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A compact Er:YLF laser with a passive Fe2+:ZnSe shutter

Inochkin, M.V., Nazarov V.V., Sachkov, D.Y., Khloponin, L.V., Khramov, V.Y., Korostelin, Y.V., Landman, A.I., Podmar’kov, Y.P., Frolov, M.P.

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Иночкин М.В., Назаров В.В., Сачков Д.Ю., Хлопонин Л.В., Храмов В.Ю., Коростелин Ю.В., Ландман А.И., Подмарьков Ю.П., Фролов М.П. Малогабаритный Er:YLF-лазер с пассивным Fe2+:ZnSe-затвором // Оптический журнал. 2012. Т. 79. № 6. С. 31–35.

Inochkin M.V., Korostelin Yu.V., Landman A.I., Nazarov V.V., Sachkov D.Y., Podmar’kov Yu.P., Frolov M. P., Khloponin L.V., Khramov V.Y. A compact Er:YLF laser with a passive Fe²⁺:ZnSe shutter [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2012. V. 79. № 6. P. 31–35.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

M. V. Inochkin, Yu. V. Korostelin, A. I. Landman, V. V. Nazarov, D. Y. Sachkov, Yu. P. Podmar’kov, M. P. Frolov, L. V. Khloponin, and V. Y. Khramov, "A compact Er:YLF laser with a passive Fe²⁺:ZnSe shutter," Journal of Optical Technology. 79(6), 337-339 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.79.000337

Abstract:

This paper describes an experimental study of the lasing of an Er:YLF laser at wavelengths 2.66, 2.71, and 2.81 µm under selective pumping by the radiation of laser diodes at wavelength 0.98 µm and passive Q-switching of the cavity by a shutter based on an Fe²⁺:ZnSe crystal. Single pulses are obtained with energy 3 mJ and width 30 ns at wavelength 2.81 µm.

Keywords:

erbium laser, diode pumping, multi-frequency generation, passive Q-factor modulation, Fe2 +: ZnSe

OCIS codes: 140.3580, 140.3500, 140.3540

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