• DocumentCode
    3407821
  • Title

    3-level quasi-CW laser operation and Q-switching of Yb:S-FAP at 985 nm

  • Author

    Bayramian, A.J. ; Bibeau, C. ; Marshall, C.D. ; Payne, S.A. ; Krupke, W.F.

  • Author_Institution
    Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    1999
  • Firstpage
    910
  • Abstract
    We have achieved 3-level quasi-CW lasing at 985 nm in Yb:S-FAP for the first time. A maximum slope efficiency of 75% was achieved at a threshold energy of 18 mJ
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; solid lasers; ytterbium; 18 mJ; 75 percent; 985 nm; Q-switching; Sr5(PO4)3F:Yb; Yb:S-FAP; slope efficiency; three-level quasi-CW laser; threshold energy; Absorption; Diodes; Equations; Frequency estimation; Laser excitation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Ytterbium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5634-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.1999.812031
  • Filename
    812031
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3407821