Efficient, Reliable, Long-Lifetime, Diode-Pumped Nd:YAG Laser for Space-Based Vegetation Topographical Altimetry
Applied Optics, Vol. 43, Issue 27, pp. 5236-5242 (2004)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.43.005236
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Abstract
A highly efficient, diode-pumped, Nd:YAG laser is described. The oscillator utilizes an unstable resonator design with a Gaussian reflectivity output coupler and a side-pumped zigzag slab gain medium. The laser produces 18-mJ, 10-ns pulses at a repetition rate of 242 Hz in a near-TEM00 mode with an optical efficiency of up to 14%. An extended performance test was recently concluded in which the transmitter operated at reduced output for more than 4.8 × 109 shots with no optical damage. Design criteria, beam quality, and lifetime data are presented.
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OCIS Codes
(140.3480) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, diode-pumped
(140.3540) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, Q-switched
(140.3580) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, solid-state
(140.5560) Lasers and laser optics : Pumping
(140.6810) Lasers and laser optics : Thermal effects
(280.3640) Remote sensing and sensors : Lidar
Citation
Donald B. Coyle, Richard B. Kay, Paul R. Stysley, and Demetrios Poulios, "Efficient, Reliable, Long-Lifetime, Diode-Pumped Nd:YAG Laser for Space-Based Vegetation Topographical Altimetry," Appl. Opt. 43, 5236-5242 (2004)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-43-27-5236
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