• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 19, Issue 11, 111403 (2021)
Wei Wang1、2, Yongxi Gao1、2, Di Sun1、2, Xiao Du1、2, Jie Guo1, and Xiaoyan Liang1、3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 200031, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202119.111403 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Wei Wang, Yongxi Gao, Di Sun, Xiao Du, Jie Guo, Xiaoyan Liang. Adjustable-free and movable Nd:YVO4 thin disk laser based on the telecentric cat’s eye cavity[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2021, 19(11): 111403 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In this paper, we propose and demonstrate an adjustable-free and movable Nd:YVO4 thin disk laser based on the telecentric cat’s eye cavity. We design a V-shaped laser cavity containing two reflectors with Nd:YVO4 thin disks as the gain medium. The experimental results from the traditional plane-plane cavity, plane-telecentric cat’s eye cavity, and double telecentric cat’s eye cavity are compared. They show that plane-telecentric cat’s eye cavity laser can keep operating at the adjustable-free range of -6° to +6°, which is up to 60 times better than that of traditional plane-plane cavity. In the double telecentric cat’s eye case, the adjustable-free range is improved to -13° to +13°. Additionally, in the case of the double telecentric cat’s eye cavity, the output telecentric cat’s eye can achieve free movement within the horizontal range of ±20 mm.
    Wei Wang, Yongxi Gao, Di Sun, Xiao Du, Jie Guo, Xiaoyan Liang. Adjustable-free and movable Nd:YVO4 thin disk laser based on the telecentric cat’s eye cavity[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2021, 19(11): 111403
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