Passive Q-switching of a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser with a GaAs output coupler

被引：40
作者：
Gu, JH [1 ]
Zhou, F [1 ]
Xie, WJ [1 ]
Tam, SC [1 ]
Lam, YL [1 ]
机构：
[1] Nanyang Technol Univ, Sch Elect & Elect Engn, Div Microelect, Photon Lab, Singapore 639798, Singapore
来源：
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS | 1999年 / 165卷 / 4-6期
关键词：
solid-state lasers; diode pumping; Q-switching; GaAs;
D O I：
10.1016/S0030-4018(99)00235-7
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
Passive Q-switching of a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser is demonstrated using a GaAs wafer as saturable absorber as well as output coupler. Q-switched pulses with a pulse duration of 264 ns, pulse energy 91 mu J and pulse repetition rate 43 kHz were produced. The characteristics of this passive Q-switching method were studied. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：245 / 249
页数：5
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