Diode-pumped actively Q-switched Nd:GGG laser operating at 938 nm

X. Wang; H. J. Eichler; Zhiguo Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.optlastec.2011.08.017

Diode-pumped actively Q-switched Nd:GGG laser operating at 938 nm

X. Wang^*
, H. J. Eichler
, Zhiguo Zhang

^*Corresponding author for this work

Technical University of Berlin
CAS - Institute of Physics

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The stimulated emission cross-section of Nd:GGG crystal in 938 nm transition was measured by the amplifier approach. It is 2.3 × 10 ^-20 cm². A quasi-continuous-wave diode pumped, actively Q-switched Nd:GGG laser operating at 938 nm was demonstrated. Pumped by laser diodes with 900 W peak power and 300 ms pulse duration, it generated 168 mJ energy in long pulse mode. The slope efficiency was 36%. Q-switched by a KD ^*P Pockels cell, 41 mJ output pulse energy was obtained. The pulse duration and peak power were 120 ns and 340 kW, respectively. The optical to optical efficiency was 7%.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	476-481
Number of pages	6
Journal	Optics and Laser Technology
Volume	44
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2011.08.017
Publication status	Published - Mar 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Active Q-switch
Nd:GGG
Quasi-three-level

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Diode-pumped actively Q-switched Nd:GGG laser operating at 938 nm

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