Abstract
Q-switching of high average power lasers is surely a problem due to very high both thermal and optical load on the modulating device. The types of optical shutters usually used for periodical Q-switching of high-power CW-pumped Nd-YAG lasers are the following: Cr4+:YAG saturable absorbers; rotating quarter wave plates; electro-optic and acousto-optic modulators.
© 1995 Optical Society of America
PDF ArticleMore Like This
R. Grunwald and U. Griebner
CMI3 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO:S&I) 1995
A. Högele, C. Ziolek, H. Lubatschowski, and W. Ertmer
CThM3 The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/Europe) 1996
Andrea Caprara, James Henden, Steven Mc Dermott, and David Necklason
LA2 Advanced Solid State Lasers (ASSL) 1995