• DocumentCode
    779929
  • Title

    All-ceramic passively Q-switched Yb:YAG/Cr/sup 4+/:YAG microchip laser

  • Author

    Dong, Junchen ; Shirakawa, Akira ; Takaichi, K. ; Ueda, Kazunori ; Yagi, Hideki ; Yanagitani, Takahiko ; Kaminskii, A.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. for Laser Sci., Univ. of Electro-Commun., Tokyo
  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    20
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    9/28/2006 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1154
  • Lastpage
    1155
  • Abstract
    A laser-diode-pumped all-ceramic passively Q-switched Yb:YAG microchip laser with Cr4+:YAG as a saturable absorber has been demonstrated for the first time. A pulse width of 380 ps and a peak power of over 82 kW at a repetition rate of 12.4 kHz was obtained. A slope efficiency of 37% and an optical-to-optical efficiency of 30% was achieved
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; ceramics; chromium; garnets; microchip lasers; optical saturable absorption; ytterbium; ytterbium compounds; 12.4 kHz; 82 kW; YAG:Cr; YAl5O12:Cr; all-ceramic passively Q-switched microchip laser; laser-diode-pumped microchip laser; saturable absorber;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20062407
  • Filename
    1706030
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=779929