OSCILLATION AND DOUBLING OF THE 0.946-μ LINE IN Nd3+:YAG

15 August 1969

journal article
research article
Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters

Vol. 15 (4) , 111-112
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1652925

Abstract

The paper reports oscillation and doubling of the 0.946‐μ line in Nd³⁺:YAG. Peak, Q‐switched output powers of approximately 2 kW at 0.473 μ were obtained. The results of a calculation for optimum nonlinear coupling to an internal Q‐switched laser are given.

Keywords

OSCILLATIONS

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