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 |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1646-1648 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Optics Letters |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 May 15 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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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