• DocumentCode
    918556
  • Title

    Active Q switching technique for producing high laser power in a single longitudinal mode

  • Author

    Hanna, D.C. ; Luther-Davies, B. ; Smith, R.C.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Southampton, Department of Electronics, Southampton, UK
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    15
  • fYear
    1972
  • Firstpage
    369
  • Lastpage
    370
  • Abstract
    A Pockels-cell Q switch has been operated in a manner analogous to a saturable absorber, thus allowing the simple and reliable selection of a single longitudinal mode. A TEM00 mode Nd-CaWO4 laser has produced 400 kW pulses in a single longitudinal mode with a shot-to-shot frequency stability of about 0.01 cm¿1.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; calcium compounds; electro-optical effects; frequency stability; laser modes; neodymium; solid lasers; 400 KW pulses; Nd/CaWO4 laser; Pockels cell; TEM00 mode; active Q switching technique; electrooptical effects; frequency stability; high laser power; laser modes; saturable absorbers; silicon photodetector; single longitudinal mode; solid lasers; trigger circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19720269
  • Filename
    4235726
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=918556