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

We present a diode-end pumped Tm:YAG laser passive Q-switched by a Cr/sup 2+/:ZnSe crystal for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. A maximum output power of 1.6 W with pulse energies up to 0.4 mJ and pulse widths of 300 ns were obtained. Using this laser as a pump source for a Cr/sup 2+/:Z...

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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 theory Physics Power generation Power lasers Pump lasers Solid state circuits Space vector pulse width modulation Zinc compounds
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Zusammenfassung:	We present a diode-end pumped Tm:YAG laser passive Q-switched by a Cr/sup 2+/:ZnSe crystal for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. A maximum output power of 1.6 W with pulse energies up to 0.4 mJ and pulse widths of 300 ns were obtained. Using this laser as a pump source for a Cr/sup 2+/:ZnSe laser an output power of 360 mW at 2.5 /spl mu/m was achieved.
DOI:	10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312100