Title :
High energy diode pumped Er:YSGG laser at 3µm transition
Author :
Arbabzadah, E.A. ; Chard, S.P. ; Amrania, H. ; Phillips, C.C. ; Damzen, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
In this work we report operation of a quasicontinuous wave (QCW) diode pumped 30 at. % Er:YSGG laser in the bounce geometry, yielding pulse energies of up to 41mJ and a slope efficiency of 12.6%.
Keywords :
erbium; laser beams; optical pumping; scandium compounds; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Y3Sc2Ga3O12:Er; bounce geometry; high energy diode pumped laser; pulse energies; quasicontinuous wave laser; slope efficiency; wavelength 3 mum; yttrium scandium gallium garnet;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942534