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Direct Imaging of Laser-driven Ultrafast Molecular Rotation
Published on: February 4, 2017
All-diode-pumped quasi-continuous burst-mode laser for extended high-speed planar imaging
Mikhail N Slipchenko1, Joseph D Miller, Sukesh Roy
1Spectral Energies, LLC, Dayton, OH 45431, USA.
Abstract:
An all-diode-pumped, multistage Nd:YAG amplifier is investigated as a means of extending the duration of high-power, burst-mode laser pulse sequences to an unprecedented 30 ms or more. The laser generates 120 mJ per pulse at 1064.3 nm with a repetition rate of 10 kHz, which is sufficient for a wide range of planar laser diagnostics based on fluorescence, Raman scattering, and Rayleigh scattering, among others. The utility of the technique is evaluated for image sequences of formaldehyde fluorescence in a lifted methane-air diffusion flame. The advantages and limitations of diode pumping are discussed, along with long-pulse diode-bar performance characteristics to guide future designs.

