DocumentCode
2786962
Title
High-repetition-rate passively Q-switched ytterbium doped fiber laser with Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber
Author
Pan, Lei ; Utkin, Ilya ; Fedosejevs, Robert
Author_Institution
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2V4, Canada
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate a passively Q-switched ytterium doped double-clad fiber laser with Cr4+: YAG saturable absorber. At a pump power of 9.8W, 143ns duration output pulses with 18.5µJ energy are obtained at a repetition rate of 253KHz.
Keywords
Brillouin scattering; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical coupling; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Ytterbium;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431303
Filename
4431303
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