The Construction of a Nd:YAG Laser and Observation of the Output.

Abstract

An experimental Neodymium YAG laser system has been constructed using a cylindrical pumping reflector containing three CW tungsten-halide lamps. Maximum laser output of 2.05 watts has been obtained with slope efficiency 0.19 percent at 3300 watts input power. Slope efficiency increased with increasing input power, and output power decreased with increasing resonator length. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA138055

Entities

People

  • K. H. Chung

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Chemistry
  • Construction
  • Diffraction
  • Energy
  • Flash Lamps
  • Geometry
  • Heat Transfer
  • Laser Resonators
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Optical Pumping
  • Optomechanics
  • Physical Properties
  • Radiation
  • Refractive Index
  • Yag Lasers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy