Large aperture KDP crystals are mainly used in the final optic assembly of inertial confinement fusion facility to change the frequency of laser light incident into them. For the optimization of the surface of large aperture KDP crystals, this paper proposes an assembly scheme based on point support and calculates the surface state of KDP crystal under different installation postures and different preload force distributions and magnitudes by numerical simulation. The results show that the assembly scheme can effectively reduce the surface distortion of KDP crystal after assembly. For example, in the horizontal state, the surface PV value of the KDP crystal can be controlled below 5um and the frequency conversion efficiency can reach 83.7% after assembly.
A potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) crystal is set to be a vital factor in inertial confinement fusion (ICF). This paper focuses on how to reduce the gravitational distortion and increase the second-harmonic generation (SHG) efficiency of the KDP crystal. Multipoint support mounting configurations are proposed. Their influence on distortion and SHG efficiency is analyzed. Mechanical and optical models are established, and the distortion of the KDP crystal is calculated using the finite-element methods. In addition, phase mismatch caused by distortion and SHG efficiency is calculated and analyzed. The numerical results reveal that multipoint support is a suitable mounting configuration as it has little distortion and increases SHG efficiency. Multipoint support mounting configuration is well applied in the ICF facility.
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