Subnanosecond (Er,Yb) glass Q-switched microlasers:: 3-D transient modeling and experiments

被引:10
作者
Chinn, Stephen R. [1 ]
King, Vernon [1 ]
机构
[1] USA, RDECOM, CERDEC, Night Vis & Elect Sensors Directorate, Ft Belvoir, VA 22060 USA
关键词
finite difference methods; laser resonators; optical pulses; rare earth compounds; solid lasers;
D O I
10.1109/JQE.2006.883470
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We present a new 3-D transient model and new experimental data for Q-switched eyesafe microlasers based on (Er,Yb) glass with a Co2+:spinel saturable absorber. Sulmanosecond pulses have been achieved for the first time using shorter, more highly doped laser glass. The model gives reasonable agreement with data for different Er3+ concentrations and cavity lengths, using only published or measured input parameters.
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页码:1128 / 1136
页数:9
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