Coupled-cavity electro-optically {ital Q}-switched Nd:YVO{sub 4} microchip lasers

Journal Article · Fri Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1995 · Optics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.20.000716· OSTI ID:165257

Zayhowski, J J; Dill, C III ^[1]

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1. Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 244 Wood Street, Lexington, Massachusetts 02173-9108 (United States)

Nd:YVO{sub 4} microchip lasers have been electro-optically {ital Q} switched to produce 12-{mu}J pulses of 115-ps duration at repetition rates of up to 1 kHz. At a repetition rate of 2.25 MHz, 0.16-{mu}J pulses with an 8.8-ns duration were obtained.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 165257
• Journal Information: Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 20; ISSN OPLEDP; ISSN 0146-9592
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
EFFICIENCY
INFRARED RADIATION
NEODYMIUM LASERS
POWER RANGE 10-100 W
PULSE TECHNIQUES
Q-SWITCHING