Compact cavity-dumped Q-switched Er:YAG laser

We report a compact cavity-dumped Q-switched Er:YAG laser that produces pulses with 4.5 ns full width at half-maximum duration and 10 mJ energy. To the best of our knowledge, the resulting 2 MW peak power is the highest reported to date from a 1645 nm Er:YAG laser.

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Published in:Optics letters 2016-09, Vol.41 (18), p.4309-4311
Main Authors: Harris, Lachlan, Clark, Myles, Veitch, Peter, Ottaway, David
Format: Article
Language:English
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Lasers
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Summary:We report a compact cavity-dumped Q-switched Er:YAG laser that produces pulses with 4.5 ns full width at half-maximum duration and 10 mJ energy. To the best of our knowledge, the resulting 2 MW peak power is the highest reported to date from a 1645 nm Er:YAG laser.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.41.004309