Single-frequency operation of a Cr:YAG laser from 1332 nm to 1554 nm

Author

Welford, D. ; Jaspan, M.A.

Author_Institution

Q-Peak Inc., Bedford, MA, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

7-12 May 2000

Firstpage

435

Lastpage

436

Abstract

Summary form only given. We describe the first demonstration, to our knowledge, of single-frequency operation from a Cr:YAG laser. The wavelength range of operation, from 1332 nm to 1554 nm, with output powers as high as 680 mW, provides a unique narrow linewidth source, potential applications include, but are not limited to, injection seeding of optical parametric oscillators for remote sensing applications such as DIAL, near-infrared spectroscopy, and optical telecommunications instrumentation.

Keywords

chromium; laser beam applications; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser modes; laser tuning; ring lasers; solid lasers; 1332 to 1554 nm; 680 mW; Cr:YAG laser; DIAL; YAG:Cr; YAl5O12:Cr; injection seeding; narrow linewidth source; near-infrared spectroscopy; optical parametric oscillators; optical telecommunications instrumentation; output powers; potential applications; remote sensing applications; single-frequency operation; wavelength range; Instruments; Nonlinear optics; Optical sensors; Oscillators; Power generation; Remote sensing; Spectroscopy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-634-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2000.907216

Filename

907216