Q switching and cavity dumping of a high-power cw Nd:YAG laser by means of a novel electro-optic configuration
- 1 June 1986
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 11 (6) , 360-362
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.11.000360
Abstract
We present a novel electro-optic configuration that is capable of switching unpolarized light with high efficiency. Its application as the output coupler of a high-repetition-rate, Q-switched (up to 50 kHz), cavity-dumped high-power cw Nd:YAG laser is reported.Keywords
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