title: Diode-pumped Yb,Er:glass laser passively Q switched with a V3+:YAG crystal.
abstract: Saturable-absorber Q switching of a diode-pumped erbium-doped glass laser at 1.54 microm with a V:YAG crystal has been demonstrated. An average output power of 30 mW with Q-switching efficiency of 37% and pulse duration of 350 ns have been obtained. Results of the numerical simulation of the laser have been presented.
authors.affiliation: International Laser Center, F. Skaryna Avenue 65, Building 17, 220013 Minsk, Belarus. zolotovskaya@rambler.ru
authors.forename: Svetlana A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Zolotovskaya
authors.forename: Konstantin V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Yumashev
authors.forename: Nikolay V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Kuleshov
authors.forename: Alexander V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Sandulenko