2.94 um Er:YAG Q-switched laser with FE2+: ZnSe passive shutter

Vadim A. Akimov; Mikhail P. Frolov; Yuri V. Korostelin; Vladimir I. Kozlovsky; Alexander I. Landman; Yuri P. Podmar'kov; Valeri G. Polushkin; Artem A. Voronov

doi:10.1117/12.739825

4 April 2007 2.94 μm Er:YAG Q-switched laser with FE²⁺:ZnSe passive shutter

Vadim A. Akimov, Mikhail P. Frolov, Yuri V. Korostelin, Vladimir I. Kozlovsky, Alexander I. Landman, Yuri P. Podmar'kov, Valeri G. Polushkin, Artem A. Voronov

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Proceedings Volume 6610, Laser Optics 2006: Solid State Lasers and Nonlinear Frequency Conversion; 661008 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.739825
Event: Laser Optics 2006, 2006, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Abstract

A passive Q-switching of 2.94-μm Er:YAG laser has been demonstrated using Fe²⁺:ZnSe single crystal saturable absorber. A giant pulse width ofabout 35 ns and output energy up to 30 mJ in fundamental mode were obtained.

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Vadim A. Akimov, Mikhail P. Frolov, Yuri V. Korostelin, Vladimir I. Kozlovsky, Alexander I. Landman, Yuri P. Podmar'kov, Valeri G. Polushkin, and Artem A. Voronov "2.94 μm Er:YAG Q-switched laser with FE²⁺:ZnSe passive shutter", Proc. SPIE 6610, Laser Optics 2006: Solid State Lasers and Nonlinear Frequency Conversion, 661008 (4 April 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.739825

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