The development of a high repetitive and high power Nd:YAG laser by using a zero-current switching resonant converter

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 199-203

  Kim, Hee Je ^a   Kim, Eun Soo ^b   Lee, Dong Hoon ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Current pulsewidth; High repetition rate and high power (HRHP) pulsed Nd:YAG laser; Pulse repetition rate; Zero current switching (ZCS) resonant converter

Indexed keywords

HIGH POWER LASERS; LASER PULSES; LASER RESONATORS;

PULSE REPETITION RATE; ZERO-CURRENT SWITCHING (ZCS) RESONANT CONVERTERS;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0032035658     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-3992(98)00036-X     Document Type: Article

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