Water and ethanol as bleachable radiation absorbers in an yttrium-erbium-aluminum garnet laser (lambda = 2. 94. mu. m)

Journal Article · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Sov. Phys. - JETP (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6521668

Vodop'yanov, K L; Kulevskii, L A; Pashinin, P P; Prokhorov, A M

A passive shutter was developed for 2.94-..mu..m radiation and was used to generate giant pulses with a laser based on an yttrium-erbium-aluminum garnet. The passive-shutter materials were associated liquids containing the hydroxyl group, namely water and ethanol. An energy of 20 mJ was obtained in a monopulse of 120 nsec duration with a TEM/sub 00/-mode diameter 1.7 mm.

• Research Organization: P. N. Lebedev Physics Institute, USSR Academy of Sciences
• OSTI ID: 6521668
• Journal Information: Sov. Phys. - JETP (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Phys. - JETP (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 55:6; ISSN SPHJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
ALCOHOLS
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENERGY YIELD
ERBIUM COMPOUNDS
ETHANOL
FERRITE GARNETS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INFRARED RADIATION
LASERS
MINERALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PULSES
RADIATIONS
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS
SHUTTERS
SILICATE MINERALS
WATER
YIELDS
YTTERBIUM COMPOUNDS