Actively Q-switched miniature Nd:YAG ring laser in single-frequency operation

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The active Q-switching of a miniature Nd:YAG ring laser in single-frequency operation has been realised. Pulse parameters are controlled by a Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber while the trigger is actively provided by a frustrated total internal reflection switch. With repetition rates up to 3 kHz, pulsewidths range from 3.4 to 9 ns, and pulse energies from 30 to 53 µJ.

Inspec keywords: solid lasers; Q-switching; neodymium; optical switches; optical saturable absorption; ring lasers; laser frequency stability

Other keywords: repetition rates; YAG:Cr; YAl5O12:Cr; frustrated total internal reflection switch; 3.4 to 9 ns; YAG:Nd; actively Q-switched miniature Nd:YAG ring laser; pulsewidths; Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber; pulse parameters; single-frequency operation; YAl5O12:Nd; pulse energies

Subjects: Optical bistability, multistability and switching; Optical saturation and related effects; Laser beam modulation, pulsing and switching; mode locking and tuning; Design of specific laser systems; Optical transient phenomena, self-induced transparency, optical saturation and related effects; Solid lasers; Laser beam modulation, pulsing and switching; mode locking and tuning; Laser resonators and cavities; Lasing action in other solids; Laser resonators and cavities; Optical bistability, multistability and switching

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