• DocumentCode
    1523881
  • Title

    Z-scan measurement of the ground and excited state absorption cross sections of Cr4+ in yttrium aluminum garnet

  • Author

    Xiao, Guohua ; Lim, Jin Hong ; Yang, Sidney ; Van Stryland, Eric ; Bass, Michael ; Weichman, Lou

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Opt./CREOL, Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
  • Volume
    35
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    7/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1086
  • Lastpage
    1091
  • Abstract
    Z-scan measurements of the ground and excited state absorption cross sections of Cr4+-doped yttrium aluminum garnet are reported. These quantities are found to depend on crystal preparation but are independent of temperature from -60°C to 98°C. Their ratio is shown to weakly determine the energy output of a passively Q-switched Nd:glass laser using this material as the saturable absorber
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; chromium; excited states; optical materials; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; -60 to 98 C; Cr4+; Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber; YAG:Cr; YAl5O12:Cr; Z-scan measurement; crystal preparation; energy output; excited state absorption cross sections; ground state absorption cross section; passively Q-switched Nd:glass laser; temperature; yttrium aluminum garnet; Absorption; Aluminum; Chromium; Energy states; Garnets; Manufacturing; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical saturation; Yttrium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.772180
  • Filename
    772180
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1523881