• DocumentCode
    978290
  • Title

    A 6.5-J flashlamp-pumped Ti:Al2O3 laser

  • Author

    Brown, A.J.W. ; Fisher, C.H.

  • Author_Institution
    STI Optronics Inc., Bellevue, WA, USA
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    9/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2513
  • Lastpage
    2518
  • Abstract
    A flashlamp-pumped Ti:A2O3 oscillator has delivered 6.5 J per pulse at 800 nm under long-pulse extraction conditions. The device was designed for efficient short-pulse (2-3 ns) amplification to the multijoule energy level. To date, a peak stored energy in excess of 5 J has been obtained and is available for short-pulse extraction studies. The design and resulting characterization of this laser are discussed. The results show that the energy available for short-pulse extraction is limited by the flashlamp pumping time
  • Keywords
    alumina; optical pumping; solid lasers; titanium; 2 to 3 ns; 5 J; 6.5 J; 800 nm; Al2O3:Ti; Ti:A2O3 oscillator; Ti:Al2O3 laser; flashlamp pumping time; flashlamp-pumped; long-pulse extraction conditions; multijoule energy level; peak stored energy; short-pulse amplification; Absorption; Crystalline materials; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Neodymium; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.247709
  • Filename
    247709
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=978290