Chromium-doped forsterite as a solid-state saturable absorber.

MI, Demchuk; VP, Mikhailov; NI, Zhavoronkov; NV, Kuleshov; PV, Prokoshin; KV, Yumashev; MG, Livshits; BI, Minkov

doi:10.1364/ol.17.000929

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Chromium-doped forsterite as a solid-state saturable absorber.

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Authors:

Demchuk MI

Mikhailov VP

Zhavoronkov NI

Abstract

Saturation of near-infrared absorption in Mg(2)SiO(4):Cr is observed, and the absorption cross section at 1.08 microm is estimated to be sigma(alpha) = (2.3 +/- 0.3) x 10(-18) cm(2). Q switching and passive mode locking of a Nd:YAG laser have been realized with a Mg(2)SiO(4):Cr saturable absorber.

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