Title :
Optimization of Short Pulse Generation for Yb³+:YAG in an Active CW-Injected Ring Cavity
Author_Institution :
Fujian Provincial Key Lab. for Photonics Technol., Fujian Normal Univ., Fuzhou, China
Abstract :
For the back-reflection pump way, the short pulse generated from homogeneously broadened Yb3+:YAG crystal in an active CW-injected ring cavity is studied numerically. In the derived model, the pump absorption saturation and the fluorescence concentration quenching are both taken into account, and it enables the optimizations of Yb3+:YAG crystal length and Yb3+ concentration.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; optimisation; ring lasers; solid lasers; ytterbium; CW-injected ring cavity; YAG:Yb; back-reflection pumping; fluorescence concentration quenching; optimization; pump absorption saturation; short pulse generation; Cavity resonators; Crystals; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optimization; Pump lasers; Ring lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics and Optoelectronics (SOPO), 2011 Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6555-2
DOI :
10.1109/SOPO.2011.5780403