Feedback stabilization of an injection-seeded Nd:YAG laser
Abstract
The quantitative application of nonlinear spectroscopics, such as coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy (CARS), may require lasers with the characteristics provided by single axial mode Q-switched Nd:YAG lasers. Park et al. (1984) have described the injection seeding process and the resulting single-mode operation of a Q-switched laser, including stabilization by side locking both master and slave lasers to a single etalon. In this paper, a report is provided of the successful injection seeding of a commercial Q-switched Nd:YAG laser with a low-power monolithic Nd:YAG master laser, taking into account a new stabilization method based on the buildup time of the slave laser pulse.
- Publication:
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Applied Optics
- Pub Date:
- April 1985
- DOI:
- 10.1364/AO.24.000940
- Bibcode:
- 1985ApOpt..24..940R
- Keywords:
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- Feedback Amplifiers;
- Integrated Optics;
- Laser Stability;
- Q Switched Lasers;
- Yag Lasers;
- Frequency Stability;
- Laser Modes;
- Neodymium Lasers;
- Nonlinear Optics;
- Raman Spectroscopy;
- Lasers and Masers;
- LASERS: NEODYMIUM