Optimization of the passively Q-switched laser with a novel central semiconductor saturable absorption mirror (C-SESAM)

Optik

Volumn 122, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 1558-1564

  Tang, Wenjing ^a   Li, Dechun ^a   Zhao, Shengzhi ^a   Li, Guiqiu ^a   Yang, Kejian ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

C SESAM; Numerical solutions; Optimization; Q switched; Rate equation

Indexed keywords

BAND GAPS; C-SESAM; DIODE-PUMPED; GAAS SUBSTRATES; KEY PARAMETERS; NORMALIZED COUPLING; NORMALIZED PARAMETERS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; OUTPUT ENERGY; PASSIVELY Q-SWITCHED LASERS; PULSE DURATIONS; Q-SWITCHED; RATE EQUATIONS; REPETITION RATE; SATURABLE ABSORBERS; SEMICONDUCTOR SATURABLE ABSORPTION MIRROR; SINGLE-PHOTON ABSORPTIONS; THIN LAYERS; TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTIONS;

ABSORPTION; GALLIUM ALLOYS; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTONS; PULSE REPETITION RATE; Q SWITCHING; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; TWO PHOTON PROCESSES;

MIRRORS;

EID: 79960557650     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2010.09.040     Document Type: Article

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