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Output Characteristics of a Yb:YAG Laser Q-Switched by a Semiconductor Saturable Absorber and an Output Coupler Composed of a Polarizer and a
Quarter-Wave Plate
Cheol Yong Ahan, Hyun Chul Kim, Han Bum Lim, and Hyun Su Kim †
Department of Photonic Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759, Korea
(Received January 21, 2014; Revised manuscript February 12, 2014; Accepted February 13, 2014)
We propose a Yb:YAG laser Q-switched by a semiconductor saturable absorber and a laser output coupler composed of a polarizer and a quarter-wave plate, and we investigate the output characteristics of the proposed Q-switched laser. We show that the laser power can be varied by rotation of the quarter-wave plate.
Keywords: Yb:YAG laser, Saturable absorber, Q-switching
OCIS codes: (140.3540) Lasers, Q-switched; (140.3615) Lasers, ytterbium; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped
편광기와 1/4 파장판으로 구성된 출력경과 반도체 포화 흡수체에 의해 Q-스위칭된 Yb:YAG 레이저 출력 특성 연구
안철용ㆍ김현철ㆍ임한범ㆍ김현수 † 조선대학교 광기술공학과
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