Continuous-wave and Q-switched Tb:YLF lasers at 587 nm
We report what we believe to be the highest continuous-wave (CW) output power from a Tb:YLF (Tb<sup>3+</sup>:LiYF<sub>4</sub>) laser at 587 nm, reaching up to 1 W, and the first actively Q-switched operation in the orange spectral region with output energy of 0.5 mJ in 100 ns pulses at 500 Hz. This represents progress toward a next-generation ozone differential absorption lidar (DIAL) laser source. Unstable behavior in CW operation is observed.
Authors
- Valery Temyanko
- Amin R. Nehrir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8224-193X)
- Л. Н. Котов (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8020-6831)
- Johnathan W. Hair
- Stefan Püschel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6206-0677)
- Hiroki Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6195-3177)
- Yushi Kaneda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6629-2566)
Institutions
- Langley Research Center (US)
- University of Arizona (US)
- Textile Institute of Pakistan (PK)
- Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Optics Express
- Published
- 2025-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.549208
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Solid State Laser Technologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.11
Funders
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration