Title :
High-temperature operation of a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser passively Q-switched by Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber
Author :
Dascalu, T. ; Pavel, N. ; Vasile, N.
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Solid-State Quantum Electron., Nat. Inst. for Laser, Plasma & Radiat. Phys., Bucharest, Romania
Abstract :
The output performances of a Nd:YAG laser passively Q-switched by Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber are investigated function of temperature. Small variations in pulse energy and duration were observed over the 25degC to 150degC range.
Keywords :
Q-switching; aluminium compounds; chromium; neodymium; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; thermo-optical effects; yttrium compounds; YAG:Cr4+; YAG:Nd; diode-pumped laser; high-temperature operation; laser pulse energy; passively Q-switched saturable absorber; temperature 25 degC to 150 degC; Chromium; Crystals; Diodes; Ignition; Laser theory; Microchip lasers; Optical pulses; Plasma temperature; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; (140.3530) Lasers, neodymium; (140.3540) Lasers, Q-switched;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
