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

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-44

  Xiao, Guohua ^b,c,d   Bass, Michael ^a,c,e,f,g,h  

^a IEEE

^b University of Central Florida   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^e CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h University of Central Florida ^*

Author keywords

Lasers; Passive q switching; Saturable absorbers

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTIMIZATION;

DEGENERACY FACTOR; LASER SYSTEM;

Q SWITCHED LASERS;

EID: 0030781821     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.554875     Document Type: Article

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