PASSIVE Q-SWITCHING OF ND-YAG LASERS BY USE OF BULK SEMICONDUCTORS

被引:29
作者
TSOU, Y
GARMIRE, E
CHEN, W
BIRNBAUM, M
ASTHANA, R
机构
[1] Center for Laser Studies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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10.1364/OL.18.001514
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report passive Q switching of Nd:YAG lasers with the use of a bulk InGaAsP film, grown on an InP substrate by liquid-phase epitaxy, as an intracavity saturable absorber. The single Q-switched pulse had a maximum energy of 1.65 mJ with a 20-ns duration. The simple technology is easily extendible to any infrared solid-state laser.
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页码:1514 / 1516
页数:3
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