High average power lasers and applications (2)

[ALPS17-02] High power mechanically Q-switched green Tb:LiYF₄ laser

*Linpeng Yu¹, Haotian Yang², Hiyori Uehara^1,2, Ryo Yasuhara^1,2 (1. National Institute for Fusion Science, 2. The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI)

We demonstrate a mechanically Q-switched Tb:LiYF₄ laser at 544 nm based on an optical chopper. With appropriate chopper settings, 521-μJ, 86-ns pulses at 1 kHz are generated, corresponding to a peak power of 6.1 kW.