• DocumentCode
    1985741
  • Title

    Stable QML of SAM based picosecond Nd:GdVO4 lasers by gain modulation

  • Author

    Wu, Hsiao-Hua ; Juang, Jr-Yuan ; Liu, Wan-I

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Tunghai Univ., Taichung, Taiwan
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
  • Firstpage
    1242
  • Lastpage
    1243
  • Abstract
    Gain modulation was applied to semiconductor saturable absorber mirror based picosecond Nd:GdVO4 lasers for achieving stable Q-switched mode locking and enhancing its peak power to 8 times higher than that operated at continuous-wave mode locking.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; gadolinium compounds; laser mode locking; mirrors; neodymium; optical modulation; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; GdVO4:Nd; Q-switched mode locking; continuous-wave mode locking; gain modulation; picosecond lasers; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; Cavity resonators; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Mirrors; Modulation; 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.2011.6193736
  • Filename
    6193736