High loss modulation acousto-optic Q-switch for high power multimode laser
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May 13, 2003
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May 8, 2003
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Aug 5, 1999
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Oct 21, 1998
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A Q-switch modulator for a high power laser having a randomly polarized output beam and large divergence angle employs a cascaded arrangement of longitudinal mode acousto-optic modulators, each of which has a Raman Nath or near Raman Nath interaction length. The modulators are optically cascaded such that the distance the randomly polarized laser beam travels through the modulators is effectively confined to the sum of the non coherent interaction lengths thereof. Due to the substantial power level of the laser output, there is heating of the bulk material, which usually results in a shift in the Bragg angle. This has minimal if any effect on the shorter interaction length of the Q-switch modulator of the invention. Also, heating of the bulk material is countered by the incorporation of cooling fluid channels in a heat sink support block coupled in thermal communication with the bulk material. The heat sink support structure is configured to be effectively mechanically floating with respect to a support housing for the Q-switch.
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