DY(2-CAF2 SATURABLE-ABSORBER Q-SWITCH FOR THE RUBY-LASER())

Authors
KUO YK CHEN W STULTZ RD BIRNBAUM M
Citation
Yk. Kuo et al., DY(2-CAF2 SATURABLE-ABSORBER Q-SWITCH FOR THE RUBY-LASER()), Applied optics, 33(27), 1994, pp. 6348-6351
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Applied optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036935
Volume
33
Issue
27
Year of publication
1994
Pages
6348 - 6351
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(1994)33:27<6348:DSQFTR>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Passive Q switching of a flash-lamp-pumped ruby laser has been demonst rated with a Dy2+:CaF2 saturable absorber at room temperature. Typical ly a single Q-switched pulse of 4.5 mJ and 94 ns was observed. At 694 nm, the ground-state absorption cross section and excited-state absorp tion cross section of the Dy2+:CaF2 absorber were found to be 1.2 x 10 (-18) cm2 and 0.9 x 10(-18) cm2, respectively, with a four-level slow- relaxing saturable-absorber model.