Characteristics of high-energy Q-switched neodymium lasers operating near 1320 nm

Atsushi Sato; Tomohiro Terasaki; Takumi Abe; Yoshiki Miyake; Kazuhiro Asai; Shoken Ishii; Kohei Mizutani

doi:10.1117/12.869509

11 November 2010 Characteristics of high-energy Q-switched neodymium lasers operating near 1320 nm

Atsushi Sato, Tomohiro Terasaki, Takumi Abe, Yoshiki Miyake, Kazuhiro Asai, Shoken Ishii, Kohei Mizutani

Proceedings Volume 7860, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring XI; 78600H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.869509
Event: SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing, 2010, Incheon, Korea, Republic of

Abstract

An optimum design of neodymium lasers operating near 1320 nm was experimentally investigated. A conductively cooled Q-switched Nd:YAG laser with two birefringent filter plates produced 18 mJ of energy at 1319 nm. On the other hand, a Nd:YLF laser allowed us to achieve operations at a single emission line without wavelength selectors because of its favorable birefringent properties. An output energy of 42 mJ in a single Q-switched pulse at 1313 nm was obtained with a c-cut Nd:YLF rod.

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Atsushi Sato, Tomohiro Terasaki, Takumi Abe, Yoshiki Miyake, Kazuhiro Asai, Shoken Ishii, and Kohei Mizutani "Characteristics of high-energy Q-switched neodymium lasers operating near 1320 nm", Proc. SPIE 7860, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring XI, 78600H (11 November 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.869509

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