Title :
Performance characteristics of a flashlamp-pumped 946-nm Nd:YAG laser system: Oscillator-amplifier system and frequency conversion
Author :
Walsh, B.M. ; Barnes, N.P. ; Hutcheson, R.L. ; Equall, R.W.
Author_Institution :
Boston Coll., Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We report on the development of a 946-nm Nd:YAG laser system with performance characteristics of better than a factor of 5 over previous flashlamp pumped systems. Oscillator performance in normal mode and Q-switched lasing is presented, as well as external resonator amplification of Q-switched 946-nm lasing exceeding 20%. In addition, frequency conversion of the fundamental, doubling to to 473 nm exceeding 40% efficiency, and tripling to 315 nm exceeding 30% efficiency, is also presented.
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser transitions; neodymium; optical frequency conversion; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; 20 percent; 30 percent; 315 nm; 40 percent; 473 nm; 946 nm; Nd:YAG laser; Q-switched lasing; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; efficiency; external resonator amplification; flashlamp pumped systems; flashlamp-pumped laser; frequency conversion; frequency doubling; frequency tripling; fundamental modes; normal mode; oscillator performance; oscillator-amplifier system; performance characteristics; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Oscillators; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-634-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2000.907247
