Title :
Core-doped Ceramic Nd:YAG Laser with Sm:YAG Cladding
Author :
Kracht, Dietmar ; Huss, R. ; Wilhelm, Ralf ; Neumann, Jörg
Author_Institution :
Laser Zentrum Hannover e. V., Hannover
Abstract :
A core-doped ceramic Nd: YAG laser with a Sm: YAG cladding is presented. Applying q-cw pumping with a laser diode stack, a pulse energy of 5.9 mJ in 3.9 ns was achieved by passive Q-switching with Cr4+:YAG.
Keywords :
Q-switching; chromium; laser beams; neodymium; optical pumping; samarium; solid lasers; Nd:YAG laser; Sm:YAG cladding; YAG:Cr4+; YAG:Nd; YAG:Sm; core-doped ceramic laser; energy 5.9 mJ; laser diode stack; passive Q-switching; pulse energy; q-cw pumping; time 3.9 ns; Ceramics; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Power generation; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452872