Stable single axial mode operation of injection-seeded Q-switched Nd:YAG laser by real-time resonance tracking method
Tóm tắt
A simple real-time resonance tracking method is described and experimentally demonstrated for stable single axial mode operation of an injection-seeded Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. We have achieved stable single axial mode operation with mW of seeding power in noisy environment over hours. The mode selectivity dependence on finite Q-switch opening time is demonstrated and quantitatively modeled for Q-switch opening time optimization.
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