Title :
Yb fiber oscillator developed for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
Author :
Bai Nie ; Parker, Gordon ; Lozovoy, Vadim V. ; Dantus, Marcos
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
Abstract :
A 2 MHz Yb fiber oscillator producing 320 nJ per pulse is developed. The laser is ideal for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, due to a low ablation threshold and clean atomic emission spectra.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser beam effects; oscillators; ytterbium; Yb; Yb fiber oscillator; clean atomic emission spectra; frequency 2 MHz; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; low ablation threshold; Electric breakdown; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser ablation; Laser theory; Oscillators; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
