Mechanically Q-switched co-doped Er-Yb glass laser under Ti:Sapphire and laser diode pumping

Eric Tanguy (1) , Jean-Paul Pocholle (1) , Gilles Feugnet (1) , Christian Larat (1) , M. Schwartz (1) , Alain Brun (2) , Patrick Georges (2)

1 THOMSON RESEARCH - Thomson Research
2 Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l'Institut d'Optique / Elsa

A simple Q-switched TEMoo Er3+. Yb3+ glass laser end-pumped by a Ti:Al203 laser or by a broad-area high-power laser diode is demonstrated. In both cases the FWHM pulse duration is about 50ns and the peak power is > lOOW

Domains: Optics [physics.optics]

Eric Tanguy, Jean-Paul Pocholle, Gilles Feugnet, Christian Larat, M. Schwartz, et al.. Mechanically Q-switched co-doped Er-Yb glass laser under Ti:Sapphire and laser diode pumping. Electronics Letters, 1995, 31 (6), pp.458. ⟨hal-00762049⟩