Title :
Stable 100 kHz operation of passively Q-switched microchip laser
Author :
Gong, M. ; Wang, Y. ; Wang, D. ; Liao, Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Precision Instrum. & Mechanology, Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
fDate :
6/22/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A stable passively Q-switched Nd:YAG/Cr4+:YAG microchip laser is presented. For repetition rates between 1 and 100 kHz, interpulse timing jitter and amplitude variation are better than ±1 and ±0.6%, respectively. It was experimentally demonstrated that multi-amplitude-pulse generation at high pulse repetition rates is due to multi-longitudinal-mode operation.
Keywords :
Q-switching; chromium; laser stability; microchip lasers; neodymium; timing jitter; yttrium compounds; 1 to 100 kHz; Q-switched microchip laser; Y3Al5O12:Nd; amplitude variation; high pulse repetition rates; interpulse timing jitter; multi-amplitude-pulse generation; multi-longitudinal-mode operation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20060496
