Chromium-doped forsterite as a solid-state saturable absorber.
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.
Demchuk
M I
MI
Mikhailov
V P
VP
Zhavoronkov
N I
NI
Kuleshov
N V
NV
Prokoshin
P V
PV
Yumashev
K V
KV
Livshits
M G
MG
Minkov
B I
BI