Title :
High-peak-power subnanosecond diode-pumped passively Q-switched microchip laser
Author :
Lan, Y.P. ; Wang, S.C. ; Chen, L.F.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
Diode-pumped passively Q-switched solid-state laser with extremely short high-peak-power pulses are of potential interest for numerous applications. In this paper we present a resonator that is formed by a coated c-cut Nd:GdVO4 or Nd:YVO4 crystal and a coated Cr4+:YAG crystal. The studies of the present performance indicate that c-cut Nd:GdVO4 and Nd:YVO4 crystal are very convenient material for short pulse (sub-nanosecond) and high-peak power lasers. It is demonstrated that at 2 W pump power, 17.8 nJ pulses of 0.85 ns duration at a pulse repetition rate of 13 kHz can be generated in the c-cut Nd:GdVO4 and 18 nJ pulses of 0.85 ns duration at a pulse repetition rate of 13.5 kHz at 2.4 W pump power in the c-cut Nd:YVO4.
Keywords :
Q-switching; chromium; diodes; gadolinium compounds; laser cavity resonators; microchip lasers; neodymium; optical materials; optical pumping; vanadium compounds; 0.85 ns; 17.8 muJ; 18 muJ; 2 W; 2.4 W; GdVO4:Nd; YAG:Cr4+; YAl5O12:Cr; YVO4:Nd; c-cut Nd:GdVO4 crystal; c-cut Nd:YVO4 crystal; diode-pumped passively Q-switched solid-state laser; high-peak-power laser; resonator; subnanosecond diode-pumped passively Q-switched microchip laser; Chromium; Crystalline materials; Diodes; Microchip lasers; Optical materials; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1313830
