Title :
Latest developments in Er3+∶YAG fiber-shaped crystalline rod lasers
Author :
Bigotta, S. ; Eichhorn, M.
Author_Institution :
French-German Res. Inst. of St.-Louis (ISL), St. Louis, France
Abstract :
Resonant total-internal-reflection diode pumping of Q-switched 1.64 μm Er3+:YAG laser with a crystalline fiber-like geometry is reported with ~10 W in cw-mode and 2.8 mJ in Q-switched mode.
Keywords :
Q-switching; erbium; fibre lasers; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; YAG:Er3+; energy 2.8 mJ; power 10 W; wavelength 1.64 mum; Diodes; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Mirrors; Power generation; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2