Solid microlaser passively switched by a saturable absorber and its production process

USRE38489E1 · kind E1 · reissue

Assignee

• COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES · FR

Inventors

• Philippe Thony · Voiron, FR
• Engin Molva · Grenoble, FR
• Bernard Ferrand · Saint-Égrève, FR
• Corinne Borel · Paris, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 8, 2002
• Grant date: Apr 6, 2004
• Expiry date: Feb 8, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

The invention relates to a microlaser cavity (10) having:a solid active medium (2) emitting at least in a wavelength range between 1.5 and 1.6 &mgr;m, anda saturable absorber (4) of formula CaF2:Co2+ or MgF2:Co2+ or SrF2:Co2+ or BaF2:Co2+ or La0.9Mg0.5-xCoxAl11.433O19 or YalO3:Co2+ (or <DEL-S DATE="20040406" ID="DEL-S-00001"/>YAl5-2xCoxSixO3<DEL-E ID="DEL-S-00001"/> <INS-S DATE="20040406" ID="INS-S-00001"/>YAl(1-2x)CoxSixO3<INS-E ID="INS-S-00001"/>) or Y3Al5-x-yGaxScyO12:Co2+ (or <DEL-S DATE="20040406" ID="DEL-S-00002"/>-3Al5-x-y2zGaxScyCozSizO12<DEL-E ID="DEL-S-00002"/> <INS-S DATE="20040406" ID="INS-S-00002"/>Y3Al5-x-y-2zGaxScyCozSizO12<INS-E ID="INS-S-00002"/>) or Y3-xLuxAl5O12:Co2+ (or Y3-xLuxAl5-2yCoySiyO3) or <DEL-S DATE="20040406" ID="DEL-S-00003"/>Sr1-xMgxLayAl12-yO12:Co2+ (or Sr1-xMgx-yCoyLazAl12-zO12, with 0<y<x)<DEL-E ID="DEL-S-00003"/> <INS-S DATE="20040406" ID="INS-S-00003"/>Sr1-xLaxMgxAl12-xO19:Co2+ (or Sr1-xLaxMgx-yCoyAl12-xO19 , with 0<y<x)<INS-E ID="INS-S-00003"/>.