Title :
Highly efficient Q-switched Ho:YLF laser pumped by Tm:fiber laser
Author :
Bai, Yingxin ; Yu, Jirong ; Petros, M. ; Petzar, Paul ; Trieu, Bo ; Lee, Hyung ; Singh, U.
Author_Institution :
Sci. Syst. & Applic. Inc, Hampton
Abstract :
A highly efficient Q-switched Ho:YLF laser pumped by a Tm:fiber laser has been designed and demonstrated. When the pump power is 30 W, the pulse energy is 30 mJ at the repetition rate of 100 Hz.
Keywords :
Q-switching; holmium; laser beams; lithium compounds; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YLF:Ho; energy 30 mJ; highly efficient Q-switched laser design; power 30 W; thulium doped fiber laser pumping source; Absorption; Fiber lasers; Laser ablation; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump 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.2007.4453046
