Resonantly diode-pumped continuous-wave and Q-switched Er:YAG laser at 1645 nm
Optics Express, Vol. 18, Issue 13, pp. 13673-13678 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.18.013673
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Abstract
We describe an efficient Er:YAG laser that is resonantly pumped using continuous-wave (CW) laser diodes at 1470 nm. For CW lasing, it emits 6.1 W at 1645 nm with a slope efficiency of 36%, the highest efficiency reported for an Er:YAG laser that is pumped in this manner. In Q-switched operation, the laser produces diffraction-limited pulses with an average power of 2.5 W at 2 kHz PRF. To our knowledge this is the first Q-switched Er:YAG laser resonantly pumped by CW laser diodes.
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OCIS Codes
(140.0140) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers and laser optics
(140.3070) Lasers and laser optics : Infrared and far-infrared lasers
(140.3500) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, erbium
(140.3510) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, fiber
(140.3580) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, solid-state
(140.3538) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, pulsed
ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics
History
Original Manuscript: April 19, 2010
Revised Manuscript: June 2, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: June 7, 2010
Published: June 10, 2010
Citation
N.W.H. Chang, N. Simakov, D.J. Hosken, J. Munch, D.J. Ottaway, and P.J. Veitch, "Resonantly diode-pumped continuous-wave and Q-switched Er:YAG laser at 1645 nm," Opt. Express 18, 13673-13678 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-18-13-13673
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