Title :
Slowly opened switch superior in giant pulse operation
Author :
Chen, Junewen ; Lin, Jun-Ting ; Yeh, Mau-Shiun
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Chung Hua Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
Slowly opened Q-switch modulation superior in giant pulse operation. All of active and passive modulators: LiNbO3 Plastic Dye Sheets, LiF:F2-, Cr4+:YAG, RG1000 Color Filters, InP and GaAs semiconductor slabs have been investigated and analyzed.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Q-switching; chromium; dyes; fluorine; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; lithium compounds; optical filters; optical materials; optical modulation; yttrium compounds; Cr4+:YAG; GaAs semiconductor slabs; InP; LiF:F2-; LiNbO3; Q-switch modulation; RG1000 color filters; YAG:Cr4+; YAl5O12:Cr; active modulators; giant pulse operation; passive modulators; plastic dye sheets; Crystals; Laser modes; Microchip lasers; Optical resonators; Passive filters; Plastics; Pulse modulation; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1274673