DocumentCode :
791066
Title :
Subnanosecond (Er,Yb) Glass 
-Switched Microlasers: 3-D Transient Modeling and Experiments
Author :
Chinn, Stephen R. ; King, Vernon
Author_Institution :
Night Vision & Electron. Sensors Directorate, US Army RDECOM CERDEC, Fort Belvoir, VA
Volume :
42
Issue :
11
fYear :
2006
Firstpage :
1128
Lastpage :
1136
Abstract :
We present a new 3-D transient model and new experimental data for Q-switched eyesafe microlasers based on (Er,Yb) glass with a Co2+ :spinel saturable absorber. Subnanosecond pulses have been achieved for the first time using shorter, more highly doped laser glass. The model gives reasonable agreement with data for different Er 3+ concentrations and cavity lengths, using only published or measured input parameters
Keywords :
Q-switching; erbium; laser cavity resonators; micro-optics; optical glass; optical pulse generation; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; ytterbium; (Er,Yb) glass; Co2+:spinel saturable absorber; Er3+ concentrations; Q-switched microlasers; Si3N4:Co; SiO2:Er,Yb; eyesafe microlasers; highly doped laser glass; laser cavity; subnanosecond microlasers; subnanosecond pulses; three-dimensional transient modeling; Erbium; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Length measurement; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Finite difference methods; laser resonators; optical pulses; rare earth compounds; solid lasers;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2006.883470
Filename :
1710148
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