UNSTABLE RESONATOR ND-YAG LASER

被引:9
作者
HANNA, DC
LAYCOCK, LC
机构
[1] Department of Electronics, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton
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D O I
10.1007/BF00624394
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The operating characteristics of an unstable resonator Q-switched Nd-YAG laser are reported and its suitability for a number of applications has been tested. At repetition rates up to 50 Hz, output energies of 150-200 mJ are obtained with a beam divergence of 0.25 mrad half-angle. Single longitudinal mode operation has been achieved either with passive Q-switching or with an active slow Q-switch. © 1979 Chapman and Hall Ltd.
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页码:153 / 160
页数:8
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