Narrow-band tunable alexandrite laser with passive Q switching

Journal Article · Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 EDT 1998 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE1998V028N06ABEH001255· OSTI ID:21439439

Tyryshkin, I S ^[1]; Ivanov, N A; Khulugurov, V M ^[2]

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1. Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk (Russian Federation)
2. Scientific-Research Institute of Applied Physics, Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk (Russian Federation)

An alexandrite laser with a self-injection of narrow-band radiation into its cavity was developed. A Fabry - Perot interferometer and a diffraction grating were used as dispersive components in an additional cavity. The cavity was switched by an LiF crystal with F{sub 3}{sup -} colour centres. The laser generated a single pulse of {approx} 180 ns duration and of 1.5 mJ energy, and with a spectrum 5 x 10{sup -3} cm{sup -1} wide. The laser emitted in the spectral range 720 - 780 nm. (lasers, active media)

• OSTI ID: 21439439
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 28, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1070/QE1998v028n06ABEH001255; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ALUMINATES
COLOR CENTERS
CRYSTALS
DIFFRACTION GRATINGS
FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETER
LASER CAVITIES
LASERS
LITHIUM FLUORIDES
PULSES
Q-SWITCHING
SPECTRA
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
CRYSTAL DEFECTS
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
INTERFEROMETERS
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
LITHIUM HALIDES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POINT DEFECTS
VACANCIES