Passive Q-switching of a diode-pumped Nd : YAG laser with a GaAs output coupler

Authors
Gu, JH Zhou, F Xie, WJ Tam, SC Lam, YL
Citation
Jh. Gu et al., Passive Q-switching of a diode-pumped Nd : YAG laser with a GaAs output coupler, OPT COMMUN, 165(4-6), 1999, pp. 245-249
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
00304018 → ACNP
Volume
165
Issue
4-6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
245 - 249
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(19990715)165:4-6<245:PQOADN>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Passive Q-switching of a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser is demonstrated using a GaAs wafer as saturable absorber as well as output coupler. Q-switched puls es with a pulse duration of 264 ns, pulse energy 91 mu J and pulse repetiti on rate 43 kHz were produced. The characteristics of this passive Q-switchi ng method were studied. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.