Silver nanorods absorber for passively Q-switched Nd,Gd:CaF_2 laser

Using a novel silver nanorods absorber with a localized surface plasmon resonance absorption peak at 1.06 μm,we obtain a diode-pumped passively Q-switched(PQS) Nd,Gd:CaF_2 disordered crystal laser output. Its PQS pulse laser performances are studied comprehensively and systematically in this Letter. The single pulse energy and peak power can be attained to 2.15 μJ and 2.06 W, respectively.     

Tunable Nd,La:SrF_2 laser and passively Q-switched operation based on gold nanobipyramids saturable absorber

A novel Nd, La:SrF_2 disordered crystal is prepared, and its continuous-wave wavelength tuning operation is performed for the first time. Employing a surface plasmon resonance(SPR) based gold nanobipyramids(G-NBPs) saturable absorber,we obtain a compact diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd, La:SrF_2 laser. The stable Q-switched pulse operates with the shortest pulse duration of 1.15 μs and the maximum repetition rate of 41 k Hz. The corresponding single pulse energy is 2.24 μJ. The results indicate that G-NBPs could be a promising saturable absorber applied to the diode-pumped solid state lasers(DPSSLs).