Short-pulse actively Q-switched Er:YAG lasers

被引：16
作者：
Ottaway, David J. [1 ]
Harris, Lachlan
Veitch, Peter J.
机构：
[1] Univ Adelaide, Dept Phys, Adelaide, SA, Australia
来源：
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2016年 / 24卷 / 14期
基金：
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词：
FRANTZ-NODVIK EQUATION; HIGH-REPETITION-RATE; ERBIUM LASERS; BEAM SHAPES; SLAB LASER; 1645; NM; OPTIMIZATION; DERIVATION; AMPLIFIERS;
D O I：
10.1364/OE.24.015341
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We report the shortest duration pulses obtained to date from an actively Q-switched Er:YAG laser pumped by a low spectral and spatial brightness laser diode. The 14.5 ns, 6 mJ pulses were obtained using a 1470 nm laser diode end-pumped co-planar folded zigzag slab architecture. We also present an analytical model that accurately predicts the pulse energy-duration product achievable from virtually all Q-switched Er:YAG lasers and high repetition rate quasi-three-level Q-switched lasers in general. (C) 2016 Optical Society of America
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页码：15341 / 15350
页数：10
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