Analysis of an intracavity-doubled diode-pumped {ital Q} -switched Nd:YAG laser producing more than 100 W of power at 0.532thinsp{mu}m

Journal Article · Sat Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1998 · Optics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.23.001203· OSTI ID:639075

Honea, E C; Ebbers, C A; Beach, R J; Speth, J A; Skidmore, J A; Emanuel, M A; Payne, S A ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, P.O. Box 808, L-441 Livermore, California 94550 (United States)

A diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser was frequency doubled to 0.532 {mu}m with an intracavity KTiOPO{sub 4} crystal in a V-cavity arrangement, achieving an output power of 140thinspthinspW. Acousto-optic Q thinspthinspswitching was employed at repetition rates of 10{endash}30thinspthinspkHz, and the beam quality was assessed at M{sup 2}{approx}50 . It was deduced on the basis of our model that the strength of the nonlinear frequency conversion is the main parameter determining the pulse width. {copyright} {ital 1998} {ital Optical Society of America}

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 639075
• Journal Information: Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 15 Vol. 23; ISSN 0146-9592; ISSN OPLEDP
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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66 PHYSICS
OPTICAL PUMPING
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
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Q-SWITCHING
SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS