Diode pumped Q-switched single frequency Nd:YAG ring laser
Diode pumped Q-switched single frequency Nd:YAG ring laser
The requirement for diffraction-limited single frequency sources has led to the development of a number of compact diode pumped solid state lasers. In particular, unidirectional operation of a monolithic Nd:YAG ring resonator in which spatial hole burning is suppressed has led to reliable single-longitudinal-mode operation. By virtue of their monolithic construction such lasers have so far been confined to low power or gain-switched operation. However, there are many applications for which higher power pulsed operation is required. To meet this need we constructed a compact diode pumped Q-switched Nd:YAG ring laser, consisting of only three optical components (Fig,1). This laser differs from its conventional standing-wave counterpart through the inclusion of a rhombic prism, which serves both to define the ring path geometry and by virtue of its Brewster angled surfaces to act as a polarizer.
Clarkson, W.A.
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Hanna, D.C.
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1989
Clarkson, W.A.
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Hanna, D.C.
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Clarkson, W.A. and Hanna, D.C.
(1989)
Diode pumped Q-switched single frequency Nd:YAG ring laser.
CLEO '89 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Baltimore, City of, Baltimore, United States.
24 - 28 Apr 1989.
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The requirement for diffraction-limited single frequency sources has led to the development of a number of compact diode pumped solid state lasers. In particular, unidirectional operation of a monolithic Nd:YAG ring resonator in which spatial hole burning is suppressed has led to reliable single-longitudinal-mode operation. By virtue of their monolithic construction such lasers have so far been confined to low power or gain-switched operation. However, there are many applications for which higher power pulsed operation is required. To meet this need we constructed a compact diode pumped Q-switched Nd:YAG ring laser, consisting of only three optical components (Fig,1). This laser differs from its conventional standing-wave counterpart through the inclusion of a rhombic prism, which serves both to define the ring path geometry and by virtue of its Brewster angled surfaces to act as a polarizer.
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Published date: 1989
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CLEO '89 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Baltimore, City of, Baltimore, United States, 1989-04-24 - 1989-04-28
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/77550
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D.C. Hanna
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