• DocumentCode
    331881
  • Title

    Co2+:ZnSe Q-switching of diode-pumped 1.53 μm Er:Yb:glass mini-laser

  • Author

    Camargo, Marly B. ; Stultz, Robert D. ; Birnbaum, M. ; Tsai, Tzongyow

  • Author_Institution
    Raytheon Syst. Co., El Segundo, CA, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    1-4 Dec 1998
  • Firstpage
    119
  • Abstract
    The present work demonstrates the passive Q-switching of a diode-pumped Er:Yb:glass mini-laser by a new crystal saturable absorber: (~001%)Co2+:ZnSe, without intracavity focusing. The primary advantage of Co:ZnSe Over U-doped materials is its much higher absorption cross-section
  • Keywords
    II-VI semiconductors; Q-switching; cobalt; erbium; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; ytterbium; zinc compounds; 1.53 micron; Co2+:ZnSe Q-switching; Er,Yb:glass mini-laser; ZnSe:Co; bleaching; crystal saturable absorber; diode-pumped; high absorption cross-section; passive Q-switching; Absorption; Laser transitions; Optical materials; Optical resonators; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductor materials; Zinc compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Orlando, FL
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4947-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.1998.737762
  • Filename
    737762
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=331881