Effect of adjustment structure design on laser stability

Liu, Zhigang, Tang, Gengxiu, Zhang, Chao, Zhu, Jianqiang

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C. Zhang, G. X. Tang, Z. G. Liu, and J. Q. Zhu Effect of adjustment structure design on laser stability (Влияние конструкции юстировочного приспособления на стабильность характеристик лазера) [на англ. яз.] // Оптический журнал. 2021. Т. 88. № 11. С. 24–35. http://doi.org/10.17586/1023-5086-2021-88-11-24-35

C. Zhang, G. X. Tang, Z. G. Liu, and J. Q. Zhu Effect of adjustment structure design on laser stability (Влияние конструкции юстировочного приспособления на стабильность характеристик лазера) [in English] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2021. V. 88. № 11. P. 24–35. http://doi.org/10.17586/1023-5086-2021-88-11-24-35

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

C. Zhang, G. X. Tang, Z. G. Liu, and J. Q. Zhu, "Effect of adjustment structure design on laser stability," Journal of Optical Technology. 88(11), 630-638 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.88.000630

Abstract:

Output stability is crucial for a laser system or a laser oscillator. Moreover, the adjustment mechanism plays an important role in structural stability. In this study, we present an adjustment structure in view of the instability introduced by the adjustment mechanism. Results show that the improved structure greatly enhanced the stability of the optomechanical structure as opposed to the common structure. Driving and stability tests were conducted for both the common and improved adjustment structures with two kinematic optical mounts. The results further show that the improved structure achieves better position stability.

Keywords:

adjustment structure, laser stability, adjustment screw, angle shift, thermal shocking

Acknowledgements:

The study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (61827816, 11875308 and 61675215), the Chinese Academy of Sciences Scientific Instrument Development Project (YJKYYQ20180024), the Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan Project (19142202600), and China’s Collaborative Research, and Israel on Physics of Ultrashort Pulse Laser Plasma (19560713700).
The authors are grateful to the reviewers of the journal for their valuable comments and suggestions.

OCIS codes: 120.0120, 140.3430, 220.4880

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