Title :
Eye-safe Nd:SrMoO4 Raman laser
Author :
Jan Sulc;Helena Jelinkova;Tasoltan T. Basiev;Maxim E. Doroshenko;Lyudmila I. Ivleva;Vjatcheslav V. Osiko;Peter G. Zverev
Author_Institution :
Czech Technical University, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Brehov? 7, 115 19 Prague 1, Czech Republic
fDate :
6/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The goal of our research was the construction of laser emitting short pulses with high peak power in "eye-safe" region around wavelength 1.5 mum. To solve this problem we use Raman self-conversion of giant pulses at 1.3 mum in Nd3+-doped Raman active crystal SrMoO4. Fundamental laser wavelength was obtained using this advanced solid-state medium Nd3+:SrMoO4 lasing at 1378.1 nm. High-peak powers required for efficient Raman conversion was reached by Q-switching of the Nd3+:SrMoO4 laser by a solid-state saturable absorber V:YAG. Specially designed resonator mirrors were used to ensure proper feed-back for Raman laser and to suppress Nd-emission at other laser lines. Based on this concept Raman laser emitting radiation at 1569.8 nm was realized.
Keywords :
"Pump lasers","Power lasers","Solid lasers","Mirrors","Laser theory","Optical materials","Optical pulses","Reflectivity","Building materials","Solid state circuits"
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0930-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4385811
