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Self-pumped phase-conjugate diode-pumped Nd:YAG loop resonator
We demonstrate a self-pumped phase-conjugate diode-pumped Nd:YAG loop resonator. In the injected configuration a maximum phase-conjugate reflectivity of 32 is obtained. The output beam has a pulse shape of ~30 ns , which shows the self- Q -switching ability of the resonator. By use of a low-refracti...
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Published in: | Optics letters 1998-07, Vol.23 (14), p.1093-1095 |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | We demonstrate a self-pumped phase-conjugate diode-pumped Nd:YAG loop resonator. In the injected configuration a maximum phase-conjugate reflectivity of 32 is obtained. The output beam has a pulse shape of ~30 ns , which shows the self- Q -switching ability of the resonator. By use of a low-refractive-output coupler, a self-starting version was produced. The resonator operated in a stable diffraction-limited TEM(00) mode, even with severe intracavity phase aberrations. A maximum energy of 5.5 mJ (2.4% of the energy of the high-brightness stacks that was incident upon the Nd:YAG crystals) in a 20-ns single-longitudinal-mode pulse was measured. |
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ISSN: | 0146-9592 1539-4794 |
DOI: | 10.1364/OL.23.001093 |