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A flash-lamp-pumped Er:Cr:YSGG laser at 2.79-microm wavelength has been acousto-optically Q switched. The Q-switched pulse energy and duration depend on pump pulse level and relative Q-switching time. Limits of single-pulse operation with the given acousto-optic diffraction efficiency have been determined. Resonator length, position of the Q switch, and output mirror reflectivity have been varied to obtain high pulse energy and the shortest pulse duration in the TEM00 transverse laser mode. A maximum single-pulse energy of 27 mJ and a minimum pulse duration of 120 ns were obtained with an output mirror reflectivity of approximately 25%. The highest Q-switched single-pulse energy amounted to 52% of the free-running, fundamental mode output pulse energy.

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A stable low-threshold self-Q-switched diode-pumped 946-nm Nd(3+), Cr(4+):YAG microchip laser operating in single frequency and fundamental transverse mode is reported. The output characteristics of the microchip laser were investigated under cw and pulsed pumping. By combination of the infrared microchip and an external frequency doubler, 473-nm pulses with a conversion efficiency of 18% were achieved.

In the past, the working conditions of cataluminescence (CTL) method were simply determined by single factor experiment. This paper will illustrate the optimization of working conditions of a novel sulfur dioxide gas sensor based on Au/CoO-2La 2 WO 6 nanoparticles by response surface methodology (RSM). Under optimized working conditions, analytical wavelength 522.77 nm, reaction temperature 111.15°C and carrier gas velocity 144.92 ml/min, the sensitivity of the method can be increased by 6.4 %. The optimization process is universal for many multi parameter processes. There is a good linear relationship between the CTL intensity and the concentration of sulfur dioxide in the range of 0.06-120 mg/m 3 with a detection limit (3σ) of 0.015 mg/m 3. The sensing properties of sensitive material were investigated. The results indicated that nano-Au/CoO-2La 2 WO 6 could be a good candidate for fabricating sulfur dioxide gas sensors.