PROGRESS IN Q-SWITCHING OF Nd:YAG SATURABLE ABSORBER
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Published:1996-07
Issue:03
Volume:05
Page:495-504
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ISSN:0218-8635
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Container-title:Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics & Materials
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language:en
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Short-container-title:J. Nonlinear Optic. Phys. Mat.
Author:
SHIMONY Y.1,
BURSHTEIN Z.1,
KALISKY Y.1,
BARANGA A. BEN-AMAR1,
STRAUSS M.1
Affiliation:
1. Nuclear Research Center-Negev (NRCN), P.O. Box 9001, Beer-Sheva 84190, Israel
Abstract
We demonstrate the performances of pulsed and CW pumped Nd:YAG lasers, passively Q-switched with Cr 4+: YAG saturable absorbers. Losses contributed by the active Cr4+ ions relate to their excited state absorption. Repetitive Q-switching of the CW pumped Nd:YAG laser was achieved for the first time, providing pulses 80–300 ns wide (FWHM) with repetition rates between 2 and 29 kHz. This laser is applicable where exact pulse timing is not required.
Publisher
World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt
Subject
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous),Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Cited by
2 articles.
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