Title :
Efficient Q-switched Yb:YAl3(BO3)4/Cr4+:YAG lasers
Author :
Liu, Junhai ; Griebner, Uwe ; Petrov, Valentin ; Zhang, Huaijin ; Li, Jing ; Wang, Jiyang
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Phys., Qingdao Univ., Qingdao
Abstract :
Q-switched diode-pumped Yb:YAl3(BO3)4 lasers provide an average output power of 4.15 W, pulse energy of 139 muJ, pulse duration of 18 ns, and a slope efficiency of 59% operating near 1040 nm at room temperature.
Keywords :
Q-switching; chromium; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; Q-switching; YAG:Cr; YAl3(BO3)4:Yb; Yb:YAl3(BO3)4/Cr4+:YAG lasers; efficiency 59 percent; energy 139 muJ; power 4.15 W; slope efficiency; time 18 ns; Crystalline materials; Diodes; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; (140.3540) Lasers, Q-switched; (140.5680) Rare earth and transition metal solid-state lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
