• DocumentCode
    989137
  • Title

    Optimization of Passively Repetitively Q -Switched Three-Level Lasers

  • Author

    Mlynczak, J. ; Kopczynski, K. ; Mierczyk, Z.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Optoelectron., Mil. Univ. of Technol., Warsaw
  • Volume
    44
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    1152
  • Lastpage
    1157
  • Abstract
    A generalized model of a passively repetitively Q-switched three-level laser is presented. The method for evaluation of the small-signal gain coefficient and the dissipative losses of a three-level laser is shown. To demonstrate the use of this optimization procedure, it was applied to a microchip laser generating 1.5- mum radiation. The model may be expanded for a four-level laser by replacing the calculation of the small-signal gain coefficient.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; microchip lasers; optical losses; optical pumping; optimisation; dissipative losses; microchip laser; optimization; passively repetitively-switched three-level laser; small-signal gain coefficient; wavelength 1.5 mum; Couplings; Equations; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical reflection; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; $Q$-switched lassers; Optimization methods; saturable absorbers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.2008.2003144
  • Filename
    4674647
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=989137