Seeded Surelite0 pages
High Energy Nd:YAG
High Energy Nd:YAG
High Energy Nd:YAG
High Energy Nd:YAG
Seeded Surelite
TM
RS-232 or TTL interface
for remote or local operation
Water to air heat exchanger
eliminates the need for
external water cooling
Gaussian optics incorporated
to provide low divergence and
high spatial uniformity in beam
Seeded Surelite
The injection seeder system for the Surelite Family produces ultranarrow single longitudinal mode (SLM) outputs with a smooth
temporal profile. Seeding is accomplished by injecting a seed beam
from a single mode cw diode pumped fiber laser into the Surelite
oscillator. Continuum pioneered the commercial introduction of
this technique and holds the patent on its use with radially variable
reflectivity resonator optics*. Important applications that require
narrow linewidth include pumping narrow linewidth tunable systems, holography, and Doppler LIDAR.
Temporal Profile Seeded vs. Unseeded
Injection Seeder Configuration
Graphite resonator structure
ensures long-term thermal
and mechanical stability
*U.S. Patent # 4,918,704