Optics Letters · 2004 · 64 citations · 17 references
EngineeringMaterials ScienceOptical MaterialsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsLaser DiodesLaser OpticsLaser PhysicsNonlinear OpticsOptical SourcesUltrafast OpticsPulsed LasersQ SwitchingQ-switched LasersRaman LasersUltra-short Pulse GenerationUltrafast Pulse Generation
An efficiency of 8.2% is demonstrated for a diode-pumped passively Q-switched self-stimulated Raman laser with an a-cut mixed vanadate crystal, Nd:Gd0.8Y0.2VO4. At 2.2 W of incident pump power, the self-stimulated Raman laser produces pulses as short as 660 ps at a Stokes wavelength of 1175 nm with 2.7 microJ of energy per pulse at a 66-kHz repetition rate.
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The design and operation of solid-state Raman lasers
Helen M. Pask · Progress in Quantum Electronics · 2003 · 403 citations