1.4-MHz repetition rate electro-optic Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser.
An electro-optic (EO) deflector was used for Q-switching of a laser cavity with a Nd-doped yttrium vanadate (Nd:YVO(4)), enabling a short pulse width and a high peak power to be achieved at a high repetition rate of over 1 MHz. The EO deflector has a low optical loss during Q-switching without polarizers and can be used to form a short laser cavity. A repetition rate of 1.4 MHz with a pulse width of 39 ns was achieved. An output power of 2.7 W was obtained at a pump power of 6.5 W.
Horiuchi
Ryusuke
R
Department of Physics, Tokai University, 1117 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292, Japan. 6atrd013@keyaki.cc.u-tokai.ac.jp
Adachi
Koji
K
Watanabe
Goro
G
Tei
Kazuyoku
K
Yamaguchi
Shigeru
S
D000669:Amplifiers, Electronic; D004581:Electronics / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*