In order to reach the highest intensities,modern laser systems use adaptive optics to control their beam quality.Ideally,the focal spot is optimized after the compression stage of the system in order to avoid spatio-t...In order to reach the highest intensities,modern laser systems use adaptive optics to control their beam quality.Ideally,the focal spot is optimized after the compression stage of the system in order to avoid spatio-temporal couplings.This also requires a wavefront sensor after the compressor,which should be able to measure the wavefront on-shot.At PHELIX,we have developed an ultra-compact post-compressor beam diagnostic due to strict space constraints,measuring the wavefront over the full aperture of 28 cm.This system features all-reflective imaging beam transport and a high dynamic range in order to measure the wavefront in alignment mode as well as on shot.展开更多
The spatial distribution of beams with orbital angular momentum in the far field is known to be extremely sensitive to angular aberrations,such as astigmatism,coma and trefoil.This poses a challenge for conventional b...The spatial distribution of beams with orbital angular momentum in the far field is known to be extremely sensitive to angular aberrations,such as astigmatism,coma and trefoil.This poses a challenge for conventional beam optimization strategies when a homogeneous ring intensity is required for an application.We developed a novel approach for estimating the Zernike coefficients of low-order angular aberrations in the near field based solely on the analysis of the ring deformations in the far field.A fast,iterative reconstruction of the focal ring recreates the deformations and provides insight into the wavefront deformations in the near field without relying on conventional phase retrieval approaches.The output of our algorithm can be used to optimize the focal ring,as demonstrated experimentally at the 100 TW beamline at the Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics facility.展开更多
基金This work has received partial funding from the EUROfusion Consortium,funded by the European Union via the Euratom Research and Training Programme(Grant Agreement No.101052200—EUROfusion).
文摘In order to reach the highest intensities,modern laser systems use adaptive optics to control their beam quality.Ideally,the focal spot is optimized after the compression stage of the system in order to avoid spatio-temporal couplings.This also requires a wavefront sensor after the compressor,which should be able to measure the wavefront on-shot.At PHELIX,we have developed an ultra-compact post-compressor beam diagnostic due to strict space constraints,measuring the wavefront over the full aperture of 28 cm.This system features all-reflective imaging beam transport and a high dynamic range in order to measure the wavefront in alignment mode as well as on shot.
基金funded through IOSIN,Nucleu PN-IFIN-HH 23-26 Code PN 2321Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics(ELI-NP)Phase II+2 种基金a project co-financed by the Romanian Government and the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund and the Competitiveness Operational Programme(1/07.07.2016,COP,ID 1334)through IFA project ELI-RO 03/2020 Pulse-Mereadreceived funding from the European Union’s HORIZON-INFRA-2022-TECH-01 call under grant agreement number 101095207
文摘The spatial distribution of beams with orbital angular momentum in the far field is known to be extremely sensitive to angular aberrations,such as astigmatism,coma and trefoil.This poses a challenge for conventional beam optimization strategies when a homogeneous ring intensity is required for an application.We developed a novel approach for estimating the Zernike coefficients of low-order angular aberrations in the near field based solely on the analysis of the ring deformations in the far field.A fast,iterative reconstruction of the focal ring recreates the deformations and provides insight into the wavefront deformations in the near field without relying on conventional phase retrieval approaches.The output of our algorithm can be used to optimize the focal ring,as demonstrated experimentally at the 100 TW beamline at the Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics facility.
