Title :
Efficient flash lamp pumped YSGG:Cr:Yb:Ho laser at 3 micron
Author :
Lukashev, A.V. ; Zavartsev, Yu.D. ; Zagumennyi, A.I. ; Karasev, M.E. ; Kulevskii, L.A. ; Pashinin, P.P. ; Studenikin, P.A. ; Tranev, V.N.
Author_Institution :
Gen. Phys. Inst., Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
We demonstrated that flash lamp-pumped YSGG:Cr:Yb:Ho laser at 3 μm is feasible for practical use both in free running and Q-switched modes. This laser has high amplification gain. An output energy of 62 mJ was obtained by amplification of 10 mJ laser pulse. With improved optical components we believe that a scaled up configuration of the master oscillator and single pass amplifier will achieve reliable lasing up to 100 mJ in TEM00 mode. That would give this laser new possibilities for applications in IR nonlinear optics and medicine
Keywords :
Q-switching; chromium; holmium; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; 3 micron; 62 mJ; Q-switching; YSGG:Cr:Yb:Ho laser; YScGG:Cr,Yb,Ho; YScGa5O12:Cr,Yb,Ho; amplification gain; flash lamp pumping; output energy; Lamps; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical amplifiers; Optical devices; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.812033
