Saturable absorbed Er:YAG Q-switched laser with short pulse

Victor Leyva; Kalin Spariosu; Robert D. Stultz

doi:10.1117/12.669534

28 February 2006 Saturable absorbed Er:YAG Q-switched laser with short pulse

Victor Leyva, Kalin Spariosu, Robert D. Stultz

Proceedings Volume 6100, Solid State Lasers XV: Technology and Devices; 61000D (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669534
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2006, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

We demonstrate passively Q switched 2% doped Er:YAG laser operation in the eyesafe region with sub 5 nsec pulse widths using Cr²⁺:ZnSe as a saturable absorber. A rod geometry operating in the burst mode and a micro slab geometry operating continuously are described. The micro slab geometry generates 6nsec passively Q switched pulses with over 1.5 Watt of output power and with multi kilohertz pulse repetition rates. The lasers are resonantly pumped with a 1534nm fiber laser.

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Victor Leyva, Kalin Spariosu, and Robert D. Stultz "Saturable absorbed Er:YAG Q-switched laser with short pulse", Proc. SPIE 6100, Solid State Lasers XV: Technology and Devices, 61000D (28 February 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669534

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