Title :
Conflicting experimental results observed from a Nd:YVO/sub 4//Cr/sup 4+/:YAG passively Q-switched microchip laser
Author :
Lee, Y.W. ; Huang, Y.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
We observed a stable passively Q-switched laser operation from a Nd:YVO/sub 4//Cr/sup 4+/:YAG microchip laser with its Q-switch repetition rate flattened with the increase of the pump power. The result conflicts with that published previously in the literature.
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser stability; neodymium; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Cr/sup 4+/:YAG passively Q-switched microchip laser; Nd:YVO/sub 4/ solid lasers; Nd:YVO/sub 4//Cr/sup 4+/:YAG microchip laser; Q-switch repetition rate; YAG:Cr/sup 4+/; YAl5O12:Cr; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; pump power; stable passively Q-switched laser; Absorption; Chromium; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser stability; Microchip lasers; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.970842
