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A Cr:LiSAF laser has been successfully operated at time averaged powers up to 11 W and at pulse repetition rates to 12 Hz. During Q-switched operation, output energy as high as 450 mJ (32 ns FWHM) was obtained. Line-narrowed Q-switched pulses (<0.01 nm) from the Cr:LiSAF laser were successfully used as a tunable light source for lidar to measure atmospheric water content for the first time.
© 1994 Optical Society of America
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