DocumentCode :
1089926
Title :
Pulsed Ho:YAG oscillator and amplifier
Author :
Barnes, Norman P. ; Gettemy, Donald J.
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
Volume :
17
Issue :
7
fYear :
1981
fDate :
7/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1303
Lastpage :
1308
Abstract :
A pulsed Ho:YAG system has been investigated both as an oscillator and an amplifier. The oscillator was operated normal mode in the TEM00 mode with a slope efficiency of 0.012. When 
-switched, the laser produced in excess of 80 mJ per pulse with a pulse length of about 30 ns. The predictions of pulse length and energy are in fair agreement with a simple theory presented within. The Ho:YAG was also operated as an amplifier. Large signal gains in excess of 2.0 were observed, which is closely comparable with theoretical predictions. Mode-locked pulses, with a pulse length of about 0.57 ns, were produced by using an acoustooptic mode locker.
-switched, the laser produced in excess of 80 mJ per pulse with a pulse length of about 30 ns. The predictions of pulse length and energy are in fair agreement with a simple theory presented within. The Ho:YAG was also operated as an amplifier. Large signal gains in excess of 2.0 were observed, which is closely comparable with theoretical predictions. Mode-locked pulses, with a pulse length of about 0.57 ns, were produced by using an acoustooptic mode locker.Keywords :
Laser amplifiers; Mode locked lasers; Q-switched lasers; Solid lasers; Cryogenics; Equations; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1981.1071266
Filename :
1071266
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