Title :
Modeling of saturable Q-switch absorbers
Author :
Seltzer, Michael D. ; Gruber, John B.
Author_Institution :
Weapons Div., Naval Air Warfare Centre, China Lake, CA, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-2 Nov 1995
Abstract :
We are expanding upon an earlier model used by Hutchinson to predict solid state passive Q-switching of the Yb,Er:phosphate glass laser. We are able to model different saturable media and gain materials by using adjustable spectroscopic parameters and cavity configurations, including those parameters necessary to predict optimum performance for diode-array pumped Q-switched microchip lasers
Keywords :
Q-switching; erbium; laser cavity resonators; laser theory; optical glass; optical pumping; optical saturation; phosphate glasses; solid lasers; ytterbium; Yb,Er:phosphate glass laser; adjustable spectroscopic parameters; cavity configurations; diode-array pumped Q-switched microchip lasers; gain materials; optimum performance; saturable Q-switch absorber modelling; saturable media; solid state passive Q-switching; Glass; Laser modes; Microchip lasers; Optical materials; Performance gain; Predictive models; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Solid modeling; Solid state circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2450-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1995.484662
