Title :
Q-switching of Er:YAG (2.9 μm) solid state laser by PLZT electrooptic modulator
Author :
Ozolinsh, Maris ; Stock, Karl ; Hibst, Rainmund ; Steiner, Rudolf
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Solid State Phys., Latvia Univ., Riga, Latvia
Abstract :
Small size PLZT 8.75/65/35 ceramics modulators with the length of 4-6 mm are used to obtain Q-switched pulses of the Er:YAG lasers-the pulse width 150 ns, energy of the single pulse up to 5 mJ; if followed by a number of the small intensity postlasing pulses-the total energy of pulses is up to 10 mJ
Keywords :
Q-switching; electro-optical modulation; erbium; lanthanum compounds; lead compounds; piezoceramics; solid lasers; 150 ns; 2.9 micron; 5 mJ; Er:YAG solid state laser; PLZT; PLZT ceramic electrooptic modulator; PbLaZrO3TiO3; Q-switching; YAG:Er; YAl5O12:Er; pulsed laser; Ceramics; Electrooptic modulators; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Applications of Ferroelectrics, 1996. ISAF '96., Proceedings of the Tenth IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
East Brunswick, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3355-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISAF.1996.598104
