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Resonantly diode pumped Er:YAG laser systems emitting at 1645 nm for methane detection

2013; IOP Publishing; Volume: 10; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1088/1612-2011/10/10/105805

1612-202X

Haro Fritsche, Oliver Lux, Xia-Chun Wang, Zhongquan Zhao, Hans Joachim Eichler,

Atmospheric Ozone and Climate

We report on the development of compact and frequency-stable Er:YAG laser systems emitting in the eye-safe spectral region. Resonant cw diode pumping provides 4.5 W output power in cw operation and 2.2 mJ in Q-switched operation with pulse duration of about 140 ns. The application of intra-cavity etalons allows for wavelength tuning from 1645.22 to 1646.33 nm while the frequency stability accounts for less than 50 MHz. The potential of the erbium laser sources in terms of methane detection was evaluated under laboratory conditions by absorption measurements employing a multi-pass absorption cell. The experimental investigations were accompanied by theoretical studies on the influence of pressure broadening on the absorption behavior of methane. (Some figures may appear in colour only in the online journal)