by magda | Jul 20, 2016 | Litron Lasers News, Technical Notes
The advantages of a twin rod, birefringence compensated architecture in high average power pulsed Nd:YAG lasers: much improved spatial profile, extraction efficiency and harmonic conversion efficiency. Strain birefringence is a thermal effect in Nd:YAG brought about...
by magda | Jan 25, 2016 | Product News, Technical Notes
One of many advanced features on the Litron LPY Series. Motorised harmonic switching allows for remote switching between output wavelengths. When used in unison with the motorised harmonic generation and motorised mirror stages each configurable wavelength can be...
by magda | Mar 5, 2014 | Litron Lasers News, Technical Notes
Why the Aperture – Divergence Product Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story. A true measure of the quality of a laser beam is the parameter known as M2, also referred to as a number of ‘times diffraction limited’. It describes how a beam will diverge compared to a...
by magda | Mar 5, 2014 | Litron Lasers News, Technical Notes
Pulsed Nd:YAG lasers running on a single longitudinal mode (SLM) have been around for over twenty years. Their long temporal coherence length of typically 2-3m make them very well suited for applications such as holography and electronic speckle pattern interferometry...
by magda | Oct 16, 2013 | Litron Lasers News, Technical Notes
Litron offers five distinct resonator configurations. This is more than any other manufacturer and this article sets out to help customers identify which one is best for their needs. A. Conventional Stable This multimode resonator has been around the longest...
by magda | Oct 15, 2013 | Litron Lasers News, Technical Notes
Litron is one of the few laser manufacturers to offer Nd:YAG lasers with true TEM00 beam quality as standard. Some manufacturers claim to offer lasers with TEM00 output but a closer look will show that that is not always the case. To generate a TEM00 beam requires a...
