Ho:YVO4 solid-state saturable-absorber Q switch for a 2-mu m Tm,CT:Y3Al5O12 laser

被引:21
作者
Kuo, YK
Birnbaum, M
机构
[1] Center for Laser Studies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-1112, University Park
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1996年 / 35卷 / 06期
关键词
passive Q switching; 2-mu m laser; saturable absorber;
D O I
10.1364/AO.35.000881
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The holmium-doped yttrium orthovanadate (Ho:YVO4) crystal was shown to be an effective solid-state saturable-absorber Q switch for a flash-lamp-pumped Tm,Cr:Y3Al5O12 laser operating at 2.017 mu m. A single Q-switched laser pulse of 3.5 mJ in energy and 45 ns in duration was observed with a 1-mm-thick 4% Ho:YVO4 solid-state saturable absorber, which was grown with the high-temperature-solution-growth method. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America
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页码:881 / 884
页数:4
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