Title :
Co2+: GSGG as a saturable absorber for resonantly laser pumped 1.6µm Er:YAG laser
Author :
Nash, Kelly L. ; Yow, Raylon M. ; Gruber, John B. ; Nijjar, Anmol S. ; Zandi, Bahram ; Kokta, Milan R. ; Sardar, Dhiraj K.
Author_Institution :
Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, 78249-0697 USA
Abstract :
Co:GSGG has excellent spectroscopic properties as a saturable absorber for resonantly laser-pumped 1.6 µm ErYAG at 1620nm (RT). Absorption, emission cross sections, lifetimes, modeling results are reported for 3-level gain/4-level absorber.
Keywords :
Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fluorescence; Garnets; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Pump lasers; Resonance; Spectroscopy; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431469
