Title :
Widely tunable and high repetition rate Q-switching in Yb:YAG laser
Author :
Bhandari, R. ; Kamiya, T. ; Taira, T.
Author_Institution :
Laser Marking & Process. Div., SUNX Ltd., Aichi, Japan
Abstract :
We constructed a Q-switched Yb:YAG laser giving 14.5 kW peak power at a 10 kHz repetition rate. We have demonstrated a wide tuning range of 51 nm, for CW operation, and 29 nm for Q-switched operation at 10 kHz. The maximum peak power was 0.63 kW, for the 99% reflectivity output coupler, and 1.2 kW for the 97% reflectivity output coupler. These values can be scaled up, by increasing the input power.
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser beams; laser tuning; optical couplers; solid lasers; ytterbium; 14.5 kW; 29 nm; 51 nm; CW operation; Q-switched Yb:YAG laser; YAG:Yb; YAl5O12:Yb; reflectivity output coupler; widely tunable laser; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical filters; Optical materials; Optical tuning; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Reflectivity; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567861
