Synchronization of Q-switched YAG:Nd/sup 3 +/ laser by single picosecond pulse

Journal Article · Mon Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1988 · Instrum. Exp. Tech. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6331257

Arutyunyan, I G; Ishkhanyan, S P; Papazyan, T A

A Q-switched YAG:Nd/sup 3 +/ laser is synchronized by a single picosecond pulse that is produced by passive mode locking. A nitrogen discharger triggered by optical radiation is used for synchronization. The voltage-pulse generator of the Q-switch of YAG:Nd/sup 3 +/ laser is triggered by the nitrogen discharger. The delay of the synchronized radiation relative to the picosecond pulse is, on the average, 25 nsec. A synchronization accuracy of +/-2 nsec is achieved.

• Research Organization: Scientific-Research Institute of Physics of Condensed Media, Erevan (USSR)
• OSTI ID: 6331257
• Journal Information: Instrum. Exp. Tech. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Instrum. Exp. Tech. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 30:4; ISSN INETA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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