• DocumentCode
    2233138
  • Title

    Laser pulse energy control using a high speed digital feedback controller

  • Author

    Jacobs, C. ; Bollig, C. ; Jones, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Laser Centre, CSIR, Tshwane, South Africa
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present a novel electronic feedback scheme which allows laser pulse energy control and stabilization by using a custom high speed FPG A digital controller. This scheme was tested on a high-energy fiber-laser-pumped Ho:YLF ring laser.
  • Keywords
    digital control; feedback; field programmable gate arrays; laser stability; optical control; optical pumping; power control; ring lasers; solid lasers; FPGA digital controller; LiYF4:Ho; electronic feedback; fiber laser pumping; high speed digital feedback controller; laser pulse energy control; laser stabilization; ring laser; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser feedback; Laser stability; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950351