Q-switching in a Cr{sup 3+}:Yb{sup 3+}:Ho{sup 3+}:YSGG crystal laser based on the {sup 5}I{sub 6} - {sup 5}I{sub 7} ({lambda}=2.92{mu}m) transition
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· Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)
- A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)
An investigation was made of the generation of giant pulses in a new yttrium scandium gallium garnet laser crystal doped with holmium (Cr{sup 3+}:Yb{sup 3+}:Ho{sup 3+}:YSGG) operating on the basis of the self-terminating {sup 5}I{sub 6} - {sup 5}I{sub 7} transition. Q-switching was performed by an electro-optical lithium niobate switch, a passive switch based on an epitaxial film of indium arsenide on a gallium arsenide substrate, or a passive switch consisting of water. The 2.92 {mu}m wavelength dominated giant pulse generation, whereas under free-running conditions the radiation was discretely tunable in the range 2.84 -3.05 {mu}m. Depending on the Q-switching method, pulses of 60 - 160 ns duration were generated and the pulse energy was {approx}20 mJ. The second and fourth harmonics of the holmium laser radiation were generated and the efficiency of each frequency-multiplication stage was {approx}20%. (lasers)
- OSTI ID:
- 21439471
- Journal Information:
- Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 29; ISSN 1063-7818
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
ARSENIDES
CHARGED PARTICLES
CHROMIUM IONS
CRYSTAL GROWTH METHODS
CRYSTALS
DOPED MATERIALS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
EPITAXY
EQUIPMENT
FILMS
FREQUENCY MIXING
GALLIUM
GALLIUM ARSENIDES
GALLIUM COMPOUNDS
GARNETS
HARMONIC GENERATION
HOLMIUM IONS
INDIUM ARSENIDES
INDIUM COMPOUNDS
IONS
LASER RADIATION
MATERIALS
METALS
MINERALS
NIOBATES
NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PNICTIDES
PULSES
Q-SWITCHING
RADIATIONS
REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS
SCANDIUM
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES
SILICATE MINERALS
SWITCHES
THIN FILMS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
WAVELENGTHS
YTTERBIUM IONS
YTTRIUM
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
ARSENIDES
CHARGED PARTICLES
CHROMIUM IONS
CRYSTAL GROWTH METHODS
CRYSTALS
DOPED MATERIALS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
EPITAXY
EQUIPMENT
FILMS
FREQUENCY MIXING
GALLIUM
GALLIUM ARSENIDES
GALLIUM COMPOUNDS
GARNETS
HARMONIC GENERATION
HOLMIUM IONS
INDIUM ARSENIDES
INDIUM COMPOUNDS
IONS
LASER RADIATION
MATERIALS
METALS
MINERALS
NIOBATES
NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PNICTIDES
PULSES
Q-SWITCHING
RADIATIONS
REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS
SCANDIUM
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES
SILICATE MINERALS
SWITCHES
THIN FILMS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
WAVELENGTHS
YTTERBIUM IONS
YTTRIUM