Title :
A pulse transmission mode Q-switched Nd:YLF laser pumped by cylindrical microlens-collimated diode bars
Author :
Selker, M.D. ; Afzal, R.S. ; Reichert, P.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
fDate :
7/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A Q-switched cavity-dumped single-transverse-mode Nd:YLF laser pumped by two 60-W quasi-CW diode bars collimated using cylindrical microlens technology produced 4-mJ, 4.5-ns pulses. The pump geometry employed has many of the advantages of longitudinal pumping yet allows the use of high-power quasi-CW bars while requiring only 1 optical element
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; 4 mJ; 4.5 ns; 60 W; LiYF4:Nd; Q-switched cavity-dumped pulse single-transverse-mode Nd:YLF laser; YLF:Nd; cylindrical microlens-collimated diode bars; high-power quasi-CW bars; stripe pumping; Bars; Diodes; Geometrical optics; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Lenses; Microoptics; Optical collimators; Optical pulses; Pump lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
