Q-Switched Operation with Carbon-Based Saturable Absorbers in a Nd:YLF Laser

We have numerically studied the influence of the absorption modulation depth of carbon-based saturable absorbers (graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNTs)) on the Q-switched regime of a diode-pumped Nd:YLF laser. A short-length cavity was used with an end mirror on which CNTs or mono- or bi-layer graphe...

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Main Authors: Rosa Weigand, Margarita Sánchez Balmaseda, José Manuel Guerra Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-09-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/5/3/566