Title :
Ho:YVO4 and Ho:YLiF4 solid-state saturable absorber Q-switches for 2-μm Tm,Cr:Y3Al5O12 laser
Author :
Kuo, Yen-Kuang ; Bimbaum, M. ; Stultz, Robert D.
Author_Institution :
Center for Laser Studies, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-2 Nov 1995
Abstract :
Although several solid-state saturable absorbers have been developed in the past few years, the research on passive Q-switching with solid-state saturable absorbers in 2 μm region is still at its early stage. In this report we introduce the use of a 4% Ho:YVO4 and a 10% Ho:YLiF4 (Ho:YLF) solid-state crystals as saturable absorber Q-switches for the Tm,Cr:YAG laser operating at 2.017 μm. The optical characteristics of the two saturable absorbers are also investigated
Keywords :
Q-switching; impurity absorption spectra; infrared spectra; laser accessories; optical materials; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; 2 μm region; 2 mum; 2-μm Tm,Cr:Y3Al5O12 laser; 2.017 mum; Ho:YLiF4; Ho:YVO4; Tm,Cr:YAG laser; YAG:Tm,Cr; YAl5O12:Tm,Cr; YLiF4:Ho; YVO4:Ho; optical characteristics; passive Q-switching; saturable absorber Q-switches; saturable absorbers; solid-state saturable absorber Q-switches; solid-state saturable absorbers; Absorption; Fluorescence; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Lenses; Optical pulses; Polarization; Pump lasers; 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.1995.484664
