脉冲时域相干合成技术主要通过对功率放大后的高重频脉冲序列进行时序合成，从而降低激光的重复频率，有效地提升输出脉冲的峰值功率与能量，避免放大过程中高峰值功率引起的非线性效应。该技术与空域相干合成相结合，能够突破单纤激光的性能极限，实现高能量、高平均功率和高峰值功率的超短脉冲激光输出，具有广阔的应用前景。介绍了超短脉冲光纤激光时域相干合成的基本原理和关键技术，综述了时域相干合成系统的发展历程及其关键技术的研究现状，重点介绍了近年来脉冲分割放大与脉冲相干堆积技术的研究进展，并对时域相干合成的不同技术路线进行了分析与比较，最后对其未来的发展方向进行了梳理，为相关领域的研究提供参考。

为了控制重频放大器的热致波前畸变，设计并加工了均匀冷却的背面水冷激活镜激光放大器，对放大器的热畸变特性开展了实验研究，实验发现在泵浦功率密度较高即重复频率达到10 Hz，平均功率密度达到200 W/cm²时，放大器的热畸变既影响远场分布又对近场产生显著的调制。近场的调制会给放大器带来较大的损伤风险。为了消除热畸变对近场的调制，首先对泵浦强度分布进行了匀化，然后对介质进行了边缘热平衡控制，消除了热畸变引起的近场调制。通过对上述因素的控制，采用水冷激活镜构型的四程放大器实现了在10 Hz频率下良好运行。在没有进行主动补偿的情况下，实现了远场焦斑优于5倍衍射极限的输出。

Fifth harmonic generation (5th HG) of a Nd:glass laser is an effective way to acquire high-energy coherent deep-ultraviolet radiation near 200 nm. In this work, cascade generation of the fifth harmonic of a Nd:glass laser in a 5 mm ammonium dihydrogen phosphate (ADP) crystal was investigated, and maximum conversion efficiency of 14% and large angular acceptance of 45 mrad were demonstrated at a noncritical phase-matching temperature of 75.1°C. However, as the results reveal, the temperature sensitivity and nonlinear absorption would hinder its high-energy application. As for that, based on the complementary relationship of the angle and temperature in the phase-matching condition, an upgraded focusing 5th HG design coupled with the cylindrical temperature distribution scheme was proposed. By this upgraded focusing design, more than the improvement of the conversion efficiency, the output 5ω near-field intensity distribution turns out to be insensitive to the temperature gradient. Potentially, this idea can be applied for many other frequency conversion schemes such as high-repetition frequency lasers, which have similar temperature gradient problems.