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Orientation of KDP crystal to generate 4th harmonic using a Nd:YAG Q-switched laser and set temperature to stabilize crystal
I am setting up a 4th harmonic generator for a Q-switched Nd:Yag laser that will already have the second harmonic generator in place. I need to know how to orient the KDP crystal with respect to the ...
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Why gain medium of a solid state laser are polished from sides facing mirrors and the rest is unpolished?
First of all aren't know if its the right place to ask this question or not.
I was wondering the reason behind this "setup" of polishing only the sides facing the resonator mirrors? And is ...
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Can you create high-energy photons using multiple low-energy photons? [duplicate]
I heard once that with a special crystal it's possible to "convert" somehow two green photons to a ultraviolet one and that some UV-lasers are based on this fact. Is this right, and even ...
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Laser induced damage in BBO crystal
Does the repetition rate [Hz] of a IR (1035 nm) pulsed laser play a role in the damage threshold of a BBO crystal?
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