Title :
Diode-pumped one Joule per Q-switched pulse 2μm laser
Author :
Yu, Jirong ; Chen, Songsheng ; Petros, Mulugeta ; Bai, Yingxin ; Petzar, Pual ; Trieu, Bo C. ; Singh, Upendra N. ; Kavaya, Michael J.
Author_Institution :
NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA
Abstract :
This paper discusses the significant advancements in the 2-micron laser development. A world record one-Joule-per-pulse energy laser system and an advanced thermal management with fully conductive cooled laser technique are discussed.
Keywords :
Q-switching; holmium; lithium compounds; lutetium compounds; micro-optics; optical parametric amplifiers; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; solid lasers; thulium; LuLiF4:Tm,Ho; Q-switched pulse laser; advanced thermal management; diode pumping; fully conductive cooled laser technique; master oscillator power amplifier system; micron laser; one-Joule-per-pulse energy laser system; wavelength 2 mum; Diodes; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical ring resonators; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Solid lasers; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; (140.3580) Laser, solid state;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627986
