Title :
One joule per Q-switched pulse diode-pumped laser
Author :
Holder, Lonnie E. ; Kennedy, Chandler ; Long, Larry ; Dubé, George
Author_Institution :
McDonnell Douglas Electron. Syst. Co., St. Louis, MO, USA
fDate :
4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Q-switched 1-J output has been achieved from diode-pumped zig-zag Nd:YAG slabs in an oscillator-amplifier configuration. The oscillator was single transverse and longitudinal model. This laser set records for Q-switched energy per pulse, and for average power from a diode-pumped laser. The laser was constructed in a rugged configuration suitable for routine laboratory use
Keywords :
Q-switching; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; 1 J; Q-switched energy; Q-switched pulse diode-pumped laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; average power; diode-pumped zig-zag Nd:YAG slabs; longitudinal model; oscillator-amplifier configuration; rugged configuration; single transverse; Diodes; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Neodymium; Optical amplifiers; Optical design; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Slabs;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
