Elop Electro-optics Industries Ltd.

Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited

Marina Sirota

Vladimir Krupkin

Ehud Galun

Elena Luria

Rami Cohen

Alexander Glushko

Adrian Goldshtein

Alla Buch

Efrat Lifshitz

Aldona Sashchiuk

A glass-ceramic material, particularly for elements in laser systems, and a method for preparing same. The glass-ceramic material may be used for an optical fiber for communication systems and laser systems. The glass-ceramic may include gahnite crystals and optionally &#x3b2;-quartz-like solid solution, or a petalite-like crystals, spinel, and zirconia crystals. The elements may comprise a host material glass-ceramic, where the glass-ceramic is doped with appropriate ions.

Glass ceramics for laser systems

A passive Q-switch for a laser system, and a method for its production. The laser is operative at near infrared wavelength region, including the eye-safe region. The Q-switch includes a saturable absorber based on IV-VI semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs), embedded in a polymer matrix. The NCs preferably include lead selenide, lead sulfide, or lead selenide sulfide. The NCs may be surface passivated, and may feature a PbSe/PbS core-shell configuration.

Passive Q-switch laser

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Rehovot, Israel

Marina Sirota