Pulse-off electro-optic Q-switch made of La3Ga5SiO14

被引:469
作者
Liu, ZJ [1 ]
Wang, QP [1 ]
Zhang, XY [1 ]
Liu, ZJ [1 ]
Wei, AJ [1 ]
Chang, J [1 ]
Su, FF [1 ]
Jin, GF [1 ]
机构
[1] Shandong Univ, Sch Informat Sci & Engn, Jinan 250100, Peoples R China
来源
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2005年 / 13卷 / 18期
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10.1364/OPEX.13.007086
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
By theoretical calculations we search the hold-on and hold-off state of the pulse-off electro-optic (EO) Q-switch made of La3Ga5SiO14 (langasite, LGS) which exhibits both electro-optic (EO) effect and optical activity (OA), from which the proper applied voltage and orientation of LGS are determined. For the first time to our knowledge, a pulse-off EO Q-switch made of LGS is successfully designed and used in the Nd:YAG laser cavity. Q-switched pulses with energy 360 mJ and pulse width 8.3 ns are obtained, and the dynamic-static ratio is 80%.
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页码:7086 / 7090
页数:5
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