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简介:LargeapertureNd:phosphatelaserglassisakeyopticalelementforaninertialconfinementfusion(ICF)facility.N31,onetypeofneodymiumdopedphosphateglasses,wasdevelopedforhighpeakpowerlaserfacilityapplicationsinChina.ThecompositionandmainpropertiesofN31glassaregiven,togetherwiththoseofLHG-8,LG-770,andKGSS-0180Nd:phosphatelaserglasses,fromHoyaandSchott,andfromRussia.Thetechnologiesofpotmelting,continuousmelting,andedgecladdingoflargesizeN31phosphatelaserglassarebrieflydescribed.ThesmallsignalgainprofilesofN31glassslabsfrombothpotmeltingandcontinuousmeltingatvariousvaluesofthepumpingenergyofthexenonlamparepresented.N31glassischaracterizedbyastimulatedemissioncrosssectionof3.8×10-20cm2at1053nm,anabsorptioncoefficientof0.10–0.15%cm-1atlaserwavelength,smallresidualstressaroundtheinterfacebetweenthecladdingglassandthelaserglass,opticalhomogeneityof~2×10-6ina400mmaperture,andlaserdamagethresholdlargerthan42J/cm2fora3nspulsewidthat1064nmwavelength.