• DocumentCode
    1872631
  • Title

    Passively mode-locked 10-GHz 1.3-μm Nd:vanadate laser for RZ pulse generation

  • Author

    Krainer, L. ; Spuhler, G.J. ; Liverini, V. ; Schon, S. ; Grange, Rachel ; Haiml, M. ; Keller, Ulrich

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Quantum Electron. Phys. Dept., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-11 March 2005
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a diode-pumped, passively mode-locked Nd:YVO4 (vanadate) laser with a repetition rate of 10 GHz emitting at 1.34 μm. Passive mode locking was achieved by using a novel GaInNAs based saturable absorber mirror.
  • Keywords
    laser mirrors; laser mode locking; neodymium; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; 1.3 micron; 10 GHz; ERGO PGL; GaInNAs; Nd:YVO4; diode-pumped laser; low noise RZ pulse generating lasers; passive mode locking; passively mode-locked laser; saturable absorber mirror; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Mirrors; Optical noise; Optical pulse generation; Pulse generation; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-783-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2005.192833
  • Filename
    1501364