• DocumentCode
    1985702
  • Title

    Enhancement of Cr, Yb:YAG self-Q-switched lasers by bonding Yb:YAG crystal

  • Author

    Ma, Jian ; Cheng, Ying ; Dong, Jun ; Ueda, Ken-ichi ; Kaminskii, Alexander A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Eng., Xiamen Univ., Xiamen, China
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
  • Firstpage
    638
  • Lastpage
    640
  • Abstract
    Efficient laser-diode pumped Cr, Yb:YAG self-Q-switched laser by bonding Yb:YAG crystal to enhance inversion population have been demonstrated for the first time. Average output power of 1 W and optical-to-optical efficiency of 18.5% have been achieved.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; chromium; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; YAG:Cr,Yb; average output power; enhance inversion population; laser performance enhancement; laser-diode pumped; optical-to-optical efficiency; self-Q-switched lasers; Crystals; Laser excitation; Microchip lasers; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
  • Conference_Location
    Sydney, NSW
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1939-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193734
  • Filename
    6193734