Applied Physics Letters · 1993 · 53 citations · 5 references
Natural SciencesMaterials ScienceElectronic MaterialsOptical MaterialsPhotonicsLaser Host MaterialsLaser PhysicsOptical GlassesOptical SwitchingRare-earth-doped MaterialsSaturable AbsorptionFull Width At Half MaximumLaser Energy AbsorptionOptical AbsorptionPhosphate GlassesQ-switched Lasers
Passive Q switching of an Er:phosphate glass laser using Er:Ca5(PO4)3F (Er:FAP) as a saturable absorber intracavity (IC) load is described for the first time. Q-switched output was obtained consisting of a 6-mJ single pulse of 83 ns full width at half maximum, with a 20% efficiency relative to the corresponding free-running output in the absence of the IC Er:FAP load.
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Theory of Laser Giant Pulsing by a Saturable Absorber
A. Szabó, René Stein · Journal of Applied Physics · 1965 · 193 citations