Title :
Q-switching a high-repetition-rate, diode-pumped 2.94 μm erbium laser
Author :
Ernst, Herbert ; Lubatschowski, H. ; Ertmer, W.
Author_Institution :
Laser Zentrum Hannover eV, Germany
Abstract :
We developed a compact, high-repetition-rate, high-average-power, diode-pumped, 2.94 μm TIR-cavity (total internal reflection) Er:YAG laser system. We research on Q-switching this laser system.
Keywords :
Q-switching; erbium; high-speed optical techniques; light reflection; solid lasers; Q-switching; TIR-cavity laser; YAG:Er; YAl5O12:Er; diode-pumped erbium laser; high average power laser; high-repetition-rate laser; total internal reflection; Biomedical optical imaging; Diodes; Erbium; Laser modes; Laser surgery; Optical pumping; Optical reflection; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312081
