Title :
Repetition-rate-stabilized high power passively Q-switched Nd:YAG microchip laser
Author :
Ding, Jianwu ; Geiger, Allen R.
Author_Institution :
Akamai Phys., Inc., Las Cruces
Abstract :
A compact diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:YAG microchip laser capable of 1-5kHz adjustable repetition-rate-stabilized pulses using an appropriate pump modulation technique was developed. It outputs linearly-polarized pulses with 3ns pulsewidth, 100muJ energy and <1% jitter.
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser beams; microchip lasers; neodymium; optical modulation; optical pumping; YAG:Nd; appropriate pump modulation technique; diode-pumped passively Q-switched microchip laser; frequency 1 kHz to 5 kHz; high power passively Q- switched microchip laser; linearly-polarized pulse; repetition-rate-stabilized pulse; Diode lasers; Frequency; Jitter; Laser excitation; Microchip lasers; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulse modulation; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452343
