Title :
Q-switched Tm3+:YAG rod laser with crystalline fiber geometry
Author :
Eichhorn, Marc ; Kieleck, Christelle ; Hirth, Antoine
Author_Institution :
French-German Res. Inst. of St.-Louis, St. Louis, France
Abstract :
We present experimental results on TIR-pumped Q-switched Tm3+:YAG lasers pumped at 804 nm. Up to 5.6 mJ pulse energy is achieved (25.9 kW peak power at 216 ns pulse width).
Keywords :
Q-switching; aluminium compounds; optical pumping; solid lasers; thulium; yttrium compounds; Q-switched rod laser; TIR-pumped laser; YAG:Tm3+; crystalline fiber geometry; laser pulse energy; solid state laser; wavelength 804 nm; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Lasers and electrooptics; Lenses; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Surface emitting lasers; Thermal lensing; (140.3540) Lasers, Q-switched; (140.5680) Rare earth and transition metal solid-state lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
