Title :
High repetition rate Q-switching (>100 kHz) in transversely diode-pumped ceramic Nd:YAG slab laser
Author :
Omatsu, Takashige ; Isogami, Tomohiro ; Minassian, Ara ; Damzen, Michael J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Image Sci., Chiba Univ., Japan
Abstract :
In this paper, we present Q-switched operation of a transversely diode-pumped ceramic Nd:YAG slab laser with a bounce amplifier geometry at high repetition frequency up to 160 kHz and pulse duration of less than 100 ns. The average power in Q-switched operation was as much as 10 W. In Q-switched region 10 kHz to 160 kHz, the pulse width was less than 100 ns.
Keywords :
Q-switching; ceramics; laser beams; neodymium; optical materials; solid lasers; 10 to 160 kHz; Q-switching; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; bounce amplifier geometry; ceramic slab laser; laser power; pulse width; transversely diode-pumped laser; Ceramics; Diodes; Frequency; Geometrical optics; Operational amplifiers; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Region 10; Slabs; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567792
