Title :
Q-switching of Yb:KLu(WO4)2 lasers with graphene saturable absorbers
Author :
J. M. Serres;P. Loiko;X. Mateos;K. Yumashev;V. Petrov;U. Griebner;M. Aguiló;F. Diaz
Author_Institution :
Fisica i Cristallografia de Materials i Nanomaterials (FiCMA-FiCNA), Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Campus Sescelades, c/ Marcel li Domingo, s/n., Tarragona, Spain E-43007
Abstract :
A diode-pumped Q-switched Yb:KLu(WO4)2 mini-laser generated a maximum average output power of 170 mW at 1030 nm. The shortest pulse duration was 165 ns at a pulse repetition rate of 350 kHz.
Keywords :
"Graphene","Crystals","Cavity resonators","Power generation","Lenses","Thermal lensing","Switches"
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2015 11th Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2015.7376073