Title :
High repetition-rate Q-switched and intracavity doubled diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser
Author :
Hemmati, Hamid ; Lesh, James R.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A Nd:YAG laser was end pumped with 2.2 W of continuous-wave (CW) diode laser output. Efficient operation of the laser at high repetition rates was emphasized. This laser provides 890 mW of TEM00 CW output at 1064 nm, and 340 mW of 532 nm average power at a Q-switched repetition rate of 25 kHz. Experimental data are compared with analysis
Keywords :
Q-switching; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; 1064 nm; 340 mW; 532 nm; 890 mW; Q-switched repetition rate; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; average power; continuous wave diode laser output; efficient operation; end pumped; intracavity doubled diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser; transverse electromagnetic; Coatings; Diode lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Mirrors; Neodymium; Optical resonators; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
