Sub-100 ns solid-state laser Q-switched with double wall carbon nanotubes

Haijuan Yu; Ling Zhang; Yonggang Wang; Shilian Yan; Wei Sun; Jinmin Li; Yuen Hong Tsang; Xuechun Lin

doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2013.05.010

Sub-100 ns solid-state laser Q-switched with double wall carbon nanotubes

Haijuan Yu, Ling Zhang, Yonggang Wang, Shilian Yan, Wei Sun, Jinmin Li, Yuen Hong Tsang, Xuechun Lin

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Abstract

We report a Q-switched diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser at the 1064 nm with double wall carbon nanotube (DWNT) based saturable absorber. The laser pulses with energy of 2 μJ and 90 ns duration are obtained, and the average output power is 640 mW. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of Q-switched solid state laser with DWNT based saturable absorber. The result shows the potential of DWNTs as Q-switcher for high power pulse generation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	128-130
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	306
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2013.05.010
Publication status	Published - 28 Jun 2013

Keywords

Diode pumped
Double wall carbon nanotubes
Passive Q-switched laser

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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