• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 48, Issue 13, 1301006 (2021)
Jia Li, Boyu Tian, Jiangchuan Yu, and Bin Zhang*
Author Affiliations
  • College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu,Sichuan 610064, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/CJL202148.1301006 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Jia Li, Boyu Tian, Jiangchuan Yu, Bin Zhang. Method for Self-Correction of Annular Off-Axis Aberrations in Two-Stage Tube Laser Amplifiers[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2021, 48(13): 1301006 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of two-stage tube laser amplifier. (a) Production of annular aberration;(b) schematic diagram of tube laser structure
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of two-stage tube laser amplifier. (a) Production of annular aberration;(b) schematic diagram of tube laser structure
    Schematic diagram of configuration for correcting in two-stage tube laser amplifier with self-correction
    Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of configuration for correcting in two-stage tube laser amplifier with self-correction
    Comparison of the curves of β factor and far-field intensity distributions before and after self-correction.(a1)--(a8) Concentricity error; (b1)--(b8) parallelism error; (c1)--(c8) collimation error
    Fig. 3. Comparison of the curves of β factor and far-field intensity distributions before and after self-correction.(a1)--(a8) Concentricity error; (b1)--(b8) parallelism error; (c1)--(c8) collimation error
    Intensity distribution with self-correction on the focal plane(Δθs=1 mrad)
    Fig. 4. Intensity distribution with self-correction on the focal plane(Δθs=1 mrad)
    Wavefront aberration decomposition of tube laser. (a) Wavefront before correction;(b) wavefront after correction
    Fig. 5. Wavefront aberration decomposition of tube laser. (a) Wavefront before correction;(b) wavefront after correction
    Schematic diagram of matching error of two-stage tubes
    Fig. 6. Schematic diagram of matching error of two-stage tubes
    Schematic diagram of right-angle conical reflector errors. (a) Translation error and rotation error; (b) taper error
    Fig. 7. Schematic diagram of right-angle conical reflector errors. (a) Translation error and rotation error; (b) taper error
    Curves of β factor and far-field intensity distributions after non-ideal cone lens compensation. (a) Translation errors; (b) rotation errors; (c) taper errors
    Fig. 8. Curves of β factor and far-field intensity distributions after non-ideal cone lens compensation. (a) Translation errors; (b) rotation errors; (c) taper errors
    Wavefront aberration decomposition of tube laser. (a) Translation error is 10 μm; (b) rotation error is 10 mrad; (c) taper error is 20 μrad
    Fig. 9. Wavefront aberration decomposition of tube laser. (a) Translation error is 10 μm; (b) rotation error is 10 mrad; (c) taper error is 20 μrad
    Δx /μmBefore correctionAfter correction
    Tube1Tube2βPV /μmβPV /μm
    0.3(X)0.3(X)4.1513.301.070.06
    0.3(X)0.3(Y)2.3310.001.070.06
    0.3(X)-0.3(X)1.080.081.00≈0
    0.5(Y)-0.5(Y)1.080.081.00≈0
    0.5(X)0.5(Y)5.9325.601.070.06
    0.5(X)-0.3(X)1.534.701.070.06
    0.5(X)-0.3(Y)2.4110.301.070.06
    Table 1. Comparison of self-correction effect before and after concentricity error
    Δx /μmBefore correctionAfter correction
    Tube1Tube2βPV /μmβPV /μm
    10(X)0(X)2.4710.51.070.06
    0(X)10(X)3.0714.21.110.12
    5(X)-5(X)2.208.91.100.11
    5(X)5(Y)6.0031.11.120.13
    5(X)-5(Y)6.0331.11.140.15
    Table 2. Comparison of self-correction effect before and after parallelism error
    Jia Li, Boyu Tian, Jiangchuan Yu, Bin Zhang. Method for Self-Correction of Annular Off-Axis Aberrations in Two-Stage Tube Laser Amplifiers[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2021, 48(13): 1301006
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