Dr. Li Zhou Profile

Dr. Li Zhou

at Shanghai Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics CAS

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Publications (4)

Proceedings Article | 15 December 2022 Paper

Optical fiber dispersion measurements based on spectral shaping and frequency-to-time mapping

Min Fu, Youen Jiang, Qi Xiao, Xue Pan, Li Zhou, Xuechun Li, Jianqiang Zhu

Proceedings Volume 12478, 1247824 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2654704

KEYWORDS: Spatial light modulators, Optical fibers, Modulation, Optical testing, Light sources, Dispersion, Data modeling, Spectral resolution, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 18 April 2021 Presentation + Paper

Laser-induced damage resistance enhancement of fused silica optics by rapid laser micromachining

Li Zhou, Youen Jiang, Hui Wei, Peng Zhang, Xue Pan, Wei Fan, Xuechun Li

Proceedings Volume 11777, 117770T (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2587023

KEYWORDS: Laser optics, Silica, Micromachining, Laser induced damage, Resistance, Laser systems engineering, Laser processing, Laser damage threshold, High power lasers, Femtosecond phenomena

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The issue of laser-induced damage on critical components emerges as a bottleneck that limits the high-power or high-energy laser systems, especially for the fused silica optics used in ultraviolet light. Sub-surface defects such as microcracks and impurities on fused silica optics have been discovered as damage precursors and determine the laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) of the optics. Under the state-of-the-art advanced mitigation processes (AMP) and laser conditioning, only a few destructive damage sites that grow rapidly with successive shots still exist on a large-aperture fused silica optic. Therefore, we propose a method of selectively eliminating the destructive damage sites on fused silica optics by laser micromachining and consequently lead to a significant enhancement of LIDT in this paper. The removal of a damage site is implemented by precisely shaping the destructive damage site into an optically benign cone of special design using a femtosecond laser, with a subsequent CO₂-laser-polishing process to reduce the roughness. Compared with previous methods, the thermal effect on the processed region is dramatically reduced because of the nonthermal ablation by a femtosecond laser. Through optimizing the parameters of laser micromachining, a typical damage site is eliminated and replaced with a designed cone of excellent quality. The manufactured cone typically has a smooth wall with a slope angle of 12°, a diameter of 800 μm, and a negligible raised rim with a height of 14.5 nm (∼ λ/25 @ 355 nm). By employing the raster scan LIDT test procedure, several fused silica optics processed by laser micromachining are investigated and a laser-induced damage threshold (@ 355 nm, 1.6 ns) higher than 14 J/cm² and 10 J/cm² on the input surface and output surface are discovered, respectively. Furthermore, the downstream light intensification is proven to be trivial in the absence of a detrimental high-intensity central spot, owing to the ultra-low raised rim. These results demonstrate that rapid laser micromachining is an effective way to improve laser-induced damage resistance of fused silica optics and eventually enhance the performance of high-power or high-energy laser systems.

Proceedings Article | 8 July 2019 Paper

Mitigation of laser induced damage on dielectric mirrors in a robust way

Li Zhou, Youen Jiang, Simin Zhang, Hui Wei, Wei Fan, Xuechun Li

Proceedings Volume 11063, 1106311 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2540919

KEYWORDS: Dielectric mirrors, Laser induced damage, Coating, Resistance, Laser systems engineering, Laser ablation, Antireflective coatings, Multilayers, Mirrors, Laser scattering

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Proceedings Article | 29 March 2019 Paper

Safe criterions for front-surface digs in fused silica optics

Simin Zhang, Youen Jiang, Li Zhou, Wei Fan, Xuechun Li

Proceedings Volume 11046, 110462N (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2524491

KEYWORDS: Silica, Modulation, Diffraction, High power lasers, Laser induced damage, Surface finishing, National Ignition Facility, Optical components, Laser damage threshold

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