Efficient flash lamp pumped YSGG:Cr:Yb:Ho laser at 3 micron
We demonstrated that flash lamp-pumped YSGG:Cr:Yb:Ho laser at 3 /spl mu/m is feasible for practical use both in free running and Q-switched modes. This laser has high amplification gain. An output energy of 62 mJ was obtained by amplification of 10 mJ laser pulse. With improved optical components we...
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Published in: | 1999 IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings. LEOS'99. 12th Annual Meeting. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 Annual Meeting (Cat. No.99CH37009) Vol. 2; pp. 914 - 915 vol.2 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Conference Proceeding |
Language: | English |
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1999
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Summary: | We demonstrated that flash lamp-pumped YSGG:Cr:Yb:Ho laser at 3 /spl mu/m is feasible for practical use both in free running and Q-switched modes. This laser has high amplification gain. An output energy of 62 mJ was obtained by amplification of 10 mJ laser pulse. With improved optical components we believe that a scaled up configuration of the master oscillator and single pass amplifier will achieve reliable lasing up to 100 mJ in TEM/sub 00/ mode. That would give this laser new possibilities for applications in IR nonlinear optics and medicine. |
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ISBN: | 0780356349 9780780356344 |
ISSN: | 1092-8081 2766-1733 |
DOI: | 10.1109/LEOS.1999.812033 |