Botha, RCKoen, WEsser, MJDBollig, CCombrinck, WLVon Bergmann, MStrauss, Hencharl J2016-07-202016-07-202015-02Botha, R.C. Koen, W. Esser, M.J.D. Bollig, C. Combrinck, W.L. and Von Bergmann, M. and Strauss, H.J. 2015. High average power Q-switched 1314 nm two-crystal Nd:YLF laser. Optics Letters, 40(4), 495-4970146-9592http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25680133http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8665https://www.osapublishing.org/ol/abstract.cfm?uri=ol-40-4-495https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.40.000495Copyright: 2016 Optical Society of America. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's website. The definitive version of the work is published in Optics Letters, 40(4), 495-497A 1314 nm two-crystal Nd:YLF laser was designed and operated in both CW and actively Q-switched modes. Maximum CW output of 26.5 W resulted from 125 W of combined incident pump power. Active Q-switching was obtained by inserting a Brewster-cut acousto optic modulator. This setup delivered an average power of 18.6 W, with a maximum of 5.6 mJ energy per pulse with a pulse duration of 36 ns at a pulse repetition frequency of 500 Hz.enLasersLaser opticsInfrared lasersFar-infrared lasersQ-switched lasersArticleBotha, R., Koen, W., Esser, M., Bollig, C., Combrinck, W., Von Bergmann, M., & Strauss, H. J. (2015). High average power Q-switched 1314 nm two-crystal Nd:YLF laser. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8665Botha, RC, W Koen, MJD Esser, C Bollig, WL Combrinck, M Von Bergmann, and Hencharl J Strauss "High average power Q-switched 1314 nm two-crystal Nd:YLF laser." (2015) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8665Botha R, Koen W, Esser M, Bollig C, Combrinck W, Von Bergmann M, et al. High average power Q-switched 1314 nm two-crystal Nd:YLF laser. 2015; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8665.TY - Article AU - Botha, RC AU - Koen, W AU - Esser, MJD AU - Bollig, C AU - Combrinck, WL AU - Von Bergmann, M AU - Strauss, Hencharl J AB - A 1314 nm two-crystal Nd:YLF laser was designed and operated in both CW and actively Q-switched modes. Maximum CW output of 26.5 W resulted from 125 W of combined incident pump power. Active Q-switching was obtained by inserting a Brewster-cut acousto optic modulator. This setup delivered an average power of 18.6 W, with a maximum of 5.6 mJ energy per pulse with a pulse duration of 36 ns at a pulse repetition frequency of 500 Hz. DA - 2015-02 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Lasers KW - Laser optics KW - Infrared lasers KW - Far-infrared lasers KW - Q-switched lasers LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2015 SM - 0146-9592 T1 - High average power Q-switched 1314 nm two-crystal Nd:YLF laser TI - High average power Q-switched 1314 nm two-crystal Nd:YLF laser UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8665 ER -