Title :
High-average power, high-repetition rate, side-pumped Nd:YVO/sub 4/ slab laser MOPA system
Author :
Snell, K. ; Lee, D. ; Manni, J.G.
Author_Institution :
Q-Peak Inc., Bedford, MA, USA
Abstract :
Greater than 50 W average power at a 50 kHz repetition rate has been obtained in a Q-switched, diode-pumped Nd:YVO/sub 4/ master oscillator/power amplifier (MOPA) system operating at 1064 nm and greater than 23 W average power operating at 1342 nm with near-diffraction limited beam quality.
Keywords :
Q-switching; acousto-optical modulation; neodymium; solid lasers; 1064 nm; 1341 nm; 23 W; 50 W; MOPA system; Q-switched; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; acousto-optical modulation; diode-pumped; five gain module; high-average power; high-repetition rate; near-diffraction limited beam quality; side-pumped Nd:YVO/sub 4/ slab laser; Laser beam cutting; Neodymium; Optical amplifiers; Oscillators; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.834602
