Huang YP, Liang HC, Huang JY, Su KW, Li A, Chen YF, Huang KF. Semiconductor quantum-well saturable absorbers for efficient passive Q switching of a diode-pumped 946 nm Nd:YAG laser.
APPLIED OPTICS 2007;
46:6273-6. [PMID:
17805361 DOI:
10.1364/ao.46.006273]
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Abstract
InGaAs quantum wells and a Bragg mirror structure are grown on a GaAs substrate to simultaneously serve as a low-loss saturable absorber and an output coupler for highly efficient Q switching of a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser operating at 946 nm. With an incident pump power of 9.2 W, the laser produces pulses of 38 ns duration with average pulse energy of as much as 20 microJ at a pulse repetition rate of 55 kHz.
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