Passive Q-switching of a diode-pumped Tm:YAG laser by Cr/sup 2+/:ZnSe

We report on passive Q-switching of a diode pumped Tm:YAG laser by a Cr/sup 2+/:ZnSe crystal for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. The obtained input-output curve for passive Q-switching. A maximum output power of 1.57 W and a slope efficiency of 19 % were obtained. The pulses had a puls...

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Hauptverfasser:	Mond, M., Heumann, E., Huber, G., Kuck, S., Levchenko, V.I., Yakimovich, V.N., Shcherbitsky, V.E., Kisel, V.E., Kuleshov, N.V.
Format:	Tagungsbericht
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Chromium Diodes Laser excitation Laser modes Laser theory Power generation Power lasers Pump lasers Solid lasers Space vector pulse width modulation
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Zusammenfassung:	We report on passive Q-switching of a diode pumped Tm:YAG laser by a Cr/sup 2+/:ZnSe crystal for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. The obtained input-output curve for passive Q-switching. A maximum output power of 1.57 W and a slope efficiency of 19 % were obtained. The pulses had a pulse width in the range of 300 ns.
DOI:	10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312099