Q-Switching of Multiple Quantum Well-Laser Diode Array (MQW-LDA) Pumped Nd:YAG Laser.

Abstract

Solid laser Q-switching devices pumped with a semiconductor lasers (DPL) have seen rapidly development internationally in recent years. Such devices have potential advantages in multiple applications of laser radar, laser ranging, and optoelectronic countermeasures. The speed of acousto-optical Q-switching is not as high as that of electro-optical switching. However, the acousto-optical modulator has lower cavity-insertion wear, so that such modulators are suitable for solid laser devices pumped with a semiconductor laser. Internationally, the average power of a DPL acousto-optical Q-switching output is 1.6W (20nm, 160 microjoules, 10khz), the pulse upper power is 50kW (4MJ, 8ns; when its double frequency is used to pump a ti-gem laser, a continuously tunable and stable laser output is obtained in the range between 696 and 1000nm.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 29, 1995
Accession Number
ADA293081

Entities

People

  • Fuzheng Zhou
  • Sanyou Zhu

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Fields
  • Diffraction
  • Electronics Industry
  • Frequency
  • Laser Diodes
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lasers
  • Modules (Electronics)
  • Optical Modulators
  • Q Switching
  • Quantum Well Lasers
  • Quantum Wells
  • Semiconductor Lasers
  • Semiconductors
  • Switches
  • Switching
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing