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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
