DocumentCode
3026393
Title
100 mJ Q-Switched, High Efficiency, High Brightness Nd:YAG Oscillator:Wavefront Analysis
Author
Poulios, Demetrios ; Stysley, Paul R. ; Kay, Richard B. ; Coyle, Barry
Author_Institution
American Univ. Washington, Washington
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A diode-pumped, 100 mJ/pulse, Nd:YAG oscillator employing a dual pump head design aligned orthogonally in an unstable resonator configuration producing aperture-free TEM00 beams is presented.
Keywords
Q-switching; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; neodymium; optical design techniques; optical pumping; solid lasers; Nd:YAG oscillator; Q-switched oscillator; YAG:Nd; aperture-free TEM00 beam; brightness; diode-pumped oscillator; dual pump head design; energy 100 mJ; unstable resonator; wavefront analysis; Brightness; Diodes; Laser modes; Magnetic heads; Optical design; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical transmitters; Slabs;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453702
Filename
4453702
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