• DocumentCode
    499510
  • Title

    High-temperature operation of a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser passively Q-switched by Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber

  • Author

    Dascalu, T. ; Pavel, N. ; Vasile, N.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. of Solid-State Quantum Electron., Nat. Inst. for Laser, Plasma & Radiat. Phys., Bucharest, Romania
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The output performances of a Nd:YAG laser passively Q-switched by Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber are investigated function of temperature. Small variations in pulse energy and duration were observed over the 25degC to 150degC range.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; aluminium compounds; chromium; neodymium; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; thermo-optical effects; yttrium compounds; YAG:Cr4+; YAG:Nd; diode-pumped laser; high-temperature operation; laser pulse energy; passively Q-switched saturable absorber; temperature 25 degC to 150 degC; Chromium; Crystals; Diodes; Ignition; Laser theory; Microchip lasers; Optical pulses; Plasma temperature; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; (140.3530) Lasers, neodymium; (140.3540) Lasers, Q-switched;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5224595
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=499510