Title

A generalized model for passively Q-switched lasers including excited state absorption in the saturable absorber

Authors

Authors

G. H. Xiao;M. Bass

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

IEEE J. Quantum Electron.

Keywords

lasers; passive Q-switching; saturable absorbers; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Optics; Physics, Applied

Abstract

A generalized model of a passively Q-switched laser is presented, It enables performance optimization including cases in which the saturable absorber exhibits both ground and excited state absorption (ESA) at the laser wavelength The model accounts for the properties of the lasing material, the saturable absorber, and the resonator, The procedure for using this model to determine resonator and Q-switch parameters which optimize the laser's performance is described and the model is applied to reported systems to demonstrate its use.

Journal Title

Ieee Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volume

33

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-1997

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

41

Last Page

44

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1997WA19400006

ISSN

0018-9197

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