Yttrium aluminum garnet master oscillator and formation of the spectral composition of high-power laser radiation

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1977 · Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE1977v007n11ABEH004121· OSTI ID:5118658

Zorev, N N; Sklizkov, G V; Tsvetkov, M Y; Shikanov, A S

An investigation is made of the characteristics of formation of the spectrum of high-power laser radiation using two types of oscillator: neodymium-glass and an yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG). A description is given of an active Q-switched neodymium-doped YAG oscillator. Its parameters are presented and their importance for the operation of a high-power laser is considered. It is shown that appreciable broadening of the radiation spectrum of the YAG oscillator during amplification may be caused by the stimulated emission of weak broad-spectrum directional radiation in addition to a narrow high-intensity line.

• Research Organization: P. N. Lebedev Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow
• OSTI ID: 5118658
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 7:11; ISSN SJQEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
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ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
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FERRITE GARNETS
HEATING
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OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
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SPECTRA
STIMULATED EMISSION
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
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