Optimization of grazing-incidence angle in high repetition rate acousto-optical Q-switched grazing-incidence lasers

HE Fa-hong; HUANG Lei; GONG Ma-li; LIU Qiang; WANG Qi; YAN Xing-peng

The grazing-incidence angle in grazing-incidence lasers was optimized for high repetition rate acousto-optical Q-switch by calculating the equivalent pump mode cross-section area.High repetition rate(2MHz) acousto-optically Q-switched TEM00 output was obtained.It is shown from the results that there is an optimum grazing-incidence angle which is beneficial to high repetition rate operation in grazing-incidence laser.

Corresponding author: GONG Ma-li, gongml@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn;

1. Center for Photonics and Electronics, Department of Precision Instruments and Mechanology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

Received Date: 2007-05-07

Accepted Date: 2007-09-18

Available Online: 2008-08-25

Abstract: The grazing-incidence angle in grazing-incidence lasers was optimized for high repetition rate acousto-optical Q-switch by calculating the equivalent pump mode cross-section area.High repetition rate(2MHz) acousto-optically Q-switched TEM00 output was obtained.It is shown from the results that there is an optimum grazing-incidence angle which is beneficial to high repetition rate operation in grazing-incidence laser.

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Optimization of grazing-incidence angle in high repetition rate acousto-optical Q-switched grazing-incidence lasers

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