.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 60878005)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No. 20090450966)+1 种基金the Heilongjiang Postdoctoral Science Foundationthe Natural Scientific Research Innovation Foundation in Harbin Institute of Technology(No. HIT. NSRIF.2009010)
文摘A new approach to realize high-energy and high-power stimulated Brillouin scattering phase conjugation mirrors （SBS-PCMs） is described.The reflectivity of SBS-PCM is investigated under a 10-Hz repetition rate and a high energy load.The relationship between reflectivity and input energy is examined experimentally with different PCM structures,focus lengths,and medium cell structures.A medium cell with a circulating structure is designed,and its advantage is demonstrated through an experimental comparison with traditional PCM structures.The 30-cm focus lens and 150-cm collimation lens are optimized when the input energy reaches 1010 mJ at 10-Hz repetition rate.Therefore,a reflectivity of 84.7% and a higher energy load using the circulating two-cell structure are achieved.
文摘Optical phase conjugation(OPC)is a technique that generates a light field with reversed wavefront and identical amplitude distribution as the incident light.It has a unique feature of suppressing the aberration of incident beam induced by inhomogeneous or disturbing medium.Although this technique has been extensively studied since the 1970s,it has become more attractive because of unprecedented achievements and prospective potentials in biomedical applications.OPC-based techniques have been successfully utilized to form a focus through/inside highly scattered biological samples.It opens a new avenue by significantly enhancing the light delivery in biological tissue for high-resolution imaging,diagnosis and treatment of medical diseases.In order to provide insight into its further development,recent progress of OPC techniques for focusing light through/inside biological tissue was summarized.
