Title :
Tunable, V/sup 3+/:YAG Q-switched, Cr:LiCAF laser
Author :
Jabczybski, J.K. ; Janucki, J. ; Zendzian, W. ; Mierwyk, Z. ; Frukacz, Z.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Optoelectron., Mil. Univ. of Technol., Warsaw, Poland
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We propose to use as passive Q-switch V/sup 3+/:YAG crystal, applied till now for Q-switching of Nd lasers operating at 1.06 /spl mu/m and 1.3 /spl mu/m wavelengths. Because of very short recovery time of 1-3 ns V/sup 3+/:YAG absorbers can be also used for passive mode locking. Its ground state absorption cross section is about 5/spl times/10/sup -18/ cm/sup 2/ for near infrared range of 780-820 nm. We have demonstrated, for the first time, application of V/sup 3+/:YAG for Q-switching of flash-lamp pumped Cr:LiCAF laser.
Keywords :
Q-switching; chromium; laser tuning; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; 780 to 820 nm; Cr:LiCAF laser; LiCaAlF/sub 6/:Cr; V/sup 3+/:YAG crystal; YAG:V; YAl5O12:V; flash-lamp pumping; passive Q-switching; saturable absorber; tunable near infrared pulsed laser; Chromium; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulse shaping methods; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
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.2000.909870
