Title :
Co2+:Y3Sc2Ga3O12 (YSGG) passive Q-switch for infrared erbium lasers
Author :
Camargo, Marly B. ; Stultz, Robert D. ; Birnbaum, M. ; Kokta, Milan
Author_Institution :
Center for Laser Studies, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Abstract :
Co:YSGG possesses a very broad absorption band from 0.9 to 1.8 μm which is characteristic of transition-metal-ion-doped materials. We have investigated Co2+ in YSGG as a possible saturable absorber Q-switch for 1.5 μm Er:glass lasers
Keywords :
erbium; 1.5 micron; Co:YSGG; Er:glass lasers; Y3Sc2Ga3O12:Co; infrared lasers; passive Q-switch; saturable absorber; transition-metal-ion-doped material; Bleaching; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Equations; Erbium; Large Hadron Collider; Laser beam cutting; Laser transitions; Pump lasers; Switches; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1994. LEOS '94 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1470-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1994.586654