• DocumentCode
    2254069
  • Title

    9.5-mJ, 830-ps, 0.5-kHz single frequency MOPA system with near diffraction limited beam quality

  • Author

    Gaydardzhiev, Alexander ; Chuchumishev, Danail ; Buchvarov, Ivan

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Sofia Univ., Sofia, Bulgaria
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Near diffraction limited, single frequency, passively Q-switched Nd:YAG laser (240 μj, 830-ps at 0.5-kHz) is amplified up to 9.5-mJ in a two stage diode pumped amplifiers whilst preserving pulse duration, beam quality and linear polarization.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; neodymium; optical fibre amplifiers; solid lasers; Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; beam quality; diode pumped amplifiers; linear polarization; near diffraction limited; passively Q-switched laser; pulse duration; single frequency MOPA system; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Microchip lasers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5951182