《Diode pumped O swithed 1.321um Nd YLF laser and its frequency doubling》.pdf

1July 1995 OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS Optics Communications 118 ( 1995) X5-60 Diode-pumped, Q-switched, 1.321 pm Nd:YLF laser and its frequency doubling G.R. Morrison, M. Ebrahirnzadeh, CF. Rae, M.H. Dunn The J.E Allen Physics Research Laboratories, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, The University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews. Fife, KY16 9SS, Scotland, United Kingdom Received 17 January 1995 Abstract We describe the operation of a 1.321 pm electro-optically Q-switched Nd:YLF laser which is end-pumped by a 72 ml, 180 W, quasi-cw three-bar stack laser diode. Near ‘I’EMooQ-switched pulses of E 2.2 mJ energy and N 76 ns duration have been obtained. Long pulse operation at 1.313 pm enabled measurement of the relative gain of these two transitions, showing them to be equally strong. A comparison of the frequency doubling of this laser in LB0 and KTP is repotted. Optimum doubling performance of up to 40% conversion efficiency was achieved in LBO. The use of this frequency doubled output to pump a gain-switched Cr:LiSAF laser is also briefly reported. 1. Introduction doubled a diode-pumped 1.3 pm Nd:YLF laser. In