Abstract
A Ti:Al2O3 laser was developed that was capable of producing 5.1 mJ of output with a slope efficiency of 0.3. The primary limitation to this laser was caused by the relatively large loss in the Ti:Al2O3 crystal at the lasing wavelength, about 0.16 cm-1. This high loss both caused the high threshold and limited the slope efficiency. The laser was characterized by measuring the laser output and the pulse length as a function of the energy input. The former measurement was also done as a function of the output mirror reflectivity. From this data, the slope efficiency and the threshold of the laser was determined as a function of the mirror reflectivity.
Published Version
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call