Gold Nanocages as Saturable Absorbers for Passively Q-Switched Nd:YVO4 Lasers with Optimized Performance
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Preparation and the Characterization of the GNCs
3. Experimental Setup
4. Experimental Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Type of GNPs | Wavelength /nm | Maximum Output Power /mW | Conversion Efficiency /% | Slope Efficiency /% | Narrowest Pulse Width | Repetition Frequency /kHz | Ref. |
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GNRs | 1560 | 12.5 | ~4.5 | ~4.4 | 4.8 μs | 39.9 | [20] |
GNS | 1562 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 1.78 μs | 58.1 | [21] | |
GNBPs | 1064.1 | 151 | 1.26 | 2.82 | 396 ns | 90.6 | [22] |
GNRs | 1064.3 | 101 | 1.24 | 223 ns | 300 | [23] | |
GNTs | 1064.3 | 226 | 5.4 | 10.7 | 179 ns | 320 | [24] |
GNCs/SiO2 | 1064.3 | 150.2 | 6.21 | 154.2 | 280 | [25] | |
GNCs/SiO2 | 1060.5 | 10.6 | 2.41 | 4.0 | 1.4 μs | 136.9 | [26] |
GNCs | 1059.9&1060.5 | 6.03 | 1.57 | 2.75 | 2.06 μs | 134.9 | [27] |
GNCs | 1064.1 | 372 | 9.4 | 14.1 | 143 ns | 467 | This work |
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Zhang, B.; Chen, X.; Li, H.; Xu, L.; Liu, B.; Li, P. Gold Nanocages as Saturable Absorbers for Passively Q-Switched Nd:YVO4 Lasers with Optimized Performance. Crystals 2020, 10, 903. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst10100903
Zhang B, Chen X, Li H, Xu L, Liu B, Li P. Gold Nanocages as Saturable Absorbers for Passively Q-Switched Nd:YVO4 Lasers with Optimized Performance. Crystals. 2020; 10(10):903. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst10100903
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Bin, Xiaohan Chen, Haoyuan Li, Liwei Xu, Binghai Liu, and Ping Li. 2020. "Gold Nanocages as Saturable Absorbers for Passively Q-Switched Nd:YVO4 Lasers with Optimized Performance" Crystals 10, no. 10: 903. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst10100903