title: 1-pps 2-microsec pulse high-energy frequency-doubled Nd:YAG/ glass laser for studying combustion processes.
abstract: A frequency-doubled Nd:YAG/glass laser system has been constructed for use at the Combustion Research Facility at Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore. This laser system will be used to make single-shot spontaneous Raman spectroscopy measurements of ongoing combustion processes. The output of the system is 5 J of 1.064-microm radiation and 0.8 J of 532-nm radiation in a 2-microsec pulse. The repetition rate of the system is 1 pps. A microprocessor-based diagnostic and control system for the operation is described.
authors.affiliation: Sandia National Laboratories, Laser Technology Division, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Brannon
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Franklin
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Jones