Passive Q-switching of a diode-side-pumped Nd doped 1.3 μ m ceramic YAG bounce laser

High power passive Q-switching of a diode-side-pumped Nd:YAG ceramic bounce laser at 1.3 μm is demonstrated. The laser operates from 18 to 114 kHz pulse repetition frequency, producing pulses of 55–140 ns duration. Average output power of 5.8 W was obtained from 52 W of pump power. Five Watts of hig...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Optics communications 2009-12, Vol.282 (24), p.4784-4788
Hauptverfasser:	Omatsu, Takashige, Minassian, Ara, Damzen, Michael J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Beam characteristics: profile, intensity, and power spatial pattern formation Diode-pumped lasers Doped-insulator lasers and other solid state lasers Exact sciences and technology Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications) Laser optical systems: design and operation Lasers Optics Physics Q-switching
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Zusammenfassung:	High power passive Q-switching of a diode-side-pumped Nd:YAG ceramic bounce laser at 1.3 μm is demonstrated. The laser operates from 18 to 114 kHz pulse repetition frequency, producing pulses of 55–140 ns duration. Average output power of 5.8 W was obtained from 52 W of pump power. Five Watts of high beam quality output was also achieved in an asymmetric cavity geometry.
ISSN:	0030-4018 1873-0310
DOI:	10.1016/j.optcom.2009.09.017