ACOUSTOOPTIC Q SWITCHING OF ERBIUM LASERS

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作者
SCHNELL, S [1 ]
OSTROUMOV, VG [1 ]
BREGUET, J [1 ]
LUTHY, WAR [1 ]
WEBER, HP [1 ]
SHCHERBAKOV, IA [1 ]
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[1] ACAD SCI USSR,INST GEN PHYS,MOSCOW 117942,USSR
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10.1109/3.108107
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Experiments have been performed on Q switching of erbium lasers at 3 μm with an acoustooptical modulator. Different laser crystals of YAG:Er and YSGG:Cr:Er have been investigated. The highest fraction of single pulse Q-switch energy to free-running mode energy was 1%. Pulse durations of 50 ns were obtained. Multiple switching with up to 14 Q-switch peaks per flashlamp pulse could be generated containing up to 19% of the energy of the free-running mode. © 1990 IEEE
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