Multi-operation laser oscillator: an example of multi-operation laser

doi:10.1007/s12200-016-0536-0

Front. Optoelectron.

2017, Vol. 10

Issue (1) : 14-17 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-016-0536-0

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Multi-operation laser oscillator: an example of multi-operation laser

Zongxin ZHANG,Xiaoming LU,Yuxin LENG(

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State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China

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A multi-operation laser oscillator is developed and built with multiple operation modes (OMs): injection-seeding mode, cavity-dumping mode and Q-switching mode. With the same electrical energy pumping, the multi-operation laser oscillator provides different output energies and pulse durations for different OMs. In the Q-switching mode, the output coupling is optimized for different electrical energy pumping. The laser oscillator operation can be switched between different modes conveniently. The multi-operation laser sources could be operated in multiple OMs for various research and application requirements.

Keywords multi-operation laser injection-seeding cavity dumping Q-switching

Corresponding Author(s): Yuxin LENG

Just Accepted Date: 19 July 2016 Online First Date: 06 September 2016 Issue Date: 17 March 2017

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Zongxin ZHANG,Xiaoming LU,Yuxin LENG. Multi-operation laser oscillator: an example of multi-operation laser[J]. Front. Optoelectron., 2017, 10(1): 14-17.

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Fig.1 Schematic of multi-operation laser oscillator. TFP1, TFP2, TFP3, thin-film polarizers; PC1, PC2, Pockels cells; QWP1, QWP2, quarter-wave plates; HWP, half-wave plate; M1, M2, mirrors. The inset shows the front view of QWP2, q = 0° for OM1/OM2

Fig.2 Temporal operations of PC1/PC2 in OMs. The time period t₄t₅ has different optimum values for different OMs

Fig.3 Output pulse energy versus LD driving current for OM1/OM2. The slope of linear fitting curve for OM2 is higher than that for OM1

Fig.4 Output pulse energy versus the angle q for OM3. Angle q has different optimum values with different driving current levels of 60, 65 and 70 A

Tab.1 Operation cycles for the OMs

Fig.5 Optimum values of q and output energy versus the parameter z for OM3. q_opt = 8.7° and E_out = 5.0 mJ for 60 A driving current, 9.9° and 8.1 mJ for 65 A, 10.9° and 11.7 mJ for 70 A, respectively

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