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中国物理学会期刊

基于波前调控光参量放大的参量荧光抑制技术

Fluorescence Suppression Technique Based on Wavefront-Modulated Optical Parametric Amplification

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  • 在基于光参量啁啾脉冲放大技术(OPCPA)的超短超强激光装置中,由放大过程中引入的参量荧光是造成终端聚焦时域信噪比变差的关键原因之一,在各级放大器中尚无有效的主动控制手段,是亟需解决的关键问题。本文提出基于波前调控OPCPA提升激光聚焦对比度的技术方案:通过在参量荧光与信号光波面之间引入较大相位差,使得参量荧光在聚焦后相比信号光产生大的离焦量,实现系统终端聚焦处对参量荧光的主动控制,提升激光脉冲聚焦后时域对比度。依托神光II 5拍瓦(SG-II 5PW)超短超强激光装置的OPCPA放大器开展相关实验研究,最终实现2个数量级的参量荧光抑制。该新技术适用于所有OPCPA系统,具有较强的工程应用能力,对进一步提升国内外超短超强激光装置的综合性能有较大意义。

    In ultra-short and ultra-intense laser facilities based on Optical Parametric Chirped Pulse Amplification (OPCPA) technologies, optical parametric fluorescence delivered by amplification process is one of the main factors degrading the temporal signal-to-noise ratio at the final focal end. Currently, there is not any effective control method for optical parametric fluorescence in multi-stage amplifiers, and it is a critical issue that urgently requires resolution. This paper proposes a technical scheme for improving signal-to-noise ratio based on wavefront-controlled OPCPA. A large phase difference is introduced between the optical parametric fluorescence and signal pulse, to make the parametric fluorescence to obtain a lager defocused amount compared with the signal pulse. After that, the active control of optical parametric fluorescence at the final focal end could be realized, and the temporal contrast of the focused laser pulse would be improved. Experimental investigations were conducted in OPCPA amplifier of Shenguang-II 5 Petawatt (SG-II 5PW) ultra-short and ultra-intense laser facility, from which the experimental results indicate that in the OPCPA process, the wavefront of the pump light significantly affects the wavefront of the amplified signal. Furthermore, the higher of the gain of the OPCPA amplifier, the stronger the impact on the wavefront phase of the signal. Simultaneously, by adjusting the wavefront of the input signal, we observed notable changes in the focal spot size of the signal, and could achieve a 2.8-fold difference in the focal spot sizes between the parametric fluorescence and signal. Finally, utilizing wavefront control technology, combined with a spatial filter featuring a 75µm aperture, we reduced the incoherent noise front pedestal of the amplified signal pulse, achieving a two-order-of-magnitude improvement in signal-to-noise ratio. This technology could be widely used in all OPCPA systems and possesses strong engineering applicability, with important implications for the performance advancement of global ultra-short and ultra-intense laser facilities.

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