Q-switch saturable absorber materials for solid state lasers

Robert D. Stultz; Marly Bueno de Camargo; Milton Birnbaum

doi:10.1117/12.172750

1 June 1994 Q-switch saturable absorber materials for solid state lasers

Robert D. Stultz, Marly Bueno de Camargo, Milton Birnbaum

Proceedings Volume 2115, Visible and UV Lasers; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.172750
Event: OE/LASE '94, 1994, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

New solid-state passive Q-switch materials for the Er:glass laser at 1.53 micrometers are described. Saturable absorber Q-switching has been obtained using U⁴⁺:SrF₂, Er³⁺:CaF₂, and Er³⁺:Ca₅(PO₄)₃F.

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Robert D. Stultz, Marly Bueno de Camargo, and Milton Birnbaum "Q-switch saturable absorber materials for solid state lasers", Proc. SPIE 2115, Visible and UV Lasers, (1 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.172750

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