Title :
High power diode-pumped Nd:GVO4 lasers passively Q-switched by Cr4+:YAG crystals
Author :
Ng, S.P. ; Tang, D.Y. ; Qin, L.J. ; Meng, X.L.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
Abstract :
We report on high power diode pumped Nd:GdVO4 lasers passively Q-switched by Cr4+:YAG crystals of different initial transmission. Q-switched pulses of duration of 6 ns and peak power of 26.4 kW have been obtained.
Keywords :
Q-switching; chromium; garnets; neodymium; optical materials; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 26.4 kW; 6 ns; Cr4+:YAG crystals; GdVO4:Nd; Nd:GVO4 lasers; Q-switched pulses; YAG:Cr4+; YAl5O12:Cr; diode pumping; passive Q-switching; Chromium; Crystals; Diodes; Doping; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Thermal conductivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1277298