Title :
Passive Q-switching of a diode-pumped Tm:YAG laser by Cr2+:ZnSe
Author :
Mond, M. ; Heumann, E. ; Huber, C. ; Kuck, S. ; Levchenko, V.I. ; Yakimovich, V.N. ; Shcherbitsky, V.E. ; Kisel, V.E. ; Kuleshov, N.V.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Laser-Phys., Hamburg Univ., Germany
Abstract :
We present a diode-end pumped Tm:YAG laser passive Q-switched by a Cr2+:ZnSe crystal for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. A maximum output power of 1.6 W with pulse energies up to 0.4 mJ and pulse widths of 300 ns were obtained. Using this laser as a pump source for a Cr2+:ZnSe laser an output power of 360 mW at 2.5 μm was achieved.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; Q-switching; chromium; laser beams; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; thulium; zinc compounds; 0.4 mJ; 1.6 W; 2.5 micron; 300 ns; 360 mW; Cr2+:ZnSe crystal; YAG:Tm; YAl5O12:Tm; ZnSe:Cr2+; diode-pumped Tm:YAG laser; passive Q-switching; pulse energies; pulse width; pump source; Chromium; Diodes; Laser theory; Physics; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid state circuits; Space vector pulse width modulation; Zinc compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312100
