Title :
High Repetition Frequency EO-Q-Switched Nd-Doped Vanadate Laser
Author :
Horiuchi, Ryusuke ; Sunaga, Hiroaki ; Saiki, Koichi ; Tei, Kazuyoku ; Yamaguchi, Shigeru ; Nanri, Kenzo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Tokai Univ., Hiratsuka
Abstract :
CW output power of 4 W was obtained at a pump power of 12 W. 200 kHz repetition EO-Q-switching was achieved with a pulse width of 10 ns by using a diode-end-pumped vanadate laser system.
Keywords :
Q-switching; electro-optical switches; neodymium; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; GdVO4:Nd; Nd-doped vanadate laser; Q-switching; YVO4:Nd; diode-end pumping; Crystals; Diodes; Frequency; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Reflectivity; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391444