High-Power 80-Ns Transform-Limited Nd:YAG Laser

Mark J Dyer; William K Bischel; David G Scerbak

doi:10.1117/12.945501

22 June 1988 High-Power 80-Ns Transform-Limited Nd:YAG Laser

Mark J Dyer, William K Bischel, David G Scerbak

Proceedings Volume 0912, Pulse Single-Frequency Lasers: Technology and Applications; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.945501
Event: 1988 Los Angeles Symposium: O-E/LASE '88, 1988, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The construction and operation of a long pulse, single-mode Nd:YAG laser is described. The laser is configured around an injection-seeded, unstable oscillator/single amplifier and produces 80 ns pulses at 10 Hz with pulse energies of over 300 mJ. When frequency doubled, the infrared is converted to a 56 ns pulse at 532 nm with a Fourier-limited linewidth of 8 MHz. This approach brings the Nd:YAG source to within the bandwidth domain normally dominated by visible CW lasers, but at a considerably higher power, thus providing an attractive alternative for applications in high resolution spectroscopy and non-linear studies.

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Mark J Dyer, William K Bischel, and David G Scerbak "High-Power 80-Ns Transform-Limited Nd:YAG Laser", Proc. SPIE 0912, Pulse Single-Frequency Lasers: Technology and Applications, (22 June 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.945501

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