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Nd:KGd(WO4)2 laser at 1.35 μm passively Q-switched with V3+:YAG crystal and PbS-doped glass

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  • Svetlana Zolotovskaya
  • V.G. Savitski
  • M. S. Gaponenko
  • A. M. Malyarevich
  • K. V. Yumashev
  • M. I. Demchuk
  • H. Raaben
  • A. A. Zhilin
  • K. Nejezchleb
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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>06/2006
<mark>Journal</mark>Optical Materials
Issue number8-9
Volume28
Number of pages6
Pages (from-to)919-924
Publication StatusPublished
Early online date4/06/05
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Comparative study of passive Q-switching operation of a diode-pumped 1.35-μm Nd:KGd(WO4)2 laser using PbS-doped glass and V3+:YAG crystal has been carried out. V3+:YAG saturable absorber outperforms PbS-doped glass one in output power (45 mW over 12.5 mW) and Q-switching efficiency (47% over 13%). PbS-doped glass provides shorter Q-switched pulses (50 ns) than V3+:YAG crystal saturable absorber (90 ns).