Ho: YLiF4 saturable absorber Q-switch for the 2-μm Tm,Cr:Y3Al5O12 laser

Yen Kuang Kuo; Milton Birnbaum; Wei Chen

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Ho: YLiF₄ saturable absorber Q-switch for the 2-μm Tm,Cr:Y₃Al₅O₁₂ laser

Yen Kuang Kuo, Milton Birnbaum, Wei Chen

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Abstract

Passive Q-switching of the flashlamp pumped Tm,Cr:Y₃Al ₅O₁₂ 2-μm laser with a Ho:YLiF₄ saturable absorber has been demonstrated at room temperature. A single Q-switched laser pulse of 11 mJ in energy and ∼45 ns in duration at 80 J flashlamp input energy was obtained. The wavelength of the Q-switched laser output pulse and the Tm,Cr:Y₃Al₅O₁₂ free-running output was 2.017 μm.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3060-3062
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	65
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.112506
Publication status	Published - 1994 Dec 1

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Kuo, Y. K., Birnbaum, M., & Chen, W. (1994). Ho: YLiF₄ saturable absorber Q-switch for the 2-μm Tm,Cr:Y₃Al₅O₁₂ laser. Applied Physics Letters, 65(24), 3060-3062. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.112506

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