Sub-nanosecond, megawatt compact diode-pumped Nd:YLF laser

Authors

  • Roger Sean Cudney Departamento de Optica CICESE
  • Citlali Minor Departamento de Optica CICESE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31349/RevMexFis.64.512

Keywords:

Q-switch, Nd, YLF, laser

Abstract

We present a compact source of sub-nanosecond infrared laser pulses. The system is a diode-pumped, passively Q-switched Nd:YLF laser that emits 1.047µm pulses with a FWHM duration of 750 ps, an energy of 2.3 mJ per pulse at a repetition rate of over 40 Hz. We also provide a simple rate-equation model that adequately describes the experimental results. This laser is ideal for several applications that require energetic sub-nanosecond pulses that cannot be obtained easily with actively Q-switched lasers or mode-locked lasers.

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Published

2018-08-31

How to Cite

[1]
R. S. Cudney and C. Minor, “Sub-nanosecond, megawatt compact diode-pumped Nd:YLF laser”, Rev. Mex. Fís., vol. 64, no. 5 Sept-Oct, pp. 512–518, Aug. 2018.

Issue

Vol. 64 No. 5 Sept-Oct (2018): Revista Mexicana de Física

Section

13 Optics

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