IV-VI semiconductor nanocrystals for passive Q-switching of eye-safe laser

Marina Sirota; Ehud Galun; Aldona Sashchiuk; Vladimir Krupkin; Alexander Glushko; Efrat Lifshitz

doi:10.1117/12.483712

16 June 2003 IV-VI semiconductor nanocrystals for passive Q-switching of eye-safe laser

Marina Sirota, Ehud Galun, Aldona Sashchiuk, Vladimir Krupkin, Alexander Glushko, Efrat Lifshitz

Proceedings Volume 4970, Laser Crystals, Glasses, and Nonlinear Materials Growth and Characterization; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.483712
Event: High-Power Lasers and Applications, 2003, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Laser, operating in the range of 1-2 μm (NIR), is currently an attractive candidate for various applications include ranging, 3D scanning laser radar, communication and other areas where human contact with the laser radiation is possible. The present work is focused on application of PbSe or PbSe/PbS semiconductor nanometer-sized crystals (NCs) for passive Q-switching of NIR laser. Owing to narrow band gap and large exciton Bohr radius of the bulk materials, the NCs of PbSe and PbS acquire unique properties: The quantization effects are strongly pronounced in PbSe and PbS NCs, the strong quantum confinement is thus easily obtained, and the ground-state absorption edge can be tuned over a wide wavelength range (from the visible to infrared). The NCs gain properties of saturable absorber, which allow using them as optical switches. We propose a colloidal synthesis procedure for the preparation of size-selected NCs, suitable for Q-switching of NIR laser. Colloidal synthesis allows simple control over the size of the crystals, and therefore, provides a possibility to produce the samples with desired absorption band position. This method is also very effective for stabilization of NCs and a passivation of their surface with the help of organic ligands.

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Marina Sirota, Ehud Galun, Aldona Sashchiuk, Vladimir Krupkin, Alexander Glushko, and Efrat Lifshitz "IV-VI semiconductor nanocrystals for passive Q-switching of eye-safe laser", Proc. SPIE 4970, Laser Crystals, Glasses, and Nonlinear Materials Growth and Characterization, (16 June 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.483712

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