• DocumentCode
    2868212
  • Title

    High repetition rate Q-switching performance in transversely diode-pumped Nd doped mixed gadolinium yttrium vanadate bounce laser

  • Author

    Omatsu, Takashige ; Minassian, Ara ; Damzen, Michael J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. & Image Sci., Chiba Univ., Chiba
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Up to 700 kHz high repetition active Q-switching was achieved with a pulse-width of < 40 ns by using a diode-side-pumped Nd:GdxY1-xVO4 bounce amplifier. The average output power of 17.5 W was obtained at a pump power of 41 W.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; gadolinium compounds; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Nd:GdYVO; Q-switching performance; bounce amplifier; bounce laser; diode pumping; power 17.5 W; power 41 W; Diodes; Frequency; Neodymium; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Slabs; Yttrium; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; (140.3530) Lasers, neodymium; (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628051
  • Filename
    4628051
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2868212