DocumentCode
3553169
Title
High average power pulse generation in CW Nd:YAG
Author
Boyden, J.H. ; Erickson, E.G.
Volume
16
fYear
1970
fDate
1970
Firstpage
28
Lastpage
28
Abstract
Over 1000 watts of CW power has been generated with a multisection krypton arc lamp pumped Nd:YAG laser. Applying electro-optical Q-switching techniques that are unique to this high-gain CW device, pulses with peak powers greater than 5 megawatts have been produced at repetition frequencies of 400G pps. The dynamics of the rapid pulse growth results in a pseudo-mode-locked pulse envelope. Through a combination of Q switching and injection of seed pulses from a CW mode-locked Nd:YAG laser, peak powers of several hundred megawatts can be produced, with average powers greater than 500 watts. Application of this output format to high average power second-harmonic generation will be discussed.
Keywords
Electrooptic devices; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse generation; Pump lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electron Devices Meeting, 1970 International
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEDM.1970.188223
Filename
1476335
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