A 1314 nm two-crystal Nd:YLF laser was designed and operated in both CW and actively Q-switched modes. Maximum CW output of 26.5 W 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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Botha, R.C. Koen, W. Esser, M.J.D. Bollig, C. Combrinck, W.L. and Von Bergmann, M. and Strauss, H.J. 2015. High average power Q-switched 1314 nm two-crystal Nd:YLF laser. Optics Letters, 40(4), 495-497
Botha, R., Koen, W., Esser, M., Bollig, C., Combrinck, W., Von Bergmann, M., & Strauss, H. J. (2015). High average power Q-switched 1314 nm two-crystal Nd:YLF laser. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8665
Botha, RC, W Koen, MJD Esser, C Bollig, WL Combrinck, M Von Bergmann, and Hencharl J Strauss "High average power Q-switched 1314 nm two-crystal Nd:YLF laser." (2015) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8665
Botha R, Koen W, Esser M, Bollig C, Combrinck W, Von Bergmann M, et al. High average power Q-switched 1314 nm two-crystal Nd:YLF laser. 2015; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8665.
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