Title :
Passively Q-switched, eyesafe erbium lasers
Author :
Stultz, Robert D.
Author_Institution :
Hughes Electro-Opt. Syst., El Segundo, CA, USA
Abstract :
Presents research on Er-doped Q-switched eyesafe glass lasers. Research was done on 1.5 /spl mu/m absorption bands at intrinsic optical damage thresholds.
Keywords :
Q-switching; erbium; infrared sources; laser transitions; safety; solid lasers; /spl mu/m absorption bands; 1.5 mum; Er-doped Q-switched eyesafe glass lasers; intrinsic optical damage thresholds; passively Q-switched eyesafe erbium lasers; Crystals; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser transitions; Optical materials; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor materials; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3160-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1996.571533
