DocumentCode
421573
Title
Self-passive q-switching of a Nd:YAG laser
Author
Prasad, Narasimha S. ; Trivedi, Sudhir B.
Author_Institution
Coherent Technol., Inc., Louisville, CO, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2004
fDate
16-21 May 2004
Abstract
Self-passive q-switching has been demonstrated using a Nd:YAG gain medium that is externally implanted with chromium ions through annealing process. Pulsewidths up to 2 /spl mu/secs and PRFs up to 100 kHz have been demonstrated.
Keywords
Q-switching; annealing; chromium; neodymium; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; Nd:YAG gain medium; Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd, Cr; YAl5O12:Nd,Cr; annealing; chromium ions; pulsewidths; self-passive q-switching;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-777-6
Type
conf
Filename
1360765
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