title: Output-stabilized high-repetition-rate 1.545-microm Q-switched Er:glass laser.
abstract: A newly developed Q-switched Er:glass laser with a long pulse length, suitable for fiber-fault location, is described. A specially prepared athermal rod has made it possible to operate at a 5-Hz repetition rate. A feedback-stabilized Q-switching method involving fluorescence monitoring has been applied to this three-level laser system. A +/-3% power stability (standard deviation) has been obtained for a 1-microsec pulse with a 2-mJ output energy.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morishige
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kishida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Washio
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toratani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakazawa