Picosecond Nd:YAG regenerative amplifier with acoustooptic injection and electrooptic VFET pulse switchout
- 1 February 1988
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Vol. 24 (2) , 411-417
- https://doi.org/10.1109/3.139
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
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