The anti-vignetting glass (AVG) is the key material for super-second and third-generation low-light image intensifiers. With the development of low-light night vision technology, the requirements of high precision and low damage are put forward to AVG. However, traditional measurement methods, such as vernier calipers, micrometers, dial indicators, etc., are all contact measurement, which will inevitably cause damage to AVG during the measurement process. They cannot meet the technical requirements for low damage. Non-contact measurement technology is a non-destructive testing method that realizes the geometric measurement of AVG by writing measurement programs and setting measurement parameters. However, due to the special structure of AVG, the non-contact measurement technology has measurement errors and cannot meet the high-precision measurement requirements. In this paper systematically analyzes the causes of errors in non-contact measurement technology by studying the characteristics of the light source, the difference in light intensity, and the way of grabbing contour edges. Through the error correction technology, the error of the non-contact measurement technology is eliminated, the AVG high-precision and low-damage non-destructive testing is realized.
The high gain of pumping end in end-pumped all solid state lasers can easily cause self-excited oscillation, which limits the output energy of Q-switched laser. In order to obtain a 1064 nm Q-switched laser with high energy, high conversion efficiency and compact structure, the following three aspects are mainly studied to suppress the self-excited oscillation caused by the end pump: (1) the doping concentration of active particles is optimized to reduce the end gain of laser medium, (2) the wavelength of pump light is changed by adjusting temperature of laser diode to deviate from absorption peak of Nd:YAG, (3) Nd:YAG rod is processed by tapered side, which improves the difficulty of self-excited oscillation. By using the above techniques, a 1064 nm Q-switched laser with output energy of 100 mJ is obtained at a pump current of 20 Hz and 170 A, and the corresponding dynamic to static Q-switching ratio is 77%. The three technical means proposed in this study complement each other and work together, providing a practical and effective technical way for obtaining high-energy end pumped Q-switched laser.
For reducing the self-excited oscillation of end-pumped laser, the laser properties of the end-pumped Nd:YAG Q-switched laser is investigated with different Nd3+ ion doping concentration. The experiment results indicate that the output energy of the end-pumped Nd:YAG Q-switched laser is saturated when the pump energy is greater than 467mJ with 0.6% Nd3+ ion doping concentration, and the maximum output energy of 62.9mJ is generated under the pump energy of 498mJ, corresponding to the optical conversion efficiency of 12.6%. When the Nd3+ ion doping concentration decreases to 0.4%, the output energy of the end-pumped Nd:YAG Q-switched laser increases continuously with increasing pumping energy, the output energy is up to 64.7mJ under the pump energy of 498mJ, corresponding to the optical conversion efficiency of 13.0%, and no saturation occurs. By optimizing the structure parameters of the pump system, a 82.1mJ 10ns 1064nm laser is obtained under the pump energy of 527mJ, corresponding to the optical conversion efficiency of 15.6%. In view of the saturation of output energy in the end-pumped Nd:YAG Q-switched laser, Nd3+ ion doping concentration adjustment is carried out to reduce the pump end-face gain of laser medium, the self-excited oscillation can be effectively suppressed, an effective technical means for obtaining high-energy end-pumped Q-switched laser output is provided.
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