Single-frequency operation of a laser diode side-pumped Q-switched Tm:YAG laser using seeding injection technique

C. Q. Gao*, Y. S. Zhang, M. W. Gao, Y. Zheng, L. Wang, R. Wang, Z. Y. Wang

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Abstract

A laser diode (LD) side-pumped 2 μm single-frequency Q-switched Tm:YAG laser was demonstrated. The laser was injection seeded by a CW single frequency Tm:YAG laser with a twisted-mode cavity. The maximum single-frequency pulse energy was 16.3 mJ, with a pulse width of 570 ns and a pulse repetition rate of 10 Hz. The linewidth of the 2 μm single-frequency Q-switched laser was 0.68 MHz, measured by using the optical heterodyne technique. The M 2 of the laser beam was measured to be 1.09 and 1.03 for x direction and y direction, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1884-1887
Number of pages4
JournalLaser Physics
Volume21
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2011

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Gao, C. Q., Zhang, Y. S., Gao, M. W., Zheng, Y., Wang, L., Wang, R., & Wang, Z. Y. (2011). Single-frequency operation of a laser diode side-pumped Q-switched Tm:YAG laser using seeding injection technique. Laser Physics, 21(11), 1884-1887. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1054660X11190121