Definition and measurements of high-power laser beam parameters

Three definitions of the beam quality, characterized by waist radius and far-field divergence, of high average power laser beams are investigated. The beam parameters can be defined by their second moments, the power content profile and the power content area. The methods of measurement are described in detail and compared with respect to their suitability for two high-power laser systems: a cw Nd:YAG-rod laser and an annular system. The validity of theABCD law was checked experimentally. Additionally, third and fourth-order intensity moments were used to characterize the laser field in more detail.     

激光斜入射光阴极对束流质量的影响及其优化

针对美国布鲁克海文国家实验室（BNL）型的光阴极微波电子枪,模拟了不同分布状态的驱动激光脉冲斜入射光阴极对束流质量的影响,给出了改变注入相位和补偿线圈磁场强度对发射度的优化结果。结果表明：光斑椭圆化将会导致发射度的大幅增长,优化效果不理想;波前不同步导致的发射度增长对于纵向高斯分布的脉冲可以得到理想的优化。对于斜入射引起的光斑椭圆化和波前不同步问题给出了光学校正方法及部分测量结果。此外,模拟结果显示,对于横向均匀分布的激光脉冲,适当椭圆度的光斑比圆形光斑更有利于提高电子束质量。     

激光斜入射光阴极对束流质量的影响及其优化

 针对美国布鲁克海文国家实验室（BNL）型的光阴极微波电子枪,模拟了不同分布状态的驱动激光脉冲斜入射光阴极对束流质量的影响,给出了改变注入相位和补偿线圈磁场强度对发射度的优化结果。结果表明：光斑椭圆化将会导致发射度的大幅增长,优化效果不理想;波前不同步导致的发射度增长对于纵向高斯分布的脉冲可以得到理想的优化。对于斜入射引起的光斑椭圆化和波前不同步问题给出了光学校正方法及部分测量结果。此外,模拟结果显示,对于横向均匀分布的激光脉冲,适当椭圆度的光斑比圆形光斑更有利于提高电子束质量。     

Optimization of laser beam welding process parameters to attain maximum tensile strength in AZ31B magnesium alloy

An empirical relationship is developed to predict tensile strength of the laser beam welded AZ31B magnesium alloy by incorporating process parameters such as laser power, welding speed and focal position. The experiments were conducted based on a three factor, three level, central composite face centered design matrix with full replications technique. The empirical relationship can be used to predict the tensile strength of laser beam welded AZ31B magnesium alloy joints at 95% confidence level. The results indicate that the welding speed has the greatest influence on tensile strength, followed by laser power and focal position.     

Laser cooling with a single laser beam and a planar diffractor

A planar triplet of diffraction gratings is used to transform a single laser beam into a four-beam tetrahedral magneto-optical trap. This "flat" pyramid diffractor geometry is ideal for future microfabrication. We demonstrate the technique by trapping and subsequently sub-Doppler cooling (87)Rb atoms to 30 μK.     

强激光远场光束质量参数的测试

提出漫射红外成像-多点标校测量方法,用于测量强激光远场光束质量参数。在激光远场距离处设置漫反射靶板,用成像探测器摄取经靶面漫射的脉冲强激光光斑图像;在靶面中心处挖小孔,孔后放置能量探测器实时测量激光脉宽和峰值功率。同时对整个激光光斑图像进行能量定标,进而得出远场脉冲强激光的实际空间能量/功率分布、总能量,以及相应的光束质量参数。应用该测量方法,对高能TEA CO2激光进行测量研究,测得其远场光束截面半径为80.2 mm,发散角为1.55 mrad。     

强激光远场光束质量参数的测试

 提出漫射红外成像-多点标校测量方法,用于测量强激光远场光束质量参数。在激光远场距离处设置漫反射靶板,用成像探测器摄取经靶面漫射的脉冲强激光光斑图像;在靶面中心处挖小孔,孔后放置能量探测器实时测量激光脉宽和峰值功率。同时对整个激光光斑图像进行能量定标,进而得出远场脉冲强激光的实际空间能量/功率分布、总能量,以及相应的光束质量参数。应用该测量方法,对高能TEA CO₂激光进行测量研究,测得其远场光束截面半径为80.2 mm,发散角为1.55 mrad。     

Automatic compensation of laser beam focusing parameters for flying optics

Flying optics technologies are used for a range of applications such as a large workpiece processing and laser texturing. It is essential to compensate the variations of laser beam focus parameters while the focus head is moving. A flying optics automatic compensation approach is proposed to achieve invariable laser focal size, focus depth and focus position through computer controlled objective lens and focus lens position. A simple mechanical control method is also presented for the realization of constant beam parameters for flying optics. Numerical simulation is illustrated for a CO₂ laser texturing application. The flying optics parameters compensation is simple and easy to control.     

Asymmetrical optical fibre coupler for laser side pumping: optimization of its parameters and application in laser

The paper presents an optical fibre coupler with side coupling. The coupler is based on an active double clad fibre and a pumping fibre with an extended core. The optimization of the coupler’s parameters and the initial simulations results are presented. The coupler was used in a ring laser setup and multiwavelength operation with up to 25 wavelengths was achieved.     

激光扫描测头视觉系统结构参数优化

线结构光视觉测量系统是激光扫描测头的重要组成部分,为了提高激光扫描测头的测量精度及可靠性,提出一种线结构光视觉系统结构参数优化设计方法。分析了影响该测量系统整体测量精度的因素以及该测量系统的结构误差模型,并建立了应用于激光扫描测头的结构约束条件,通过该约束条件建立了结构参数优化仿真系统,进而得到仿真优化后的结构参数,即最优结构参数,并设计实测实验验证其合理性。测得优化后的线结构光视觉系统测量空间点间距相对误差为0.019 8 mm,本文结果表明优化方法的有效性,并具有较好的精度。     

Study of the structure and parameters of a KrF excimer laser beam

For a KrF excimer laser with a confocal unstable resonator, energy distribution over the beam cross-section was measured with the aid of luminescence in the glass induced by the UV laser radiation. A complex fine structure of the beam has been found. In an area close to the focus, measurements were carried out by means of two different methods??via thermal paper blackening and via ablation craters on a glass surface. The complex beam structure above has been shown to persist also in the immediate vicinity of the beam waist. Measured cross-sectional waist dimensions varied significantly within a range from 0.3 to 0.6?C1.3 mrad depending on the measuring procedure applied. Using a short-focus nonaberrational lens one could obtain a focal spot with linear dimensions of several tens of micrometers.     

可调谐二极管激光吸收光谱技术参数选择及优化

可调谐二极管激光吸收光谱技术(TDLAS)系统性能受调制参数,如调制度、调制频率、扫描幅度及扫描频率影响,实际测量中各参数不存在明确的选择依据。针对此问题,文章在一定的理论基础上通过实验分别观察各调制参数对二次谐波信号的影响,通过分析检测信号的特征,如幅值、信噪比、对称性及峰宽得出其变化规律,总结出在不同系统功能和需求下系统各调制参数的优化依据及方法。系统在计算浓度和温度时应优先考虑幅值和信噪比,从而使调制度达到最佳值,调制频率和扫描频率取较小值;在线形推导压强时优先考虑信号的对称性和峰宽,根据计算的具体要求确定调制参数;扫描幅度的确定以得到完整谐波信号为准;再根据系统的速度和精度需求调整扫描频率。该研究为此类系统工作状态的确定提供了实验依据。     

Theoretical studies on beam parameters of a self－start ring cavity Ti：sapphire laser

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非相干光纤激光组束中光栅参数的确定

光栅衍射效率是非相干光纤激光组束系统的关键,理论分析和数值仿真表明光栅衍射效率随着光栅频率和光栅厚度的减小而增大。全面综合考虑光栅频率应该选取在200mm-1和400mm-1之间,光栅厚度在1mm到2mm之间。同时提出了一种不等间隔方法提高系统总体衍射效率,该方法较等间隔条件下衍射效率提高了0.1651。     

脉冲Nd:YAG激光熔覆修复塑料模具工艺参数的优化

 激光器的电压、电流、脉冲宽度、脉冲频率与激光的扫描速度、光斑直径等工艺参数直接影响着脉冲Nd:YAG激光熔覆质量。为了简化工艺调整过程，提出了重叠率的概念，并进行了理论推导，建立了重叠率与脉冲频率、激光扫描速度、激光光斑直径相互关系的方程式。利用预置法在低碳钢基体上熔覆Ni基合金粉末,获得了2组最佳工艺参数，即单脉冲能量、重叠率分别为6.7 J,97.4%和21 J,69.4%。研究表明：在单脉冲能量和重叠率一定的条件下，改变电流、脉宽、脉冲频率及熔覆速度不会影响熔覆质量。     

脉冲Nd:YAG激光熔覆修复塑料模具工艺参数的优化

激光器的电压、电流、脉冲宽度、脉冲频率与激光的扫描速度、光斑直径等工艺参数直接影响着脉冲Nd:YAG激光熔覆质量。为了简化工艺调整过程,提出了重叠率的概念,并进行了理论推导,建立了重叠率与脉冲频率、激光扫描速度、激光光斑直径相互关系的方程式。利用预置法在低碳钢基体上熔覆Ni基合金粉末,获得了2组最佳工艺参数,即单脉冲能量、重叠率分别为6.7 J,97.4%和21 J,69.4%。研究表明：在单脉冲能量和重叠率一定的条件下,改变电流、脉宽、脉冲频率及熔覆速度不会影响熔覆质量。     

Laser nitriding of iron: Influence of the laser parameters on the nitriding efficiency

Laser nitriding of Armco iron in nitrogen was studied for KrF-excimer-laser irradiation. The influence of the energy density and number of pulses on the nitrogen take-up and the nitride phases formed was investigated using Resonant Nuclear Reaction Analysis (RNRA) and Mössbauer spectroscopy. Besides the original a-iron, austenite-Fe(N), martensite-Fe(N),-Fe₂₊N, and-Fe₁₆N₂ were identified. The fraction of the e-phase was found to increase with the number of pulses and the energy density. A threshold energy density of 1.8(2) J/cm² for the laser nitriding process was found.     

Laser forming of a bowl shaped surface with a stationary laser beam

Despite a lot of research done in the field of laser forming, generation of a symmetric bowl shaped surface by this process is still a challenge mainly because only a portion of the sheet is momentarily deformed in this process, unlike conventional sheet metal forming like deep drawing where the entire blank undergoes forming simultaneously reducing asymmetry to a minimum. The motion of laser beam also makes the process asymmetric. To counter these limitations this work proposes a new approach for laser forming of a bowl shaped surface by irradiating the centre of a flat circular blank with a stationary laser beam. With high power lasers, power density sufficient for laser forming, can be availed at reasonably large spot sizes. This advantage is exploited in this technique. Effects of duration of laser irradiation and beam spot diameter on the amount of bending and asymmetry in the formed surface were investigated. Laser power was kept constant while varying irradiation time. While varying laser spot diameter laser power was chosen so as to keep the surface temperature nearly constant at just below melting. Experimental conditions promoted almost uniform heating through sheet thickness. The amount of bending increased with irradiation time and spot diameter. It was interesting to observe that blanks bent towards the laser beam for smaller laser beam diameters and the reverse happened for larger spot diameters (~10 times of the sheet thickness). Effect of spot diameter variation has been explained with the help of coupled thermal-structural finite element simulations.