Title :
Picosecond Q-switched microchip lasers
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
Q-switched microchip lasers have the potential to produce pulses of less than 100-ps duration with peak powers in excess of 1 MW. Here the author designs a Nd:YAG microchip laser
Keywords :
Q-switching; electro-optical modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser accessories; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; mirrors; neodymium; solid lasers; 1 MW; 100 ps; Nd:YAG microchip laser design; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; peak powers; picosecond Q-switched microchip lasers; pulsed lasers; Laser modes; Laser theory; Lasers and electrooptics; Microchip lasers; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1263-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1993.379373
