Title :
Alexandrite laser passive Q-switching and spectral output enhancing up to 0.7/spl divide/1.15 /spl mu/m
Author :
Mirov, Sergey B. ; Dergachev, A.Yu. ; Fleurov, V.B. ; Konyushkin, V.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Alabama Univ., Birmingham, AL, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have demonstrated an efficient, high-performance passive Q-switching for the alexandrite laser utilizing LiF:N/sub 1//sup -/ crystal yielding 50-mJ pulses of 80-ns (FWHM) pulse duration with efficiency (with respect to the free-running oscillation) of about 50%.
Keywords :
Q-switching; chromium; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; 0.7 to 1.15 micron; 50 mJ; 50 percent; 80 ns; BeAl/sub 2/O/sub 4/:Cr; LiF:N; LiF:N/sub 1//sup -/ crystal; alexandrite laser; passive Q-switching; pulse duration; spectral output enhancement; Absorption; Crystals; Diodes; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
