Title :
A two-channel repetitively pulsed Nd:YAG laser operating at 25 Hz with diffraction-limited beam quality
Author :
Andreev, Nikolay F. ; Khazanov, Efim A. ; Kulagin, Oleg V. ; Movshevich, Boris Z. ; Palashov, Oleg V. ; Pasmanik, Guerman A. ; Rodchenkov, Vladimir I. ; Scott, Andrew ; Soa, Phil
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Acad. of Sci., Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
fDate :
1/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A two-channel, repetitively pulsed laser was studied. The main features of this laser were the compensation of aberration and polarization distortions in Nd:YAG crystals and the summation of two channels of radiation into a single diffraction-limited beam with a pulse energy up to 5 J
Keywords :
aberrations; compensation; laser beams; light diffraction; light polarisation; neodymium; solid lasers; 5 J; Nd:YAG crystals; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; aberration; diffraction-limited beam quality; polarization distortions compensation; pulse energy; single diffraction-limited beam; two-channel repetitively pulsed Nd:YAG laser; Diffraction; Laser beams; Laser noise; Laser theory; Neodymium; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Polarization; Pulse amplifiers; Thermal stresses;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
