High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Volume. 13, Issue 2, 02000e21(2025)
Focal spot polarization distribution under polarization smoothing
Fig. 1. Schematic showing the use of a BW to achieve PS in the OMEGA scheme.
Fig. 3. Polarization distribution within the focal point at various separation angles: (a) ; (b)
; (c)
.
Fig. 4. Polarization distribution of speckle when the CPP is combined with PS at different separation angles: (a) ; (b)
; (c)
.
Fig. 5. Setup to measure the polarization distribution in the far field using a rotating quarter-wave plate.
Fig. 6. Focal spot after PS: (a) intensity distribution; (b) orientation of polarization calculated by Stokes parameters; (c) ellipticity; (d) polarization distribution.
Fig. 7. Speckle after the CPP and PS: (a) intensity distribution; (b) orientation; (c) ellipticity; (d) distribution of polarization states.
Fig. 8. Simulation of far-field polarization distribution of the large-aperture laser driver at various separation angles: (a) DL; (b) 2DL; (c) 5DL.
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Yanghui Tang, Shenlei Zhou, Shouying Xu, Cheng Liu. Focal spot polarization distribution under polarization smoothing[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2025, 13(2): 02000e21
Category: Research Articles
Received: Nov. 15, 2024
Accepted: Jan. 14, 2025
Posted: Jan. 14, 2025
Published Online: Apr. 25, 2025
The Author Email: Shenlei Zhou (slzhou@siom.ac.cn)
CSTR:32185.14.hpl.2025.10