Passive <i>Q</i>-switching of 2-&#956;m holmium lasers with PbS-quantum dot-doped glass

M. S. Gaponenko; A. M. Malyarevich; K. V. Yumashev; H. Raaben; A. A. Zhilin; A. A. Lipovskii

doi:10.1117/12.660492

9 June 2006 Passive Q-switching of 2-μm holmium lasers with PbS-quantum dot-doped glass

M. S. Gaponenko, A. M. Malyarevich, K. V. Yumashev, H. Raaben, A. A. Zhilin, A. A. Lipovskii

Proceedings Volume 6054, International Conference on Lasers, Applications, and Technologies 2005: Advanced Lasers and Systems; 605403 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.660492
Event: International Conference on Lasers, Applications, and Technologies 2005, 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Abstract

PbS-quantum dot-doped glasses have been demonstrated as saturable absorber Q-switches for 2-pm holmium lasers. Q-switched pulses of 50 ns in duration, 2.4 mJ in energy from a Cr,Tm,Ho:Y₃Sc₂A₁₃0₁₂ laser at 2092 nm and Q-switched pulses with 70 ns in duration, 4.5 mJ in energy from a Cr,Tm,Ho:Y₃A₁₅0₁₂ laser at 2097 nm are obtained.

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M. S. Gaponenko, A. M. Malyarevich, K. V. Yumashev, H. Raaben, A. A. Zhilin, and A. A. Lipovskii "Passive Q-switching of 2-μm holmium lasers with PbS-quantum dot-doped glass", Proc. SPIE 6054, International Conference on Lasers, Applications, and Technologies 2005: Advanced Lasers and Systems, 605403 (9 June 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.660492

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