• DocumentCode
    3488112
  • Title

    Co2+:Y3Sc2Ga3O12 (YSGG) passive Q-switch for infrared erbium lasers

  • Author

    Camargo, Marly B. ; Stultz, Robert D. ; Birnbaum, M. ; Kokta, Milan

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Laser Studies, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    31 Oct-3 Nov 1994
  • Firstpage
    433
  • Abstract
    Co:YSGG possesses a very broad absorption band from 0.9 to 1.8 μm which is characteristic of transition-metal-ion-doped materials. We have investigated Co2+ in YSGG as a possible saturable absorber Q-switch for 1.5 μm Er:glass lasers
  • Keywords
    erbium; 1.5 micron; Co:YSGG; Er:glass lasers; Y3Sc2Ga3O12:Co; infrared lasers; passive Q-switch; saturable absorber; transition-metal-ion-doped material; Bleaching; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Equations; Erbium; Large Hadron Collider; Laser beam cutting; Laser transitions; Pump lasers; Switches; Tunable circuits and devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1994. LEOS '94 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Boston, MA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1470-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.1994.586654
  • Filename
    586654
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3488112