• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 37, Issue 12, 2949 (2010)
Zhao Zhigang1、*, Cui Lingling2, Tong Lixin2, Gao Qingsong2, Tang Chun2, Liu Chong1, and Chen Jun1
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    DOI: 10.3788/cjl20103712.2949 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zhao Zhigang, Cui Lingling, Tong Lixin, Gao Qingsong, Tang Chun, Liu Chong, Chen Jun. All-Solid-State High Pulse Repetition Rate High Pulse Energy Single-Longitudinal-Mode MOPA Laser System with Solid-State Phase Conjugating Mirror[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2010, 37(12): 2949 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The output laser beam from a pulsed diodes side pumped single longitudinal mode laser is amplified by single passing through two pre-amplifiers and two main amplifiers, by which single longitudinal mode laser with pulse energy of 36.5 mJ, pulse width of 24 ns at 400 Hz repetition rate is obtained, with beam quality factor being M2x=1.78, M2y=2.13. After applying a large aperture tapered fused silica fiber as phase conjugating mirror, which shows more than 50% stimulated Brillouin scattering reflectivity, the input laser pulse width can be reduced to 6 ns and peak power increased significantly. The returned laser backtracks because of the phase conjugation characteristics and passes through two main amplifiers again, not only compensating the phase aberration of the laser amplifier crystal but also distilling more energy and amplifying the laser effectively. Finally, single longitudinal mode laser with pulse energy of 101.25 mJ, pulse width of 6 ns at 400 Hz repetition rate is achieved, corresponding to a peak power of 16.8 MW. Its beam quality factor is M2x=1.74, M2y=1.93. Obviously, the beam quality is improved instead of deteriorated after applying the phase conjugation mirror. However, the beam quality deteriorates to M2≈4 by using plane high reflective (HR) mirror, which validates the effectiveness of the phase conjugation mirror.
    Zhao Zhigang, Cui Lingling, Tong Lixin, Gao Qingsong, Tang Chun, Liu Chong, Chen Jun. All-Solid-State High Pulse Repetition Rate High Pulse Energy Single-Longitudinal-Mode MOPA Laser System with Solid-State Phase Conjugating Mirror[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2010, 37(12): 2949
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