Title :
Diode-pumped passively Q-switched Yb:KGW laser with V:YAG saturable absorber
Author :
Lagatsky, A.A. ; Abdolvand, A. ; Kuleshov, N.V.
Author_Institution :
Inst. Laser Center, Belarus State Polytech. Acad., Minsk, Byelorussia
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We report here for the first time to our knowledge on the use of V/sup 3+/:YAG for passive Q-switching of diode-pumped Yb/sup 3+/:KGd(WO/sub 4/)/sub 2/ (Yb:KGW) laser. Laser emission at two wavelengths simultaneously was obtained due to Raman conversion of fundamental laser emission in the laser crystal.
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser transitions; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; potassium compounds; solid lasers; stimulated Raman scattering; stimulated emission; ytterbium; KGd(WO/sub 4/)/sub 2/:Yb; Raman conversion; SRS; V/sup 3+/:YAG; V:YAG saturable absorber; YAG:V; YAl5O12:V; Yb/sup 3+/:KGd(WO/sub 4/)/sub 2/ laser; Yb:KGW laser; diode-pumped; fundamental laser emission; laser crystal; passive Q-switching; passively Q-switched; Diodes; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.909858
