DocumentCode
3228855
Title
Modeling of saturable Q-switch absorbers
Author
Seltzer, Michael D. ; Gruber, John B.
Author_Institution
Weapons Div., Naval Air Warfare Centre, China Lake, CA, USA
Volume
2
fYear
1995
fDate
30 Oct-2 Nov 1995
Firstpage
195
Abstract
We are expanding upon an earlier model used by Hutchinson to predict solid state passive Q-switching of the Yb,Er:phosphate glass laser. We are able to model different saturable media and gain materials by using adjustable spectroscopic parameters and cavity configurations, including those parameters necessary to predict optimum performance for diode-array pumped Q-switched microchip lasers
Keywords
Q-switching; erbium; laser cavity resonators; laser theory; optical glass; optical pumping; optical saturation; phosphate glasses; solid lasers; ytterbium; Yb,Er:phosphate glass laser; adjustable spectroscopic parameters; cavity configurations; diode-array pumped Q-switched microchip lasers; gain materials; optimum performance; saturable Q-switch absorber modelling; saturable media; solid state passive Q-switching; Glass; Laser modes; Microchip lasers; Optical materials; Performance gain; Predictive models; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Solid modeling; Solid state circuits;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2450-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.1995.484662
Filename
484662
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