Title :
Cr/sup 2+/:Cd/sub 0.55/Mn/sub 0.45/Te passive Q-switcher for 2 /spl mu/m-lasers
Author :
Podlipensky, A.V. ; Kuleshov, N.V. ; Levechenko, V.I. ; Vakimovich, V.N. ; Girard, S. ; Moncorge, Richard
Author_Institution :
BSPA, Int. Laser Center, Minsk, Byelorussia
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Passive Q-switching of solid-state lasers with saturable absorbers attracted much attention in the recent years. However, very few solid-state saturable absorbers were reported for lasers operating around 2 /spl mu/m. This work is dedicated to an investigation of Cr/sup 2+/:Cd/sub 0.55/Mn/sub 0.45/Te crystals as saturable absorbing Q-switchers for a 2.09 /spl mu/m Cr,Tm,Ho:YAG laser.
Keywords :
Q-switching; cadmium compounds; chromium; manganese compounds; optical saturable absorption; semimagnetic semiconductors; solid lasers; 2.09 micron; Cd/sub 0.55/Mn/sub 0.45/Te:Cr; Cr,Tm,Ho:YAG solid-state laser; Cr/sup 2+/:Cd/sub 0.55/Mn/sub 0.45/Te crystal; YAG:Cr,Tm,Ho; YAl5O12:Cr,Tm,Ho; passive Q-switching; solid-state saturable absorber; Absorption; Chromium; Coatings; Tellurium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.909862
