Title :
Passively Q-switched Yb:Er:glass laser
Author :
Prasad, Narasimha S. ; Tousley, LTC Brad ; Shori, Ramesh K. ; Stone-Sundberg, Jennifer ; Kokta, Milan
Author_Institution :
Coherent Technol. Inc., Louisville, CO, USA
Abstract :
In this paper we have demonstrated pulsed operation of the Yb:Er:glass solid-state laser operating at 1543 nm using passive q-switching scheme. The Yb:Er:glass gain medium was end pumped using a 10 W fiber-coupled 980 nm laser diode.
Keywords :
Q-switching; erbium; optical fibre couplers; optical glass; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; 10 W; 1543 nm; 980 nm; Yb:Er:glass laser pulsed operation; fiber-coupled laser diode; laser pumping; passive Q-switching; solid-state laser operation; Assembly; Diode lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical control; Optical fiber couplers; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1253114
