Single frequency Q-switched operation of a diode-laser pumped Nd:YAG ring laser using an acoustic-optic modulator

Single-frequency Q-switched operation of a diode-laser-pumped Nd:YAG ring laser has been achieved by using an acousto-optic modulator both to enforce unidirectional operation and to provide Q switching. Pulses with energies of 13µJ and 36ns duration have been obtained, corresponding to a peak power...

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Main Authors: Bromley, L.J (Author), Hanna, D.C (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 1991.
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