Configuration Q-switching in a diode-pumped multirod variable-configuration resonator

被引：14

作者：

MacDonald, MP ^{[1
]}

Graf, T ^{[1
]}

Balmer, JE ^{[1
]}

Weber, HP ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Bern, Inst Appl Phys, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland

来源：

IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS | 1998年 / 34卷 / 02期

关键词：

Fabry-Perot resonators; laser resonators; laser stability; neodymium : YAG lasers; Q-switched lasers; ring lasers;

D O I：

10.1109/3.658736

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：

We report on a novel technique for Q-switching at high repetition rates, where the change in the Q of the cavity is due to the capability of a variable-configuration multirod resonator (VCR) to switch between an unstable Fabry-Perot configuration and a stable ring configuration, The switching between the configurations is accomplished simply by the means of a Pockels Cell, Using the new Q-switching technique, 35-ns-long pulses with a peak power of 17 kW at a repetition rate of 4 kHz, giving an average power of 2.4 W, were obtained.

引用

页码：366 / 371

页数：6

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