Cr2+:ZnSe and Co2+:ZnSe saturable-absorber Q switches for 1.54-μm Er:glass lasers
Optics Letters, Vol. 24, Issue 14, pp. 960-962 (1999)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.24.000960
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Abstract
Passive Q switching of Er:glass lasers has been demonstrated with Cr2+:ZnSe and Co2+:ZnSe saturable absorbers. A pulse duration of ~50ns and an output pulse energy of 5 mJ were obtained with both Co:ZnSe and Cr:ZnSe passive shutters. A Q-switched conversion efficiency of as much as 26% was obtained for Cr:ZnSe. Theoretical modeling exhibits satisfactory agreement with experimental data.
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OCIS Codes
(140.3540) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, Q-switched
(140.3580) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, solid-state
(160.3380) Materials : Laser materials
Citation
A. V. Podlipensky, V. G. Shcherbitsky, N. V. Kuleshov, V. P. Mikhailov, V. I. Levchenko, and V. N. Yakimovich, "Cr2+:ZnSe and Co2+:ZnSe saturable-absorber Q switches for 1.54-μm Er:glass lasers," Opt. Lett. 24, 960-962 (1999)
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