DocumentCode
2892989
Title
High repetition rate Q-switching (>100 kHz) in transversely diode-pumped ceramic Nd:YAG slab laser
Author
Omatsu, Takashige ; Isogami, Tomohiro ; Minassian, Ara ; Damzen, Michael J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Inf. & Image Sci., Chiba Univ., Japan
fYear
2005
fDate
12-17 June 2005
Firstpage
3
Abstract
In this paper, we present Q-switched operation of a transversely diode-pumped ceramic Nd:YAG slab laser with a bounce amplifier geometry at high repetition frequency up to 160 kHz and pulse duration of less than 100 ns. The average power in Q-switched operation was as much as 10 W. In Q-switched region 10 kHz to 160 kHz, the pulse width was less than 100 ns.
Keywords
Q-switching; ceramics; laser beams; neodymium; optical materials; solid lasers; 10 to 160 kHz; Q-switching; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; bounce amplifier geometry; ceramic slab laser; laser power; pulse width; transversely diode-pumped laser; Ceramics; Diodes; Frequency; Geometrical optics; Operational amplifiers; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Region 10; Slabs; Space vector pulse width modulation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8974-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567792
Filename
1567792
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