DocumentCode :
2102817
Title :
High Energy MWIR and New Eyesafe SWIR Lasers
Author :
Tabirian, A.M. ; Stanley, D.P. ; Selleck, R.R. ; Morton, L.H. ; Guch, S.
Author_Institution :
Northrop Grumman ES - Laser Syst., Apopka
fYear :
2007
fDate :
21-25 Oct. 2007
Firstpage :
507
Lastpage :
508
Abstract :
We demonstrated efficient laser action in MWIR-180 mJ, 17.9% slope efficiency at 3.9 mum and in SWIR-85 mJ, 11% slope efficiency at 1.67 mum in Ho3+ doped fluoride lasers - in TEM00 mode operation.
Keywords :
Q-switching; barium compounds; holmium; laser modes; lithium compounds; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; BaY2F8:Ho; LiYF:Ho; Q-switched operation; efficiency 11 percent; efficiency 17.9 percent; energy 180 mJ; energy 85 mJ; laser mode; midwave infrared wavelength range; short wave infrared lasers; solid state lasers; wavelength 1.67 mum; wavelength 3.9 mum; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical imaging; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Resonance; Solid lasers;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
ISSN :
1092-8081
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382502
Filename :
4382502
Link To Document :
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