CW and passively Q-Switched operation of a Ho:YAG waveguide laser

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作者
McDaniel, Sean A. [1 ,2 ]
Berry, Patrick A. [1 ]
Cook, Gary [1 ]
Zelmon, David [1 ]
Meissner, Stephanie [3 ]
Meissner, Helmuth [3 ]
Mu, Xaiodong [3 ]
机构
[1] Air Force Res Lab, Sensors Directorate, 2241 Avion Circle, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433 USA
[2] Leidos Inc, 3745 Pentagon Blvd, Beavercreek, OH 45431 USA
[3] Onyx Opt Inc, 6551 Sierra Lane, Dublin, CA 94568 USA
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Solid-state lasers; Infrared lasers; Channeled waveguides; Ho:YAG; SILICA-FIBER LASER; YTTRIUM-ALUMINUM-GARNET; EARTH-DOPED YAG; HIGH-POWER; HO-YAG; MU-M; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; BEAM QUALITY; ND-YAG; HOLMIUM;
D O I
10.1016/j.optlastec.2016.12.004
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report the first demonstration of a Ho: YAG crystal fiber waveguide (CFW) laser operating at 2.09 mu m. The CFW structure was produced by adhesive free bonding of holmium doped yttrium aluminum garnet core to an undoped yttrium aluminum garnet cladding. The laser produced CW output powers greater than 500 mW with slope efficiency of 17%. The same crystal when passively Q-switched with Cr: ZnSe, produced pulsed output with energies of 1 mu J at a repetition frequency of 442 kHz.
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