Title :
Diode pumped Nd:YAG laser passively Q-switched with V/sup 3+/:YAG
Author :
Mierczyk, Z. ; Jabczynski, J.K. ; Kopczynski, K. ; Zendzian, W. ; Frukacz, Z.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Optoelectron., Warsaw Mil. Univ. of Technol., Poland
fDate :
Aug. 30 1999-Sept. 3 1999
Abstract :
We demonstrate an efficient Q-switched laser with V/sup 3+/:YAG pumped by a 10 W fiber diode bar. In preliminary experiments we limited the scope of investigation to Nd:YAG laser working at 1064 nm. As a pump source a 10 W fiber coupled diode SDL 3450-P5 was applied.
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser stability; laser transitions; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; 10 W; 1064 nm; V/sup 3+/:YAG; YAG:Nd; YAG:V; YAl5O12:Nd; YAl5O12:V; diode pumped Nd:YAG laser; efficient Q-switched laser; fiber coupled diode SDL 3450-P5; fiber diode bar; passively Q-switched; pump source; Diodes; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Switches; Water heating;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO/Pacific Rim '99. The Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul, South Korea
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5661-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.811523
