High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Volume. 13, Issue 2, 02000e21(2025)

Focal spot polarization distribution under polarization smoothing

Yanghui Tang1,2, Shenlei Zhou1、*, Shouying Xu1, and Cheng Liu1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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    Schematic showing the use of a BW to achieve PS in the OMEGA scheme.
    Polarization ellipse.
    Polarization distribution within the focal point at various separation angles: (a) ; (b) ; (c) .
    Polarization distribution of speckle when the CPP is combined with PS at different separation angles: (a) ; (b) ; (c) .
    Setup to measure the polarization distribution in the far field using a rotating quarter-wave plate.
    Focal spot after PS: (a) intensity distribution; (b) orientation of polarization calculated by Stokes parameters; (c) ellipticity; (d) polarization distribution.
    Speckle after the CPP and PS: (a) intensity distribution; (b) orientation; (c) ellipticity; (d) distribution of polarization states.
    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

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    Paper Information

    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)

    DOI:10.1017/hpl.2025.10

    CSTR:32185.14.hpl.2025.10

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