Title :
Diodes for resonantly pumped CW and pulsed Er:YAG lasers
Author :
Fritsche, Haro ; Kruschke, Bastian ; Heinemann, Stefan ; Wang, Xin ; Zhao, Zhigang ; Eichler, Hans J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt. & Atomic Phys., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
Eye safe laser radiation at 1.6 μm is realized by a resonantly pumped Er:YAG laser operating in cw and q-switched mode employing broad and narrow spectrum diodes intended for medical applications and trace gas detection.
Keywords :
Q-switching; erbium; laser modes; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Q-switched mode; YAG:Er; broad spectrum diodes; cw mode; eye safe laser radiation; medical applications; narrow spectrum diodes; resonantly pumped CW lasers; resonantly pumped pulsed lasers; trace gas detection; wavelength 1.6 mum; Diode lasers; Laser applications; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
