New formalism for the analysis of passively Q-switched laser systems

被引：31

作者：

Patel, FD

Beach, RJ

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Dept Appl Sci, Davis, CA 95616 USA

[2] Univ Calif Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Livermore, CA 94550 USA

来源：

IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS | 2001年 / 37卷 / 05期

关键词：

chromium (Cr); excited-state absorption; modeling; neodymium (Nd); numerical analysis; Q-switched lasers; saturable absorber; solid lasers (solid-state lasers); YAG lasers; Ytterbium (Yb);

D O I：

10.1109/3.918585

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

We present a new formalism for the analysis of passively Q-switched laser systems that facilitates the performance of sensitivity studies and system optimizations. The developed formalism is general enough to include the impact of an ESA process in the saturable absorber Q-switch and, therefore, is applicable to Cr4+:YAG passively Q-switched systems. To illustrate the use of the developed formalism, we have applied it to a comparative analysis of two laser systems based on Nd:YAG and Yb:YAG.

引用

页码：707 / 715

页数：9

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