B. I. Galagan, B. I. Denker, S. E. Sverchkov, N. V. Kuleshov, V. È. Kisel', V. I. Levchenko, “Passive Q-switching of a 1.66-μm Er3+:YAlO3 laser by means of a Cr2+:ZnSe crystal”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2007, Volume 37, Number 4,Pages 351

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Control of laser radiation parameters

Passive Q-switching of a 1.66-μm Er³⁺:YAlO₃ laser by means of a Cr²⁺:ZnSe crystal

B. I. Galagan^a, B. I. Denker^a, S. E. Sverchkov^a, N. V. Kuleshov^b, V. È. Kisel'^b, V. I. Levchenko^c

^a Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^b International Laser Center, Belarus State Technical University, Minsk
^c Institute of Solid State Physics and Semiconductors NASB, Minsk

Abstract: The passive Q-switching of 1.66-μm Er³⁺:YAlO₃ lasers with the help of some saturable absorbers is studied. Giant 200-ns pulses are generated by using a Cr²⁺:ZnSe crystal as a saturable absorber.

PACS: 42.55.Rz, 42.60.Gd

Received: 13.12.2006