Abstract
The recently published three-parameter theory (α, β, Ēin) for calculating flashlamp performance is used here to derive a simple Q-switched laser pumping optimization procedure. For a single LC driving circuit, it minimizes the energy stored in C at the start of pumping needed to produce the required Es, the energy stored in the laser rod just before Q-switching. In addition to specifying the values of L, C, and the initial voltage V0, the process indicates the maximum current im, the half peak current pulse width τi, and the negative overshoot current imin, if present.
© 1977 Optical Society of America
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