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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

편광기와 1/4 파장판으로 구성된 출력경과 반도체 포화 흡수체에 의해 Q-스위칭된 Yb:YAG 레이저 출력 특성 연구

  • Ahan, Cheol Yong (Department of Photonic Engineering, Chosun University) ;
  • Kim, Hyun Chul (Department of Photonic Engineering, Chosun University) ;
  • Lim, Han Bum (Department of Photonic Engineering, Chosun University) ;
  • Kim, Hyun Su (Department of Photonic Engineering, Chosun University)
  • 안철용 (조선대학교 광기술공학과) ;
  • 김현철 (조선대학교 광기술공학과) ;
  • 임한범 (조선대학교 광기술공학과) ;
  • 김현수 (조선대학교 광기술공학과)
  • Received : 2014.01.21
  • Accepted : 2014.02.13
  • Published : 2014.04.25
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Abstract

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.

편광기와 1/4 파장판을 이용한 레이저 출력경을 적용한 반도체 포화 흡수체에 의해 Q-스위칭된 Yb:YAG 레이저를 제안하고 그 출력 특성을 조사하였다. 설치된 1/4 파장판의 회전각을 변화시킴으로써 레이저 출력을 가변시킬 수 있음을 보였다.

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