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Temporal compression by stimulated Brillouin scattering of Q-switched pulse with fused-quartz and fused-silica glass from 1064 nm to 266 nm wavelength

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2007

H. Yoshida
Affiliation:
Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
H. Fujita
Affiliation:
Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
M. Nakatsuka
Affiliation:
Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
T. Ueda
Affiliation:
Shin-Etsu Quartz Products Co. Ltd. Research and Application Lab., Fukushima, Japan
A. Fujinoki
Affiliation:
Shin-Etsu Quartz Products Co. Ltd. Research and Application Lab., Fukushima, Japan

Abstract

We have designed a compact solid compressor by stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS), which consists of two right angle prisms and a fused silica glass block. A 13–16 ns Nd:YAG laser pulse has been temporally compressed to 1 ns or less phase conjugation pulse in a fused-quartz and fused-silica glass at four different wavelengths. Maximum reflectivity of SBS was 90–95% without damage. The brightness of the compressed pulse was about ten-fold higher than that of the incident pulse. Damage-free operation using fused quartz glass as a better phase conjugation material could lead to the construction of a more compact, laser-diode-pumped, and all-solid-state laser system.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2007 Cambridge University Press

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