INTEGRATED ELECTROOPTIC A SWITCHING IN A DOMAIN-INVERTED ND-LITAO3 LASER

被引:6
作者
ABEDIN, KS [1 ]
TSURITANI, T [1 ]
SATO, M [1 ]
ITO, H [1 ]
SHIMAMURA, K [1 ]
FUKUDA, T [1 ]
机构
[1] TOHOKU UNIV,INST MAT RES,AOBA KU,SENDAI,MIYAGI 980,JAPAN
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D O I
10.1364/OL.20.001985
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report a novel integrated Q-switched laser constructed from a bulk domain-inverted single Nd:LiTaO3 crystal that combines the laser gain and the electro-optic effect. The Q of the cavity is controlled electro-optically by exploitation of the deflection that occurs at the boundary of two oppositely directed domains under the application of an electric field. The integrated Q-switching element, with dimensions of 4.1 mm x 4.6 mm x 1 mm, generates 22-ns pulses at 1.08 mu m with a peak power of 64 W and an operating voltage of similar to 600 V. The output is seen to be completely free from prelasing or afterpulsing. (C) 1995 Optical Society of America
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页码:1985 / 1987
页数:3
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