VCSEL-pumped passively Q-switched monolithic solid-state lasers

Robert Van Leeuwen; Bing Xu; Tong Chen; Qing Wang; Jean-Francois Seurin; Guoyang Xu; Delai Zhou; Chuni Ghosh

doi:10.1117/12.2213322

16 March 2016 VCSEL-pumped passively Q-switched monolithic solid-state lasers

Robert Van Leeuwen, Bing Xu, Tong Chen, Qing Wang, Jean-Francois Seurin, Guoyang Xu, Delai Zhou, Chuni Ghosh

Proceedings Volume 9726, Solid State Lasers XXV: Technology and Devices; 97260U (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213322
Event: SPIE LASE, 2016, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

High power 808 nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) arrays were used to end-pump diffusion-bonded composite laser rods consisting of an Nd:YAG gain medium and a Cr:YAG saturable absorber. The laser pulse energy, q-switch delay time, and optical efficiency of a passively Q-switched monolithic solid state laser in a compact rugged package were measured as a function of VCSEL power for various heatsink temperatures. Up to 19 mJ laser pulse energy was produced with 13% optical efficiency.

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Robert Van Leeuwen, Bing Xu, Tong Chen, Qing Wang, Jean-Francois Seurin, Guoyang Xu, Delai Zhou, and Chuni Ghosh "VCSEL-pumped passively Q-switched monolithic solid-state lasers", Proc. SPIE 9726, Solid State Lasers XXV: Technology and Devices, 97260U (16 March 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213322

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