Research progress of all-solid-state passively Q-switched Er:Yb:glass lasers

Yue Qi; Zhenxu Bai; Yulei Wang; Xuanpu Zhang; Yaoyao Qi; Jie Ding; Zhenao Bai; Zhiwei Lu

doi:10.1016/j.infrared.2021.103727

Research progress of all-solid-state passively Q-switched Er:Yb:glass lasers

Yue Qi, Zhenxu Bai, Yulei Wang, Xuanpu Zhang, Yaoyao Qi, Jie Ding, Zhenao Bai, Zhiwei Lu

MQ Photonics Research Centre

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Abstract

Lasers with emission wavelengths of 1.5 mu m are suitable for the eye-safe band and transparency region of the atmosphere. During extremely bad weather conditions, the penetration is stronger than the traditional 1 mu m and visible band; thus, they are extensively employed in remote sensing, ranging, and imaging. In recent years, Er:Yb: glass has been widely used for generating 1.5 mu m lasing, particularly for the generation of passively Q-switched pulses. Herein, different types of saturable absorbers (SAs) for Er:Yb:glass Q-switching have been reviewed, and the development of passively Q-switched Er:Yb:glass lasers based on these SAs has been discussed.

Original language	English
Article number	103727
Pages (from-to)	1-9
Number of pages	9
Journal	Infrared Physics and Technology
Volume	116
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infrared.2021.103727
Publication status	Published - Aug 2021

Keywords

Solid-state lasers
Saturable absorber
Passively Q-switched
Eye-safe
Er:Yb:glass

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Research progress of all-solid-state passively Q-switched Er:Yb:glass lasers

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