Published May 1, 2017 | Version v1
Journal article

Gold nanorods as a saturable absorber for passively Q-switching Nd:YAG lasers at 1064.3 and 1112 nm

  • 1. School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Technology and Application, Shandong University, Jinan 250100 (China)
  • 2. State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012 (China)

Description

Based on gold nanorods as saturable absorbers, diode-end-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:YAG lasers at 1064.3 and 1112 nm were demonstrated. In the 1064.3 nm laser, the maximum average output power was 101 mW. Pulses with 223 ns pulse width and pulse repetition rate of 300 kHz were achieved. In the 1112 nm laser, the maximum average output power of 236 mW was obtained. The shortest pulse width was 504 ns at a pulse repetition rate of 120 kHz. (letter)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1612-202X/aa699a

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Laser Physics Letters (Internet)
Journal Volume
14
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
[5 p.]
ISSN
1612-202X

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
49084454
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
GOLD; KHZ RANGE; NANOSTRUCTURES; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PULSES; Q-SWITCHING
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTS; FREQUENCY RANGE; LASERS; METALS; SOLID STATE LASERS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS