Title :
Diode-pumped passively mode-locked Nd:YVO/sub 4/ lasers with 40-GHz repetition rate
Author :
Lecomte, S. ; Kalisch, M. ; Krainer, L. ; Spuhler, G.J. ; Paschotta, R. ; Golling, M. ; Ebling, D. ; Ohgoh, T. ; Hayakawa, T. ; Pawlik, S. ; Schmidt, B. ; Keller, U.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We present two different diode-pumped passively mode-locked Nd:YVO/sub 4/ lasers with a repetition rate of 40 GHz. This is the highest repetition rate demonstrated so far with diode-pumped 1-/spl mu/m solid-state lasers. The first laser design allows short pulses of 2.7-ps duration whereas the second laser design is optimized for high average output power of up to 288 mW. We compare both design approaches and show that there is a tradeoff between output power and pulse duration.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; neodymium; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; 1 mum; 2.7 ps; 288 mW; 40 GHz; Nd:YVO/sub 4/ lasers; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; diode-pumped lasers; laser design; passively mode-locked lasers; pulse repetition rates; short pulses; solid-state lasers; Diodes; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse generation; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Ultrafast optics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Diode-pumped lasers; high-pulse repetition rates; mode-locked lasers; semiconductor absorbers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2004.838532
