Generation of spectrally limited ultrashort pulses in YAG:Nd3+ laser with a rapidly relaxing passive gate
Published: 14.10.2014
Authors: Babenko V.A., Sychev A.A.
Published in issue: #9(33)/2014
DOI: 10.18698/2308-6033-2014-9-1297
Category: Engineering | Chapter: Laser Technology
The main purpose of the research was to implement the mode of generating ultrashort picosecond duration pulses using a rapidly relaxing dye and the method of cavity losses discharge of еру pulsed solid-state lasers with a passive gate. We calculated the generation kinetics and determined the optimal conditions modulation mode in combination with passive gate enlightenment. We implemented the method for the YAG:Nd3+ laser, for which we obtained the intense ultrashort pulses with duration of ≈ 12 ps, corresponding to the maximum width of the emission spectrum of the nonselective resonator.
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