Pulse width reduction in AO Q-switched diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser with GaAs coupler

被引：38

作者：

Li, ZG ^{[1
]}

Xiong, Z

Moore, N

Lim, GC

Huang, WL

Huang, DX

机构：

[1] Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Laser Inst, Wuhan 430074, Peoples R China

[2] Singapore Inst Mfg Technol, Singapore 638075, Singapore

[3] Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Optoelect Engn, Wuhan 430074, Peoples R China

来源：

OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS | 2004年 / 237卷 / 4-6期

关键词：

Q-switch; GaAs; DPSSL;

D O I：

10.1016/j.optcom.2004.04.021

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

A novel Q-switching approach, using both an acoustooptic (AO) Q-switch and an un-coated GaAs saturable absorber, is demonstrated in a diode end-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser. The simultaneous use of passive and active Q-switching can generate short pulses with high peak powers and symmetric temporal profiles. A peak power of 25 kW has been achieved in laser pulses with width of 3 ns at 1 kHz. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：411 / 416

页数：6

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