Stabilization of pulse-to-pulse energy and width by gain-controlled prelase in laser-diode-pumped Q-switched laser

Optical Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 159-162

  Yan, Ping ^a   Gong, Ma Li ^a   Xie, Tao ^a   Liu, Xing Zhan ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acousto optic Q switch; Gain controlled prelase; Laser diode pumped solid state lasers; Stability; Time jitter

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTOOPTICAL EFFECTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; GAIN CONTROL; JITTER; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS; RELIABILITY; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

ACOUSTO-OPTIC Q SWITCH; GAIN-CONTROLLED PRELASE; LASER-DIODE-PUMPED Q-SWITCHED LASER; TIME JITTER;

Q SWITCHED LASERS;

EID: 0037252310     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1522725     Document Type: Article

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