| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1539719 | Optics Communications | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
An end pumped Nd:YAP laser at 1341 nm is actively mode locked and passively Q-switched. Pumping was done with a pulsed high power laser diode with maximum power 425 W. V3+:YAG with 61% initial transmission served as saturable absorber, and an acousto-optic modulator is used for active mode locking. The output pulse train with 69 ns duration has a total energy of 3.2 mJ with ±4% shot-to-shot fluctuation. The peak output energy of a single mode locked pulse is 0.25 mJ. The pulse duration of a single mode locked pulse is less than 800 ps. The output laser beam is nearly diffraction limited with 1.6 mm diameter, and beam propagation factor M2 about 1.3.
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Authors
S. Wang, H. Rhee, X. Wang, H.J. Eichler, S. Meister, T. Riesbeck, J. Chen,