Title :
Resonantly pumped, Q-switched Nd:YLF laser
Author :
Pati, Bhabana ; Rines, Glen A.
Author_Institution :
Q-Peak, Inc., Bedford, MA, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
