125-mJ diode-pumped injection-seeded Ho:Tm:YLF laser

被引：100

作者：

Yu, JR

Singh, UN

Barnes, NP

Petros, M

机构：

[1] Sci & Technol Corp, Hampton, VA 23666 USA

[2] NASA, Langley Res Ctr, Hampton, VA 23681 USA

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 1998年 / 23卷 / 10期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1364/OL.23.000780

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We describe a diode-pumped, room-temperature Ho:Tm:YLF power oscillator with an optical-to-optical efficiency of 0.03. A Q-switched output energy of as much as 125 mJ at 6 Hz with a pulse width of 170 ns was obtained. Single-frequency, nearly transform-limited operation of the laser was achieved by injection seeding. Laser performance as a function of laser rod temperature and pump intensity was also investigated. The high power and high beam quality of this laser make it well suited for use as a coherent wind lidar transmitter on a space platform. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America.

引用

页码：780 / 782

页数：3

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