High Power And High Energy Pulsed Lasers Where Do We Stand In Technology And What Is The Trend Of The Development

Abstract

Traditionally Ruby and Nd+3 YAG are the common Materials for high energy and high power pulsed lasers. The different materials properties demand quite different details in system developments. Both kinds of laser materials are mostly used at the fundamental wavelengths of the laser active material. New developments resulted in the creation of Alexandrite, which laser material allows to generate laser systems with tunable wavelengths of the output beam. This new material is promising for future applications in laser material processing.