A Q-switched, cavity-dumped YAG laser for use in plasma physics experiments

A Q-switched, cavity-dumped YAG laser for use in plasma physics experiments

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A Q-switched, cavity-dumped Nd:YAG laser was developed for use as a diagnostic tool in plasma physics experiments. This laser uses an unstable resonator configuration to produce higher gain and better collimation than would otherwise be possible. Pulses of light with energies of 18±2 mJ and FWHMs of...

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Main Author: Leffler, Steven Roy
Language:English
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1585
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-BVAU.2429-15852014-03-14T15:37:26Z A Q-switched, cavity-dumped YAG laser for use in plasma physics experiments Leffler, Steven Roy A Q-switched, cavity-dumped Nd:YAG laser was developed for use as a diagnostic tool in plasma physics experiments. This laser uses an unstable resonator configuration to produce higher gain and better collimation than would otherwise be possible. Pulses of light with energies of 18±2 mJ and FWHMs of about 12 ns were produced. It was found that more than 100 mJ of light was being emitted in the form of prelase pulses, due to the Pockels cells used having a poor extinction ratio. Efforts were made to correct this problem, with only partial success. 2008-08-29T22:11:08Z 2008-08-29T22:11:08Z 1992 2008-08-29T22:11:08Z 1993-05 Electronic Thesis or Dissertation http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1585 eng UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/]
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description A Q-switched, cavity-dumped Nd:YAG laser was developed for use as a diagnostic tool in plasma physics experiments. This laser uses an unstable resonator configuration to produce higher gain and better collimation than would otherwise be possible. Pulses of light with energies of 18±2 mJ and FWHMs of about 12 ns were produced. It was found that more than 100 mJ of light was being emitted in the form of prelase pulses, due to the Pockels cells used having a poor extinction ratio. Efforts were made to correct this problem, with only partial success.
author Leffler, Steven Roy
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A Q-switched, cavity-dumped YAG laser for use in plasma physics experiments
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title A Q-switched, cavity-dumped YAG laser for use in plasma physics experiments
title_short A Q-switched, cavity-dumped YAG laser for use in plasma physics experiments
title_full A Q-switched, cavity-dumped YAG laser for use in plasma physics experiments
title_fullStr A Q-switched, cavity-dumped YAG laser for use in plasma physics experiments
title_full_unstemmed A Q-switched, cavity-dumped YAG laser for use in plasma physics experiments
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