Title :
Performance of a diode-pumped high PRF Tm, Ho:YLF laser
Author :
Budni, P.A. ; Knights, M.G. ; Chicklis, E.P. ; Jenssen, H.P.
Author_Institution :
Lockheed Sanders Inc., Nashua, NH, USA
fDate :
4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report a diode-pumped Q-switched Tm, Ho:YLF TEM00 oscillator emitting 1.75 W average (1.75 mJ) and 175 kW of peak power at 2 μm Q-switched at 1 KHz, operating at 77 K. Stable Q-switched performance from 1 to 90 KHz is also reported
Keywords :
Q-switching; holmium; lithium compounds; optical pumping; solid lasers; thulium; yttrium compounds; 1 to 90 kHz; 1.75 W; 175 kW; 2 micron; 77 K; LiYF4:Tm,Ho; YLF:Tm,Ho; diode pumped Q-switched Tm,Ho:YLF laser; peak power; Diodes; Erbium; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
