Q-switched solid-state laser

Details Q-switched solid-state laser Q-switched solid-state laser

1997-02-20

1998-11-17

Healy, Brian

Coherent light generators

Particular beam control device

Q-switch

372 9, 372 18, 372 19, 372 43, 372 99, 372106, 372108, H01S 311

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ABSTRACT:
A Q-switched solid-state laser has a narrow-band laser diode (18) whose narrow-band output radiation serves as seed radiation for exciting a solid (14), with the result that only a single wavelength-stable longitudinal mode oscillates in the resonator (10, 12) of the solid-state laser and corresponding radiation (16) is emitted.

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