Reduction of pulse-to-pulse fluctuation in laser pulse energy using the optical Kerr effect

Shigeki Matsuo; Lihe Yan; Jinhai Si; Takuro Tomita; Shuichi Hashimoto

doi:10.1364/OL.37.001646

Reduction of pulse-to-pulse fluctuation in laser pulse energy using the optical Kerr effect

Shigeki Matsuo, Lihe Yan, Jinhai Si, Takuro Tomita, Shuichi Hashimoto

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Abstract

An all-optical stabilization method of laser pulse energy is proposed using the optical Kerr effect (OKE). The method uses the OKE induced by a portion of the laser pulse as a power controller. The decrease (increase) in the throughput of the optical setup for OKE compensates for the increase (decrease) in pulse energy, thereby stabilizing the pulseto- pulse fluctuation in pulse energy. The validity of this principle was proven by experiments with a femtosecond laser.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1646-1648
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	37
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.001646
Publication status	Published - 2012 May 15

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Matsuo, S., Yan, L., Si, J., Tomita, T., & Hashimoto, S. (2012). Reduction of pulse-to-pulse fluctuation in laser pulse energy using the optical Kerr effect. Optics Letters, 37(10), 1646-1648. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.001646

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