Glass Doped with PbS Quantum Dots for Passive Q Switching of a 1.54- νm Laser
Applied Optics, Vol. 39, Issue 24, pp. 4345-4347 (2000)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.39.004345
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Abstract
By using a PbS-doped phosphate glass as an intracavity saturable absorber, we achieved passive Q switching of a 1.54-μm Er:Yb:glass laser. We obtained Q-switched pulses with 110-ns duration and 0.2-mJ energy. The saturation intensity at 1.54 μm was estimated to be ~60 kW/cm2.
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OCIS Codes
(140.3540) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, Q-switched
(160.2750) Materials : Glass and other amorphous materials
(160.6000) Materials : Semiconductor materials
Citation
Alexander M. Malyarevich, Igor A. Denisov, Vasily G. Savitsky, Konstantin V. Yumashev, and Andrey A. Lipovskii, "Glass Doped with PbS Quantum Dots for Passive Q Switching of a 1.54- νm Laser," Appl. Opt. 39, 4345-4347 (2000)
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