• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 33, Issue 8, 081007 (2021)
Bin Zhang1, Boyu Tian1, Ting He1, and Xiaomin Zhang2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
  • 2China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202133.210200 Cite this Article
    Bin Zhang, Boyu Tian, Ting He, Xiaomin Zhang. Beam quality analysis of solid-state zigzag tube lasers for long-distance propagation in atmosphere[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2021, 33(8): 081007 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Fig. 1. [in Chinese]
    Schematic illustration of solid-state zigzag tube lasers (SSZTLs) correction based on the right-angle conical deformable mirror (RCDM)
    Fig. 1. Schematic illustration of solid-state zigzag tube lasers (SSZTLs) correction based on the right-angle conical deformable mirror (RCDM)
    Schematic illustration of obscuration ratio transformation system
    Fig. 2. Schematic illustration of obscuration ratio transformation system
    Schematic illustration of beam propagation in perturbated medium
    Fig. 3. Schematic illustration of beam propagation in perturbated medium
    Intensity distribution of SSZTLs after transformation
    Fig. 4. Intensity distribution of SSZTLs after transformation
    Intensity distribution of annular laser beam on target plane after 5 km propagation in free space with (a) concentricity error Δx=1 μm; (b) parallelism error of tube Δθ=20 μrad; (c) taper error Δa=200 μrad; (d) parallelism error of source Δθs=100 μrad; (e) errors。
    Fig. 5. Intensity distribution of annular laser beam on target plane after 5 km propagation in free space with (a) concentricity error Δx=1 μm; (b) parallelism error of tube Δθ=20 μrad; (c) taper error Δa=200 μrad; (d) parallelism error of source Δθs=100 μrad; (e) errors。
    Beam quality of annular laser beams before and after correction
    Fig. 6. Beam quality of annular laser beams before and after correction
    Intensity distribution of annular laser beam on target plane after 5 km propagation in turbulence: (a) Cn2=1×10−14; (b) Cn2=1×10−15.
    Fig. 7. Intensity distribution of annular laser beam on target plane after 5 km propagation in turbulence: (a) Cn2=1×10−14; (b) Cn2=1×10−15.
    Variation of and Δr of laser beam for different propagation distance光斑平均半径和质心漂移Δr随传输距离的变化
    Fig. 8. Variation of and Δr of laser beam for different propagation distance 光斑平均半径 和质心漂移Δr随传输距离的变化
    Intensity distribution of high-power annular laser beam on target plane after 5 km propagation (steady-state thermal blooming)
    Fig. 9. Intensity distribution of high-power annular laser beam on target plane after 5 km propagation (steady-state thermal blooming)
    Variation of and Δr of laser beam for different propagation distance (with correction by right-angle conical deformable mirror)光斑平均半径和质心漂移Δr随传输距离的变化(直角锥面变形镜校正)
    Fig. 10. Variation of and Δr of laser beam for different propagation distance (with correction by right-angle conical deformable mirror) 光斑平均半径 和质心漂移Δr随传输距离的变化(直角锥面变形镜校正)
    Variation of and Δr of laser beam for different propagation distance (with correction by 137-unit deformable mirror)靶面光斑平均半径和质心漂移Δr随传输距离的变化(137单元变形镜校正)
    Fig. 11. Variation of and Δr of laser beam for different propagation distance (with correction by 137-unit deformable mirror) 靶面光斑平均半径 和质心漂移Δr随传输距离的变化(137单元变形镜校正)
    Bin Zhang, Boyu Tian, Ting He, Xiaomin Zhang. Beam quality analysis of solid-state zigzag tube lasers for long-distance propagation in atmosphere[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2021, 33(8): 081007
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