• Chinese Physics B
  • Vol. 29, Issue 8, (2020)
Xin Zhao1, Zheng Song1, Yuan-Ji Li1、2、†, Jin-Xia Feng1、2, and Kuan-Shou Zhang1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
  • 2Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/ab8ac4 Cite this Article
    Xin Zhao, Zheng Song, Yuan-Ji Li, Jin-Xia Feng, Kuan-Shou Zhang. High efficiency sub-nanosecond electro–optical Q-switched laser operating at kilohertz repetition frequency[J]. Chinese Physics B, 2020, 29(8): Copy Citation Text show less
    Driving signal of Pockels cell, where solid curve denotes measured data, and dashed and dotted curve refer to simulated results from Eq. (6).
    Fig. 1. Driving signal of Pockels cell, where solid curve denotes measured data, and dashed and dotted curve refer to simulated results from Eq. (6).
    Simulated pulse shapes of an EO Q-switched laser at different values of Vhl.
    Fig. 2. Simulated pulse shapes of an EO Q-switched laser at different values of Vhl.
    Time-dependent losses of Q-switch at different values of Vhl.
    Fig. 3. Time-dependent losses of Q-switch at different values of Vhl.
    Stimulated emission cross-section versus doping concentration at laser wavelength.
    Fig. 4. Stimulated emission cross-section versus doping concentration at laser wavelength.
    Laser pulse width and pulse energy versus doping concentration.
    Fig. 5. Laser pulse width and pulse energy versus doping concentration.
    Schematic diagram of EO Q-switched laser. VBG: volume Bragg grating; TFP: thin film polarizer; OC: output coupler; QWP: quarter wave plate; PC: Pockels cell; BS: beam splitter; PBS: polarization beam splitter; PD: photodiode; EM: energy meter.
    Fig. 6. Schematic diagram of EO Q-switched laser. VBG: volume Bragg grating; TFP: thin film polarizer; OC: output coupler; QWP: quarter wave plate; PC: Pockels cell; BS: beam splitter; PBS: polarization beam splitter; PD: photodiode; EM: energy meter.
    Single pulse shapes at different values of Vhl: (a) Vhl = Vλ/4, (b) laser from OC at Vhl = 1.4Vλ/4, (c) laser from TFP at Vhl = 1.4Vλ/4, (d) combination of the laser from OC and TFP at Vhl = 1.4Vλ/4.
    Fig. 7. Single pulse shapes at different values of Vhl: (a) Vhl = Vλ/4, (b) laser from OC at Vhl = 1.4Vλ/4, (c) laser from TFP at Vhl = 1.4Vλ/4, (d) combination of the laser from OC and TFP at Vhl = 1.4Vλ/4.
    (a) Pulse width and (b) pulse energy of pulse laser combination versusVhl/Vλ/4 for three different values of Cd.
    Fig. 8. (a) Pulse width and (b) pulse energy of pulse laser combination versusVhl/Vλ/4 for three different values of Cd.
    Plots of measured beam radius versus beam position in x and y directions for the combination of pulse lasers.
    Fig. 9. Plots of measured beam radius versus beam position in x and y directions for the combination of pulse lasers.
    Xin Zhao, Zheng Song, Yuan-Ji Li, Jin-Xia Feng, Kuan-Shou Zhang. High efficiency sub-nanosecond electro–optical Q-switched laser operating at kilohertz repetition frequency[J]. Chinese Physics B, 2020, 29(8):
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