• DocumentCode
    414765
  • Title

    Passive Q-switching of a diode-pumped Tm:YAG laser by Cr2+:ZnSe

  • Author

    Mond, M. ; Heumann, E. ; Huber, G. ; Kück, S. ; Levchenko, V.I. ; Yakimovich, V.N. ; Shcherbitsky, V.E. ; Kisel, V.E. ; Kuleshov, N.V.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. fur Laser-Phys., Hamburg Univ., Germany
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    22-27 June 2003
  • Firstpage
    37
  • Abstract
    We report on passive Q-switching of a diode pumped Tm:YAG laser by a Cr2+:ZnSe crystal for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. The obtained input-output curve for passive Q-switching. A maximum output power of 1.57 W and a slope efficiency of 19 % were obtained. The pulses had a pulse width in the range of 300 ns.
  • Keywords
    II-VI semiconductors; Q-switching; chromium; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; thulium; zinc compounds; 1.57 W; 19 percent; Cr2+:ZnSe crystal; YAG:Tm; YAl5O12:Tm; ZnSe:Cr2+; diode-pumped Tm:YAG laser; passive Q-switching; pulse energies; pulse width; pump source; Chromium; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7734-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312099
  • Filename
    1312099
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=414765