Title
A generalized model for passively Q-switched lasers including excited state absorption in the saturable absorber
Keywords
Lasers; Passive q-switching; Saturable absorbers
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.
Publication Date
1-1-1997
Publication Title
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
Volume
33
Issue
1
Number of Pages
41-44
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1109/3.554875
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
0030781821 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0030781821
STARS Citation
Xiao, Guohua and Bass, Michael, "A generalized model for passively Q-switched lasers including excited state absorption in the saturable absorber" (1997). Scopus Export 1990s. 2869.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus1990/2869