• DocumentCode
    3012873
  • Title

    Development of a 1.5μm Er:Yb:glass laser for use in a Coherent Laser Radar

  • Author

    Heintze, Matthew C. ; Munch, Jesper ; Veitch, Peter J.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We describe an injection-seeded Q-switched Er:Yb:glass laser that uses a novel resonator and produces transform-limited 500 ns pulses. Experimental results of the laser performance and its suitability for use in coherent laser radar will be presented.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; laser cavity resonators; optical glass; optical pulse generation; optical radar; solid lasers; JkJk:Er,Yb; coherent laser radar; injection-seeded Q-switched glass laser; laser resonator; time 500 ns; transform-limited pulses; wavelength 1.5 mum; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser radar; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Pollution measurement; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Solid lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453043
  • Filename
    4453043