Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 52, Issue 8, 20230422(2023)

Study on cavity length adjustment configuration of double optical wedge

Zhenguo Zhang1,2,3, Yingyi Li3, Youlun Ju4, and Zhiwei Lv1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Center for Advanced Laser Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China
  • 2Hebei Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Technology and Equipment, Tianjin 300401, China
  • 3National Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Space Security, Tianjin 300308, China
  • 4National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Tunable Laser, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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    Schematic of DOW
    Internal light path of DOW
    Angles between the output light and the input light under DOW with different α (a), different n (b) and unparallel planes (c)
    Values of ΔL in different α
    Values of ΔL in different n
    Values of ΔL in different Δh1+Δh2
    ΔL produced by DOW with different optical material
    Angle of incidence on inclined plane of wedge
    Double optical wedges
    Schematic of double corner cube reflector ring cavity
    Resonance signals based on DOW
    DOW with opposite vertical plane
    ΔL produced by DOW with opposite vertical plane and DOW with opposite inclined plane
    DOW based on regular wedge
    Cascaded DOWs
    • Table 1. Parameters of wedges with different refractive indices

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      Table 1. Parameters of wedges with different refractive indices

      Optical materialJGS1N-BK7/K9YAGDiamond
      Refractive index @1.6 μm 1.441.501.812.38
      Total reflection critical angle43.9°41.8°33.6°24.7°
      Maximum adjustment coefficient 0.590.630.730.78
      Brewster angle (dense medium→rarer medium) 34.7°33.7°29.0°22.7°
      Adjustment coefficient based on Brewster angle 0.330.370.530.65
    • Table 2. Comparison of properties for different DOWs

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      Table 2. Comparison of properties for different DOWs

      DOWsAdjustment coefficientΔHInsertion lossOptical path construction
      HighSmallLowEasy
      LowLargeHighDifficult
      HighLargeHighDifficult
      LowSmallMiddleMiddle
      HighVery smallMiddleMiddle
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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical devices

    Received: Jul. 10, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 19, 2023

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20230422

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