• DocumentCode
    1082136
  • Title

    A highly stable 30 W average power mode-locked Nd:YAG laser

  • Author

    Peterson, Lauren M. ; Carmer, Dwayne C.

  • Author_Institution
    Envirornmental Research Institute of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1980
  • fDate
    6/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    650
  • Lastpage
    653
  • Abstract
    Mode locking of a CW pumped Nd:YAG laser operating in the TEM01or donut mode using an intracavity acoustooptic AM modulator is described. Mode-locking investigations to date have concentrated on obtaining as short pulses as possible at the expense of average and peak laser output power. We describe a mode-locked system for field use having an average output of 30 W, with pulses recurring at a 100 MHz rate and having a peak power in excess of 0.5 kW. Detector limited pulses of 0.6 ns duration were recorded and the mode locking was stable for several hours requiring no feedback loop or fine adjustment.
  • Keywords
    Acoustooptic modulation; Mode locked lasers; Neodymium:YAG lasers; Amplitude modulation; Atom lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Laser theory; Neodymium; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1980.1070539
  • Filename
    1070539
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1082136