DocumentCode
1984868
Title
Generating picosecond pulses from Q-switched microchip lasers
Author
Buter, Alex C. ; Spence, David J. ; Coutts, David W.
Author_Institution
MQ Photonics Res. Centre, Macquarie Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia
fYear
2011
fDate
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Firstpage
632
Lastpage
634
Abstract
A semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) is used as an end mirror in a solid state microchip laser cavity to generate Q-switched pulses of 22 ps duration. A numerical model based on the rate equations is used to predict the output of such a laser based on various parameters, such as cavity length and SESAM properties, and potential designs are constructed and tested.
Keywords
Q-switching; microchip lasers; numerical analysis; optical pulse generation; optical saturable absorption; Q-switched microchip lasers; SESAM; numerical model; picosecond pulses generation; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; solid state microchip laser cavity; time 22 ps; Cavity resonators; Laser mode locking; Microchip lasers; Numerical models; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1939-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193702
Filename
6193702
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