A passively Q-switched Yb : YAG microchip laser

Authors
Spuhler, GJ Paschotta, R Kullberg, MP Graf, M Moser, M Mix, E Huber, G Harder, C Keller, U
Citation
Gj. Spuhler et al., A passively Q-switched Yb : YAG microchip laser, APP PHYS B, 72(3), 2001, pp. 285-287
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS
ISSN journal
09462171 → ACNP
Volume
72
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
285 - 287
Database
ISI
SICI code
0946-2171(200102)72:3<285:APQY:Y>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We present a diode-pumped passively Q-switched Yb:YAG microchip laser, usin g a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror. We obtained pulses with 1.1-mu J energy, 530-ps duration, 1.9-kW peak power, and a repetition rate of 12 k Hz. The laser is oscillating in a single longitudinal mode.