BROAD-BAND, INTENSITY-DEPENDENT ABSORPTION IN TETRAVALENT CHROMIUM-DOPED CRYSTALS

Authors
MUNIN E VILLAVERDE AB ZHANG XX BASS M
Citation
E. Munin et al., BROAD-BAND, INTENSITY-DEPENDENT ABSORPTION IN TETRAVALENT CHROMIUM-DOPED CRYSTALS, Applied physics letters, 63(13), 1993, pp. 1739-1741
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Applied physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036951
Volume
63
Issue
13
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1739 - 1741
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(1993)63:13<1739:BIAITC>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Cr4+ -doped Y2SiO5 and Ca2Al2SiO7 have been investigated as broadband, solid state saturable absorbers. Saturation properties in the near in frared as well as a demonstration of tunable, passive Q switching of a flash-lamp pumped Cr:LiSAF laser are discussed.