• DocumentCode
    904448
  • Title

    Self-Q-switched Nd3+: YAG and ruby lasers

  • Author

    Birnbaum, M. ; Fincher, C.L.

  • Volume
    57
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1969
  • fDate
    5/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    804
  • Lastpage
    805
  • Abstract
    Self-Q-switched operation of Nd3+: YAG lasers at 77°K and ruby lasers at 300 and 77°K pumped by the 5145-Å output of a pulsed argon ion laser is described. Self-Q-switched operation was obtained 1) by static mirror misalignment and 2) by static misalignment of the filament of the pumped laser material with respect to the mirror resonator axis. An output that consisted of a single giant pulse could be obtained for ruby by either method; for Nd3+: YAG, the output always consisted of one or more giant pulses and characteristic relaxation oscillations.
  • Keywords
    Argon; Diodes; Glass; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Neodymium; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1969.7082
  • Filename
    1449012
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=904448