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Q-Switches and external switching devices

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Solid-State Laser Engineering

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Abstract

The most important device to be discussed in this chapter is the laser Q-switch. This device, located inside the laser resonator, drastically changes the power and temporal characteristic of the beam obtained from a laser oscillator. Other switches employed outside the resonator include optical gates, which are used to select one pulse from a train of pulses or to slice a small portion from a larger pulse, and optical isolators, which are employed to eliminate feedback between amplifier stages.

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Koechner, W. (1976). Q-Switches and external switching devices. In: Solid-State Laser Engineering. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-8519-7_8

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