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.
M I
MI
Demchuk
V P
VP
Mikhailov
N I
NI
Zhavoronkov
N V
NV
Kuleshov
P V
PV
Prokoshin
K V
KV
Yumashev
M G
MG
Livshits
B I
BI
Minkov