Self-locking of neodymium laser modes by alkali halide crystals with Z color centers

Journal Article · Wed Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1984 · Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE1984v014n02ABEH004878· OSTI ID:6612958

Sobolev, L M; Varnavskii, O P; Penzina, = =; Leontovich, A M; Parfianovich, I A; Bryukvin, V V

Ultrashort YAG:Nd laser pulses were generated using alkali halide crystals containing Z-type color centers as saturable absorbers. It was found experimentally that the most promising absorber was rubidium bromide doped with divalent alkali or rare-earth ions. This absorber was used in generation of pulses of approx.40 psec duration with the probability of complete self-locking close to 100%.

• Research Organization: P. N. Lebedev Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow and Scientific-Research Institute of Applied Physics at the A. A. Zhdanov State University, Irkutsk
• OSTI ID: 6612958
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 14:2; ISSN SJQEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
BROMIDES
BROMINE COMPOUNDS
COLOR CENTERS
CRYSTAL DEFECTS
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
LASERS
MODE LOCKING
NEODYMIUM LASERS
POINT DEFECTS
PULSES
RADIATIONS
RUBIDIUM BROMIDES
RUBIDIUM COMPOUNDS
SOLID STATE LASERS
VACANCIES