DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTRACAVITY-SUMMED MULTIPLE-WAVELENGTH ND-YAG LASER FOR A RUGGED, SOLID-STATE SODIUM LIDAR SYSTEM

被引:100
作者
FARLEY, RW [1 ]
DAO, PD [1 ]
机构
[1] PHILLIPS LAB,GPIM,OLAA,BEDFORD,MA 01731
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1995年 / 34卷 / 21期
关键词
SODIUM LIDAR;
D O I
10.1364/AO.34.004269
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A single-cavity solid-state laser that is resonant with sodium D-2 absorption is reported. Simultaneous 1.06- and 1.32-mu m emission from a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser is summed with an intracavity type II KTP crystal. A single-intracavity etalon is sufficient to provide a time-averaged linewidth of 1.7 GHz at 589 nm.
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页码:4269 / 4273
页数:5
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