REG: Acquisition of a Mode-Locked Nd: YAG Laser

康奈尔大学电气工程学院 大学将购买Nd：YAG激光器， NSF工程研究设备补助金， 将致力于支持工程研究。 Nd：YAG激光器将安装在中央 电子光学实验室，并将用于 以下研究项目：超快脉冲产生 用于电光器件表征;泵浦 可调谐色心激光拍频发生器 用于电光的频率表征 器件;探索新的色心缺陷， 基于KF中类似F+2的缺陷的可能激光发射， 过渡金属离子激光的探索 含Cr 3+和Ti 3+掺杂的晶体 镁橄榄石蓝宝石和其他可能的寄主。 使用 扩散、薄膜生长和离子注入，我们 将探讨快速制作的可行性， 评估用于激光的新光学材料。 的 基本输出线在1.6微米的要求 Nd：YAG激光器将为大多数激光器提供泵浦源。 这些系统。 0.532 μ m处的二次谐波 将被用来探索能量的光谱学 在固体中转移。

The School of Electrical Engineering at Cornell University will purchase a Nd:YAG laser under this NSF Engineering Research Equipment Grant which will be dedicated to support engineering research. The Nd:YAG laser will be installed in a central electro-optics laboratory, and will be used for the following research projects: ultrafast pulse generation for electro-optical device characterization; pumping a tunable color center laser beat frequency generator for frequency characterization of electro-optic devices; exploring new color center defects for possible lasing based on F+2 - like defects in KF and NaF; and exploring lasing in transition-metal-ion bearing crystals such as Cr3+ and Ti3+ doped Forsterite, sapphire, and other likely hosts. Using diffusion, thin-film growth, and ion-implantation, we will explore the feasibility of quickly making and evaluating new optical materials for lasing. The fundamental output line at 1.6 um of the requested Nd:YAG laser will provide the pump source for most of these systems. The second harmonic at 0.532 um will be used to explore the spectroscopy of energy transfer in solids.