2 ns pulse width high repetition rate short cavity acousto-optically Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser

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With a specially constructed miniature acousto-optical Q-switch, 2 ns pulses with 10.3 µJ energy and 5.13 kW peak power at 80 kHz repetition rate were obtained in an end pumped short cavity acousto-optically Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser. This is believed to be the shortest pulse width obtained in a solid-state laser by acousto-optical Q-switching. At 500 kHz repetition rate, 10 ns pulses were generated.

Inspec keywords: solid lasers; Q-switching; yttrium compounds; neodymium; acousto-optical switches; optical pulse generation

Other keywords: acousto-optically Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser; 10 ns; 500 kHz; 80 kHz; pulse width short cavity Nd:YVO4 laser; Nd:YVO4; acousto-optical Q-switch; 5.13 kW; 2 ns; 10.3 muJ; solid-state laser

Subjects: Design of specific laser systems; Laser beam modulation, pulsing and switching; mode locking and tuning; Acousto-optical devices; Laser beam modulation, pulsing and switching; mode locking and tuning; Solid lasers; Lasing action in other solids; Ultrafast optical techniques

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