Title :
Resonantly pumped Q-switched Ho:YAG laser
Author :
Kwiatkowski, J. ; Jabczynski, J.K. ; Zendzian, W. ; Swiderski, J. ; Gorajek, L. ; Kaskow, M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Optoelectron., Mil. Univ. of Technol., Warsaw, Poland
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
The Q-switched Ho:YAG hybrid laser resonantly pumped at the wavelength of 1908 nm was developed. For the best case of Q-switching regime the pulses of 127 kW peak power (2.8 mJ, 22 ns) were achieved at the repetition rate of 20 Hz.
Keywords :
Q-switching; holmium; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Ho:YAG hybrid laser; Q-switched laser; energy 2.8 mJ; power 127 kW; resonantly pumped laser; time 22 ns; wavelength 1908 nm; Crystals; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Lenses; Measurement by laser beam; Pump 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.2011.6193834
