6A005 LASERS

c.2. Non-"tunable" Solid State
laser type
Solid State
wavelengths
in nanometers
max average power in
Watts
max peak power max repetition rate in Hz  pulse duration minimum
bandwidth
other
other 2
Neodymium glass
"Q-switched
1060
10W
20 J to 50J





Neodymium glass
"Q-switched
1060
50 J





Neodymium glass
Non-"Q-switched
1060
20W
50 J to 100 J





Neodymium glass
Non-"Q-switched
1060
>100 J





Neodymium doped
(not glass)types
listed below

1000-1100






Pulse-excited,
 mode-locked
,
"Q-switched
1000-1100
5GW

less than
1 ns



as above with 1000-1100 10W





as above with 1000-1100
0.1 J;





Pulse-excited, 
"Q-switched lasers
"
1000-1100






 as above with 1000-1100
100MW

more than 1 ns

single-transverse
mode

as above with 1000-1100 20W


more than 1 ns

single-transverse
mode

as above with 1000-1100
2J

more than 1 ns

single-transverse
mode

as above with 1000-1100
400MW

more than 1 ns

multiple-transverse
mode

as above with 1000-1100 2kW


more than 1 ns

multiple-transverse
mode

as above with 1000-1100
2J

more than 1 ns

multiple-transverse
mode

Pulse-excited,
non-"Q-switched
1000-1100
500kW



single-transverse
mode

as above item except having 1000-1100 150W




single-transverse
mode


1000-1100
1 MW



multiple-transverse
mode


1000-1100 2kW




multiple-transverse
mode

Neodymium-doped
500nm to -550nm
40 W





Incorporating
 frequency doubling
CW pumped  Nd lasers
1000-1100
500kW







1000-1100 150W







1000-1100

1 MW






1000-1100
2kW






      

1000-1100 40W




single-mode

License Exceptions








Neodymium-doped (not glass)
pulse-excited, "Q-switched lasers"
1000-1100

400 MW

equal to or
more than 1 ns



pulse-excited, non-"Q-switched"
1000-1100
2 kW




multiple-transverse mode

as above item except having 1000-1100 2 kW




continuously excited,
multiple-transverse mode
and 6A005.f.1.

CIV: Yes, for 6A005.d
 (except d.2.c),



6A005 LASERS


c.2. Non-"tunable" "lasers", as follows:

Note: 6A005.c.2 includes atomic transition solid state "lasers".


c.2.a. Neodymium glass "lasers", as
follows:

c.2.a.1. "Q-switched lasers" having
any of the following:

c.2.a.1.a. An output energy
exceeding 20 J but not exceeding 50 J per pulse
and an average output power exceeding 10 W; or

c.2.a.1.b. An output energy
exceeding 50 J per pulse;

c.2.a.2. Non-"Q-switched lasers"
having any of the following:

c.2.a.2.a. An output energy
exceeding 50 J but not exceeding 100 J per pulse
and an average output power exceeding 20 W; or

c.2.a.2.b. An output energy
exceeding 100 J per pulse;

c.2.b. Neodymium-doped (other than glass) "lasers",
having an output wavelength
exceeding 1,000 nm but not exceeding 1,100 nm,
as follows:

N.B.: For neodymium-doped (other than
glass) "lasers" having an output wavelength not
exceeding 1,000 nm or exceeding 1,100 nm, see
6A005.c.2.c.

c.2.b.1. Pulse-excited, mode-locked,
"Q-switched lasers" having a "pulse duration" of
less than 1 ns and having any of the following:

c.2.b.1.a. A "peak power"
exceeding 5 GW;

c.2.b.1.b. An average output
power exceeding 10 W; or

c.2.b.1.c. A pulsed energy
exceeding 0.1 J;

c.2.b.2. Pulse-excited, "Q-switched lasers" having a
pulse duration equal to or more than 1 ns,
and having any of the following:

c.2.b.2.a. A single-transverse
mode output having:

c.2.b.2.a.1. A "peak power"
exceeding 100 MW;

c.2.b.2.a.2. An average output
power exceeding 20 W; or

c.2.b.2.a.3. A pulsed energy
exceeding 2 J; or

c.2.b.2.b. A multiple-transverse
mode output having:

c.2.b.2.b.1. A "peak power"
exceeding 400 MW;

c.2.b.2.b.2. An average output
power exceeding 2 kW; or

c.2.b.2.b.3. A pulsed energy
exceeding 2 J;

c.2.b.3. Pulse-excited,
non-"Q-switched lasers", having:

c.2.b.3.a. A single-transverse
mode output having:

c.2.b.3.a.1. A "peak power"
exceeding 500 kW; or

c.2.b.3.a.2. An average
output power exceeding 150 W; or

c.2.b.3.b. A multiple-transverse
mode output having:

c.2.b.3.b.1. A "peak power"
exceeding 1 MW; or

c.2.b.3.b.2. An average
power exceeding 2 kW;

c.2.b.4. Continuously excited "lasers" having:

c.2.b.4.a. A single-transverse
mode output having:

c.2.b.4.a.1. A "peak power"
exceeding 500 kW; or

c.2.b.4.a.2. An average or
CW output power exceeding 150 W; or

c.2.b.4.b. A multiple-transverse
mode output having:

c.2.b.4.b.1. A "peak power"
exceeding 1 MW; or

c.2.b.4.b.2. An average or
CW output power exceeding 2 kW;



(f) Single-transverse mode output neodymium-
doped (other than glass) "lasers" controlled by
6A005.c.2.b.2.a with an average output power > 40W;



(h) Neodymium-doped (other than glass)
"lasers" controlled by 6A005.c.2.c.2 having all of
the following characteristics:
(1) Incorporating frequency doubling for
output wavelength between 500 and 550 nm;
and
(2) Average output power > 40 W;



License Exceptions

Neodymium-doped (other than glass),
pulse-excited, "Q-switched lasers"
controlled by 6A005.c.2.b.2.b having
a pulse duration equal to or more than
1 ns; and a multiple-transverse mode
output with a "peak power" not
exceeding 400 MW;

Neodymium
-doped (other than glass)
"lasers" controlled by
6A005.c.2.b.3.b or 6A005.c.2.b.4.b
that have an output wavelength
exceeding 1,000 nm, but not exceeding 1,100 nm; and an average
or CW output power not exceeding 2 kW;
 and operate in a pulse-excited, non-"Q-switched"
multiple-transverse mode; or in a continuously excited,
multiple-transverse mode; and 6A005.f.1.

CIV: Yes, for 6A005.d (except d.2.c),