Liquid nitrogen cooled laser rod holder design
Abstract
A reliable Ho:YLF laser system has been successfully developed. Problems encountered in laser-rod and support-system design were unique and most difficult to solve. These problems include holding a fragile laser rod having nonisotropic thermal expantion with vacuum tight seals which can be thermally cycled. Experimentally proven solutions are described which should help others in developing new solid-state laser systems.
- Publication:
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Review of Scientific Instruments
- Pub Date:
- September 1980
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.1136393
- Bibcode:
- 1980RScI...51.1194G
- Keywords:
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- Cooling Systems;
- Laser Cavities;
- Lasing;
- Liquid Nitrogen;
- Optical Pumping;
- Solid State Lasers;
- Laser Materials;
- Laser Modes;
- Lithium Fluorides;
- Rods;
- Yttrium Compounds;
- Lasers and Masers;
- 42.55.Rz;
- 07.20.Mc;
- Doped-insulator lasers and other solid state lasers;
- Cryogenics;
- refrigerators low-temperature detectors and other low-temperature equipment