The physical basis and modeling of Cr4+-based saturable absorbers

Yehoshua Kalisky; Ofra Kalisky

doi:10.1117/12.842598

The physical basis and modeling of Cr⁴⁺-based saturable absorbers

Yehoshua Kalisky, Ofra Kalisky

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Abstract

This paper summarizes the physics and experimental results pertaining saturable absorbers based on Cr⁴⁺ doped crystals, in several types of diode-pumped Nd and Yb - doped solid state lasers. The paper focuses on the understanding and on analyzing the saturation curves of several Cr⁴⁺ garnets and other crystals (such as forsterite). Several systems of passively Q-switched diode-pumped lasers and microlasers were also described, and their performance in terms of average output power, pulsewidth and repetition rates were described and analyzed. Analytical models which use some measured physical constants were used to predict the Q-switched laser performance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion
Subtitle of host publication	Materials, Devices, and Applications IX
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842598
State	Published - 7 May 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications IX - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: 25 Jan 2010 → 28 Jan 2010

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	7582
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

Conference

Conference	Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications IX
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	25/01/10 → 28/01/10

Keywords

Cr -doped crystals Nd:KGW
Cr:YAG
Diode-pumped lasers
Saturation
Sturable absorber
Yb:KYW

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Kalisky, Y & Kalisky, O 2010, The physical basis and modeling of Cr⁴⁺-based saturable absorbers. in Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications IX., 758219, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 7582, Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications IX, San Francisco, CA, United States, 25/01/10. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842598

The physical basis and modeling of Cr⁴⁺-based saturable absorbers. / Kalisky, Yehoshua; Kalisky, Ofra.
Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications IX. 2010. 758219 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7582).

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