• DocumentCode
    1676501
  • Title

    Resonantly pumped, Q-switched Nd:YLF laser

  • Author

    Pati, Bhabana ; Rines, Glen A.

  • Author_Institution
    Q-Peak, Inc., Bedford, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We developed a compact, efficient Nd:YLF laser that produced 25-mJ of energy in a 8-ns pulse at 20 Hz. By resonantly pumping at 863 nm, 10% improvement in the slope efficiency was obtained.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 8-ns pulse; Q-switched Nd:YLF laser; energy 25 mJ; frequency 20 Hz; resonantly pumped laser; slope efficiency; time 8 ns; wavelength 863 nm; Absorption; Crystals; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Photonics; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326521