Title :
Co2+:GSGG as a Saturable Absorber for Resonantly Laser Pumped 1.6 μm Er:YAG Laser
Author :
Nash, Kelly L. ; Yow, Raylon M. ; Gruber, John B. ; Nijjar, Anmol S. ; Zandi, Bahram ; Kokta, Milan R. ; Sardar, Dhiraj K.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio
Abstract :
Co:GSGG has excellent spectroscopic properties as a saturable absorber for resonantly laser-pumped 1.6 mum Er:YAG at 1620 nm (RT). Absorption, emission cross sections, lifetimes, modeling results are reported for 3-level gain/4-level absorber.
Keywords :
cobalt; erbium; gadolinium compounds; infrared spectra; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; photoluminescence; scandium compounds; solid lasers; Er:YAG laser; GdScGG:Co; YAG:Er; emission cross sections; optical absorption; resonant laser pumping; saturable absorber; spectroscopic properties; wavelength 1.6 mum; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fluorescence; Garnets; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Pump lasers; Resonance; Spectroscopy; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453692
