Title

Cr,Nd:Yag Self-Q-Switched Laser With High Efficiency Output

Keywords

Cr; Nd:YAG crystal; Self-Q-switched laser

Abstract

The high efficient laser performance of self-Q-switched laser in the co-doped Cr4+,Nd3+:YAG microchip with 1.8 mm thickness was demonstrated. The slope efficiency is varied with the reflectivity of output coupler at 1064 nm, and the highest slope efficiency of 26% was obtained for 95% reflectivity of output coupler at 1064 nm. The pulse width, the single pulse energy and the pulse repetition rate for different reflectivity of the output couplers were measured, and the experimental results agree with the numerical calculations of the passively Q-switched rate equations. This can lead to develop the diode laser pumped monolithic self-Q-switched solid-state microchip lasers, especially for the intracavity frequency-doubled solid-state microchip lasers. © 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.

Publication Date

10-1-2002

Publication Title

Optics and Laser Technology

Volume

34

Issue

7

Number of Pages

589-594

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0030-3992(02)00092-0

Socpus ID

0036783449 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0036783449

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