Published October 2013 | Version v1
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A Cr:ZnS saturable absorber for a Tm:YLF pumped passively Q-switched Ho:YAG laser

Creators

  • 1. National Key Laboratory of Tunable Laser Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001 (China)
  • 2. Key Laboratory of Transparent Opto-Functional Inorganic Materials, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050 (China)
  • 3. Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Heilongjiang Institute of Technology, Harbin 150050 (China)

Description

A passively Q-switched Tm:YLF pumped Ho:YAG laser using Cr2+:ZnS as a saturable absorber is reported in this letter. A single pulse energy as high as 2.47 mJ is generated. The maximum average power reaches 16.6 W at a repetition rate of 10.4 kHz. The pulse durations are between 35 and 40 ns. (letter)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1612-2011/10/10/105001

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1612-2011/10/10/105001;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Laser physics letters (Internet)
Journal Volume
10
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
[3 p.]
ISSN
1612-202X

INIS

Country of Publication
Russian Federation
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46009114
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CHROMIUM IONS; KHZ RANGE; LASER RADIATION; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICS; PULSES; Q-SWITCHING; SOLID STATE LASERS; TIN SULFIDES; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS
Descriptors DEC
CHALCOGENIDES; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FREQUENCY RANGE; IONS; LASERS; PUMPING; RADIATIONS; SULFIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TIN COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS