Title :
Optimized pulsed orange generation in a diode-pumped Nd∶YVO4 laser using monolithically cascaded PPLN electro-optic Q-switches
Author :
Chang, Wei-Kun ; Chang, Jui-Wen ; Chen, Yen-Hung
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Opt. & Photonics, Nat. Central Univ., Jhongli, Taiwan
Abstract :
We report on an efficient intracavity sum-frequency generator in a dual-wavelength Nd:YVO4 laser optimized with monolithically cascaded PPLN electro-optic Q-switches. >480-W peak-power orange 593-nm light was obtained with this system at 4.8-W diode pump power.
Keywords :
Q-switching; electro-optical switches; neodymium; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YVO4:Nd; diode-pumped solid laser; intracavity sum-frequency generator; monolithically cascaded PPLN electro-optic Q-switches; power 4.8 W; pulsed orange generation; wavelength 593 nm; Diodes; Electrooptic devices; Lasers and Electro-Optics Society; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulse generation; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
