Title :
High performance, diode-pumped, Q-switched Er:Yb:glass laser with FTIR shutter
Author :
Georgiou, E. ; Musset, O. ; Boquillon, J.P.
Author_Institution :
FORTH, Crete, Greece
Abstract :
Summary form only. Q-switched erbium-laser pulse energies at /spl lambda/=1.54 /spl mu/m have generally been severely limited due to low damage threshold of the electro-optic modulator materials presently available at this wavelength and due to the polarization sensitivity of the usual electrooptic shutters. Here, by employing the frustrated total internal reflection (FTIR) Q-switching scheme in a diode-pumped Er:Yb:glass laser, we demonstrate that record-high nanosecond-pulse energies can be obtained from such a compact system.
Keywords :
Q-switching; erbium; laser transitions; optical elements; optical glass; solid lasers; ytterbium; 1.54 mum; FTIR shutter; Q-switched; Q-switched Er:Yb:glass laser; compact system; diode-pumped; diode-pumped Er:Yb:glass laser; electro-optic modulator materials; erbium-laser pulse energies; frustrated total internal reflection; low damage threshold; polarization sensitivity; record-high nanosecond-pulse energies; Diodes; Electrooptic modulators; Laser excitation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Pulse modulation; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.909751
