Title :
A high-power, diode-pumped 355-nm laser system for micromachining applications
Author :
Petersen, A.B. ; Nighan, W.L., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Spectra Phys. Lasers Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Diode-pumped, Q-switched, solid-state lasers are rapidly becoming the preferred laser source in micromachining applications where their high efficiency, reliability, and excellent beam characteristics are important. We have developed a diode-pumped, Q-switched Nd:YAG laser as a replacement for the lamp-pumped devices found in many industrial systems.
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser materials processing; laser reliability; laser transitions; micromachining; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; 355 nm; Q-switched; Q-switched Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; excellent beam characteristics; high efficiency; high-power diode-pumped laser system; industrial systems; laser source; micromachining applications; reliability; Crystals; Diodes; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser theory; Micromachining; Optical harmonic generation; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.676612
