Title :
High power, versatile pulse rate control of bounce laser systems
Author :
Chard, S.P. ; Damzen, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
The use of novel laser cavity designs to provide more flexible control over the Q-switch repetition rate is investigated. A system is demonstrated which allows stable Q-switching over 0-380 kHz repetition rate, with power/energy scalability by a bounce power amplifier. This work demonstrates flexible pulse rate control of high power bounce geometry systems over a wide range of repetition rates. The system presented shows how thermal lensing in a bounce laser resonator can be controlled to achieve desirable pulse characteristics, with power scaled in a master oscillator- power amplifier (MOPA) configuration.
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser cavity resonators; laser stability; optical control; optical pulse generation; power amplifiers; thermal lensing; MOPA; Q-switch; bounce laser resonator; bounce power amplifier; frequency 0 kHz to 380 kHz; laser cavity; master oscillator- power amplifier; pulse rate control; thermal lensing; Control systems; Geometrical optics; Optical control; Optical design; Optical pulses; Power amplifiers; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Scalability; Thermal lensing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192876
