DocumentCode
1150811
Title
A pulsed ruby laser with individually Q-switched multiple cavities
Author
Landry, Murphy J.
Author_Institution
Sandia Laboratories, Albequerque, NM, USA
Volume
9
Issue
6
fYear
1973
fDate
6/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
604
Lastpage
606
Abstract
Four individually 
-switched laser cavities have been established sharing a common ruby laser rod. Single giant pulses have been emitted with a time duration of ≈ 30 ns (half-width) and energies of 0.16 J from each cavity apertured by a 2.54-mm-diameter hole. The spacing of the pulses was continuously variable in time from 0 to 1.25 ms plus or minus a jitter time of approximately 13 ns. This multiple-cavity laser light source can be used as a stroboscopic illuminator for photographic or holographic recording of fast events.
-switched laser cavities have been established sharing a common ruby laser rod. Single giant pulses have been emitted with a time duration of ≈ 30 ns (half-width) and energies of 0.16 J from each cavity apertured by a 2.54-mm-diameter hole. The spacing of the pulses was continuously variable in time from 0 to 1.25 ms plus or minus a jitter time of approximately 13 ns. This multiple-cavity laser light source can be used as a stroboscopic illuminator for photographic or holographic recording of fast events.Keywords
Fluorescence; Holography; Laser noise; Laser transitions; Noise measurement; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Surface emitting lasers; Temperature;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1973.1077557
Filename
1077557
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