Title :
Flashlamp-pumped Cr:LiSAF thin-slab zigzag laser
Author :
Mandl, Alexander ; Zavriyev, Anton ; Klimek, Daniel E.
Author_Institution :
Textron Syst., Wilmington, MA, USA
fDate :
10/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We report on the operation of a flashlamp-pumped Cr:LiSAF thin-slab zigzag laser where single-pulse output energies to 6.4 J have been achieved. This thin-slab configuration is capable of scaling to high average power. At lower energy, beam quality about twice the diffraction limit was measured for a Q-switched pulse. The laser has been tuned from 800 to 900 nm and the bandwidth narrowed to about 8 GHz
Keywords :
Q-switching; chromium; laser beams; laser tuning; laser variables measurement; optical pumping; solid lasers; 6.4 J; 8 GHz; 800 to 900 nm; LiSrSAlF6:Cr; Q-switched pulse; bandwidth narrowing; beam quality; flashlamp-pumped Cr:LiSAF thin-slab zigzag laser; high average power; laser tuning; single-pulse output energies; wavelength control; Bandwidth; Chromium; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Slabs; Thermal conductivity; Waste heat;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
