title: Reduction of pulse-to-pulse fluctuation in laser pulse energy using the optical Kerr effect.
abstract: An all-optical stabilization method of laser pulse energy is proposed using the optical Kerr effect (OKE). The method uses the OKE induced by a portion of the laser pulse as a power controller. The decrease (increase) in the throughput of the optical setup for OKE compensates for the increase (decrease) in pulse energy, thereby stabilizing the pulse-to-pulse fluctuation in pulse energy. The validity of this principle was proven by experiments with a femtosecond laser.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecosystem Engineering, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan. matsuos@eco.tokushima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Lihe
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Jinhai
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Si
authors.forename: Takuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hashimoto