Overview: Q-Switched microchip
Milestone results for passively Q-switched microchip lasers using SESAMs
2001
SESAM Q-switched Yb:YAG microchip laser optimized for high pulse energy: center wavelength 1.03 µm, 1.1-µJ pulse energy, 530-ps pulses at 12-kHz pulse repetition rate
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Eyesafe high energy microchip
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1999
Design guidelines for SESAM Q-switched microchip lasers: analytical design guidelines to optimize short pulse duration, large pulse energy and/or repetition rates
Shortest pulses demonstrated: 37 ps
Download Ref. [93], Download (PDF, 611 KB), Download ERRATA, Download (PDF, 81 KB)
1998
Eyesafe (≈1.5 µm) SESAM Q-switched Er/Yb:glass microchip laser: 1.2-ns pulses, pulse repetition rate from 300 Hz to 100 kHz with pulse energies up to 4 µJ
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1997
Short Q-switched pulse duration: Nd:YVO4 microchip laser, 56-ps pulse duration
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1.34-µm SESAM Q-switched Nd:YVO4 microchip laser
Download Ref. [71],Download (PDF, 339 KB)
1996
First SESAM Q-swichted microchip laser: ND:LSB, 180-ps pulses, 0.1-µJ pulse energy at 110-kHz pulse repetition rate. Pulse duration can be varied between 180 ps and 30 ns and pulse repetition rate from 50 kHz to 7 MHz
Download Ref. [54], Download (PDF, 356 KB)