Title :
Efficient pulse operation of Nd:GdVO4 laser with AO Q-switch
Author :
Ogawa, Takayo ; Urata, Yoshiharu ; Wada, Satoshi ; Imai, Tetsutaro ; Onodera, Koichi ; Machida, Hiroshi ; Higuchi, Mikio
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys. & Chem. Res., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrated the excellent pulse operation of a Nd:GdVO4 laser. A pulse width of 7 ns was observed when the pulse repetition rate was 40 kHz. It is the shortest pulse width in case of the AO Q-switched Nd:GdVO4.
Keywords :
Q-switching; acousto-optical devices; neodymium; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; 40 kHz; 7 ns; AO Q-switch; GdVO4:Nd; Nd:GdVO4 laser pulse operation; acousto-optical Q-switch; Crystals; Fiber lasers; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363553