Compressing all the energy of a laser pulse into a spatiotemporal focal cube edged by the laser center wavelength will realize the highest intensity of an ultra-intense ultrashort laser,which is called theλ^(3) regim...Compressing all the energy of a laser pulse into a spatiotemporal focal cube edged by the laser center wavelength will realize the highest intensity of an ultra-intense ultrashort laser,which is called theλ^(3) regime or theλ^(3) laser.Herein,we introduced a rotational hyperbolic mirror—an important rotational conic section mirror with two foci—that is used as a secondary focusing mirror after a rotational parabolic mirror to reduce the focal spot size from several wavelengths to a single wavelength by significantly increasing the focusing angular aperture.Compared with the rotational ellipsoidal mirror,the first focal spot with a high intensity,as well as some unwanted strong-field effects,is avoided.The optimal focusing condition of this method is presented and the enhanced tight focusing for a femtosecond petawatt laser and theλ3 laser is numerically simulated,which can enhance the focused intensities of ultra-intense ultrashort lasers for laser physics.展开更多
After reaching a world record of 10 PW,the peak power development of the titanium-sapphire(Ti:sapphire)PW ultraintense lasers has hit a bottleneck,and it seems to be difficult to continue increasing due to the difficu...After reaching a world record of 10 PW,the peak power development of the titanium-sapphire(Ti:sapphire)PW ultraintense lasers has hit a bottleneck,and it seems to be difficult to continue increasing due to the difficulty of manufacturing larger Ti:sapphire crystals and the limitation of parasitic lasing that can consume stored pump energy.Unlike coherent beam combining,coherent Ti:sapphire tiling is a viable solution for expanding Ti:sapphire crystal sizes,truncating transverse amplified spontaneous emission,suppressing parasitic lasing,and,importantly,not requiring complex space-time tiling control.A theoretical analysis of the above features and an experimental demonstration of high-quality laser amplification are reported.The results show that the addition of a 2×2 tiled Ti:sapphire amplifier to today’s 10 PW ultraintense laser is a viable technique to break the 10 PW limit and directly increase the highest peak power recorded by a factor of 4,further approaching the exawatt class.展开更多
Lead halide hybrid perovskites(LHP)have emerged as one of the most promising photovoltaic materials for their remarkable solar energy conversion ability.The transportation of the photoinduced carriers in LHP could scr...Lead halide hybrid perovskites(LHP)have emerged as one of the most promising photovoltaic materials for their remarkable solar energy conversion ability.The transportation of the photoinduced carriers in LHP could screen the defect recombination with the help of the large polaron formation.However,the physical insight of the relationship between the superior optical-electronic performance of perovskite and its polaron dynamics related to the electron-lattice strong coupling induced by the substitution engineering is still lack of investigation.Here,the bandgap modulated thin films ofα-FAPbI_(3)with different element substitution is investigated by the time resolved Terahertz spectroscopy.We find the polaron recombination dynamics could be prolonged in LHP with a relatively smaller bandgap,even though the formation of polaron will not be affected apparently.Intuitively,the large polaron mobility in(FAPb I_(3))0.95(MAPbI_(3))0.05thin film is~30%larger than that in(FAPb I_(3))0.85(MAPbBr_(3))0.15.The larger mobility in(FAPb I_(3))0.95(MAPb I_(3))0.05could be assigned to the slowing down of the carrier scattering time.Therefore,the physical origin of the higher carrier mobility in the(FAPb I_(3))0.95(MAPbI_(3))0.05should be related with the lattice distortion and enhanced electron–phonon coupling induced by the substitution.In addition,(FAPbI_(3))0.95(MAPbI_(3))0.05will lose fewer active carriers during the polaron cooling process than that in(FAPb I_(3))0.85(MAPbBr_(3)),indicating lower thermal dissipation in(FAPbI_(3))0.95(MAPbI_(3))0.05.Our results suggest that besides the smaller bandgap,the higher polaron mobility improved by the substitution engineering inα-FAPbI_(3)can also be an important factor for the high PCE of the black phaseα-FAPbI_(3)based solar cell devices.展开更多
The underlying mechanism of the spectral cleaning effect of the cross-polarized wave（XPW） generation process was theoretically investigated. This study shows that the spectral noise of an input spectrum can be remov...The underlying mechanism of the spectral cleaning effect of the cross-polarized wave（XPW） generation process was theoretically investigated. This study shows that the spectral noise of an input spectrum can be removed in the XPW generation process and that the spectral cleaning effect depends on the characteristics of the input pulses, such as the chirp and Fourier-transform-limited duration of the initial pulse, and the modulation amplitude and frequency of the spectral noise. Though these factors codetermine the output spectrum of the XPW generation process, the spectral cleaning effect is mainly affected by the initial pulse chirp. The smoothing of the spectrum in the XPW generation process leads to a significant enhancement of the coherent contrast.展开更多
Vacuum-deposited perovskite light-emitting diodes(PeLEDs)have demonstrated significant potential for high-colorgamut active-matrix displays.Despite the rapid advance of green PeLEDs,red ones remain a considerable chal...Vacuum-deposited perovskite light-emitting diodes(PeLEDs)have demonstrated significant potential for high-colorgamut active-matrix displays.Despite the rapid advance of green PeLEDs,red ones remain a considerable challenge because of the inferior photophysical properties of vacuum-deposited red-light-emitting materials.Here,a rationally designed fluorine-modified phosphine oxide additive was introduced to in-situ passivate vacuum-deposited perovskites.The highly polar 2-F-TPPO incorporated perovskite films demonstrated enhanced photoluminescence quantum yield(PLQY),suppressed defects,and improved crystallinity.When implemented as active layers in PeLEDs,an external quantum efficiency(EQE)of 12.6%with an emission wavelength of 640 nm is achieved,which was 6 times higher compared to the previously reported most efficient vacuum-deposited red PeLEDs(EQE below 2%).Our findings lay the foundations for the further exploration of high-performance vacuum-deposited PeLEDs toward fullcolor perovskite displays.展开更多
This work investigates spatial evolution characteristics during second-harmonic generation(SHG)through numerical and experimental study by employing a dual-pass Nd:YLF amplifier chain.Through simultaneous monitoring o...This work investigates spatial evolution characteristics during second-harmonic generation(SHG)through numerical and experimental study by employing a dual-pass Nd:YLF amplifier chain.Through simultaneous monitoring of conversion efficiency dynamics and beam profile evolution,we demonstrate that the spatial uniformity follows deterministic transformation patterns during nonlinear frequency conversion.Notably,optimization of beam uniformity was achieved at the fundamental power density of 0.478 GW/cm2in our configuration,while maintaining conversion efficiency exceeding 85%.展开更多
The betatron radiation source features a micrometer-scale source size,a femtosecond-scale pulse duration,milliradianlevel divergence angles and a broad spectrum exceeding tens of keV.It is conducive to the high-contra...The betatron radiation source features a micrometer-scale source size,a femtosecond-scale pulse duration,milliradianlevel divergence angles and a broad spectrum exceeding tens of keV.It is conducive to the high-contrast imaging of minute structures and for investigating interdisciplinary ultrafast processes.In this study,we present a betatron X-ray source derived from a high-charge,high-energy electron beam through a laser wakefield accelerator driven by the 1 PW/0.1 Hz laser system at the Shanghai Superintense Ultrafast Laser Facility(SULF).The critical energy of the betatron X-ray source is 22±5 keV.The maximum X-ray flux reaches up to 4×10^(9)photons for each shot in the spectral range of 5-30 keV.Correspondingly,the experiment demonstrates a peak brightness of 1.0×10^(23)photons·s^(-1)·mm^(-2)·mrad^(-2)·0.1%BW^(-1),comparable to those demonstrated by third-generation synchrotron light sources.In addition,the imaging capability of the betatron X-ray source is validated.This study lays the foundation for future imaging applications.展开更多
We presented a repetition-rate tunable Yb-doped fiber laser system,which used a chirped fiber Bragg grating as a fiber stretcher designed to match the second-and third-order dispersion of the transmission grating comp...We presented a repetition-rate tunable Yb-doped fiber laser system,which used a chirped fiber Bragg grating as a fiber stretcher designed to match the second-and third-order dispersion of the transmission grating compressor.The system delivered 1-μJ,143-fs pulses at a 2 MHz repetition rate and 10-μJ,157-fs pulses at a 200 kHz repetition rate,respectively.The pulse repetition rate can be tuned from 200 kHz to 2 MHz while the pulse duration maintains<180 fs.This compact fiber laser source was built for applications in ophthalmology,such as corneal flap cutting and tissue vaporization.Furthermore,it can be applied in micro-machining applications,such as laser marking,scribing,and drilling.展开更多
This paper provides an overview of the current status of ultrafast and ultra-intense lasers with peak powers exceeding100 TW and examines the research activities in high-energy-density physics within China.Currently,1...This paper provides an overview of the current status of ultrafast and ultra-intense lasers with peak powers exceeding100 TW and examines the research activities in high-energy-density physics within China.Currently,10 high-intensity lasers with powers over 100 TW are operational,and about 10 additional lasers are being constructed at various institutes and universities.These facilities operate either independently or are combined with one another,thereby offering substantial support for both Chinese and international research and development efforts in high-energy-density physics.展开更多
A high-energy and high-efficiency 2μm nanosecond optical parametric oscillator(OPO)with excellent energy stability is reported.The cavity adopts a plane–plane configuration with two potassium titanyl phosphate(KTP)c...A high-energy and high-efficiency 2μm nanosecond optical parametric oscillator(OPO)with excellent energy stability is reported.The cavity adopts a plane–plane configuration with two potassium titanyl phosphate(KTP)crystals inserted using a spatial walk-off compensated orientation.The KTP-OPO is pumped by a 1064 nm Nd:YAG Q-switched laser at a repetition rate of 10 Hz and produces a maximum pulse energy of 162.6 m J at a pump energy of 431 m J,corresponding to an optical conversion efficiency of 37.7%and a slope efficiency of 45.2%.The energy stability shows a record root mean square(RMS)of0.4%over 30 min.To our knowledge,this represents the highest 2μm pulse energy achieved via the 1μm laser-pumped KTPOPO scheme,which could be an excellent laser source for driving extreme ultraviolet(EUV)radiations in the subsequent demonstration experiments.展开更多
A high-brightness ultrabroadband supercontinuum white laser is desirable for various fields of modern science.Here,we present an intense ultraviolet-visible-infrared full-spectrum femtosecond laser source(with 300–50...A high-brightness ultrabroadband supercontinuum white laser is desirable for various fields of modern science.Here,we present an intense ultraviolet-visible-infrared full-spectrum femtosecond laser source(with 300–5000 nm 25 dB bandwidth)with 0.54 mJ per pulse.The laser is obtained by sending a 3.9μm,3.3 mJ mid-infrared pump pulse into a cascaded architecture of gas-filled hollow-core fiber,a bare lithium niobate crystal plate,and a specially designed chirped periodically poled lithium niobate crystal,under the synergic action of second and third order nonlinearities such as high harmonic generation and self-phase modulation.This full-spectrum femtosecond laser source can provide a revolutionary tool for optical spectroscopy and find potential applications in physics,chemistry,biology,material science,industrial processing,and environment monitoring.展开更多
A femtosecond mid-infrared optical vortex laser can be used for high harmonic generation to extend cutoff energy to the kilo-electron-volt range with orbital angular momentum,as well as other secondary radiations.For ...A femtosecond mid-infrared optical vortex laser can be used for high harmonic generation to extend cutoff energy to the kilo-electron-volt range with orbital angular momentum,as well as other secondary radiations.For these,we demonstrate a high-energy femtosecond 4μm optical vortex laser based on optical parametric chirped pulse amplification(OPCPA)for the first time.The optical vortex seed is generated from a femtosecond 4μm laser by a silicon spiral phase plate with the topological charge l of 1 before the stretcher.Through using a two-stage collinear OPCPA amplifier,the chirped vortex pulse is amplified to 12.4 m J with 200 nm full width at half-maximum bandwidth.After compression,the vortex laser pulse with 9.53 m J,119 fs can be obtained.Furthermore,the vortex characteristics of the laser beam are investigated and evaluated.This demonstration can scale to generate a higher-peak-power vortex mid-IR laser and pave a new way for high field physics.展开更多
Supercontinuum(SC)light source has advanced ultrafast laser spectroscopy in condensed matter science,biology,physics,and chemistry.Compared to the frequently used photonic crystal fibers and bulk materials,femtosecond...Supercontinuum(SC)light source has advanced ultrafast laser spectroscopy in condensed matter science,biology,physics,and chemistry.Compared to the frequently used photonic crystal fibers and bulk materials,femtosecond laser filamentation in gases is damage-immune for supercontinuum generation.A bottleneck problem is the strong jitters from filament induced self-heating at kHz repetition rate level.We demonstrated stable kHz supercontinuum generation directly in air with multiple mJ level pulse energy.This was achieved by applying an external DC electric field to the air plasma filament.Beam pointing jitters of the 1 kHz air filament induced SC light were reduced by more than 2 fold.The stabilized high repetition rate laser filament offers the opportunity for stable intense SC generation and its applications in air.展开更多
With the development of high-volume manufacturing for very-large-scale integrated circuits,the purity of the light source in the extreme ultraviolet lithography(EUVL)system needs to fulfil extreme requirements in orde...With the development of high-volume manufacturing for very-large-scale integrated circuits,the purity of the light source in the extreme ultraviolet lithography(EUVL)system needs to fulfil extreme requirements in order to avoid thermal effect,optical distortion and critical dimension errors caused by out-of-band radiations.This paper reviews the key technologies and developments of the spectral purity systems for both a free-standing system and a built-in system integrated with the collector.The main challenges and developing trends are also discussed,with a view towards practical applications for further improvement.Designing and manufacturing spectral purity systems for EUVL is not a single task;rather,it requires systematic considerations for all relevant modules.Moreover,the requirement of spectral purity filters drives the innovation in filtering technologies,optical micromachining and advanced metrology.展开更多
We report on a vortex laser chirped-pulse amplification(CPA)system that delivers pulses with a peak power of 45 TW.A focused intensity exceeding 1019 W/cm2 has been demonstrated for the first time by the vortex amplif...We report on a vortex laser chirped-pulse amplification(CPA)system that delivers pulses with a peak power of 45 TW.A focused intensity exceeding 1019 W/cm2 has been demonstrated for the first time by the vortex amplification scheme.Compared with other schemes of strong-field vortex generation with high energy flux but narrowband vortex-converting elements at the end of the laser,an important advantage of our scheme is that we can use a broadband but size-limited q-plate to realize broadband mode-converting in the front end of the CPA system,and achieve high-power amplification with a series of amplifiers.This method is low cost and can be easily implemented in an existing laser system.The results have verified the feasibility to obtain terawatt and even petawatt vortex laser amplification by a CPA system,which has important potential applications in strong-field laser physics,for example,generation of vortex particle beams with orbital angular momentum,fast ignition for inertial confinement fusion and simulation of the extreme astrophysical environment.展开更多
In this paper,we report the recent progress on the 1 PW/0.1 Hz laser beamline of Shanghai Superintense Ultrafast Laser Facility(SULF).The SULF-1 PW laser beamline is based on the double chirped pulse amplification(CPA...In this paper,we report the recent progress on the 1 PW/0.1 Hz laser beamline of Shanghai Superintense Ultrafast Laser Facility(SULF).The SULF-1 PW laser beamline is based on the double chirped pulse amplification(CPA)scheme,which can generate laser pulses of 50.8 J at 0.1 Hz after the final amplifier;the shot-to-shot energy fluctuation of the amplified pulse is as low as 1.2%(std).After compression,the pulse duration of 29.6 fs is achieved,which can support a maximal peak power of 1 PW.The contrast ratio at-80 ps before main pulse is measured to be 2.5×10^-11.The focused peak intensity is improved by optimizing the angular dispersion in the grating compressor.The maximal focused peak intensity can reach 2.7×10^19W/cm2 even with an f/26.5 off-axis parabolic mirror.The horizontal and vertical angular pointing fluctuations in 1 h are measured to be 1.89 and 2.45μrad,respectively.The moderate repetition rate and the good stability are desirable characteristics for lasermatter interactions.The SULF-1 PW laser beamline is now in the phase of commissioning,and preliminary experiments of particle acceleration and secondary radiation under 300–400 TW/0.1 Hz laser condition have been implemented.The progress on the experiments and the daily stable operation of the laser demonstrate the availability of the SULF-1 PW beamline.展开更多
.In the past decade,lead halide perovskites have emerged as potential optoelectronic materials in the fields of light-emitting diode,solar cell,photodetector,and laser,due to their low-cost synthesis method,tunable ba....In the past decade,lead halide perovskites have emerged as potential optoelectronic materials in the fields of light-emitting diode,solar cell,photodetector,and laser,due to their low-cost synthesis method,tunable bandgap,high quantum yield,large absorption,gain coefficient,and low trap-state densities.In this review,we present a comprehensive discussion of lead halide perovskite applications,with an emphasis on recent advances in synthetic strategies,morphology control,and lasing performance.In particular,the synthetic strategies of solution and vapor progress and the morphology control of perovskite nanocrystals are reviewed.Furthermore,we systematically discuss the latest development of perovskite laser with various fundamental performances,which are highly dependent on the dimension and size of nanocrystals.Finally,considering current challenges and perspectives on the development of lead halide perovskite nanocrystals,we provide an outlook on achieving high-quality lead perovskite lasers and expanding their practical applications.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2022YFA1604401)the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee Program(Grant Nos.22560780100 and 23560750200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61925507)。
文摘Compressing all the energy of a laser pulse into a spatiotemporal focal cube edged by the laser center wavelength will realize the highest intensity of an ultra-intense ultrashort laser,which is called theλ^(3) regime or theλ^(3) laser.Herein,we introduced a rotational hyperbolic mirror—an important rotational conic section mirror with two foci—that is used as a secondary focusing mirror after a rotational parabolic mirror to reduce the focal spot size from several wavelengths to a single wavelength by significantly increasing the focusing angular aperture.Compared with the rotational ellipsoidal mirror,the first focal spot with a high intensity,as well as some unwanted strong-field effects,is avoided.The optimal focusing condition of this method is presented and the enhanced tight focusing for a femtosecond petawatt laser and theλ3 laser is numerically simulated,which can enhance the focused intensities of ultra-intense ultrashort lasers for laser physics.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2022YFA1604401)the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee Program(Grant Nos.22560780100 and 23560750200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61925507).
文摘After reaching a world record of 10 PW,the peak power development of the titanium-sapphire(Ti:sapphire)PW ultraintense lasers has hit a bottleneck,and it seems to be difficult to continue increasing due to the difficulty of manufacturing larger Ti:sapphire crystals and the limitation of parasitic lasing that can consume stored pump energy.Unlike coherent beam combining,coherent Ti:sapphire tiling is a viable solution for expanding Ti:sapphire crystal sizes,truncating transverse amplified spontaneous emission,suppressing parasitic lasing,and,importantly,not requiring complex space-time tiling control.A theoretical analysis of the above features and an experimental demonstration of high-quality laser amplification are reported.The results show that the addition of a 2×2 tiled Ti:sapphire amplifier to today’s 10 PW ultraintense laser is a viable technique to break the 10 PW limit and directly increase the highest peak power recorded by a factor of 4,further approaching the exawatt class.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.92050203,61905264,61925507,61875211,61674023,62005296,and 62105347)the National Key R&D Program of China 2017YFE0123700+1 种基金Shanghai Pilot Program for Basic Research(22JC1403200)the CAS Interdisciplinary Innovation Team。
文摘Lead halide hybrid perovskites(LHP)have emerged as one of the most promising photovoltaic materials for their remarkable solar energy conversion ability.The transportation of the photoinduced carriers in LHP could screen the defect recombination with the help of the large polaron formation.However,the physical insight of the relationship between the superior optical-electronic performance of perovskite and its polaron dynamics related to the electron-lattice strong coupling induced by the substitution engineering is still lack of investigation.Here,the bandgap modulated thin films ofα-FAPbI_(3)with different element substitution is investigated by the time resolved Terahertz spectroscopy.We find the polaron recombination dynamics could be prolonged in LHP with a relatively smaller bandgap,even though the formation of polaron will not be affected apparently.Intuitively,the large polaron mobility in(FAPb I_(3))0.95(MAPbI_(3))0.05thin film is~30%larger than that in(FAPb I_(3))0.85(MAPbBr_(3))0.15.The larger mobility in(FAPb I_(3))0.95(MAPb I_(3))0.05could be assigned to the slowing down of the carrier scattering time.Therefore,the physical origin of the higher carrier mobility in the(FAPb I_(3))0.95(MAPbI_(3))0.05should be related with the lattice distortion and enhanced electron–phonon coupling induced by the substitution.In addition,(FAPbI_(3))0.95(MAPbI_(3))0.05will lose fewer active carriers during the polaron cooling process than that in(FAPb I_(3))0.85(MAPbBr_(3)),indicating lower thermal dissipation in(FAPbI_(3))0.95(MAPbI_(3))0.05.Our results suggest that besides the smaller bandgap,the higher polaron mobility improved by the substitution engineering inα-FAPbI_(3)can also be an important factor for the high PCE of the black phaseα-FAPbI_(3)based solar cell devices.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11127901,61521093,and 61505234)the International S&T Cooperation of Program of China(Grant No.2016YFE0119300)+1 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDB160301)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association,Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘The underlying mechanism of the spectral cleaning effect of the cross-polarized wave（XPW） generation process was theoretically investigated. This study shows that the spectral noise of an input spectrum can be removed in the XPW generation process and that the spectral cleaning effect depends on the characteristics of the input pulses, such as the chirp and Fourier-transform-limited duration of the initial pulse, and the modulation amplitude and frequency of the spectral noise. Though these factors codetermine the output spectrum of the XPW generation process, the spectral cleaning effect is mainly affected by the initial pulse chirp. The smoothing of the spectrum in the XPW generation process leads to a significant enhancement of the coherent contrast.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62322505,62425502,62374069,62375060,62375276,U23A6002,and 62104077)Shanghai Pilot Program for Basic Research(22JC1403200)+2 种基金“Pioneer”and“Leading Goose”R&D Program of Zhejiang(2024C01192)the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(2024AFB423 and 2023BAB102)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFB3501800,2023YFB3608903,2024YFA1209503).
文摘Vacuum-deposited perovskite light-emitting diodes(PeLEDs)have demonstrated significant potential for high-colorgamut active-matrix displays.Despite the rapid advance of green PeLEDs,red ones remain a considerable challenge because of the inferior photophysical properties of vacuum-deposited red-light-emitting materials.Here,a rationally designed fluorine-modified phosphine oxide additive was introduced to in-situ passivate vacuum-deposited perovskites.The highly polar 2-F-TPPO incorporated perovskite films demonstrated enhanced photoluminescence quantum yield(PLQY),suppressed defects,and improved crystallinity.When implemented as active layers in PeLEDs,an external quantum efficiency(EQE)of 12.6%with an emission wavelength of 640 nm is achieved,which was 6 times higher compared to the previously reported most efficient vacuum-deposited red PeLEDs(EQE below 2%).Our findings lay the foundations for the further exploration of high-performance vacuum-deposited PeLEDs toward fullcolor perovskite displays.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Nos.2024YFB3613605,2022YFA160440,and 2019YFF01014401)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61925507,12388102,62075227,and U21A20138)+3 种基金the National Major Scientific Research Instrument Development Project(No.22227901)the XDB(No.0890101)the Shanghai Rising-Star Program(No.21QA1410200)the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee Program(Nos.22DZ1100300,22560780100,and 23560750200)。
文摘This work investigates spatial evolution characteristics during second-harmonic generation(SHG)through numerical and experimental study by employing a dual-pass Nd:YLF amplifier chain.Through simultaneous monitoring of conversion efficiency dynamics and beam profile evolution,we demonstrate that the spatial uniformity follows deterministic transformation patterns during nonlinear frequency conversion.Notably,optimization of beam uniformity was achieved at the fundamental power density of 0.478 GW/cm2in our configuration,while maintaining conversion efficiency exceeding 85%.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12388102,12225411,12105353 and 12174410)the CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research(Grant No.YSBR060)+3 种基金the Program of Shanghai Academic Research Leader(Grant No.22XD1424200)the State Key Laboratory Program of the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technologythe CAS Youth Innovation Promotion Association(Grant No.2022242)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.XDB0890201 and XDB0890202)。
文摘The betatron radiation source features a micrometer-scale source size,a femtosecond-scale pulse duration,milliradianlevel divergence angles and a broad spectrum exceeding tens of keV.It is conducive to the high-contrast imaging of minute structures and for investigating interdisciplinary ultrafast processes.In this study,we present a betatron X-ray source derived from a high-charge,high-energy electron beam through a laser wakefield accelerator driven by the 1 PW/0.1 Hz laser system at the Shanghai Superintense Ultrafast Laser Facility(SULF).The critical energy of the betatron X-ray source is 22±5 keV.The maximum X-ray flux reaches up to 4×10^(9)photons for each shot in the spectral range of 5-30 keV.Correspondingly,the experiment demonstrates a peak brightness of 1.0×10^(23)photons·s^(-1)·mm^(-2)·mrad^(-2)·0.1%BW^(-1),comparable to those demonstrated by third-generation synchrotron light sources.In addition,the imaging capability of the betatron X-ray source is validated.This study lays the foundation for future imaging applications.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Nos.2024YFB3613502 and 2023YFB3307702)the Shanghai Pujiang Program(No.23PJ1414700)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62435005)。
文摘We presented a repetition-rate tunable Yb-doped fiber laser system,which used a chirped fiber Bragg grating as a fiber stretcher designed to match the second-and third-order dispersion of the transmission grating compressor.The system delivered 1-μJ,143-fs pulses at a 2 MHz repetition rate and 10-μJ,157-fs pulses at a 200 kHz repetition rate,respectively.The pulse repetition rate can be tuned from 200 kHz to 2 MHz while the pulse duration maintains<180 fs.This compact fiber laser source was built for applications in ophthalmology,such as corneal flap cutting and tissue vaporization.Furthermore,it can be applied in micro-machining applications,such as laser marking,scribing,and drilling.
文摘This paper provides an overview of the current status of ultrafast and ultra-intense lasers with peak powers exceeding100 TW and examines the research activities in high-energy-density physics within China.Currently,10 high-intensity lasers with powers over 100 TW are operational,and about 10 additional lasers are being constructed at various institutes and universities.These facilities operate either independently or are combined with one another,thereby offering substantial support for both Chinese and international research and development efforts in high-energy-density physics.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2022YFA1604401)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12388102,62205351,61925507,62075227,and 22227901)+2 种基金the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee Program(Nos.22DZ1100300,22560780100,and 23560750200)the Shanghai Rising-Star Program(No.21QA1410200)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS(No.2020248).
文摘A high-energy and high-efficiency 2μm nanosecond optical parametric oscillator(OPO)with excellent energy stability is reported.The cavity adopts a plane–plane configuration with two potassium titanyl phosphate(KTP)crystals inserted using a spatial walk-off compensated orientation.The KTP-OPO is pumped by a 1064 nm Nd:YAG Q-switched laser at a repetition rate of 10 Hz and produces a maximum pulse energy of 162.6 m J at a pump energy of 431 m J,corresponding to an optical conversion efficiency of 37.7%and a slope efficiency of 45.2%.The energy stability shows a record root mean square(RMS)of0.4%over 30 min.To our knowledge,this represents the highest 2μm pulse energy achieved via the 1μm laser-pumped KTPOPO scheme,which could be an excellent laser source for driving extreme ultraviolet(EUV)radiations in the subsequent demonstration experiments.
基金The authors are grateful for the financial support from the Science and Technology Project of Guangdong(2020B010190001)National Natural Science Foundation of China(11974119,61925507,62075227)+3 种基金Guangdong Innovative and Entrepreneurial Research Team Program(2016ZT06C594)National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFA 0306200)Shanghai Rising-Star Program(21QA1410200)Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS(2020248).
文摘A high-brightness ultrabroadband supercontinuum white laser is desirable for various fields of modern science.Here,we present an intense ultraviolet-visible-infrared full-spectrum femtosecond laser source(with 300–5000 nm 25 dB bandwidth)with 0.54 mJ per pulse.The laser is obtained by sending a 3.9μm,3.3 mJ mid-infrared pump pulse into a cascaded architecture of gas-filled hollow-core fiber,a bare lithium niobate crystal plate,and a specially designed chirped periodically poled lithium niobate crystal,under the synergic action of second and third order nonlinearities such as high harmonic generation and self-phase modulation.This full-spectrum femtosecond laser source can provide a revolutionary tool for optical spectroscopy and find potential applications in physics,chemistry,biology,material science,industrial processing,and environment monitoring.
基金Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB1603)International ST Cooperation Program of China(2016YFE0119300)+2 种基金Program of Shanghai Academic/Technology Research Leader(18XD1404200)Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project(2017SHZDZX02)National Natural Science Foundation of China(11127901,61925507)。
文摘A femtosecond mid-infrared optical vortex laser can be used for high harmonic generation to extend cutoff energy to the kilo-electron-volt range with orbital angular momentum,as well as other secondary radiations.For these,we demonstrate a high-energy femtosecond 4μm optical vortex laser based on optical parametric chirped pulse amplification(OPCPA)for the first time.The optical vortex seed is generated from a femtosecond 4μm laser by a silicon spiral phase plate with the topological charge l of 1 before the stretcher.Through using a two-stage collinear OPCPA amplifier,the chirped vortex pulse is amplified to 12.4 m J with 200 nm full width at half-maximum bandwidth.After compression,the vortex laser pulse with 9.53 m J,119 fs can be obtained.Furthermore,the vortex characteristics of the laser beam are investigated and evaluated.This demonstration can scale to generate a higher-peak-power vortex mid-IR laser and pave a new way for high field physics.
基金This work was supported in part by NSAF(Grant No.U2130123)the International Partnership Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.181231KYSB20200033 and 181231KYSB20200040)Shanghai Science and Technology Program(Grant No.21511105000).S.L.C.acknowledges the support of COPL,Laval University,Quebec City,Canada.We thank Dr.Hao Guo,Ms.Na Chen,Mr.Xuan Zhang,Dr.Haiyi Sun from SIOM for help in the experiments and Prof.Howard M.Milchberg from the University of Maryland for the fruitful discussions and his reading of the manuscript.
文摘Supercontinuum(SC)light source has advanced ultrafast laser spectroscopy in condensed matter science,biology,physics,and chemistry.Compared to the frequently used photonic crystal fibers and bulk materials,femtosecond laser filamentation in gases is damage-immune for supercontinuum generation.A bottleneck problem is the strong jitters from filament induced self-heating at kHz repetition rate level.We demonstrated stable kHz supercontinuum generation directly in air with multiple mJ level pulse energy.This was achieved by applying an external DC electric field to the air plasma filament.Beam pointing jitters of the 1 kHz air filament induced SC light were reduced by more than 2 fold.The stabilized high repetition rate laser filament offers the opportunity for stable intense SC generation and its applications in air.
基金This work was supported by the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(No.22DZ1100300).
文摘With the development of high-volume manufacturing for very-large-scale integrated circuits,the purity of the light source in the extreme ultraviolet lithography(EUVL)system needs to fulfil extreme requirements in order to avoid thermal effect,optical distortion and critical dimension errors caused by out-of-band radiations.This paper reviews the key technologies and developments of the spectral purity systems for both a free-standing system and a built-in system integrated with the collector.The main challenges and developing trends are also discussed,with a view towards practical applications for further improvement.Designing and manufacturing spectral purity systems for EUVL is not a single task;rather,it requires systematic considerations for all relevant modules.Moreover,the requirement of spectral purity filters drives the innovation in filtering technologies,optical micromachining and advanced metrology.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.92050203,61925507,12174264,12004261,62075138,and 61827815)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(Nos.2021A1515011909 and 2022A1515011457)the Shenzhen Fundamental Research Projects(Nos.JCYJ20200109105606426,JCYJ20190808164007485,JCYJ20190808121817100,JCYJ20190808143419622,and JCYJ20190808115601653).
文摘We report on a vortex laser chirped-pulse amplification(CPA)system that delivers pulses with a peak power of 45 TW.A focused intensity exceeding 1019 W/cm2 has been demonstrated for the first time by the vortex amplification scheme.Compared with other schemes of strong-field vortex generation with high energy flux but narrowband vortex-converting elements at the end of the laser,an important advantage of our scheme is that we can use a broadband but size-limited q-plate to realize broadband mode-converting in the front end of the CPA system,and achieve high-power amplification with a series of amplifiers.This method is low cost and can be easily implemented in an existing laser system.The results have verified the feasibility to obtain terawatt and even petawatt vortex laser amplification by a CPA system,which has important potential applications in strong-field laser physics,for example,generation of vortex particle beams with orbital angular momentum,fast ignition for inertial confinement fusion and simulation of the extreme astrophysical environment.
基金the support from the electronacceleration team led by Wentao Wang,Rong Qithe proton-acceleration team led by Hui Zhang+4 种基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11127901,61521093 and 61505234)International S&T Cooperation Program of China(No.2016YFE 0119300)Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDB160301)Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(No.2017SHZDZX02)Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences。
文摘In this paper,we report the recent progress on the 1 PW/0.1 Hz laser beamline of Shanghai Superintense Ultrafast Laser Facility(SULF).The SULF-1 PW laser beamline is based on the double chirped pulse amplification(CPA)scheme,which can generate laser pulses of 50.8 J at 0.1 Hz after the final amplifier;the shot-to-shot energy fluctuation of the amplified pulse is as low as 1.2%(std).After compression,the pulse duration of 29.6 fs is achieved,which can support a maximal peak power of 1 PW.The contrast ratio at-80 ps before main pulse is measured to be 2.5×10^-11.The focused peak intensity is improved by optimizing the angular dispersion in the grating compressor.The maximal focused peak intensity can reach 2.7×10^19W/cm2 even with an f/26.5 off-axis parabolic mirror.The horizontal and vertical angular pointing fluctuations in 1 h are measured to be 1.89 and 2.45μrad,respectively.The moderate repetition rate and the good stability are desirable characteristics for lasermatter interactions.The SULF-1 PW laser beamline is now in the phase of commissioning,and preliminary experiments of particle acceleration and secondary radiation under 300–400 TW/0.1 Hz laser condition have been implemented.The progress on the experiments and the daily stable operation of the laser demonstrate the availability of the SULF-1 PW beamline.
基金This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFB2200500,2017YFE0123700)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61975023,61875211,22072010,61925507,61905264,62005296,and 92050203)+5 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of CAS(XDB16030400)CAS Interdisciplinary Innovation Team,Program of Shanghai Academic/Technology Research Leader(Grant No.18XD1404200)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2020M681421)Chongqing Research Program of Basic Research and Frontier Technology(cstc2018jszxcyzdX0137)the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing(cstc2019jcyj-msxmX0522)the Science and Technology Research Program of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission(KJQN201900515).
文摘.In the past decade,lead halide perovskites have emerged as potential optoelectronic materials in the fields of light-emitting diode,solar cell,photodetector,and laser,due to their low-cost synthesis method,tunable bandgap,high quantum yield,large absorption,gain coefficient,and low trap-state densities.In this review,we present a comprehensive discussion of lead halide perovskite applications,with an emphasis on recent advances in synthetic strategies,morphology control,and lasing performance.In particular,the synthetic strategies of solution and vapor progress and the morphology control of perovskite nanocrystals are reviewed.Furthermore,we systematically discuss the latest development of perovskite laser with various fundamental performances,which are highly dependent on the dimension and size of nanocrystals.Finally,considering current challenges and perspectives on the development of lead halide perovskite nanocrystals,we provide an outlook on achieving high-quality lead perovskite lasers and expanding their practical applications.
