Sub-nanosecond, megawatt compact diode-pumped Nd: YLF laser

• R.S. Cudney ^[1] ; C.E. Minor ^[1]
  1. [1] Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada

     Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada

     México

     
• Localización: Revista Mexicana de Física, ISSN-e 0035-001X, Vol. 64, Nº. 5, 2018, págs. 512-518
• Idioma: inglés
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  • We present a compact source of sub-nanosecond infrared laser pulses. The system is a diode-pumped, passively Q-switched Nd:YLF laser that emits 1.047µm pulses with a FWHM duration of 750 ps, an energy of 2.3 mJ per pulse at a repetition rate of over 40 Hz. We also provide a simple rate-equation model that adequately describes the experimental results. This laser is ideal for several applications that require energetic sub-nanosecond pulses that cannot be obtained easily with actively Q-switched lasers or mode-locked lasers