Abstract
In this paper, a methodology to produce a multi-beam sub-nanosecond laser is proposed. Laser pulses with a pulse energy of 0.14 mJ and a pulse width of 490 ps are generated in a YAG/Nd:YAG/Cr4+:YAG microchip laser at a repetition rate of 200 Hz. After amplification with a laser diode (LD) side-pumped Nd:YAG module, four laser beams are generated because of the thermally induced birefringence. With a double-pass LD side-pumped amplifier, the single pulse energy of the four laser beams is amplified to 5.23 mJ with a peak power of ∼10.67 MW, and air breakdown with four points is achieved with a 2 × 2 lens array.
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