Title :
Passive mode locking of a diode pumped Nd:Sc0.2Y0.8SiO5 laser
Author :
Aleksandrov, V. ; Iliev, H. ; Trifonov, Andrey ; Zheng, Lei ; Xu, Jie ; Su, Li ; Buchvarov, Ivan
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Sofia Univ., Sofia, Bulgaria
Abstract :
We demonstrate passive mode-locking of a Nd:Sc0.2Y0.8SiO5 laser using a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror. The pulse train shows output power of 0.5 W and pulse duration of 3.5 ps at repetition rate of 118 MHz.
Keywords :
laser mirrors; laser mode locking; neodymium; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; scandium compounds; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Sc0.2Y0.8SiO5:Nd; diode pumped laser; output power; passive mode locking; power 0.5 W; pulse duration; pulse train; repetition rate; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; time 3.5 ps; Crystals; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Power generation; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA