Title :
Short pulse and high repetition rate actively Q-switched all-in-fibre laser
Author :
Lecourt, Jean-Bernard ; Bertrand, Alexander ; Hernandez, Yves ; Giannone, D.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Photonics Dept., Multitel, Mons, Belgium
Abstract :
An actively Q-switched, 1.05 ??m fibre laser delivering 10 ns pulses with high repetition rate (tunable in the range 100 kHz 1 MHz) is reported. These are believed to be the shortest pulses and highest repetition rates demonstrated to date from an actively Q-switched all-in-fibre laser. Pulse energies between 3 and 28 ??J have been achieved directly from the oscillator.
Keywords :
Q-switching; fibre lasers; Q-switching; all-in-fibre laser; energy 3 muJ to 28 muJ; frequency 100 kHz to 1 MHz; repetition rate; wavelength 1.05 mum;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2010.3290
