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

引用

页码：881 / 884

页数：4

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