Title :
2 ns pulse width high repetition rate short cavity acousto-optically Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser
Author :
Wang, Y. ; Gong, M. ; Zhang, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Precision Instrum. & Mechanology, Tsinghua Univ., Beijing
Abstract :
With a specially constructed miniature acousto-optical Q-switch, 2 ns pulses with 10.3 muJ energy and 5.13 kW peak power at 80 kHz repetition rate were obtained in an end pumped short cavity acousto-optically Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser. This is believed to be the shortest pulse width obtained in a solid-state laser by acousto-optical Q-switching. At 500 kHz repetition rate, 10 ns pulses were generated
Keywords :
Q-switching; acousto-optical switches; neodymium; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 10 ns; 10.3 muJ; 2 ns; 5.13 kW; 500 kHz; 80 kHz; Nd:YVO4; acousto-optical Q-switch; acousto-optically Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser; pulse width short cavity Nd:YVO4 laser; solid-state laser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20073628
