Pulse control in a Q-switched Nd:YVO4 bounce geometry laser using a secondary cavity
Pulse control in a Q-switched Nd:YVO4 bounce geometry laser using a secondary cavity
A novel technique for obtaining enhanced control of pulsing parameters in a laser is described and implemented for the first time in a 1.1%Nd:YVO4 bounce geometry laser. The method uses a secondary laser cavity to control the gain in a Q-switched primary laser cavity and has enabled clean single-pulse Q-switched operation to be obtained across a repetition rate range of 1-800 kHz, where previously laser breakthrough had occurred below 150 kHz. Control of the pulse energy from the Q-switched laser is also demonstrated at a fixed repetition rate of 100 kHz by this technique.
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Arbabzadah, E.A.
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Shardlow, P.C.
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Minassian, A.
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Damzen, M.J.
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15 June 2014
Arbabzadah, E.A.
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Shardlow, P.C.
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Minassian, A.
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Damzen, M.J.
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Arbabzadah, E.A., Shardlow, P.C., Minassian, A. and Damzen, M.J.
(2014)
Pulse control in a Q-switched Nd:YVO4 bounce geometry laser using a secondary cavity.
Optics Letters, 39 (12), .
(doi:10.1364/OL.39.003437).
Abstract
A novel technique for obtaining enhanced control of pulsing parameters in a laser is described and implemented for the first time in a 1.1%Nd:YVO4 bounce geometry laser. The method uses a secondary laser cavity to control the gain in a Q-switched primary laser cavity and has enabled clean single-pulse Q-switched operation to be obtained across a repetition rate range of 1-800 kHz, where previously laser breakthrough had occurred below 150 kHz. Control of the pulse energy from the Q-switched laser is also demonstrated at a fixed repetition rate of 100 kHz by this technique.
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Accepted/In Press date: 22 April 2014
e-pub ahead of print date: 4 June 2014
Published date: 15 June 2014
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Local EPrints ID: 378495
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/378495
ISSN: 0146-9592
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