Title :
High-energy, resonantly diode-pumped, eyesafe erbium lasers
Author :
Setzler, Scott D. ; Konves, James R. ; Chicklis, E.P.
Author_Institution :
BAE SYST. North America, Nashua, NH, USA
Abstract :
Resonantly pumped eyesafe erbium lasers are rapidly advancing, bolstered by attractive features such as a long storage lifetime, direct eyesafe emission, and high quantum efficiency. We present 1470 nm diode-pumped results in which we demonstrate >40 mJ/pulse in Q-switched operation and over 30 W in quasi-cw and repetitively Q-switched operation.
Keywords :
Q-switching; erbium; optical pumping; solid lasers; stimulated emission; 1470 nm; Q-switched operation; diode pumping; direct eyesafe emission; eyesafe erbium lasers; high-energy lasers; long storage lifetime; quantum efficiency; quasicontinuous-wave operation; resonantly diode-pumped lasers; Diodes; Erbium; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power generation; Pump lasers; Resonance; Semiconductor laser arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547942
