• DocumentCode
    421495
  • Title

    Monolithic, passively Q-switched, diode side-pumped Nd:YAG laser with thermal compensation

  • Author

    Afzal, R.S. ; Smuk, A.Y.

  • Author_Institution
    Spectra Syst. Corp., East Providence, RI, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    A novel monolithic, passively Q-switched, diode side-pumped Nd:YAG laser is demonstrated, producing 3 ns 5 mJ pulses, up to 100 Hz. The saturable absorber (Cr/sup 4+/:YAG) was optically contacted directly onto Nd:YAG slab.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; chromium; neodymium; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; 100 Hz; 3 ns; 5 mJ; Nd:YAG laser; Nd:YAG slab; YAG:Cr; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Cr; YAl5O12:Nd; diode side-pumped laser; monolithic laser; passively Q-switched laser; saturable absorber; thermal compensation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1360687
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=421495