Title :
Picosecond Nd:YAG regenerative amplifier with acoustooptic injection and electrooptic VFET pulse switchout
Author :
Postlewaite, Jay C. ; Miers, Jeffrey B. ; Reiner, Carl C. ; Dlott, Dana D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Chem. Sci., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
A system is described for amplification of low-power 80-ps pulses from a CW mode-locked YAG laser to greater than 10-MW peak power at kilohertz repetition rates. It is shown how to optimize the resonator for high-power operation and avoidance of optical damage. A novel method of injection locking which uses an acoustooptic modulator is presented. Reliable pulse switching and cavity dumping are accomplished with a high-voltage driver using VFETs.<>
Keywords :
acousto-optical devices; electro-optical devices; neodymium; optical modulation; solid lasers; 10 MW; 80 ps; Nd:YAG regenerative amplifier; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; acoustooptic injection; acoustooptic modulator; cavity dumping; electrooptic VFET pulse switchout; high-voltage driver; injection locking; optical damage; pulse switching; Acoustic pulses; Laser mode locking; Optical amplifiers; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
