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Comparison of Nd 1.06 and 1.33 micron operation in various hostsPerformances of Nd in various hosts including Nd:YAG, Nd:YLF, Nd:BEL, and Nd:Cr:GSGG were characterized and compared for operation on the nominal 1.06 micron and 1.33 micron transitions. Comparison included continuous mode operation, normal mode operation, Q-switched operation, and gain measurements. Continuous lasing of Nd:Cr:GSGG under lamp pumping is reported for what may be the first time. Characterization included operation with different mirror reflectivities to obtain the internal losses, measurement of the upper laser level lifetime, measurement of the beam quality of the lasers operating under nominally similar circumstances, and measurement of the wavelength. These measurements should provide a comparison of the various Nd hosts under similar circumstances for a wide variety of operational modes and at both wavelengths of interest.
Document ID
19880022876
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
doi:10.1109/JQE.1987.1073528
Authors
Barnes, Norman P. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Gettemy, Donald J. (Los Alamos National Laboratory NM, United States)
Esterowitz, Leon (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Allen, Roger E. (U.S. Navy, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
Volume: QE-23
ISSN: 0018-9197
Subject Category
Lasers And Masers
Accession Number
88A10103
Distribution Limits
Public
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