IV-VI semiconductor nanocrystals for passive Q-switch in IR

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5510, Issue , 2004, Pages 9-16

  Sirota, M ^a   Galun, E ^a   Krupkin, V ^a   Glushko, A ^a   Kigel, A ^b   Brumer, M ^b   Sashchiuk, A ^b   Amirav, L ^b   Lifshitz, E ^b  

^a Elbit Systems Electro Optics Elop Limited   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Eye safe laser; Passive Q switch; Saturable absorber; Semiconductor nanocrystals

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ERBIUM; GROUND STATE; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER PULSES; LEAD COMPOUNDS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL RADAR; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PUMPING (LASER); Q SWITCHING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EYE-SAFE LASERS; PASSIVE Q-SWITCHES; SATURABLE ABSORBERS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 13244277496     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.559416     Document Type: Conference Paper

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