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Behavior of saturable‐absorber giant‐pulse lasers in the limit of large absorber cross section

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1709945
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  1. National Research Council of Canada
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Abstract
Using a rate‐equation model, it is shown that the behavior of the saturable‐absorber giant‐pulse (SAGP) laser can be adequately described in terms of two parameters for values of the ratio of absorber to laser absorption cross section σ>200: nai′ the normalized initial inversion and στs, where τs is the normalized absorber relaxation time. In the general case, specification of nai′, σ, and τs is required. Theoretical curves of the giant‐pulse output power, energy, and rise‐ and falltimes are presented. The results are applicable in particular to SAGP lasers employing organic‐dye absorbers.
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  • Journal of Applied Physics 38, no. 6: 2540–2542.
NoteThe authors were affiliated with the National Research Council of Canada, Radio and Electrical Engineering Division when they authored this article.
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
NPARC number23002943
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