Title :
Widely tunable CW and Q-switched operation of thin-rod Yb:YAG laser
Author :
Bhandari, R. ; Taira, T.
Author_Institution :
Laser Marking & Process. Div., SUNX Ltd., Aichi, Japan
Abstract :
A diode end-pumped, thin-rod, tunable Yb:YAG laser has been developed for CW and Q-switched operation. A wide tuning range of 51 nm for CW and 14 nm for Q-switched operation at 8 kHz was obtained. A high peak power tunable laser is very useful for materials processing applications. In addition, it can be used for efficient wavelength conversion, without the need for temperature control of the non-linear crystal.
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser beams; laser tuning; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; 14 nm; 51 nm; 8 kHz; Q-switched operation; YAG:Yb; YAl5O12:Yb; diode end-pumped laser; materials processing; thin-rod Yb:YAG laser; tunable CW laser; wavelength conversion; Birefringence; Fiber lasers; Filters; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201661
