Title :
Q-switching of Pr3+-doped LiYF4 visible lasers pumped by a high-power GaN diode laser
Author :
Kojou, Junichiro ; Watanabe, Yojiro ; Kojima, Yosuke ; Agrawal, Priyanka ; Kannari, Fumihiko
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
Q-switching of a Pr:LiYF4 laser at three visible wavelenghths pumped by a high-power GaN laser diode is demonstrated. The highest laser peak power of 79 W with a pulsewidth of 50 ns is obtained for 639 nm at 7.7 kHz.
Keywords :
Q-switching; lithium compounds; optical pumping; praseodymium; solid lasers; LiYF4:Pr; high power diode laser; laser Q-switching; power 79 W; time 50 ps; visible laser; wavelength 639 nm; Diode lasers; Gallium nitride; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Lenses; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulse width modulation; Pump lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
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
