Compact design of Q-switched laser systems based on liquid crystal transducers

Xinyue Lei; Victor Karaganov; Francois Ladouceur; Leonardo Silvestri; Alex Fuerbach

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Compact design of Q-switched laser systems based on liquid crystal transducers

Xinyue Lei^*, Victor Karaganov, Francois Ladouceur, Leonardo Silvestri, Alex Fuerbach

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We present a compact design for a 1064 nm Q-Switched waveguide laser based on a liquid crystal transducer. Directly integrating the input-coupling mirror on the chip and utilising a Grin lens to also integrate the modulator optics enables a miniaturised setup. The preliminary experimental results have demonstrated that the Q-switched laser pulses with a pulse width of 45 ns and average output power of 4.5 mW can be achieved with a pump power of 350 mW, when an electrical signal with a repetition rate of 5 kHz, a peak-To-peak voltage of 30 V and a duration of 4 μs is applied. This work was supported by the Office of Naval Research Global (N62909-18-1-2147).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	AOS Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT) and Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers, and Spectroscopy (ACOLS) 2019
Editors	Arnan Mitchell, Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop
Place of Publication	Bellingham, Washington
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	1-2
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510631410
ISBN (Print)	9781510631403
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2539900
Publication status	Published - 30 Dec 2019
Event	AOS Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, ACOFT 2019 and Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers, and Spectroscopy, ACOLS 2019 - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 9 Dec 2019 → 12 Dec 2019

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	11200
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Conference

Conference	AOS Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, ACOFT 2019 and Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers, and Spectroscopy, ACOLS 2019
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Melbourne
Period	9/12/19 → 12/12/19

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Lasers
Liquid crystal
Q-switched lasers

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Lei, X., Karaganov, V., Ladouceur, F., Silvestri, L., & Fuerbach, A. (2019). Compact design of Q-switched laser systems based on liquid crystal transducers. In A. Mitchell, & H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop (Eds.), AOS Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT) and Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers, and Spectroscopy (ACOLS) 2019 (pp. 1-2). Article 1120029 (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 11200). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2539900

Lei, Xinyue ; Karaganov, Victor ; Ladouceur, Francois et al. / Compact design of Q-switched laser systems based on liquid crystal transducers. AOS Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT) and Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers, and Spectroscopy (ACOLS) 2019. editor / Arnan Mitchell ; Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop. Bellingham, Washington : SPIE, 2019. pp. 1-2 (Proceedings of SPIE).

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