Frequency and duty cycle modulation optimization in minimizing thermal accumulation effect in Z-scan measurement with high-repetition-rate laser

In this study, we demonstrate the optimization of the chopper frequency and duty cycle in a Z-scan measurement with a 250 MHz high-repetition-rate (HRR) femtosecond laser to minimize the thermal lensing effect due to cumulative heating of the sample. The result shows that such minimization can be ac...

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Main Authors: Zainal Abidin, Mohd Shahnan, Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri, Abdul Rashid, Suraya, Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Society of Applied Physics 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37717/1/Frequency%20and%20duty%20cycle%20modulation%20optimization%20in%20minimizing%20thermal%20accumulation%20effect%20in%20Z.pdf
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author Zainal Abidin, Mohd Shahnan
Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri
Abdul Rashid, Suraya
Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
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Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri
Abdul Rashid, Suraya
Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
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description In this study, we demonstrate the optimization of the chopper frequency and duty cycle in a Z-scan measurement with a 250 MHz high-repetition-rate (HRR) femtosecond laser to minimize the thermal lensing effect due to cumulative heating of the sample. The result shows that such minimization can be achieved by keeping the modulated exposure time on the sample shorter than the thermal diffusivity decay time tc. The minimum chopper frequency fmin is predicted by relating the duty cycle factor F with tc, while maintaining stable peak and valley transmittances, i.e., ΔTp and ΔTv, respectively. Furthermore, a lower fmin is obtained by taking a stable range of the peak–valley difference ΔTpv into consideration. The optimization allows for the low operational modulation frequency of Z-scan measurement with reduced thermal influence, thus enabling simple management of the thermal lensing effect.
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spelling upm.eprints-377172015-11-11T04:47:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37717/ Frequency and duty cycle modulation optimization in minimizing thermal accumulation effect in Z-scan measurement with high-repetition-rate laser Zainal Abidin, Mohd Shahnan Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri Abdul Rashid, Suraya Mahdi, Mohd Adzir In this study, we demonstrate the optimization of the chopper frequency and duty cycle in a Z-scan measurement with a 250 MHz high-repetition-rate (HRR) femtosecond laser to minimize the thermal lensing effect due to cumulative heating of the sample. The result shows that such minimization can be achieved by keeping the modulated exposure time on the sample shorter than the thermal diffusivity decay time tc. The minimum chopper frequency fmin is predicted by relating the duty cycle factor F with tc, while maintaining stable peak and valley transmittances, i.e., ΔTp and ΔTv, respectively. Furthermore, a lower fmin is obtained by taking a stable range of the peak–valley difference ΔTpv into consideration. The optimization allows for the low operational modulation frequency of Z-scan measurement with reduced thermal influence, thus enabling simple management of the thermal lensing effect. Japan Society of Applied Physics 2014-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37717/1/Frequency%20and%20duty%20cycle%20modulation%20optimization%20in%20minimizing%20thermal%20accumulation%20effect%20in%20Z.pdf Zainal Abidin, Mohd Shahnan and Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri and Abdul Rashid, Suraya and Mahdi, Mohd Adzir (2014) Frequency and duty cycle modulation optimization in minimizing thermal accumulation effect in Z-scan measurement with high-repetition-rate laser. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 53 (11). art. no. 112702. pp. 1-4. ISSN 0021-4922; ESSN: 1347-4065 10.7567/JJAP.53.112702
spellingShingle Zainal Abidin, Mohd Shahnan
Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri
Abdul Rashid, Suraya
Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
Frequency and duty cycle modulation optimization in minimizing thermal accumulation effect in Z-scan measurement with high-repetition-rate laser
title Frequency and duty cycle modulation optimization in minimizing thermal accumulation effect in Z-scan measurement with high-repetition-rate laser
title_full Frequency and duty cycle modulation optimization in minimizing thermal accumulation effect in Z-scan measurement with high-repetition-rate laser
title_fullStr Frequency and duty cycle modulation optimization in minimizing thermal accumulation effect in Z-scan measurement with high-repetition-rate laser
title_full_unstemmed Frequency and duty cycle modulation optimization in minimizing thermal accumulation effect in Z-scan measurement with high-repetition-rate laser
title_short Frequency and duty cycle modulation optimization in minimizing thermal accumulation effect in Z-scan measurement with high-repetition-rate laser
title_sort frequency and duty cycle modulation optimization in minimizing thermal accumulation effect in z scan measurement with high repetition rate laser
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37717/1/Frequency%20and%20duty%20cycle%20modulation%20optimization%20in%20minimizing%20thermal%20accumulation%20effect%20in%20Z.pdf
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