High average power Q-switched 1314 nm two-crystal Nd:YLF laser
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Botha, R.C.
Koen, W.
Esser, M.J.D.
Bollig, C.
Combrinck, W.L.
Von Bergmann, H.M.
Strauss, H.J.
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Optical Society of America
Abstract
A 1314 nm two-crystal Nd:YLF laser was designed and operated in both CW and actively Q-switched modes. Maximum CW output of 26.5W resulted from 125 W of combined incident pump power. Active Q-switching was obtained by inserting a Brewster-cut Acousto Optic Modulator. This setup delivered an average power of 18.6 W with a maximum of 5.6 mJ energy per pulse with a pulse duration of 36 ns at a pulse repetition frequency of 500 Hz.
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High average power, Communications, Remote sensing, Timing systems, Display technology
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Botha, RC, Koen, W, Esser, MJD, Bollig, C, Combrinck, WL, Von Bergmann, HM & Strauss, HJ 2015, 'High average power Q-switched 1314 nm two-crystal Nd :YLF laser', Optics Letters, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 495-497.