Control of laser spiking in Nd:YAG lasers with saturable absorbers

Mihai Jurba; Vasile D. Babin; N. Baltateanu; Ion Gherghina; V. Jipa; E. Popescu; Liviu Cosereanu; Marinica Mirzu

doi:10.1117/12.312691

2 July 1998 Control of laser spiking in Nd:YAG lasers with saturable absorbers

Mihai Jurba, Vasile D. Babin, N. Baltateanu, Ion Gherghina, V. Jipa, E. Popescu, Liviu Cosereanu, Marinica Mirzu

Proceedings Volume 3405, ROMOPTO '97: Fifth Conference on Optics; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.312691
Event: ROMOPTO '97: Fifth Conference on Optics, 1997, Bucharest, Romania

Abstract

Spiking behavior can be analytically described using laser rate equations. Control or suppress of spiking behavior can be obtained by placing suitable absorbers in the laser cavity. LiF:F₂^- saturable absorbers obtained by electron irradiation of LiF crystals were employed in control of laser spiking of pulsed Nd:YAG lasers. Experimental results are in good concordance with theoretical values.

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Mihai Jurba, Vasile D. Babin, N. Baltateanu, Ion Gherghina, V. Jipa, E. Popescu, Liviu Cosereanu, and Marinica Mirzu "Control of laser spiking in Nd:YAG lasers with saturable absorbers", Proc. SPIE 3405, ROMOPTO '97: Fifth Conference on Optics, (2 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.312691

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