Diode pumped miniature eye-safe laser q-switched by U2+:CaF2 and Co2+:MgAl2O4

Ruikun Wu; John D. Myers; Michael J. Myers; Christopher R. Hardy

doi:10.1117/12.476400

29 July 2002 Diode pumped miniature eye-safe laser q-switched by U²⁺:CaF₂ and Co²⁺:MgAl₂O₄

Ruikun Wu, John D. Myers, Michael J. Myers, Christopher R. Hardy

Proceedings Volume 4723, Laser Radar Technology and Applications VII; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.476400
Event: AeroSense 2002, 2002, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

We established a new diode array pumped Er:Yb:Glass test setup for evaluation of the laser performance and q-switch characteristics of various saturable absorber materials at 1.54micrometers . Pumping distribution and maximum gain was analyzed. Passive q-switched laser operation was demonstrated with both U²⁺:CaF₂ and CO²⁺:MgAl₂O₄. TEMoo Q-switch pulses with energy of 0.5mJ and pulse width of 10ns was obtained.

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Ruikun Wu, John D. Myers, Michael J. Myers, and Christopher R. Hardy "Diode pumped miniature eye-safe laser q-switched by U²⁺:CaF₂ and Co²⁺:MgAl₂O₄", Proc. SPIE 4723, Laser Radar Technology and Applications VII, (29 July 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.476400

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