Q-Switched Operation of Microchip Laser Composite Cavities

Information

• NSF Award
• 9160139

Owner

• Micracor Inc.

• Award Id

  9160139

• Award Effective Date

  1/15/1992 - 33 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  9/30/1992 - 33 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 50,000.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

Many applications today often require laser systems that can deliver an accurate amount of high peak power in a very short time interval. Examples of these applications include range finding, laser drilling and cutting, and studies of optical properties of materials. One method of achieving this is to Q-switch a diode-pumped solid-state laser. There are different ways to Q- switch a laser, the fundamental approach being to suppress lasing as the field builds within the laser cavity, then to dump all the power in a single pulse. Most Q- switching methods are limited by low repetition rates and high system cost. This program proposes to Q-switch a short cavity Yb:YAG microchip laser to develop a random time-encoded, very short pulse laser operating at 1.029 nm which can be mass-produced at low cost.

• Program Officer

  Ritchie B. Coryell

• Min Amd Letter Date

  1/24/1992 - 33 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  1/24/1992 - 33 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  MICRACOR, Inc.

• City

  Concord

• State

  MA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  Comtech Park 696 Virginia Road

• Postal Code

  017422718

• Phone Number

  5083712114

• First Name

  James

• Last Name

  Keszenheimer

• Start Date

  1/15/1992 12:00:00 AM