کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1497221 | 992991 | 2008 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

We report the operation of passively Q-switched diode-end-pumped Nd:YAG and Nd:YVO4 lasers by employing Cr4+-doped garnets with Ca2+ or Mg2+ as charge compensators. We found that the laser performance improved significantly, mainly in the Nd:YVO4 system when (Cr4+,Mg2+):YAG sample was used as a passive Q-switching. For example, in the Nd:YVO4 and Nd:YAG lasers, the maximum peak power using (Cr4+,Mg2+):YAG saturable absorber was higher by a factor of 8.5 and 2.6, respectively, relative to (Cr4+,Ca2+):YAG. This fact is attributed to better optical quality of the (Cr4+,Mg2+):YAG sample, as a result of improved dopant distribution and reduced internal stresses inside the saturable absorber crystals. Similar passively Q-switched laser performance can be obtained by using other garnets with an open structure, and hence, with low internal stresses, such as (Cr4+,Ca2+):GGG. We also compared the laser performance of Nd:GdVO4 with the same saturable absorbers and obtained both passive Q-switching and passive mode locking. By using an analytical model with the relevant physical parameters of the laser crystals and saturable absorbers it is possible to optimize the laser performance.
Journal: Optical Materials - Volume 30, Issue 11, July 2008, Pages 1775–1780