DocumentCode :
1457993
Title :
Stable, Single Frequency Er:YAG Lasers at 1.6 
m
Author :
Chang, Nick Wei-Han ; Hosken, David J. ; Munch, Jesper ; Ottaway, David ; Veitch, Peter J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Volume :
46
Issue :
7
fYear :
2010
fDate :
7/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1039
Lastpage :
1042
Abstract :
Stable, single frequency lasers in the eye-safe band are essential for coherent remote sensing. We describe an Er: YAG laser that is resonantly pumped using diode lasers, and produces a polarized, single frequency, diffraction limited beam at 1645 nm with a frequency stability suitable for single-shot velocity measurements with a precision ≪ 0.1ms-1.
Keywords :
erbium; laser cavity resonators; laser frequency stability; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YAG:Er; diffraction limited beam; eye-safe band; frequency stability; polarized-single frequency beam; resonantly pumped laser; stable-single frequency lasers; wavelength 1645 nm; Diffraction; Diode lasers; Erbium; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Polarization; Pump lasers; Remote sensing; Resonance; Er:YAG laser; resonant pumping; single frequency; stable;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2010.2042927
Filename :
5440025
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