Diode end-pumped passively Q-switched Tm:YAP laser with 1.85-mJ pulse energy

Daniel Sebbag; Arik Korenfeld; Udi Ben-Ami; David Elooz; Eran Shalom; Salman Noach

doi:10.1364/OL.40.001250

Diode end-pumped passively Q-switched Tm:YAP laser with 1.85-mJ pulse energy

Daniel Sebbag, Arik Korenfeld, Udi Ben-Ami, David Elooz, Eran Shalom, Salman Noach

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Passive Q switching of a Tm:YAP solid-state laser at 1935 nm with Cr:ZnSe and Cr:ZnS polycrystalline saturable absorbers is demonstrated for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. With Cr:ZnS, a maximum pulse energy of 1.85 mJ is obtained for a pulse duration of 35.8 ns, resulting in a peak power of 51.7 kW. With Cr:ZnSe, the achieved pulse energy of 1.55 mJ with a pulse duration of 42.2 ns leads to 36.7-kW peak power. These high pulse energies, together with the unique lasing wavelength at 1935 nm, make this laser a promising tool for biomedical and microsurgery applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1250-1253
Number of pages	4
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	40
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.40.001250
State	Published - 1 Jan 2015
Externally published	Yes

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