• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 6, Issue 8, 578 (2008)
Nan Xiao, Zongfu Jiang, Weihong Hua, and Shengfu Yuan
Author Affiliations
  • College of Optoelectric Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL20080608.0578 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Nan Xiao, Zongfu Jiang, Weihong Hua, Shengfu Yuan. -mJ long pulse pyrotechnically pumped laser[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2008, 6(8): 578 Copy Citation Text show less

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    A pyrotechnically pumped Nd glass laser is demonstrated by the use of pyrotechnic flashlamps composed of several chemical materials arranged in a stable plane concave resonator cavity. The flashlamp was made of chemical mixture with oxidant, fuel, and binder. The emission spectrum of pyrotechnic flame covered most of the absorption bands of Nd3+ in phosphate glass. Under 4.56-g chemical mixture pumping, long pulse output power of about 5.5 W was achieved.
    Nan Xiao, Zongfu Jiang, Weihong Hua, Shengfu Yuan. -mJ long pulse pyrotechnically pumped laser[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2008, 6(8): 578
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