Investigation of a Cr4+:YAG passive Q-switch in CW pumped Nd:YAG lasers

被引:43
作者
Dascalu, T
Philipps, G
Weber, H
机构
[1] LASER MED & TECHNOL INST BERLIN,D-1000 BERLIN 12,GERMANY
[2] TECH UNIV BERLIN,INST OPT,D-1000 BERLIN 12,GERMANY
关键词
Cr4+:YAG passive Q-switches; lasers (Nd:YAG); acousto-optical Q-switches;
D O I
10.1016/S0030-3992(96)00064-3
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
This work describes the experimental results obtained on the Cr4+:YAG crystal used as a passive Q-switch in Nd,YAG lasers, In addition, the combination of a Cr4+:YAG passive Q-switch with an acousto-optical Q-switch operating simultaneously in one cavity was investigated, More than 180 W average output in the passive Q-switched mode was obtained with the Cr4+:YAG crystal, The pulse-to-pulse stability was better than 1%. A mode selection occurred when the laser system operated near threshold, (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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页数:5
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