title: 125-mJ diode-pumped injection-seeded Ho:Tm:YLF laser.
abstract: We describe a diode-pumped, room-temperature Ho:Tm:YLF power oscillator with an optical-to-optical efficiency of 0.03. A Q -switched output energy of as much as 125 mJ at 6 Hz with a pulse width of 170 ns was obtained. Single-frequency, nearly transform-limited operation of the laser was achieved by injection seeding. Laser performance as a function of laser rod temperature and pump intensity was also investigated. The high power and high beam quality of this laser make it well suited for use as a coherent wind lidar transmitter on a space platform.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Yu
authors: U N
authors: UN
authors: Singh
authors: N P
authors: NP
authors: Barnes
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Petros