B. M. Antipenko, A. M. Zabaznov, A. A. Nikitichev, V. A. Pis'mennyĭ, A. A. Stavrov, Yu. S. Tipenko, V. B. Tsvetkov, I. A. Shcherbakov, “Periodic-pulse operation of holmium lasers using YAG and YSGG crystals”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 1993, Volume 20, Number 12,Pages <nobr>1149

Lasers

Periodic-pulse operation of holmium lasers using YAG and YSGG crystals

B. M. Antipenko^a, A. M. Zabaznov^b, A. A. Nikitichev^a, V. A. Pis'mennyĭ^a, A. A. Stavrov^c, Yu. S. Tipenko^c, V. B. Tsvetkov^b, I. A. Shcherbakov^b

^a All-Russian Research Center "S. I. Vavilov State Optical Institute", St. Petersburg
^b Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^c Central Design Bureau "Peleng" Belarusian Optical and Mechanical Association, Minsk

Abstract: The generation characteristics of lasers using YAG and YSGG crystals doped with Cr, Tm, and Ho in periodic-pulse operation have been studied experimentally. The laser using the YAG crystal is preferable for achieving a high pulse repetition frequency at a relatively low pump energy. Ways to expand the range of working frequencies of holmium lasers based on scandium garnets are pointed out.

UDC: 621.373.826.038.825.2

PACS: 42.55.Rz, 42.60.By, 42.60.Jf, 42.70.Hj

Received: 09.04.1993