DocumentCode
447839
Title
Widely tunable CW and Q-switched operation of thin-rod Yb:YAG laser
Author
Bhandari, R. ; Taira, T.
Author_Institution
Laser Marking & Process. Div., SUNX Ltd., Aichi, Japan
Volume
1
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
16
Abstract
A diode end-pumped, thin-rod, tunable Yb:YAG laser has been developed for CW and Q-switched operation. A wide tuning range of 51 nm for CW and 14 nm for Q-switched operation at 8 kHz was obtained. A high peak power tunable laser is very useful for materials processing applications. In addition, it can be used for efficient wavelength conversion, without the need for temperature control of the non-linear crystal.
Keywords
Q-switching; laser beams; laser tuning; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; 14 nm; 51 nm; 8 kHz; Q-switched operation; YAG:Yb; YAl5O12:Yb; diode end-pumped laser; materials processing; thin-rod Yb:YAG laser; tunable CW laser; wavelength conversion; Birefringence; Fiber lasers; Filters; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN
1-55752-795-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201661
Filename
1572727
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