Title :
Efficient versatile-repetition-ate ps source for material processing applications
Author :
Gerhard, Christoph ; Druon, Frederic ; Blandin, Pierre ; Hanna, Marc ; Balembois, François ; Georges, Patrick ; Falcoz, Franck
Author_Institution :
Lab. Charles Fabry de I´´Inst. d´´Opt., Palaiseau
Abstract :
We report on the development of an efficient and simple picosecond diode-pumped solid-state laser source with versatile repetition rate (typically 1Hz-1 MHz) for material processing applications.
Keywords :
laser materials processing; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YVO4:Nd; frequency 1 Hz to 1 MHz; material processing application; picosecond diode-pumped solid-state laser; Crystals; Diodes; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Materials processing; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386251