Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 9, 0932001(2024)

Influence of Chromatic Aberration of Large Aperture Lens on Focusing Spatiotemporal Characteristics in Multi-Pass Nd∶Glass Petawatt Laser

Jiamei Li1,2, Dawei Li1、**, Tao Wang3, Hui Yu1,2, Guang Xu1, Li Wang1, and Xingqiang Lu1、*
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  • 1Key Laboratory of High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Shanghai 201800, China
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    The influence of pulse time delay (PTD) caused by the large-diameter lens on the spatiotemporal characteristics of a broadband laser focal spot is studied to design a high-energy laser system. To this end, diffraction transmission theory of broadband lasers in lenses, which is used in high-energy petawatt laser system with multi-pass amplified structure, is employed. It is found that when the aperture of the broadband laser reaches 360 mm×360 mm, the maximum PTD caused by the lens is approximately 2.5 ps. The spatiotemporal coupling effect peaks when the pulse width is 0.5 ps under the Fourier-transform-limit bandwidth of 3.2 nm and the beam quality is 1 diffraction-limited (DL). The time waveform is distorted, and the focal spot size corresponding to 90% energy concentration is doubled. However, when the compressed pulse width is more than 1 ps or the far-field beam quality is ≥5 DL, the spatiotemporal coupling effect weakens, and the influence of the PTD on focus can be neglected. The research results provide an important theoretical basis for the lens chromatic aberration compensation and fosus performance improvement of domestic high-energy petawatt laser systems.

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    Jiamei Li, Dawei Li, Tao Wang, Hui Yu, Guang Xu, Li Wang, Xingqiang Lu. Influence of Chromatic Aberration of Large Aperture Lens on Focusing Spatiotemporal Characteristics in Multi-Pass Nd∶Glass Petawatt Laser[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(9): 0932001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Ultrafast Optics

    Received: Jan. 6, 2023

    Accepted: Mar. 10, 2023

    Published Online: May. 6, 2024

    The Author Email: Dawei Li (lidw135@siom.ac.cn), Xingqiang Lu (xingqianglu@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP223079

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP223079

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