Abstract
A Q-switched diode-array pumped Nd:YAG laser using a robust solid nonfocussing collector geometry has been modelled and demonstrated to have a uniform gain cross-section, and high tolerance of misalignment. Q-switched operation with millijoule output pulse energies is described.
© 1992 Optical Society of America
PDF ArticleMore Like This
J. M. Dawes, P. Dekker, Y. Cai, D. S. Knowles, S. Jackson, and J. A. Piper
DL12 Advanced Solid State Lasers (ASSL) 1993
M. K. Reed and W. K. Bischel
CMI2 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO:S&I) 1992
Akira Ishimori, Takashi Yamamoto, Mitsuru Irie, Toyohiro Uchiumi, and Akihiro Shima
DL2 Advanced Solid State Lasers (ASSL) 1992