Title :
A self-starting holographic Ti:sapphire laser
Author :
Crofts, G.J. ; Minassian, A. ; Damzen, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In this paper, we present an experimental implementation of a holographic resonator using laser-pumped Ti:sapphire as the gain material and discuss the characteristics of the resulting laser radiation. The loop contains two Brewster-angled rods of Ti:sapphire, which are end-pumped from both sides with 10-ns Q-switched pulses at a repetition rate of between 1 and 10 Hz from a frequency-doubled (532 nm) Nd:YAG laser system.
Keywords :
Q-switching; high-speed optical techniques; holography; laser cavity resonators; optical pumping; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; 10 ns; 532 nm; Brewster-angled rods; Nd:YAG laser system; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; end-pumped; frequency-doubled; gain material; holographic resonator; laser radiation; laser-pumped; ns Q-switched pulses; self-starting holographic Ti:sapphire laser; Gratings; Holography; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Optimized production technology; Performance gain; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
