V. I. Bezrodnyi, N. A. Derevyanko, A. A. Ishchenko, “Highly efficient polymer passive switches for a ruby laser”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 1996, Volume 23, Number 4,Pages <nobr>353

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LASER SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND DEVICES

Highly efficient polymer passive switches for a ruby laser

V. I. Bezrodnyi^a, N. A. Derevyanko^b, A. A. Ishchenko^b

^a Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev
^b Institute of Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv

Abstract: Stable highly efficient polymer passive switches were developed for a ruby laser. These switches were based on a polyurethane composite activated with polymethine dyes. The Q-switching efficiency of these switches was 55% in the single-pulse regime and 95% when bursts of giant pulses were generated. Single pulses of 600 mJ energy and 25 ns duration were generated. The service life of these polymer switches was at least 10⁵ pulses.

PACS: 42.55.Rz, 42.60.Gd, 47.20.Hj

Received: 01.01.1996