Title :
Generation of passively Q-switched and modelocked pulse from Nd:YVO 4 laser with Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber
Author :
Jeong, T.M. ; Chung, C.-M. ; Kim, H.S. ; Nam, C.H. ; Kim, C.-J.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Quantum Opt., Korea Adv. Energy Res. Inst., Taejon, South Korea
fDate :
3/30/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The generation of passively Q-switched and modelocked pulses has been observed from an Nd:YVO4 laser with a Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber. Modelocked pulses with a repetition rate of 4000 MHz contained in a ~100 ns Q-switched pulse were found to have pulsewidth of <600 ps
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser mode locking; neodymium; optical pulse generation; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; 100 ns; 400 MHz; 600 ps; Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber; Nd:YVO4 laser; Q-switching; YAG:Cr; YAl5O12:Cr; YVO4:Nd; passive mode locking; pulse generation; repetition rate;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000420