SUBNANOSECOND PHASE CONJUGATED LASERS

 

Some of those our lasers are used in Rutherford Appletone and GSI research facilities as seeders for nuclear synthesis initiation.

 

SBS-pulse compressed transform limited Nd:YAG / Nd:YLF lasers
 

 The Geola G-SUB-X series is a family of flashlamp pumped Nd:YAG or Nd:YLF lasers producing emissions in the sub-nanosecond regime (0.8 - 0.1ns). The Lasers are based on temporal pulse compression by backward stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS). This ensures narrow spectral linewidth, transform limited sub-ns pulses. A high quality output beam distribution is achieved by efficient Phase Conjugation using a double-pass amplifier. Optional LabWindows based PC control of laser functions is available from touch screen panel with output energy plot.

 

 

 
G-SUB-X series lasers incorporates short-cavity master oscillator (M-O), Faraday isolator (FI), pulse compressor (PC), phase conjugated amplifier (AMPL), second & third harmonic converters (SHG, THG). Optional Red Diode Pointer combined with output radiation permits easy alignment of the external optical scheme.
 

 

The lasers produce close to Gaussian near-diffraction limited radiation at a variety of energies, wavelengths and repetition rates. Design features include highly stable passive or electro-optically Q-switched linear oscillators with self-seeding and negative feedback loop. SuperINVAR based resonator mounting is accomplished with multi-point active temperature distribution control of laser breadboard giving output energy stability only expected with more expensive diode pumped lasers.

 

A particular pulse duration should be specified on request in the range of 1ns - 100ps. Temporal jitter of the laser pulse is StDev ±0.5ns for EO Q-switch and ± 4u s for the passive.

 

Fundamental lasing is at either 1064, 1053 or 1047 nm. Optional frequency convertion to the 2nd, 3rd and 4th harmonics gives accordingly: 532, 526.5, 523.5, 355, 351, 349, 266, 263, 262 nm.

 

Below are listed parameters of standard laser configuration. In addition to these model custom lasers are available that cover a large parameter space.

 

G-SUB-1 Nd:YAG Lasers

 

G-SUB-1

Parameter

Output Wavelength1

1064 nm 532 nm 355nm

Maximum Output Energy2

0.1-0.5J 50-200mJ 25-100mJ

Shot-to-Shot Energy Stability3

± 2.9 % ± 4.5 % ± 6.5 %

Pulse width (FWHM)

800 / 500 / 300 / 150 / 125 ps

Beam Diameter (1/e2)

< 7 - 8 mm

Beam Divergence4

Near Diffraction Limit

Repetition Rate

1 / 3 / 5 / 10 Hz

Spatial profile

Near Gaussian

Laser Head Size

860 x 370 x 220 mm3

Resonator Base Plate

Al-alloy, 3-point suspension

Q-switching

Passive or EO

Flash Tube Lifetime

>20 x 106 shots

Advised Operating Temperature

19 - 21 °C

Advised Operating Humidity

< 70 % non-condensing

Powering

220 V, 1 phase

Warranty Period

12 months

 

1Upon request other wavelengths are available:

1064 nm, 532 nm, 355 nm, 266 nm

1047 nm, 523.5 nm, 349 nm, 262 nm

2Output Energy indicated for 5 Hz repetition rate

3StDev for 1.000 laser shots with 5 Hz repetition rate

4Gaussian factor of 0.85 or better

 
Example of Shot-to-Shot Energy Stability Histogram
 
 

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2009.01÷2009.12
Geola is manufacturing laser with 10 Joules energy in green for New South Wales University, Australia.
 
2009.03
Geola has manufactured and is installing in China a laser giving 80ns pulses at 660nm wavelength.
 
 2008
We were invited to report our inventions to conferences IWHM2008 in Japan, Holopack-Holoprint in Canada and Holoexpo in Moscow.