All solid-state mode-locked flashlamp pumped Nd:YAG laser system with selectable pulse duration

Vaclav Kubecek D.V.M.; Jean-Claude Diels; Andreas Stintz; Helena Jelinkova; Andrej Dombrovsky; Miroslav Cech

doi:10.1117/12.589051

27 April 2005 All solid-state mode-locked flashlamp pumped Nd:YAG laser system with selectable pulse duration

Vaclav Kubecek D.V.M., Jean-Claude Diels, Andreas Stintz, Helena Jelinkova, Andrej Dombrovsky, Miroslav Cech

Proceedings Volume 5707, Solid State Lasers XIV: Technology and Devices; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.589051
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2005, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

All solid state mode-locked flashlamp pumped Nd:YAG laser system with selectable pulse duration was developed based on the oscillator where a single semiconductor structure containing a multiple-quantum-well was used as a saturable absorber for mode-locking, and energy limiter for passive negative feedback. Single pulse selection from various parts of extended 200 ns long Q-switched pulse train enables the changing of pulse duration before entering into three stages of laser amplifiers. Using of additional acousto-optic mode-locker, stability enhancement of the output pulses was obtained and the amplitude fluctuations were reduced below 5%. The exploitation of the solid state saturable absorber and limiter integrated in the single element improved significantly the long term characteristics of the laser system which can be therefore used for various applications as a satellite laser ranging, spectroscopy, or medicine.

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Vaclav Kubecek D.V.M., Jean-Claude Diels, Andreas Stintz, Helena Jelinkova, Andrej Dombrovsky, and Miroslav Cech "All solid-state mode-locked flashlamp pumped Nd:YAG laser system with selectable pulse duration", Proc. SPIE 5707, Solid State Lasers XIV: Technology and Devices, (27 April 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.589051

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