Passively Q-switched ceramic Nd3+:YAG/Cr4+:YAG lasers

被引：43

作者：

Feng, Y

Lu, JR

Takaichi, K

Ueda, K

Yagi, H

Yanagitani, T

Kaminskii, AA

机构：

[1] Univ Electrocommun, Inst Laser Sci, Tokyo 1828585, Japan

[2] Konoshima Chem Co Ltd, Takuma Works, Kagawa 7691103, Japan

[3] Russian Acad Sci, Crystal Laser Phys Lab, Inst Crystallog, Moscow 117333, Russia

来源：

APPLIED OPTICS | 2004年 / 43卷 / 14期

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D O I：

10.1364/AO.43.002944

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

Passively Q-switched ceramic Nd3+:YAG lasers with ceramic Cr4+:YAG saturable absorbers are demonstrated. When the lasers are pumped by a 1-W cw laser diode, optical-optical efficiency as great as 22% is obtained with Cr4+:YAG of initial transmission ranging from 94% to 79%. The results are similar to those in their crystalline counterparts. The operation of Brewster's angle and the polarization state of the laser output are also investigated. (C) 2004 Optical Society of America.

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页码：2944 / 2947

页数：4

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