Title :
Q-switched and mode locked pulses generated from c-cut Nd:LuVO4
Author :
Song, Kun-Tai ; Lin, Ja-Hon ; Chen, Hou-Ren ; Lin, Kuei-Huei ; Hsieh, Wen-Feng
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. Taipei Univ. of Technol., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
Q-switched and mode locked pulses have been demonstraed in c-cut Nd:LuVO4 laser. Using 80% initial transmittance of Cr4+:YAG and output coupler with 70% refleactane, large pulse energy of about 112 muJ has been demonstrated at 18 W pumping.
Keywords :
Q-switching; chromium; laser mode locking; lutetium compounds; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; LuVO4:Nd; Q-switched pulses; YAG:Cr4+; c-cut laser; energy 112 muJ; large pulse energy; mode locked pulses; output coupler; power 18 W; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse generation; Power generation; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Pump lasers; Reflectivity; Semiconductor laser arrays; Cr4+:YAG; Nd:LuVO4; Q-swtiched; mode locked;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292558