Diode-pumped, self-stimulating, passively Q-switched Nd3+:PbWO4 Raman laser

被引:138
作者
Chen, WB
Inagawa, Y
Omatsu, T
Tateda, M
Takeuchi, N
Usuki, Y
机构
[1] Chiba Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Image & Informat Sci, Inage Ku, Chiba 263, Japan
[2] Furukawa Co Ltd, Mat Res Lab, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan
[3] Chiba Univ, CEReS, Chiba 263, Japan
关键词
Raman laser; self-stimulation; diode dumped; passively Q-switched; Stokes line;
D O I
10.1016/S0030-4018(01)01148-8
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A laser diode transversely pumped compact, passively Q-switched, self-stimulating Nd3+:PbWO4/Cr4+ :YAG Raman laser is proposed. With 4.5 mJ diode pumping, fundamental and Raman output energies of 2 and 2.5 muJ have been obtained simultaneously at 1.058 and 1.17 mum, respectively. The frequency conversion efficiency is estimated to be 56%. The Raman pulse width of 8 ns is 40% of the fundamental laser pulse width of 20 ns. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:7
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