> 6 MW peak power at 532 nm from passively Q-switched Nd:YAG/Cr4+:YAG microchip laser

被引:86
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作者
Bhandari, Rakesh [1 ]
Taira, Takunori [1 ]
机构
[1] Laser Res Ctr, Inst Mol Sci, Okazaki, Aichi 4448585, Japan
来源
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2011年 / 19卷 / 20期
关键词
GENERATION; COMPOSITE; IGNITION; BEAM;
D O I
10.1364/OE.19.019135
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Megawatt peak power, giant pulse microchip lasers are attractive for wavelength conversion, provided their output is linearly polarized. We use a [110] cut Cr4+:YAG for passively Q-switched Nd:YAG microchip laser to obtain a stable, linearly polarized output. Further, we optimize the conditions for second harmonic generation at 532 nm wavelength to achieve > 6 MW peak power, 1.7 mJ, 265 ps, 100 Hz pulses with a conversion efficiency of 85%. (C) 2011 Optical Society of America
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页码:19135 / 19141
页数:7
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