Title :
Enhancement of Cr, Yb:YAG self-Q-switched lasers by bonding Yb:YAG crystal
Author :
Ma, Jian ; Cheng, Ying ; Dong, Jun ; Ueda, Ken-ichi ; Kaminskii, Alexander A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Xiamen Univ., Xiamen, China
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
Efficient laser-diode pumped Cr, Yb:YAG self-Q-switched laser by bonding Yb:YAG crystal to enhance inversion population have been demonstrated for the first time. Average output power of 1 W and optical-to-optical efficiency of 18.5% have been achieved.
Keywords :
Q-switching; chromium; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; YAG:Cr,Yb; average output power; enhance inversion population; laser performance enhancement; laser-diode pumped; optical-to-optical efficiency; self-Q-switched lasers; Crystals; Laser excitation; Microchip lasers; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193734
