Development Status of Plasma Electrode Pockels Cell

Abstract

Abstract: Plasma electrode Pockels cells (PEPC), used for multi-pass amplifier control, self-oscillation suppression and retro-reflected laser pulse isolation, are key components for giant high power lasers. In this paper, based on the demands in the developments of high power solid-state laser, an overview on the properties and progresses of PEPC is systematically presented. The status of PEPC developed at Laser Fusion Research Center is mainly introduced, including: one-pulse driven PEPC, small insertion-loss PEPC and repetition-rate PEPC.

Key words: high power laser, Pockels cell, electro-optic crystal, plasma, repetition rate, thermo-effect

CLC Number:

TN248.1

ZHANG Jun, XIONG Qian, WU Zhenhai, LONG Jiao, ZHAO Junpu, ZHENG Jiangang, ZHANG Xiongjun, ZHENG Kuixing, WEI Xiaofeng. Development Status of Plasma Electrode Pockels Cell[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2021, 50(8): 1593-1601.

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