Title :
Q-switching of an Er:YAG laser using evanescent wave absorption in ethanol
Author :
Vodopyanov, K.L. ; Shori, R. ; Stafsudd, O.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We describe here a simple design of passive Q-switching of an Er:YAG-laser using the bleachable absorption of the evanescent EM wave at the interface between the reflecting surface of a high-refractive-index prism and strongly absorbing liquid, in this case ethanol.
Keywords :
Q-switching; erbium; optical prisms; optical saturable absorption; refractive index; solid lasers; Er:YAG laser Q-switching; Er:YAG-laser; YAG:Er; YAl5O12:Er; bleachable absorption; ethanol; evanescent EM wave; evanescent wave absorption; high-refractive-index prism; passive Q-switching; reflecting surface; strongly absorbing liquid; Absorption; Biomedical optical imaging; Ethanol; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical reflection; Optical surface waves; Polarization; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.676195
