DocumentCode :
1082483
Title :
Pulse stretching in a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser
Author :
Schmid, Wolfram E.
Author_Institution :
Pfojektgruppe fuer Laserfoschung, Garching, Germany
Volume :
16
Issue :
7
fYear :
1980
fDate :
7/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
790
Lastpage :
794
Abstract :
Stretching of 
-switched Nd:YAG laser pulses has been achieved by rapidly varying the resonator output coupling during the pulse duration, using a Pockels cell driven by a high-voltage planar triode. An analytical solution for the temporal variation of loss, inversion, and photon density has been found. Flat laser pulses up to 600 ns duration and energy extraction efficiency close to 100 percent have been demonstrated experimentally.
-switched Nd:YAG laser pulses has been achieved by rapidly varying the resonator output coupling during the pulse duration, using a Pockels cell driven by a high-voltage planar triode. An analytical solution for the temporal variation of loss, inversion, and photon density has been found. Flat laser pulses up to 600 ns duration and energy extraction efficiency close to 100 percent have been demonstrated experimentally.Keywords :
Neodymium:YAG lasers; Q-switched lasers; Arthritis; Equations; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Neodymium; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Shape control;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1980.1070572
Filename :
1070572
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