Title :
Q-switch mode-locking of Pr3+-doped YLF laser at 639 nm with a Cr4+-doped YAG saturable absorber
Author :
Abe, Ryo ; Kojou, Junichiro ; Masuda, Kohji ; Hirosawa, Kenichi ; Kannari, Fumihiko
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
We experimentally prove that a Cr4+:YAG crystal exhibits saturable absorption in visible wavelengths. We demonstrate the first passively Q-switch mode-locked Pr3+:YLF laser with a Cr4+:YAG at 639 nm pumped by InGaN diode lasers.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Q-switching; chromium; gallium compounds; indium compounds; laser mode locking; lithium compounds; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; praseodymium; semiconductor lasers; wide band gap semiconductors; yttrium compounds; InGaN; InGaN diode lasers; YAG:Cr4+; YLF:Pr3+; optical pumping; passively Q-switch mode-locked laser; saturable absorber; visible wavelengths; wavelength 639 nm; Absorption; Crystals; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Measurement by laser beam; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600155