• DocumentCode
    1150216
  • Title

    High-average-power Q-switched liquid laser

  • Author

    Fahlen, T.

  • Author_Institution
    GTE Sylvania, Inc., Electronic Systems Group-Western Division, Electro-Optics Organization, Mountain View, CA
  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1973
  • fDate
    4/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    493
  • Lastpage
    496
  • Abstract
    This correspondence describes the design and performance of a high-average-power longitudinal-flow Nd:POCl3liquid laser. In the long-pulse-mode of operation, 12-J pulses at 1.45-percent efficiency were obtained. At 30 pps, the laser produced 336 W of average power. Single 3-J pulses, 50 ns wide, were obtained at a repetition rate of 5 pps when the laser was Q switched with two synchronized rotating prisms. This is the highest Q -switched energy reported for liquid lasers to date.
  • Keywords
    Electric resistance; Gas lasers; Inductance; Neodymium; Optical design; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse circuits; Shape; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1973.1077499
  • Filename
    1077499
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1150216