Abstract

A frequency-doubled YAG:Nd³⁺ laser system has been developed to serve as a source of illumination for high-speed photographic and holographic applications. A complete description of the laser system is presented. This laser is capable of generating a burst of 0.532-μm pulses of intense Q-switched light, equally spaced in time. Results presented include an example of a time-sequenced photograph of a hypervelocity impact and the reconstruction of an in-line hologram taken using the burst laser as a source. A summary of resolution and sensitivity of a series of photographic films for use at 0.6943 μm and 0.532 μm is also presented. This may prove useful in comparing ruby and doubled YAG:Nd³⁺ for future photographic applications.

© 1973 Optical Society of America

High-Speed Sequence Photography of a Ruby Laser

E. S. Dayhoff and B. Kessler
Appl. Opt. 1(3) 339-341 (1962)

Thermal Transient Effects in Repetitively Pulsed Flashlamp-Pumped YAG:Nd and YAG:Nd,Lu Laser Material

R. F. Hotz
Appl. Opt. 12(8) 1834-1838 (1973)

In-line holography with a frequency doubled Nd:YAG laser for particle size analysis

Ralf Nyga, Ewald Schmitz, and Werner Lauterborn
Appl. Opt. 29(23) 3365-3368 (1990)

High repetition rate frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser for airborne bathymetry

Donna B. Northam, M. A. Guerra, M. E. Mack, I. Itzkan, and C. Deradourian
Appl. Opt. 20(6) 968-971 (1981)

Laser-Induced Damage Probability at 1.06 μm and 0.69 μm

Michael Bass and Harrison H. Barrett
Appl. Opt. 12(4) 690-699 (1973)