Repetitively pulsed Cr:LiSAF laser for lidar applications
A Cr:LiSAF laser has been successfully operated at time averaged powers up to 11 W and at pulse repetition rates to 12 Hz. During Q-switch operation, output energy as high as 450 mJ (32 ns FWHM) was obtained. Finally, line narrowed Q-switched pulses (< 0.1 nm) from the Cr:LiSAF laser were successfully used as a tunable light source for lidar to measure atmospheric water content.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 10130334
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-94-526; CONF-940226-4; ON: DE94007546; TRN: AHC29406%%66
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 9. advanced solid-state lasers meeting,Salt Lake City, UT (United States),7-10 Feb 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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