SUBNANOSECOND PULSE GENERATION FROM DIODE-PUMPED ACOUSTOOPTICALLY Q-SWITCHED SOLID-STATE LASERS

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作者
PLAESSMANN, H [1 ]
YAMADA, KS [1 ]
RICH, CE [1 ]
GROSSMAN, WM [1 ]
机构
[1] LIGHTWAVE ELECTR CORP, MT VIEW, CA 94043 USA
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1993年 / 32卷 / 33期
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D O I
10.1364/AO.32.006616
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Miniature diode-pumped acousto-optically and-switched solid-state lasers deliver pulse durations as short as 600 ps at wavelengths near 1 mu m. Specifically, Nd:YVO4 lasers operating at 1.064 mu m produce 600-ps/5-kW pulses at 1 kHz, 1.0-ns/2-kW pulses at 20 KHz, and 1.9-ns/0.5-kW pulses at 100 KHz. A Nd:YLF laser at 1.047 mu m generates 700-ps/15-kW pulses at 1 kHz, and 1.2-ns/4-kW pulses at 10 kHz. At 1.342 mu m, a Nd:YVO4 laser produces 3.3-ns/0.8-0.6-kW pulses at 1-10 kHz.
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页码:6616 / 6619
页数:4
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