DocumentCode
3009749
Title
Core-doped Ceramic Nd:YAG Laser with Sm:YAG Cladding
Author
Kracht, Dietmar ; Huss, R. ; Wilhelm, Ralf ; Neumann, Jörg
Author_Institution
Laser Zentrum Hannover e. V., Hannover
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A core-doped ceramic Nd: YAG laser with a Sm: YAG cladding is presented. Applying q-cw pumping with a laser diode stack, a pulse energy of 5.9 mJ in 3.9 ns was achieved by passive Q-switching with Cr4+:YAG.
Keywords
Q-switching; chromium; laser beams; neodymium; optical pumping; samarium; solid lasers; Nd:YAG laser; Sm:YAG cladding; YAG:Cr4+; YAG:Nd; YAG:Sm; core-doped ceramic laser; energy 5.9 mJ; laser diode stack; passive Q-switching; pulse energy; q-cw pumping; time 3.9 ns; Ceramics; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Power generation; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452872
Filename
4452872
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