Development and applications of electro-optics for high-power systems

Solid-state diode pump lasers are placing new design criteria for intracavity electro-optics. Potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) material properties and limitations for Q-switching and modelocking diode pumped systems are discussed. Specific applications include low jitter synchronization to an electronic reference (phase modulation) and high average power Q- switching and regenerative pulse amplification (amplitude modulation).