• DocumentCode
    1285213
  • Title

    Passively Q-switched diode-pumped Nd:YVO4/Cr4+:YAG single-frequency microchip laser

  • Author

    Chen, Y.F. ; Huang, T.M. ; Wang, C.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Precision Instr. Dev. Center, Nat. Sci. Council, Taiwan
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    22
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    10/23/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1880
  • Lastpage
    1881
  • Abstract
    A compact diode-pumped passively Q-switched laser has been demonstrated with a coated Cr4+:YAG crystal as both a saturable absorber and an output coupler. When CW pumped with a fibre coupled laser diode, the laser produces pulses of 5-30 ns duration, with a repetition rate of 75-90 kHz. The highest peak power was 430 W, obtained at 1.6 W of pump power, which is a 520 times enhancement in comparison to an output power of 830 mW under CW operation
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; high-speed optical techniques; laser frequency stability; neodymium; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 1.6 W; 430 W; 5 to 30 ns; CW pumped; Nd:YVO4 single-frequency microchip laser; YAG:Cr; YAl5O12:Cr; YVO4:Nd; coated Cr4+ YAG crystal; diode-pumped; fibre coupled laser diode; ns duration; output coupler; passively Q-switched; repetition rate; saturable absorber;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19971303
  • Filename
    630335
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1285213