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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.737762