Published July 1, 2005
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Journal article
Diode-pumped 1 kW Q-switched Nd:YAG rod laser with high peak power and high beam quality
Description
We have demonstrated high-peak-power generation at 1 kW average power by applying an acousto-optic Q switch to a quasi-cw diode-pumped Nd:YAG master oscillator power amplifier. We achieved a maximum peak power of 2.3 MW by driving the Q switch in burst mode. The average repetition rate was 6 kHz. The corresponding beam quality was M2=9
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1364/AO.44.004119;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Applied Optics
- Journal Volume
- 44
- Journal Issue
- 19
- Journal Page Range
- p. 4119-4122
- ISSN
- 0003-6935
- CODEN
- APOPAI
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 37017732
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- KHZ RANGE 01-100; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; OSCILLATORS; PEAK LOAD; POWER AMPLIFIERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS
- Descriptors DEC
- AMPLIFIERS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; FREQUENCY RANGE; KHZ RANGE; LASERS; PUMPING; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SOLID STATE LASERS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2005 Optical Society of America