Title :
130 mJ, 10 Hz, Q-switched diode-pumped Ho:Tm:LuLiF laser oscillator at 2.05 μm
Author :
Chen, Songsheng ; Yu, Jirong ; Trieu, Bo C. ; Singh, Upendra N. ; Kavaya, Michael J. ; Petros, Mulugeta ; Bai, Yingsin
Author_Institution :
Sci. Appl. Int. Corp., Hampton, VA, USA
Abstract :
A Q-switched diode-pumped Ho:Tm:LuLiF laser oscillator with output pulse energy of 130-mJ per pulse at a repetition frequency of 10 Hz and at optical pumping pulse energy of 3.5 J has been developed.
Keywords :
Q-switching; holmium; lutetium compounds; optical pumping; solid lasers; thulium; 130 mJ; 3.5 J; Ho:Tm:LuLiF laser oscillator; LuLiF4-Tm-Ho; Q-switching; diode-pumped laser; optical pumping pulse energy; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; Ring oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201875