Title :
Thermal wavelength shifts with Q-switched diode-pumped Yb:KGW
Author :
Mussot, A. ; Casagrande, O. ; Jolly, A.
Author_Institution :
Commissariat a l´´Energie Atomique, Centre d´´Etudes Sci. et Tech., France
Abstract :
Low duty cycle Q-switch pulses of 28 mJ are demonstrated in diode-pumped Yb:KGW crystal. Furthermore we demonstrate that free running wavelength of Yb:KGW depends on crystal temperature.
Keywords :
Q-switching; gadolinium compounds; optical pumping; potassium compounds; solid lasers; spectral line shift; ytterbium; 28 mJ; KGd(WO4)2:Yb; Q-switching; Yb:KGW crystal; crystal temperature; diode-pumping; free running wavelength; thermal wavelength shifts; Absorption; Bandwidth; Diodes; Optical amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor process modeling; Slabs; Solid lasers; Temperature dependence; Ytterbium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547871