Title :
Ultra compact eye-safe laser for rangefinding
Author :
Vitkin, Vladimir V. ; Polyakov, Vladimir M. ; Kharitonov, Artem A. ; Buchenkov, V.A.
Author_Institution :
Int. Lab. of Laser Technol., NRU, St. Petersburg, Russia
fDate :
June 30 2014-July 4 2014
Abstract :
We demonstrate an eye-safe diode pumped ultra compact Yb:Er:glass laser with 3 mJ pulse energy in free running mode with repetition rate 1 Hz. We investigate phototropic gates for Yb:Er:glass lasers. The developing laser operates in a wide temperature range.
Keywords :
erbium; laser modes; laser ranging; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; ytterbium; diode pumped ultra compact Yb:Er:glass laser; energy 3 mJ; free running mode; phototropic gates; pulse energy; rangefinding; repetition rate; ultra compact eye-safe laser; Laser modes; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Yb:Er:glass; compact laser; eye-safe laser; glass-ceramics; passive Q-switches; rangefinding;
Conference_Titel :
Laser Optics, 2014 International Conference
Conference_Location :
Saint Petersburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3884-1
DOI :
10.1109/LO.2014.6886234
