High-power microsecond ultraviolet burst-mode pulse laser with a rectangular envelope and GHz-adjustable intra-burst pulses

We demonstrate a high-peak-power master oscillator power amplifier burst-mode laser system that generates microsecond burst duration pulses at 355 nm with a GHz-adjustable intra-burst pulse frequency. In the fiber seed, a high-bandwidth electro-optic modulator is employed to modulate a continuous-wa...

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Main Authors: Yanran Gu, Xinyue Niu, Fuyin Liu, Ting He, Jinmei Yao, Muyu Yi, Langning Wang, Tao Xun, Jinliang Liu
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-01-01
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author Yanran Gu
Xinyue Niu
Fuyin Liu
Ting He
Jinmei Yao
Muyu Yi
Langning Wang
Tao Xun
Jinliang Liu
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Jinmei Yao
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Langning Wang
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Jinliang Liu
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description We demonstrate a high-peak-power master oscillator power amplifier burst-mode laser system that generates microsecond burst duration pulses at 355 nm with a GHz-adjustable intra-burst pulse frequency. In the fiber seed, a high-bandwidth electro-optic modulator is employed to modulate a continuous-wave (CW) laser into a pulse train at GHz frequency. To acquire a microsecond rectangular burst pulse envelope, two acousto-optic modulators are used to chop the CW pulse train and generate a pre-compensation burst envelope. A three-stage neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet amplifier boosts the burst-mode fiber seed’s burst energy of 1.65 J at 1064 nm. To achieve a high-power ultraviolet (UV) burst-mode laser, sum frequency generation in a LiB3O5 crystal is employed to convert the wavelength, achieving over 300 kW of peak power at 1.15 μs/10 Hz. The intra-burst pulse frequency of the UV burst laser can be adjustable from 1 to 10 GHz with a sinusoidal waveform. To the best of our knowledge, this paper represents the highest reported microsecond UV burst-mode laser in terms of output energy and peak power with the GHz-adjustable intra-burst frequency. The high-power microsecond UV burst-mode pulse laser can be directly used as a light-driven source in large-bandwidth/high-power microwave photonic systems, providing a long pulse width and high peak power laser while significantly improving the system’s multi-parameter adjustment capability and adaptability.
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spelling doaj-art-cff1aec6125447f1bbdd296c6e88c4df2025-08-20T02:18:33ZengCambridge University PressHigh Power Laser Science and Engineering2095-47192052-32892025-01-011310.1017/hpl.2025.8High-power microsecond ultraviolet burst-mode pulse laser with a rectangular envelope and GHz-adjustable intra-burst pulsesYanran Gu0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3496-8389Xinyue Niu1Fuyin Liu2Ting He3Jinmei Yao4Muyu Yi5Langning Wang6Tao Xun7Jinliang Liu8College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, ChinaWe demonstrate a high-peak-power master oscillator power amplifier burst-mode laser system that generates microsecond burst duration pulses at 355 nm with a GHz-adjustable intra-burst pulse frequency. In the fiber seed, a high-bandwidth electro-optic modulator is employed to modulate a continuous-wave (CW) laser into a pulse train at GHz frequency. To acquire a microsecond rectangular burst pulse envelope, two acousto-optic modulators are used to chop the CW pulse train and generate a pre-compensation burst envelope. A three-stage neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet amplifier boosts the burst-mode fiber seed’s burst energy of 1.65 J at 1064 nm. To achieve a high-power ultraviolet (UV) burst-mode laser, sum frequency generation in a LiB3O5 crystal is employed to convert the wavelength, achieving over 300 kW of peak power at 1.15 μs/10 Hz. The intra-burst pulse frequency of the UV burst laser can be adjustable from 1 to 10 GHz with a sinusoidal waveform. To the best of our knowledge, this paper represents the highest reported microsecond UV burst-mode laser in terms of output energy and peak power with the GHz-adjustable intra-burst frequency. The high-power microsecond UV burst-mode pulse laser can be directly used as a light-driven source in large-bandwidth/high-power microwave photonic systems, providing a long pulse width and high peak power laser while significantly improving the system’s multi-parameter adjustment capability and adaptability.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2095471925000088/type/journal_articleadjustable intra-burst pulseburst-mode laserphotoconductive semiconductor switchesultraviolet pulse laser
spellingShingle Yanran Gu
Xinyue Niu
Fuyin Liu
Ting He
Jinmei Yao
Muyu Yi
Langning Wang
Tao Xun
Jinliang Liu
High-power microsecond ultraviolet burst-mode pulse laser with a rectangular envelope and GHz-adjustable intra-burst pulses
High Power Laser Science and Engineering
adjustable intra-burst pulse
burst-mode laser
photoconductive semiconductor switches
ultraviolet pulse laser
title High-power microsecond ultraviolet burst-mode pulse laser with a rectangular envelope and GHz-adjustable intra-burst pulses
title_full High-power microsecond ultraviolet burst-mode pulse laser with a rectangular envelope and GHz-adjustable intra-burst pulses
title_fullStr High-power microsecond ultraviolet burst-mode pulse laser with a rectangular envelope and GHz-adjustable intra-burst pulses
title_full_unstemmed High-power microsecond ultraviolet burst-mode pulse laser with a rectangular envelope and GHz-adjustable intra-burst pulses
title_short High-power microsecond ultraviolet burst-mode pulse laser with a rectangular envelope and GHz-adjustable intra-burst pulses
title_sort high power microsecond ultraviolet burst mode pulse laser with a rectangular envelope and ghz adjustable intra burst pulses
topic adjustable intra-burst pulse
burst-mode laser
photoconductive semiconductor switches
ultraviolet pulse laser
url https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2095471925000088/type/journal_article
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