Title :
Near diffraction limited pulses with 52-mJ, 1.2 ns at 0.5 kHz, generated by Nd-based MOPA
Author :
Chuchumishev, D. ; Oreshkov, Bozhidar ; Gaydardzhiev, A. ; Trifonov, Andrey ; Buchvarov, Ivan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Sofia Univ., Sofia, Bulgaria
Abstract :
In this work, we report the amplification of laser pulses from a near diffraction limited, passively Q-switched Nd:YAG master oscillator (0.58 mJ, 1.2 ns at 0.5 kHz) up to 52-mJ in a Nd:YVO4 preamplifier and two diode pumped boost YAG-amplifiers, whilst preserving pulse duration, beam quality and linear polarization.
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser beams; light diffraction; neodymium; optical parametric amplifiers; yttrium compounds; Nd-based MOPA; Nd:YVO4 preamplifier; YAG:Nd; YVO4:Nd; amplification; beam quality; diode pumped boost YAG-amplifiers; energy 52 mJ; frequency 0.5 kHz; laser pulses; linear polarization; near diffraction limited pulses; passively Q-switched Nd:YAG master oscillator; pulse duration; time 1.2 ns; Diffraction; Educational institutions; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0593-5
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6800679
