Passive Q-switching of the diode pumped Tm3+:KLu(WO4)2 laser near 2-μm with Cr2+:ZnS saturable absorbers

Martha Segura; Martin Kadankov; Xavier Mateos; Maria Cinta Pujol; Joan Josep Carvajal; Magdalena Aguiló; Francesc Díaz; Uwe Griebner; Valentin Petrov

doi:10.1364/OE.20.003394

Passive Q-switching of the diode pumped Tm3+:KLu(WO4)2 laser near 2-μm with Cr2+:ZnS saturable absorbers

Opt Express. 2012 Feb 13;20(4):3394-400. doi: 10.1364/OE.20.003394.

Authors

Martha Segura¹, Martin Kadankov, Xavier Mateos, Maria Cinta Pujol, Joan Josep Carvajal, Magdalena Aguiló, Francesc Díaz, Uwe Griebner, Valentin Petrov

Affiliation

¹ Fisica i Cristal·lografía de Materials i Nanomaterials (FiCMA-FiCNA), Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), c/Marcel·lí Domingo s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.

PMID: 22418098
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.003394

Abstract

Single pulse energies as high as 145 µJ were generated with a passively Q-switched diode-pumped Tm:KLu(WO₄)₂ laser using poly-crystalline Cr²⁺:ZnS as a saturable absorber. The maximum average power reached 0.39 W at a pulse repetition rate of 2.7 kHz with pulse durations in the 25 - 30 ns range. The maximum peak power amounted to 6 kW. The obtained results agree well with theoretical analysis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't