Investigation of a gain-switched laser pumped by an acousto-optic -switched Ho : YAG laser. (September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yuan, Jin-He; Chen, Yi; Yang, Hong-Yu; Yao, Bao-Quan; Duan, Xiao-Ming; Dai, Tong-Yu; Ju, You-Lun
• Is Part Of: Quantum electronics. Volume 46:Number 9(2016)
• Page Start: 772
• Page End: 776
• Publication Date: 2016-09
• Subjects: infrared sources -- gain-switching -- chalcogenides; Quantum electronics -- Periodicals; 537.5
• DOI: 10.1070/QEL16157
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1063-7818

Abstract

Abstract: We demonstrate a gain-switched laser pumped by a high energy Ho : YAG laser. The maximum output power of in the spectrum range from to is obtained at a pulse repetition rate of, corresponding to a pulse energy of . With a volume Bragg grating (VBG) for compressing the linewidth, a output power with a narrow linewidth is obtained at . The pulse shapes obtained at different pump energies are also studied and analysed. A minimum pulse width of is achieved at a pump energy of, corresponding to a peak power of .