Abstract

This paper presents the results of an investigation of the radiation characteristics of a YAG : Nd laser with intracavity scanning of the radiation by means of an electrically controlled space-time light modulator based on the transparent electrooptic ceramic lanthanum-doped lead zirconate titanate (PLZT) and laser-diode pumping of the active element at a pulse-repetition rate of up to 400 Hz. It is shown that birefringence and thermal lensing in the active element begins to show up when the repetition rate is 300 Hz.

© 2009 Optical Society of America

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V. N. Alexseev, V. N. Kotylev, V. I. Liber

Scientific Research Institute for Comprehensive Testing of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems

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