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Absorption saturation in Cr<sup>4+</sup>-activated silicate crystals and use of these crystals in passive laser switches

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1995

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The absorption saturation in Cr4+-activated Mg2SiO4 and Y2SiO5 crystals was studied. The cross sections were calculated for the absorption of 694 nm light by the ground 3A2(3F) and the excited 3T2(3F) states. A ruby laser was passively Q-switched by Mg2SiO4 : Cr4+ and Y2SiO5 : Cr4+ crystals. The duration and energy of the output pulses were τ = 100 ns and E = 0.24 J.

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