Picosecond Nd :YAG Regenerative Amplifier with Acoustooptic Injection and Electrooptic VFET Pulse Switchout

J. C. Postlewaite; J. B. Miers; C. C. Reiner; D. D. Dlott

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Picosecond Nd :YAG Regenerative Amplifier with Acoustooptic Injection and Electrooptic VFET Pulse Switchout

J. C. Postlewaite, J. B. Miers, C. C. Reiner, D. D. Dlott

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A system is described for amplification of low-power 80-ps pulses from a CW mode-locked YAG laser to greater than 10-MW peak power at kilohertz repetition rates. It is shown how to optimize the resonator for high-power operation and avoidance of optical damage. A novel method of injection locking which uses an acoustooptic modulator is presented. Reliable pulse switching and cavity dumping are accomplished with a high-voltage driver using VFETs.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	411-417
Number of pages	7
Journal	IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
Volume	24
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/3.139
State	Published - Feb 1988

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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