• DocumentCode
    2980867
  • Title

    Low voltage, high repetition rate electro-optic Q-switch

  • Author

    Zou, Yingyin Kevin ; Chen, Qiushui ; Zhang, Run ; Li, Kewen K. ; Jiang, Hua

  • Author_Institution
    Boston Appl. Technol. Inc., Woburn, MA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1094
  • Abstract
    A low voltage, high repetition rate electro-optic Q-switch using OptoCeramic® PMN-PT was developed. A solid-state laser with repetition rate as high as 200 KHz with switching voltage as low as 48 volts has been demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    Kerr electro-optical effect; Q-switching; electro-optical switches; ferroelectric materials; solid lasers; OptoCeramic®; PMN-PT; PMN:PbTiO3; PbMgO3NbO3:PbTiO3; electro-optic Q-switch; solid-state laser; switching voltage; Crystalline materials; Fiber lasers; Low voltage; Optical coupling; Optical materials; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-795-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2005.202035
  • Filename
    1573101