Title :
Actively Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser using a low-voltage electro-optic PPLN crystals as the laser Q-switch
Author :
Chen, Y.H. ; Huang, Y.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
We present a < 100 V switching-voltage electro-optically Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser by using a periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) polarization rotator as the laser Q-switch. 9-ns pulse-width and 0.85-kW 1064 nm laser pulses were obtained with this system.
Keywords :
Q-switching; electro-optical effects; lithium compounds; neodymium; optical materials; optical polarisers; solid lasers; 0.85 kW; 1064 nm; 9 ns; LiNbO3; Nd:YVO4 laser; Q-switching; YVO4:Nd; low-voltage electro-optic PPLN crystals; periodically poled lithium niobate; polarization rotator; Crystals; Electrodes; Electrooptic modulators; Laser modes; Lasers and electrooptics; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical wavelength conversion; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1277249