Title :
24-mJ, 2-kHz pulse generation with a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser oscillator and fiber amplifier hybrid system
Author :
Furuta, K. ; Seguchi, M. ; Okamoto, T. ; Nishimae, J. ; Yasui, K.
Author_Institution :
Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Amagasaki
Abstract :
In this paper, we study the pulse generation with the experimental apparatus consists of an in-house Q-switched Nd:YAG rod laser oscillator and a Yb-doped fiber amplifier. As a result, we obtained an average output power of 48 W with a typical clean Q-switched pulse waveform at a repetition rate of 2 kHz. This is, to our knowledge, the highest pulse energy obtained with a solid-state-laser oscillator and a fiber-based amplifier scheme.
Keywords :
Q-switching; neodymium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; ytterbium; JkJk:Yb; Q-switched rod solid-state-laser oscillator; YAG:Nd; energy 24 mJ; fiber amplifier hybrid system; laser pulse generation; power 48 W; Fiber lasers; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Power amplifiers; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386541
