Title :
Pulsed 1.55 μm transmission mode microchip laser using semiconductor modulator
Author :
Hansson, B.T. ; Friberg, A.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys.-Opt., R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden
fDate :
2/15/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A semiconductor saturable absorber modulator is used, for the first time, in a passively Q-switched microchip laser in transmitting mode. The laser has a wavelength of 1.55 μm in a single longitudinal TEM00 mode beam and has pulse characteristics that compare favourably with previously reported data on comparable devices
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser modes; micro-optics; optical modulation; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor lasers; 1.55 micron; microchip laser; passive Q-switching; pulsed transmission mode; semiconductor saturable absorber modulator; single longitudinal mode beam;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010151