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Saturable Absorber Cr(4)+:(Sr, Ca)Gd(4)(SiO(4))(3)O Crystals as Q Switches for a Diode-Pumped Nd(3)+:KGd(WO(4))(2)
Applied Optics
|March 28, 2008
Abstract:
Passive Q switching of a diode-pumped Nd(3+):KGd(WO(4))(2) laser is demonstrated by use of Cr(4+):SrGd(4)(SiO(4))(3)O and Cr(4+):CaGd(4)(SiO(4))(3)O crystals as saturable absorbers. An average output power of 40 mW was obtained with a pulse repetition rate of ~0.4 MHz.
