Title :
Q-switching of Er:YAG (2.9 μm) solid-state laser by PLZT electrooptic modulator
Author :
Ozolinsh, Maris ; Stock, Karl ; Hibst, Raimund ; Steiner, Rudolf
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Solid State Phys., Latvian State Univ., Riga, Latvia
fDate :
10/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Small-size PLZT 8.5/65/35 ceramic modulators with the length of 4-6 mm are used to obtain Q-switched pulses of the Er:YAG lasers-the pulsewidth 150 ns, energy of the single pulse up to 5 mJ, if followed by a number of the small-intensity postlasing pulses-the total energy of pulses is up to 10 mJ
Keywords :
Q-switching; electro-optical modulation; electro-optical switches; erbium; lanthanum compounds; lead compounds; piezoceramics; solid lasers; 10 mJ; 150 ns; 2.9 mum; 4 to 6 mm; 5 mJ; Er:YAG laser; PLZT; PLZT electrooptic modulator; PbLaZrO3TiO3; Q-switched pulses; Q-switching; YAG:Er; YAl5O12:Er; pulsewidth; single pulse energy; small-intensity postlasing pulses; small-size PLZT 8.5/65/35 ceramic modulators; total energy of pulses; Ceramics; Electrooptic modulators; Laser ablation; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Switches;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
