Characteristics of Solid-State Lasers with Passive Q-Switching by Polymer Saturable Absorbers

Authors

  • V.I. Bezrodnyi Institute of Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
  • A.A. Ishchenko Institute of Organic Chemistry, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
  • A.M. Negriyko Institute of Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
  • A.O. Yaskovets Institute of Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
  • A.A. Demidovich Laser Laboratory Sincrotrone-Trieste
  • M.B. Danailov Laser Laboratory Sincrotrone-Trieste
  • V.A. Orlovich B.I. Stepanov Institute of Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Belarus
  • P. Shpak B.I. Stepanov Institute of Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Belarus

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe56.10.1002

Keywords:

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Abstract

The characteristics of miniaturized diode-pumped compact passively Q-switched Nd:YAG and Nd: YVO4 lasers have been studied.
Lasing at a wavelength of 1.064 μm with a pulse repetition rate of up to 25 kHz, a pulse duration of 2–5 ns, an average power of 130 mW, and a pump power of 3.5 W was realized with the use of a polymer Q-switch on the basis of polyurethane doped with the
bis-(4-dimethylaminodithiobenzyl)-nickel dye. Diode-pumped solid-state mini lasers with passive Q-switching by sandwich-type
modulators are efficient compact sources of short powerful light pulses with a high optical quality of the beam.

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Published

2022-02-06

How to Cite

Bezrodnyi В., Ishchenko О., Negriyko А., Yaskovets А., Demidovich А., Danailov М., Orlovich В., & Shpak П. (2022). Characteristics of Solid-State Lasers with Passive Q-Switching by Polymer Saturable Absorbers. Ukrainian Journal of Physics, 56(10), 1002. https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe56.10.1002

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Optics, lasers, and quantum electronics