Integrated optic modulator and splitter damage at 1053 nm

Russell B. Wilcox; Donald F. Browning

doi:10.1117/12.274274

13 May 1997 Integrated optic modulator and splitter damage at 1053 nm

Russell B. Wilcox, Donald F. Browning

Proceedings Volume 2966, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1996; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274274
Event: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1996, 1996, Boulder, CO, United States

Abstract

We are designing and developing a single mode fiber laser and modulation system for use in an inertial confinement fusion research laser, the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Our fiber and integrated optic oscillator/modulator system generates optical pulses of around 30 nanoseconds duration, at one kilohertz, with up to 500 nanojoules of energy. This is enough to potentially damage some of the single mode fiber and waveguide components. To test these components, we have built a test system using a diode-pumped Nd:YLF laser, producing 10 microjoules in 120 nanoseconds at 500 hertz. This system has been used to test commercial lithium niobate integrated optic modulators, silica-on-silicon waveguide splitters, lens-coupled dichroic mirror splitters, and other fiber optic components. We present results of damage tests and efforts to improve performance.

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Russell B. Wilcox and Donald F. Browning "Integrated optic modulator and splitter damage at 1053 nm", Proc. SPIE 2966, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1996, (13 May 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274274

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