Vol. 36, Issue 1, pp. 23-28 (2006)
Keywords
GaAs, low temperature, Q-switch, Nd:YVO4 laser
Abstract
We report, for the first time to the best of our knowledge, on a passively Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser with a GaAs absorber grown at low temperature (LT) by metal organic vapor phase expitaxy. Using the LT GaAs absorber as well as an output coupler, a passively Q-switched laser whose pulse duration is as short as 90 ns was obtained.