Title :
Efficient longitudinally pumped Nd:YLF MOPA system
Author :
Hahn, Christian ; Lü, Qitao ; Paster, Martin ; Geiger, Stephan
Author_Institution :
Bavarian Photonics GmbH, Munich, Germany
Abstract :
In this paper, we report on an end-pumped, actively Q-switched master-oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) system using Nd:YLF laser at 1053 nm, achieving a pulse energy of 20 mJ.
Keywords :
Q-switching; lithium compounds; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 1053 nm; 20 mJ; LiYF4:Nd; YLF:Nd; active Q-switching; longitudinally end-pumped Nd:YLF laser; master-oscillator power amplifier system; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Optical fiber polarization; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pulse shaping methods; Pump lasers; Shape; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567804
