• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 46, Issue 11, 1101011 (2019)
Haohan Zhu1、2, Xiaochao Wang2、*, Wenfa Huang2, Zhuli Xiao2, Xiuqing Jiang2, Shenlei Zhou2, Wei Fan2, and Zhidong Shi1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • 2National Laboratory on High Power Lasers and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 201800, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/CJL201946.1101011 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Haohan Zhu, Xiaochao Wang, Wenfa Huang, Zhuli Xiao, Xiuqing Jiang, Shenlei Zhou, Wei Fan, Zhidong Shi. High-Precision Time-Synchronization Fiducial System of SG-II High-Power Laser Driver[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2019, 46(11): 1101011 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of time-synchronization fiducial system of SG-II laser facility
    Fig. 1. Schematic of time-synchronization fiducial system of SG-II laser facility
    Time division multiplexing for time fiducial system and main laser
    Fig. 2. Time division multiplexing for time fiducial system and main laser
    Output pulse stack with different pulse widths and intervals from seed source. (a) Pulse width τw=99.24 ps, pulse interval τ=360.54 ps; (b) pulse width τw=69.87 ps, pulse interval τ=279.46 ps
    Fig. 3. Output pulse stack with different pulse widths and intervals from seed source. (a) Pulse width τw=99.24 ps, pulse interval τ=360.54 ps; (b) pulse width τw=69.87 ps, pulse interval τ=279.46 ps
    Typical spectral profile of pulse stack before entering solid amplifier
    Fig. 4. Typical spectral profile of pulse stack before entering solid amplifier
    Schematic of solid amplifier and harmionic generation
    Fig. 5. Schematic of solid amplifier and harmionic generation
    Comparison of 2ω pulse widths before and after multi-mode fiber transmission
    Fig. 6. Comparison of 2ω pulse widths before and after multi-mode fiber transmission
    Test curve of jitter between main laser and optic time fiducial laser
    Fig. 7. Test curve of jitter between main laser and optic time fiducial laser
    2ω optic time fiducial laser signal measured by visible streak camera. (a) Tested result of streak camera; (b) pulse stack from seed source
    Fig. 8. 2ω optic time fiducial laser signal measured by visible streak camera. (a) Tested result of streak camera; (b) pulse stack from seed source
    2ω optic time fiducial laser signal measured by visible streak camera in 5 μs time window. (a) Tested result of streak camera; (b) pulse stack from seed source
    Fig. 9. 2ω optic time fiducial laser signal measured by visible streak camera in 5 μs time window. (a) Tested result of streak camera; (b) pulse stack from seed source
    Output electric time fiducial pulse stack of system
    Fig. 10. Output electric time fiducial pulse stack of system
    Characteristic curves of high-precision synchronous trigger. (a) Time-domain waveform; (b) rising edge
    Fig. 11. Characteristic curves of high-precision synchronous trigger. (a) Time-domain waveform; (b) rising edge
    Type ofoutputWavelengthλ /nmMiniumpulsewidthτmin /psPulseinterval τNumber ofsubpulsesPulseenergyW /μJAdvance timeof pulserelative tomain laserτd /nsNumber ofdistributedchannelInterfacetype
    SHG532<100200 ps-1 μs10≥1±1004SMA fiber
    THG355<100200 ps-1 μs10≥3±1004SMA fiber
    FHG266<100200 ps-1 μs10≥2about 1302SMA fiber/spacelight output
    Table 1. Key parameters of time fiducial laser in time fiducial system
    Type ofoutputAmplitude /VPulsewidthτminRise timeτr /psNumber ofsubpulsesAdvancetime ofpulse relativeto mainlaser τd /nsNumber ofdistributedchannelInterfacetype
    Electric timefiducial signal≥ 2<200 ps<8010±658SMA cable
    Synchronous trigger≥ 5>10 ns<200-50-2004SMA cable
    Table 2. Key parameters of electric time fiducial and synchronous trigger signals
    Type of outputPulse width τwidth /ps(RMS)Pulse interval τin /psJitter with main laser τjitter /ps
    RMSPeakRMSPeak
    Optical fiducial signal1.110.736.401.8412.80
    Electric fiducial signal1.211.058.443.0216.95
    Table 3. Instability and synchronization jitter of time fiducial signals
    Haohan Zhu, Xiaochao Wang, Wenfa Huang, Zhuli Xiao, Xiuqing Jiang, Shenlei Zhou, Wei Fan, Zhidong Shi. High-Precision Time-Synchronization Fiducial System of SG-II High-Power Laser Driver[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2019, 46(11): 1101011
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