Numerical study of passive Q switching of a tunable alexandrite laser witha Cr : Y2SiO5 solid-state saturable absorber

Authors
Kuo, YK Chen, HM Chang, Y
Citation
Yk. Kuo et al., Numerical study of passive Q switching of a tunable alexandrite laser witha Cr : Y2SiO5 solid-state saturable absorber, APPL OPTICS, 40(9), 2001, pp. 1362-1368
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
APPLIED OPTICS
ISSN journal
00036935 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
9
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1362 - 1368
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(20010320)40:9<1362:NSOPQS>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Passive Q switching of a tunable alexandrite solid-state laser with a Cr:Y2 SiO5 solid-state saturable absorber is numerically studied over a major por tion of the alexandrite tuning range. The theory of passive Q switching wit h a slowly relaxing saturable absorber is studied and utilized for evaluati ng the performance of the Cr:YSO Q-switched alexandrite laser system. With a typical laser configuration, a Q-switched laser pulse of 262 mJ in 23 ns is obtained. (C) 2001 Optical Society of America.