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  • Editor: Anthony J Campillo
  • Vol. 32, Iss. 1 — Jan. 1, 2007
  • pp: 50–52

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30 W Cr:LiSrAlF6 flashlamp-pumped pulsed laser

Ricardo Elgul Samad, Sonia Licia Baldochi, Gesse Eduardo Calvo Nogueira, and Nilson Dias Vieira, Jr.  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Letters, Vol. 32, Issue 1, pp. 50-52 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.32.000050


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Abstract

We report the performance of a flashlamp-pumped Cr : Li Sr Al F 6 (Cr:LiSAF) laser developed and built by us. The pumping cavity incorporates filters that select the flashlamps’ emission spectrum to match the absorption bands of the gain medium, allowing control of the amount of nonradiactive decay heat contribution of the optical cycle, minimizing thermal effects on the laser operation. The laser generated 2   J pulses at 15   Hz , resulting in 30   W of average power, the highest power extracted from a Cr:LiSAF rod laser to our knowledge. We were able to conclude that the laser efficiency is affected by resonator configuration changes due to thermal lens effects, and not to thermal quenching of the Cr:LiSAF luminescence.

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OCIS Codes
(140.3070) Lasers and laser optics : Infrared and far-infrared lasers
(140.3410) Lasers and laser optics : Laser resonators
(140.4480) Lasers and laser optics : Optical amplifiers
(140.4780) Lasers and laser optics : Optical resonators
(140.5680) Lasers and laser optics : Rare earth and transition metal solid-state lasers
(140.6810) Lasers and laser optics : Thermal effects

ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: September 15, 2006
Manuscript Accepted: September 22, 2006
Published: December 13, 2006

Citation
Ricardo Elgul Samad, Sonia Licia Baldochi, Gesse Eduardo Calvo Nogueira, and Nilson Dias Vieira, Jr., "30 W Cr:LiSrAlF6 flashlamp-pumped pulsed laser," Opt. Lett. 32, 50-52 (2007)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-32-1-50


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