High-Repetition-Rate Q-Switched Diode-Pumped Nd:YAG Laser at 1.444 mum

A diode-pumped Q-switched Nd:YAG laser that operates at the eye-safe 1444 nm wavelength has been developed. When pumped by a 10-W fiber-coupled array at 808 nm, it generated 1 W in cw operation and 560 mW at 20-kHz repetition rate with active Q-switching. Design issues such as thermal lensing charac...

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Published inApplied optics (2004) Vol. 37; no. 18; p. 3984
Main Authors Agnesi, A, Dell'acqua, S, Pennacchio, C, Reali, G, Gobbi, P G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 20.06.1998
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Summary:A diode-pumped Q-switched Nd:YAG laser that operates at the eye-safe 1444 nm wavelength has been developed. When pumped by a 10-W fiber-coupled array at 808 nm, it generated 1 W in cw operation and 560 mW at 20-kHz repetition rate with active Q-switching. Design issues such as thermal lensing characterization and beam quality are discussed.
ISSN:1559-128X