Title :
Single longitudinal mode, high repetition rate, Q-switched Ho:YLF laser for remote sensing
Author :
Bai, Yingxin ; Yu, Jirong ; Petzar, Paul ; Petros, M. ; Chen, Songsheng ; Trieu, Bo ; Lee, Hyung ; Singh, U.
Author_Institution :
Sci. Syst. & Applic., Inc., Hampton, VA, USA
Abstract :
An injection-seeded, Q-switched Ho:YLF laser has been developed. For 13 W pumping from a CW Tm:fiber laser, the energy and width of single longitudinal mode pulse are 5.5 mJ and 50 ns, respectively. The repetition rate is 1.25 kHz.
Keywords :
Q-switching; holmium; laser beams; laser modes; optical pumping; remote sensing by laser beam; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Q-switching; YLF:Ho; energy 5.5 mJ; fiber laser; injection-seeded laser; laser pumping; power 13 W; remote sensing; single longitudinal mode laser; time 50 ns; Crystals; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical transmitters; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Remote sensing; Ring lasers; (140.3070) Infrared and Far-infrared laser; (140.3520) lasers, injection-locked;
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
