Investigation of a passive Q-switched, externally controlled, quasicontinuous or continuous pumped Nd:YAG laser

Traian Dascalu; Nicolaie A. Pavel; Voicu Lupei; Gerd Philipps; Thomas Beck; Horst Weber

doi:10.1117/1.600670

1 May 1996 Investigation of a passive Q-switched, externally controlled, quasicontinuous or continuous pumped Nd:YAG laser

Traian Dascalu, Nicolaie A. Pavel, Voicu Lupei, Gerd Philipps, Thomas Beck, Horst Weber

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 35, Issue 5, (May 1996). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.600670

A new method for improvement of laser pulse characteristics in a Nd:YAG passive Q-switch laser is presented. The method is based on the external controlled small-signal transmissivity of a passive Q-switch crystal. Cr4+:YAG and LiF:F-2 2 crystals are investigated. A high flexibility in choosing laser pulse parameters is obtained.

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Traian Dascalu, Nicolaie A. Pavel, Voicu Lupei, Gerd Philipps, Thomas Beck, and Horst Weber "Investigation of a passive Q-switched, externally controlled, quasicontinuous or continuous pumped Nd:YAG laser," Optical Engineering 35(5), (1 May 1996). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.600670

Published: 1 May 1996

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