Abstract
Alexandrite is the best developed NIR tunable solid state laser crystal. Its wide tunability range and good physical properties, including the possibility of efficient flashlamp optical pumping, make it the right source for iidar/DIAL measurements of important chemical-physical parameters of the atmosphere. We built and tested a Q-switehed alexandrite laser designed to fulfill the requirements of single-longitudinal-mode near-diffraction-limited tunable emission in high energy pulses (0.5-1 J).
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