Title :
High repetition rate Q-switching performance in transversely diode-pumped Nd doped mixed gadolinium yttrium vanadate bounce laser
Author :
Omatsu, Takashige ; Minassian, Ara ; Damzen, Michael J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Image Sci., Chiba Univ., Chiba
Abstract :
Up to 700 kHz high repetition active Q-switching was achieved with a pulse-width of < 40 ns by using a diode-side-pumped Nd:GdxY1-xVO4 bounce amplifier. The average output power of 17.5 W was obtained at a pump power of 41 W.
Keywords :
Q-switching; gadolinium compounds; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Nd:GdYVO; Q-switching performance; bounce amplifier; bounce laser; diode pumping; power 17.5 W; power 41 W; Diodes; Frequency; Neodymium; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Slabs; Yttrium; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; (140.3530) Lasers, neodymium; (140.3580) Lasers, 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.2006.4628051