Nd : KGd(WO4)(2) laser at 1.35 mu m passively Q-switched with V3+: YAG crystal and PbS-doped glass

S A Zolotovskaya, Vasili Savitski, M S Gaponenko, A M Malyarevich, K V Yumashev, M I Demchuk, H Raaben, A A Zhilin, K Nejezchleb

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Abstract

Comparative study of passive Q-switching operation of a diode-pumped 1.35-mu m Nd:KGd(WO4)(2) laser using PbS-doped glass and V3+: YAG crystal has been carried out. V3+:YAG saturable absorber outperforms PbS-doped glass one in output power (45 mW over 12.5 mW) and Q-switching efficiency (47% over 13%). PbS-doped glass provides shorter Q-switched pulses (50 ns) than V3+ YAG crystal saturable absorber (90 ns). (C) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)919-924
Number of pages6
JournalOptical Materials
Volume28
Issue number8-9
Early online date4 Jun 2005
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2006

Keywords

  • V3+: YAG
  • PbS quantum dots
  • passive Q-switching
  • excited state absorption
  • saturable absorber
  • V-YAG
  • ND-YVO4

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    Zolotovskaya, S. A., Savitski, V., Gaponenko, M. S., Malyarevich, A. M., Yumashev, K. V., Demchuk, M. I., Raaben, H., Zhilin, A. A., & Nejezchleb, K. (2006). Nd : KGd(WO4)(2) laser at 1.35 mu m passively Q-switched with V3+: YAG crystal and PbS-doped glass. Optical Materials, 28(8-9), 919-924. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2005.04.010