Title :
Passively Q-switched Nd:YAG microchip laser over 1-MW peak output power for micro drilling
Author :
Taira, Takunori ; Matsuoka, Yoshihiko ; Sakai, Hiroshi ; Sone, Akihiro ; Kan, Hirohumi
Author_Institution :
Laser Res. Center for Mol. Sci., Inst. for Mol. Sci., Okazaki
Abstract :
We report a palm top size passively Q-switched Nd:YAG microchip laser capable of producing lineally polarized 1.7-MW peak-power. This high-brightness laser enables to realize the efficient frequency doubling for micro drilling to stainless plates.
Keywords :
Q-switching; drilling; laser beam machining; microchip lasers; micromachining; Nd:YAG microchip laser; frequency doubling; micro drilling; passively Q-switched; power 1.7 MW; stainless plates; Crystallography; Drilling; Frequency; Laser theory; Microchip lasers; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Steel;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628364
