Comparative studies for Cr4+:YAG crystal and AlGaInAs semiconductor used as a saturable absorber in Q-switched Yb-doped fiber lasers

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 20800-20805

  Huang, J Y ^a   Zhuang, W Z ^a   Huang, W C ^a   Su, K W ^a   Hu, C ^b   Huang, K F ^a   Chen, Y F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; YTTERBIUM;

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; OUTPUT POWER; PASSIVELY Q-SWITCHED; PULSE ENERGIES; PUMP POWER; Q-SWITCHED; YAG CRYSTAL; YB DOPED FIBER LASER;

SATURABLE ABSORBERS;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; GALLIUM; INDIUM; YTTERBIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LASER; OSCILLOMETRY; SEMICONDUCTOR;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GALLIUM; INDIUM; LASERS; OSCILLOMETRY; SEMICONDUCTORS; YTTERBIUM;

EID: 70749143979     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.020800     Document Type: Article

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