Dual-wavelength Q-switched Er:YAG laser around 1.6 μm for methane differential absorption lidar

X. Wang; H. Fritsche; O. Lux; H. J. Eichler; Z. G. Zhao; Casey Schuett; Bastian Kruschke

doi:10.1088/1612-2011/10/11/115804

Dual-wavelength Q-switched Er:YAG laser around 1.6 μm for methane differential absorption lidar

X. Wang, H. Fritsche, O. Lux, H. J. Eichler, Z. G. Zhao, Casey Schuett, Bastian Kruschke

School of Optics and Photonics

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A pulsed Er:YAG laser with resonant in-band diode pumping was demonstrated. Laser pulses with 6.6 mJ energy and 50 ns pulse duration were generated. With an intra-cavity etalon a broad wavelength tuning range from 1643.47 to 1646.78 nm was obtained. A stable dual-wavelength operation was observed by fine tuning of the etalons. The separation of the two wavelengths was 0.78 nm. One of them was located within a methane absorption line and the other was off the line. The frequency stability of the narrow linewidth Er:YAG laser was less than 40 MHz. It is a very compact laser source for methane differential absorption lidar.

Original language	English
Article number	115804
Journal	Laser Physics Letters
Volume	10
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1612-2011/10/11/115804
Publication status	Published - Nov 2013

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