Picosecond Diode-Pumped Laser System with 9.3-W Average Power and 2.3-mJ Pulse Energy
Applied Optics, Vol. 40, Issue 18, pp. 3042-3045 (2001)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.40.003042
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Abstract
We describe a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser that is suitable for micromachining applications and is capable of generating 2.3-mJ pulses at a 4-kHz pulse repetition frequency. The output pulse duration is 20.5 ps. The system is based on a Nd:YAG regenerative amplifier with a novel four-pass postamplifier. The postamplifier incorporates birefringent depolarization compensation and simultaneously prevents parasitic laser oscillation by use of a nonreciprocal beam path. These output pulse energies are achieved without the use of chirped pulse amplification.
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OCIS Codes
(140.3280) Lasers and laser optics : Laser amplifiers
(140.3480) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, diode-pumped
(140.3530) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, neodymium
Citation
Michael J. P. Dymott and Kurt J. Weingarten, "Picosecond Diode-Pumped Laser System with 9.3-W Average Power and 2.3-mJ Pulse Energy," Appl. Opt. 40, 3042-3045 (2001)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-40-18-3042
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