MICRO-JOULE CAVITY-DUMPED WAVELENGTH-TUNABLE SEMICONDUCTOR DISK LASER
Abstract
We report on cavity-dumping of a semiconductor disk laser as a method to generate energetic wavelength-tunable nanosecond pulses with repetition rates ranging from 0.1 to 4MHz. Experimentally, emission of 24ns pulses with peak output power of 41W in a single beam output (and of 30ns with peak power of 57W in a combined beam output) with wavelength tuning from 1045–1080nm was obtained.
About the Authors
V. G. Savitski
Institute of Photonics University of Strathclyde
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
S. Calvez
Institute of Photonics University of Strathclyde
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
M. D. Dawson
Institute of Photonics University of Strathclyde
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Review
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Savitski V.G., Calvez S., Dawson M.D. MICRO-JOULE CAVITY-DUMPED WAVELENGTH-TUNABLE SEMICONDUCTOR DISK LASER. Devices and Methods of Measurements. 2010;(1):45-50.
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