Title :
Mode-locked operation of a Nd:YLF laser and amplification in a Q-switched Nd:glass slab laser
Author :
Reed, Murray K. ; Byer, Robert L.
Author_Institution :
Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
fDate :
8/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A Nd:YLF laser pumped with a CW dye laser and acoustooptically mode locked at 38 MHz has an output power of 130 mW and a pulse length of 60 ps. Insertion of intracavity etalons and misaligning the mode locker allows for stable operation with a continuous range of pulse lengths from 60 ps to 4 ns. The 1.053-μm emission permits amplification of these pulses in a Q-switched Nd:phosphate glass slab laser oscillator up to intensities limited by optical damage
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser mode locking; lithium compounds; neodymium; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 1.053 micron; 130 mW; 38 MHz; 60 ps; 60 ps to 4 ns; CW dye laser pump; LiYF4:Nd; Nd:YLF laser; Q-switched Nd:glass slab laser; acoustooptically mode locked; amplification; design; intracavity etalons; mode locked operation; mode locker misalignment; optical damage; output power; pulse length; stable operation; Glass; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Slabs;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
