Cr4+ doped garnets: novel laser materials and non-linear saturable absorbers

被引：44

作者：

Kalisky, Y ^{[1
]}

Baranga, ABA ^{[1
]}

Shimony, Y ^{[1
]}

Kokta, MR ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNION CARBIDE CORP,WASHOUGAL,WA 98671

来源：

OPTICAL MATERIALS | 1997年 / 8卷 / 1-2期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0925-3467(97)00023-2

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

The use and the spectral properties of Cr4+-doped garnets as passive Q-switches for 1.06 mu m laser for both pulsed and CW operating modes is addressed. A comparative research into the use of Cr4+-doped YAG, YSGG and LuAG (Lu3Al5O12) as saturable absorbers for the 1.06 mu m emission of Nd:YAG laser has been conducted. Q-switched pulses with temporal duration ranging from 52 to 23 ns (FWHM) were observed for the different garnets under investigation. Cross-sections for ground state and excited state absorptions were evaluated by fitting our saturation data to Frantz-Nodvik equation. A complete analysis of the saturation transmission curves will be presented. The laser performance of Cr4+:YAG and Cr4+:LuAG (Lu3Al5O12) lasing in the mid-IR (1.35-1.55 mu m) pumped by the 1064 nm of Nd:YAG will also be reported. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.

引用

页码：129 / 134

页数：6

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