Diode-pumped Q-switched Yb:S-FAP laser

被引:21
作者
Gloster, LAW [1 ]
Cormont, P
Cox, AM
King, TA
Chai, BHT
机构
[1] Univ Manchester, Dept Phys & Astron, Laser Photon Grp, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England
[2] Crystal Photon Inc, Oriedo, FL 32765 USA
关键词
Yb3+: Sr-5(PO4)(3)F; diode-pumped; Q-switched;
D O I
10.1016/S0030-4018(97)00543-9
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A diode-pumped, repetitively Q-switched 1% doped Yb3+:Sr-5(PO4)(3)F laser has been demonstrated for the first time, pumped with a strained InGaAs continuous-wave diode laser. The maximum output energy per pulse was 125 mu J at 1.047 mu m, with a pulse duration of sub-30 ns. The Q-switched average power was identical to the steady-state CW power at repetition rates over 1 to 10 kHz, consistent with a 1.26 ms emission lifetime. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码:177 / 180
页数:4
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