Wide-bandwidth adjustable Q-switch based on Rubidium vapor

Boris Glushko; Vladimir Krupkin; David G. Sarkisyan

doi:10.1117/12.150999

13 August 1993 Wide-bandwidth adjustable Q-switch based on rubidium vapor

Boris Glushko, Vladimir Krupkin, David G. Sarkisyan

Proceedings Volume 1971, 8th Meeting on Optical Engineering in Israel: Optical Engineering and Remote Sensing; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.150999
Event: 8th Meeting in Israel on Optical Engineering, 1992, Tel Aviv, Israel

Abstract

A sealed leucosapphire cell containing rubidium vapor was used as an effective Q switching element for a flash lamp pumped Nd:YAG laser. The control of the laser parameters such as output energy, pulse length, and repetition rate by simple vapor temperature exchange has been demonstrated. Single giant pulses with energy 100 mJ and duration 20 ns were observed. Trains of 40 ns pulses separated by 6 microsecond(s) intervals were generated at the lowered temperature of the cell. The experiment was verified using a LiF Q switch. The cell is proposed for Q switching of high power and wide spectral range lasers.

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Boris Glushko, Vladimir Krupkin, and David G. Sarkisyan "Wide-bandwidth adjustable Q-switch based on rubidium vapor", Proc. SPIE 1971, 8th Meeting on Optical Engineering in Israel: Optical Engineering and Remote Sensing, (13 August 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.150999

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