DocumentCode
376660
Title
Passively Q-switched three-level laser and its intracavity frequency-doubling
Author
Huang, P.L. ; Weng, Y.L. ; Wang, C.W. ; Cheng, H.Z. ; Huang, S.L.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Volume
2
fYear
2001
fDate
15-19 July 2001
Abstract
By combining the passive Q-switching and the intracavity frequency-doubling techniques, a diode-pumped solid-state blue laser is demonstrated. The 473-nm blue laser has a peak power of 114 watts and a pulse width of 10.6 ns with a pumping power of 3 watts.
Keywords
Q-switching; laser cavity resonators; laser transitions; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; solid lasers; 114 W; 473 nm; Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; diode-pumped solid-state blue laser; intracavity frequency-doubling; lower level population; passive Q-switching; population difference; pulsed operation; quasi-three-level transition; rate-equation model; reabsorption loss; saturable absorber; temperature effect; three-level laser; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Optical losses; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6738-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971037
Filename
971037
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