Title :
Passively Q-switched three-level laser and its intracavity frequency-doubling
Author :
Huang, P.L. ; Weng, Y.L. ; Wang, C.W. ; Cheng, H.Z. ; Huang, S.L.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Abstract :
By combining the passive Q-switching and the intracavity frequency-doubling techniques, a diode-pumped solid-state blue laser is demonstrated. The 473-nm blue laser has a peak power of 114 watts and a pulse width of 10.6 ns with a pumping power of 3 watts.
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser cavity resonators; laser transitions; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; solid lasers; 114 W; 473 nm; Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; diode-pumped solid-state blue laser; intracavity frequency-doubling; lower level population; passive Q-switching; population difference; pulsed operation; quasi-three-level transition; rate-equation model; reabsorption loss; saturable absorber; temperature effect; three-level laser; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Optical losses; 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.2001.971037
