System and method for a passively Q-switched, resonantly pumped, erbium-doped crystalline laser
US7203209B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/2308
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The laser includes a resonant cavity formed between a first mirror and a second mirror. An unsensitized Erbium-doped crystal gain medium for producing laser gain is disposed within the resonant cavity. A saturable absorber is disposed within the resonant cavity. A pump source is positioned to energize the gain medium. The saturable absorber, the laser gain, the resonator length, and the second mirror being selected so that output pulses having a duration of less than 75 nanoseconds are generated by the laser.
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